Use the "j" key over a line to change whether it clears or connects to a polygon. There's also a setting in the "settings" menu that controls whether new lines initially clear or connect to polys.
harry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Werner Hoch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 1:24 PM Subject: gEDA-user: How to connect SMD pad to copper polygon > Hi, > > I need to connect a pad of an SMD capacitor to a copper polygon on the > soldering layer. > > If I use the line tool the keepaway mechanism makes it impossible to > connect to the copper. > > Decreasing the keepaway distance in the pcb-file to 0 (Shift K is > limited to 1mil) seems to work, but pcb does not detect the > connections. > The rats nets are still there. > > Any suggestions? > > best regards > Werner
