[PEDA] Can't use polygons on plane layers?

2001-09-25 Thread Dwight Harm
I want to have a non-rectangular void on a ground plane, but it appears I can't put a polygon there, only a rectangular fill. When I place a polygon, my plane layers don't show up in the drop-down box for choice of layer. So I've tried changing to having an non-plane, just an inner layer with a

Re: [PEDA] Can't use polygons on plane layers?

2001-09-25 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 07:50 AM 9/25/01 -0700, Dwight Harm wrote: I want to have a non-rectangular void on a ground plane, but it appears I can't put a polygon there, only a rectangular fill. When I place a polygon, my plane layers don't show up in the drop-down box for choice of layer. Right. Protel reserves

Re: [PEDA] Can't use polygons on plane layers?

2001-09-25 Thread Dwight
Thanks, Mr. Lomax, for the alternative method ( comprehensize description!) -- that sounds like the way to go. I noticed one other problem (bug?) using the (other) alternative of a polygon on a signal layer: the pour does not respect individual via clearance design rules. That is, I have a