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 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 must be used in this case. In brief, > the added Polygon is made using the Place Split Plane option; the > polygons may NOT overlap, and an "inner" polygon must NOT be fully > enclosed by the "outer" polygon. To created space for the "inner" polygon, > the outer polygon may be edited to break its outline and move the > resulting vertices, to create a hole in the outer polygon. Then you place > the inner polygon in the hole. > > Hope this helps. > > Brian > > At 06:09 PM 11/2/02 +0200, you wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >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 by > setting not to remove dead copper. > >I still cannot get it working properly. > >If I click on any of the tracks around there each one has it's separate > net name so why should the > >polygon cover them. > > > > > >Regards > > > >Chris > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:proteledaforum@;techservinc.com * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:ForumAdministrator@;TechServInc.com * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@;techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
