That works for me too. I did EXACTLY what you said, and as soon as I changed the net to "no net", I got DRC on the connection tracks. A repour disconnected the pad.
Dunno... > -----Original Message----- > From: Brad Velander [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 10:41 AM > To: 'Protel EDA Forum' > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Serious Bug: Polygons still connecting to pads after > t he net has been changed to something other then the polygon net name. > > > Thanks Tony, > I am not sure that you are right though. It has persisted across two > operating systems/installs on my machine, numerous databases and several > other peoples machines at our facility. That is a little more > then a chance > installation screw-up or corrupted install. > If you could please try, in this order, enter a free pad, unplated > with no pad diameter, 100 mil hole, Net GND. Then pour a GND > polygon over it > with pour over same net and remove dead copper. It should flood right over > the pad/hole. Now change the Pad netname to No Net and repour. This should > be exactly how I have generated this issue repeatedly. Note I think it may > have something to do with the unplated hole or "0" size pads. In this case > the pad is a tooling hole which I want cleared from the polygon, on the > current board this was connected to GND and completely flooded over last > build. > The other manner in which this could have come about is having the > polygon pour first and then placing the free pad into the polygon > pour. This > would have given it the GND net. Today I changed the net on the pad to "No > Net" > and the pour does not clear from the hole. > > Sincerely, > Brad Velander. > > Lead PCB Designer > Norsat International Inc. > Microwave Products > Tel (604) 292-9089 (direct line) > Fax (604) 292-9010 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.norsat.com > > See us at Booth 323 at Satellite 2002 in Washington, DC March 6-8. > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
