Hi Alain, thanks for the ideas. Is there a way to define nets also in PCBnew? I already checked the manual of KiCAD but did not find any way to define nets after creating a board.
Thanks, Mirko On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Alain Portal <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Hi, > > Le Lundi 19 Avril 2010 10:36:48, Mirko Scholz a écrit : > > > Hi, > > > > I am currently working on a double layer PCB where vias are used to > connect > > all grounds together. All components are mounted on the top side. The > > grounds of the components are connected by using vias to zones on the > > bottom side of the PCB. When I ask to fill the zones I have always a > > cutout around the vias. > > I get the same problem as you. > The vias you placed have no net name, so can't connect its to a zone which > have a net name. > A workaround is to place the vias AFTER filling the zone and don't modify > the > board any more. > > > > The same happens with the vias of the SMA > > connectors on the same board. > > A such SMA connector: > http://fr.farnell.com/johnson-emerson/142-0701-801/jack-sma-ci- > launcher/dp/1608592?Ntt=160-8592 > > Did you add a net name to the pins of the connector? > > > > Also in the GERBER plots the cutouts are > > still there. > > > > What do I do wrong? > > > > When I define the zone parameters PCBnew gives the error message that I > did > > choose the "no connected" option and this would create copper island. > > If you want to create a zone as a ground plane, you HAVE to choose a net > name > for the zone. > > > > Maybe > > for additional explanation: I created the board without making a > schematic > > in KiCAD. > > This isn't a good idea, this is a good way to make many mistakes. > > Regards, > Alain > -- > La version française des pages de manuel Linux > http://manpagesfr.free.fr > > > -- Mirko Scholz Groefstraat 27 Bus 1.01 3000 Leuven - Belgium
