--- In [email protected], NeonJohn <j...@...> wrote: > Here's my problem. this is a 4 layer board with the inner planes being > defined as Vcc and Gnd (just like ExpressPCB does). Thing is, I don't > know how to get there. Do I have to draw the individual planes on the > layers? Can I give the plane a net name like "Vcc"? Will that cause > automatic connectivity to everything on the Vcc net?
In kicad there are no plane layers. You have to greate a fill zone, connected to specified net. But even if you see the copper is connecting all your Vcc/gnd pins, you have to connect them by tracks to make DRC good. > > One other question. I need an interior cut-out on the board for the > winding of a transformer to protrude through. How do I draw that? THe > same way that I drew the board outline? I've drawn it on the "board > outline" layer but I'm not sure how to tell if it "took". Yes, just draw it on border outline. Doos not matter how you drawn board edges, just have right one in resulting gerber file.
