Sorry I'm coming in late, but if the end goal is to do heat transfer from one board layer to the other, run a route as suggested - top to bottom to top to bottom. Then define a copper plane around the matrix of vias on each side of the PCB. This should attach all vias to the copper.
Derek Koonce DDK Interactive Consulting Services Thomas Giesel wrote: > > > Hi Alson, > > > How do you handle these connections that only appear on the PCB and > not in > > the schematic, and more specifically, stitching ground planes with vias? > > I'm not sure if I understand your question correctly. But if I do, this > may help: Start a track somewhere you have a ground connection anyway > (e.g. a component), then draw it once around the PCB. Do as many vias > as you need in this track, so it changes back and forth. From side view > it looks like this now: > --__--__--__--_ > > Then you can connect these vias on top layer: > _________ > _ _ _ _ _ > > And than you can add a ground plane on bottom layer if you want. > Does this work for you? > > Regards, > Thomas > > >
