When connecting between two objects that are on different layers, Electric will insert vias to change layers. Thus, you can wire from a metal-1 pin to a metal-2 pin, and a single via will be created. When a via is inserted, it is placed closest to the "destination" node (or farthest from the original node).

The width of a new arc is automatically chosen according to a number of factors. The default width is set by the "New Arcs" preferences (in menu File / Preferences..., "General" section, "New Arcs" tab). If there are other arcs of this type already connected to the new one, and they are wider than normal, then the new arc will use that width.

Note that all arcs overlap their endpoint by half of their width, so very wide arcs may overlap their destination with too much geometry. You can turn off this overlap by using the Toggle End Extension command (in menu Edit / Arc).

An unusual circuit creation command is the Insert Jog In Arc command (in menu Edit / Arc). This command inserts a jog in the highlighted arc by replacing it with three new arcs. Two of the new arcs run to the location of the cursor, and the third arc is perpendicular to them, connecting the ends at the cursor location (initially it has zero length). Once the jog is inserted, either half of the arc may be moved without affecting the other half, and the perpendicular arc will keep the circuit connected.

Beginning users often leave many extra pins in their circuits. With the Cleanup Pins command (in menu Edit / Cleanup Cell), these pins are automatically removed from your circuit, leaving a cleaner network. The command does other pin organizations, such as making sure that text on these pins is located correctly, identifying zero-sized pins, and identifying oversized pins. The Cleanup Pins Everywhere command does this function for all cells at once.