On Friday 22 December 2006 17:42, DJ Delorie wrote: > > How do I add a ground plane (or any other kind to a pcb)? I tried > > drawing rectangles on the "GND-solder" layer thinking that it would > > automatically connect itself to GND nets, but no. It does seem to > > create a polygon that has the pad/pin plus the via layers subtracted > > What you do is remove the GND net, pour the copper, then use the > thermal tool to connect the GND pins to the pour. So my thinking of one large rectangle as the "pour" wont work in PCB (I think I got that from eagle). Instead, I draw smaller rectangles as needed but advoiding other connects, then join them together with thermals or "j". > > In my case, I leave the GND net, but use the 'j' key to join each > segment to the pour, when the pour isn't going to be a majority of the > board (like when I have gnd and vcc on the same side). See > http://www.delorie.com/pcb/m3a/
Yes, I am using that specific pcb to test out my uv exposure box. It's a great test vehicle, small, dense, lots of copper planes and dense wiring. Tuck > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > geda-user@moria.seul.org > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user