> The context is the "fill zone, check plot, delete zone, revise layout" > cycle, repeated several times. If the layout change affects the zone > edges, or if you make a mistake in the zone edges, you have to delete > the zone limit and start over. He finds that very tedious, and I have > to admit that I agree. > > I think it would be helpful if zone edges could be edited just like tracks.
Ditto to what you said, and thanks for the temporary work around: > I have found a workaround: Instead of defining the zone boundary in the > normal way, create a no-net track (with DRC off) around the zone. The > zone fill will then stay inside that track (assuming that it is not > selected when you do the fill). You can edit that track's position with > the normal track editing procedures. > > The workaround has one problem: The fill has a track around it. You can > delete that track as the final step if you wish, but then you will have > to replace it if you ever want to revise the design.
