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
>
>
> 

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