Hi Dan, I think you're not the first one talking about this on the list. Somebody suggested doing it with tracks:
http://biro.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/stitching-layers-between-copper-zones-in-kicad/ Greetings!, PS: I'm also used to work placing standalone vias to stich planes in other EDA tools, so if you come up with a solution, I promise to make use of it! ;) * * 2012/4/13 Dan Chianucci <[email protected]> > I have a board that has a GND zone on the top and on the bottom. > Normally, I would connect the two zones in various places around the > board with vias. However, PCBNew does not support this functionality. > For one, a lone via cannot be placed onto the board if it is not > connected to a pad somehow. And secondly, If there is a lone via > somewhere on the board (this can happen if the save file is manually > edited) the Zones do not connect to it even if they are in the same > net. > I am trying to add this functionality, however I am unsure how to go about > it. > > > It seems that the "AddClearanceAreasPolygonsToPolysList" function > found in "zones_convert_brd_items_to_polygons_with_Boost.cpp" is what > removes the zone area from around the via. > Specifically, there is a for loop at line 258 which goes through the > Tracks (and segvias) and removes the area around those that are on the > same layer, but of a different net. > > However, I can't figure out why this would be removing the area from > around the lone segvias even though they are of the same net? > > I notice also that these lone vias when drawn by Pcbnew do not have > there net labeled like the connected ones. This leads me to believe > that the segvias are somehow 'forgetting' their net info if they are > not connected to some other item in the same net, or that they are not > are not being included in that net for some reason. > > Are there any ideas as to what to check to see whats causing this. If > i am correct I will look into adding the necessary code to allow lone > vias which hold onto their individual drill and diameter size. > I am also wondering if there is any interest in being able to modify > individual vias. The save function saves this information for each > individual via, so it would just be a matter of adding a dialog? > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo http://www.nbee.es +34 636 52 25 69 skype: ajoajoajo
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