Hi Leo I make a pad class including every pad I want not connected directly to a plane then setup a design rule to not connect them. As for via's don't use them use free pads with a unique name so you can also include them into the Pad class.
The DRC will still see them as not connected if you miss routing a pin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leo Potjewijd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 1:47 AM Subject: [PEDA] how to control GND connections > Hello again. > > I've been tossing and turning this problem over and over and stil haven't a > workable solution. > I do not want every via or component pin that is in the GND net to connect > to the GND plan, only certain ones; I want to control where the current > enters the plane. > > Putting arcs around them works, but is not correctly handled by the DRC: on > one board I ended up with too many arcs and no connection to GND.. > Luckily the fab house made a comment on those arcs and I could save the > otherwise useless boards by specifying what arc to remove..... > > Is there a way to do this that at least generates a DRC warning? > OKok I got the warning that there were primitives on the GND plane but that > didn't help much: I usually have stackup and other texts/markers on every > copper layer. The warning didn't specify any of them so I wrongly assumed > it was moating about my texts and such..... > > Maybe someone in the forum has figured this out, or has some otherwise > useful comments. > Any help is (as always) greatly appreciated. > > Leo Potjewijd > hardware designer > IE Keyprocessor bv. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +31 20 4620700 > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
