Usually a zone with no net will still route on both sides, but it will attempt to create isolated tracks inside the zone.
(I am still using the 2009 final version hence the ability to select only one layer) Andy On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:22:45 -0000 "dickelbeck" <d...@softplc.com> wrote: > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, Andy Eskelson <andyya...@...> wrote: > > > > Set preferences > general > layers to 1 > > > > Autoroute will then do it's stuff, but there will normally be a few > > tracks that you have to do by hand. > > > > Andy > > > Paulo, > > You are correct, the new PCBNEW has a minimum copper layer count of 2. > > Can you try this (I do not know if it will work): > > 1) Put a large copper zone on the side of the board that you do not want > routed, filling the entire board on that side. Make this zone unconnected in > PCBNEW, I believe this can be done when selecting the NET for the zone, > (maybe netcode=0). If not, let me know. > > 2) Then route your board. It should be possible for the auto router to use > only one side, the side without the no-connect zone. > > 3) Then simply throw away the gerber file(s) for that unused side. > > > Feedback your results to the list please. > > > Dick > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your > question. > Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of > Kicad. > Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your > symbols/modules to the kicad library. > For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the > kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! Groups > Links > > >
