: Brian Sherer [mailto:foothill;foothillpcb.com]
Sent: Sunday, 3 November 2002 3:55 AM
To: Protel EDA Forum
Subject: Re: [PEDA] polygon fill
Chris-
I had second thoughts. You may not be copying, but creating a
polygon on a board having an existing polygon.
Protel gets confused if you create a polygon
From: Christopher Rhomberg [mailto:accusync;new.co.za]
I am using Protel 99SE and cannot figure out why when I drop
a polygon plane, which I choose to be GND it drops the
plane over all the pads and tracks in the area.
I have my netlist correct, I think I have set the polygon
plane right
From: Brian Sherer [mailto:foothill;foothillpcb.com]
Protel gets confused if you create a polygon which lies within
or overlaps another polygon (with a different net name) on
the same layer.
See Protel's Help topics. A Split Plane must be used in this
case.
Or you can lay your polygons
Thanks Brian,
I got my polygon fills in finally thanks to you.
Best Regards
Chris Rhomberg
- Original Message -
From: Brian Sherer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: [PEDA] polygon fill
Chris-
I had
I'm glad that Mr Rohmberg got his fills filled, but I don't think it was
from Mr. Sherer's advice, which is, unfortunately, incorrect, I just
verified it.
I stand correctedThanks. Can't understand how I've never run
into the problem!
Brian
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Chris-
I had second thoughts. You may not be copying, but creating a
polygon on a board having an existing polygon.
Protel gets confused if you create a polygon which lies within
or overlaps another polygon (with a different net name) on the same layer.
See Protel's Help topics. A Split Plane
