You may also want to try: - deleting all the zones and redrawing them (as someone else already suggested) to make sure there are no overlaid zones - turn off DRC temporarily to let you do 'wrong' things to see what is going on. I do this all the time when moving traces that temporarily cross other traces. Martin
---- Gal Aviel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Martin, > > thanks for your reply, > > ok now I know it is possible but not working for me ... > > I'll re-check the netlist ... > > I'm trying to set zone on analog gnd and vdd ... I'm pretty sure both > of them have net segments routed in both layers, so connection to the > zones should be possible for both .. > > In the mean while, I've sent out the board for fabrication, just since > it's probably a very early prototype and I wanted to have something > working already to develop the software .. > > I'll try again the zones tool next time. > > Thanks - Gal. > > --- On Mon, 9/21/09, kajdas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: kajdas <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [kicad-users] Zone on copper layer only? > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: "galaviel" <[email protected]> > > Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 5:27 AM > > I use the same version and I have a 4 > > layer board and I do zones on each layer just fine. > > I am sure you are doing something wrong, check you netlist > > and make sure you are filling a zone over a correct net. > > Martin > > > > ---- galaviel <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm trying to build a 2-layer board to be sent to > > BatchPCB.com. > > > > > > Yesterday I could swear that PCBNew let me do zone on > > both sides (copper, and component). I used them for analog > > GND and VCC respectively. > > > > > > But today, after doing small netlist change, I cannot > > ! > > > > > > Whenever I try to add a 2nd zone, After I click the OK > > button on the > > > the "Fill Zone Options", the layer selection list box > > always > > > switches back to the copper layer. Then of course I > > get small pop-up > > > saying "DRC error: this start point is inside or too > > close an other area". > > > > > > I'm using Kicad 20090216-final on Win XP Pro. > > > > > > Am I getting something basic here? isn't the component > > side a copper > > > layer also? because I have some tracks routed there by > > the auto-router. > > > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciate as I really want > > to get this board > > > on the road :) > > > > > > TIA, Gal. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
