The RECT command is used to add rectangles to a drawing. The two points define two opposite corners of the rectangle. Pressing the center mouse button changes the layer to which the rectangle is to be added.
Rectangles are filled with the layer's color, so deleting a rectangle may erase the drawing area it has covered. In such a case the "WINDOW;" command (F2) should be entered to redraw the screen.
Not Part of Signals
Rectangles in the signal layers Top, Bottom, or ROUTE2...15 don't belong to signals. Therefore the DRC reports errors if they overlap with wires, pads etc.
Restricted Areas
If used in the layers tRestrict, bRestrict, or vRestrict, the RECT command defines restricted areas for the Autorouter.
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