gEDA-user: dead copper removal

2007-04-09 Thread DJ Delorie
Can this be disabled on a per-board or per-poly basis? I'm trying to use it to preserve etchant, but it's difficult to get enough coverage without getting too close to the traces and such. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org

Re: gEDA-user: dead copper removal

2007-04-09 Thread Harry Eaton
The PolyArea is value specifies the minimum area a poly region must have to survive a MorphPolygon() operation. Use the :MorphPolygon(Object) command to restore the dead copper areas larger than PolyArea to the board. This command converts the disjoint copper areas into separate polygons. The

Re: gEDA-user: dead copper removal

2007-04-09 Thread DJ Delorie
Use the :MorphPolygon(Object) command to restore the dead copper areas larger than PolyArea to the board. This command converts the disjoint copper areas into separate polygons. The object that the cursor must be over is the remaining (i.e. non-removed) portion of the polygon. Does it

Re: gEDA-user: dead copper removal

2007-04-09 Thread Harry Eaton
--- DJ Delorie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does it convert them to independent polygon objects, or just tag it to be not-split? In this case, it would be better to leave it as a big rectangle and do the clearance on the fly, so one could edit the board and have the polygon follow it (like

Re: gEDA-user: dead copper removal

2007-04-09 Thread DJ Delorie
That's similar to what I do for teardrops, but it helps to be able to tweak the poly clearances without having to go through all that. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: dead copper removal

2007-04-09 Thread Harry Eaton
The clearances can be tweaked while observing them using the check polygons setting. There is no all that involved in the tweaking process. There is a danger to morphing and directly exporting a gerber however: A restored region could intersect multiple joined line and thus cause a change in the

Re: gEDA-user: dead copper removal

2007-04-09 Thread DJ Delorie
The clearances can be tweaked while observing them using the check polygons setting. Good point. There is a danger to morphing and directly exporting a gerber however: A restored region could intersect multiple joined line and thus cause a change in the topology. So... it's safe only if