On 10.10.2016 14:16, Strontium wrote: > On 10/10/16 19:43, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote: >> On 10.10.2016 07:25, Strontium wrote: >>> On 09/10/16 23:11, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: >>>> On 10/8/2016 1:20 PM, Nox wrote: >>>> >>>> There is nothing here that has not been discussed before. The reason >>>> that freely assigning nets to vias has not been implemented is that >>>> every implementation is a compromise. If we allow random net naming of >>>> vias, all manner of bad things can happen that are completely out of >>>> the >>>> control of kicad. Instead of your wtf moment being some tracks and >>>> vias >>>> with no associated net being ripped up when you import a new netlist, >>>> your wtf moment is a stack useless pcbs that you just spend money >>>> on. I >>> Wayne, respectfully this is where I believe you have missed the point. >>> If a designer assigns a net to a via, then THEY are responsible for the >>> WTF moment. IF Kicad rips up the nets the designer assigned to vias >>> then KICAD is responsible for the WTF moment. In one case the designer >>> screwed up and in the other Kicad screwed the designer over. >>> >>> Its as simple as that. >>> >>> My original patch, posted many moons ago, fixed this problem neatly. It >>> did not allow a user to assign arbitrary nets, but if you plonked a via >>> on a GND fill, it had a GND net, and that via would ALWAYS have a GND >>> net until you did something explicitly to change it. >> Don't shout man.... What if your board has more than two layers. For >> instance, there's a full VCC plane on one internal layer and another >> full GND plane on another internal layer? Which plane the via you place >> would belong to if vias were to take their nets from copper fills? >> >> Cheers, >> Tom >> > Hi Tom, > > Its very simple, you place the via on the layer you want to stitch. > Just like when you want to lay a track.
Aah, so the the net would be assigned right after the placement. I perhaps misunderstood you. Looks OK for me. Tom _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp