Interesting, will give it a shot Thanks :)
--- On Tue, 9/22/09, kajdas <[email protected]> wrote: > From: kajdas <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [kicad-users] Zone on copper layer only? > To: [email protected], "Gal Aviel" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 6:11 PM > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
