gEDA-user: ground plane fill

2007-02-11 Thread Ryan Seal

Hi,

I am new to gEDA and beginning my first non-trivial project. I have 
experimented with different layouts trying to get a feel for the pcb 
program and cannot seem to get the polygon/rectangle fill to work 
properly. It seems other layout programs (eagle,protel) allow you to 
perform the routes, get everything the way you want it, and then apply a 
fill over the existing board. Normally, this will provide proper 
clearance around parts, traces, vias, etc... but the behavior seems 
different when using pcb. Can someone point me in the right direction or 
provide a short answer on the proper usage of the polygon/rectangle fill 
function.


Thanks,
Ryan


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Re: gEDA-user: ground plane fill

2007-02-11 Thread Lares Moreau
Menu- settings - New lines, arcs, clear polygons is probably unset, so when 
you make a line it connects to the polygon, which is your ground plane.

to fix:
delete your polygons.
type :select(all)
 :changeclearsize(selected, 1000)

then redraw your polygon.  that _should_ work

-Lares

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:45:40 -0400
Ryan Seal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Hi,

 I am new to gEDA and beginning my first non-trivial project. I have
 experimented with different layouts trying to get a feel for the pcb
 program and cannot seem to get the polygon/rectangle fill to work
 properly. It seems other layout programs (eagle,protel) allow you to
 perform the routes, get everything the way you want it, and then apply a
 fill over the existing board. Normally, this will provide proper
 clearance around parts, traces, vias, etc... but the behavior seems
 different when using pcb. Can someone point me in the right direction or
 provide a short answer on the proper usage of the polygon/rectangle fill
 function.

 Thanks,
 Ryan


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