--- In [email protected], "oecherexpat" <heiko.la...@...> wrote: > > Is there any way to prevent the fill function from filling areas when > creating components? I have some mechanical parts which I don't want > to mount onto the GND filling. The only way I can see to achieve this > is to define keep-outs for the individual GND plane. Or is there any > other way to do it? > > Thanks, Heiko
A) There is the "Cut Out" menu choice found in the zone menu while the zone tool is active. You can place voids or holes in any copper area (zone). or better: B) If you define all the contact points of your parts as pins, including the mounting studs, then in the schematic show them as not connected by using the 'X' No Conn item, then they will show up in the net list as not connected. This in turn will cause the zone fill algorithm to stay away from that "pin" when filling. Dick
