Hi all, My fiducials are smd modules with only 1 round pin. There are added into pcbnew from add module on the rigth menu. They are not in the netlist. When creating a zone they are avoided.
Try and see how it works. Pedro. > On Tuesday 10 March 2009 23:37:16 oecherexpat wrote: > > Hi Dan, > > > > > When designing the ring, see to that it is "connected" to an unused > > > component part. This way, the zone filler will avoid it. > > > > You mean like a pad? How can I connect it to a signal? It is not a pad but > > just a "drawing" on the copper layer so Kicad wouldn't let me connect it to > > a signal. Originally, I was thinking of just adding another pad but it must > > be a ring and the only way to do this from what I can see is to have a hole > > in the middle :-( > > > > Cheers, Heiko > > If you DON'T want to connect it, fine - but you still need to define it for zone > filler to avoid it. > > If you DO need to connect it, either turn off the design rule check - or do it > as it should be done: Design it as a pad with a connection on your component. > If you don't want/need a connection, "invent" a "dummy" connection in the > library/module editor for you component. > > > > Trust me! ( I'm not a doctor ) > > If you start tweaking the design checks and do a lot of workarounds, it > WILL(!) come back and bite you in the proverbial rectum! > > If you run into a small problem like this, solve it the right way - it takes > the same amount of time doing it correct compared to the time spent on a > tweak. > > Finally, use KiCad, don't fight it! > > //Dan, M0DFI >
