Thanks a lot for your answers Robert, I'm testing FreeRouter Best Regards
Carlos On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Robert <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> KiCAD allows you to assign any net to a zone using the zone property > >> dialog (that appears when you create or edit a zone). > >> > >> > > Yes, you're right, but when I assign a net to a zone (GND for example ) > the > > tool show the pads connected to this zone, but don't remove the > > "unconnected" line. > > I know there has been some discussion on this. When I started using > KiCAD I hit this same issue and just knuckled down to adding a narrow > dummy track to interconnect the relevant pads so that they would no > longer appear disconnected. This turned out to be not such a bad thing > on a one or two layer board as it reduces the chances of creating an > island. On multilayer boards it is nothing but a chore. Since all my > boards are two layer I haven't followed the discussion closely, so I'm > not sure what is the current status. I guess you could always let > FreeRouter do the dummy power tracks for you on a multi-layer board :). > > > >> Not sure what you mean, as you can move tracks around very easily. Do > >> you mean push-and-shove? If so, FreeRouter does this splendidly IMHO. > >> > >> > > yes, I mean push-and-shove, you mean that with pcbnew I can't make a > > push-and-shove? Is necessary use FreeRouter? > > That's correct. Transfer of data between the two is largely painless > though, and I really can't recommend FreeRouter highly enough. It > works very well, and using it is mostly child's play. Hmmm. > Actually, using an Etchasketch was far more difficult... > > Regards, > > Robert. > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.707 / Virus Database: 270.14.73/2513 - Release Date: 11/19/09 > 07:51:00 > > -- Carlos Iván Camargo Bareño Profesor Asistente Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica Universidad Nacional de Colombia [email protected]
