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Why am not able to get a grasp of PCB designing?
Rerouter:
left hand side, click the green filled in copper pour option,
right hand side, click essentially the same icon, go to the pcb and click, will ask you to select a layer, a net and edit any settings, once pressing OK
Continue drawing the shape of the pour (would recommend a course grid for this to make things easier), then either get to clicking on the starting point, or right click and select "close zone outline", once done it should auto-fill the pour.
redgear:
--- Quote from: Rerouter on December 05, 2019, 10:09:51 am ---left hand side, click the green filled in copper pour option,
right hand side, click essentially the same icon, go to the pcb and click, will ask you to select a layer, a net and edit any settings, once pressing OK
Continue drawing the shape of the pour (would recommend a course grid for this to make things easier), then either get to clicking on the starting point, or right click and select "close zone outline", once done it should auto-fill the pour.
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Thank You!
I followed exactly the same steps but, its still hatched.
Rerouter:
And the files I sent you, does that have copper pours showing up correctly?
redgear:
--- Quote from: Rerouter on December 05, 2019, 10:29:21 am ---And the files I sent you, does that have copper pours showing up correctly?
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Yes! They show up correctly. I tried moving the TH components and refilling, it works too.
jhpadjustable:
--- Quote from: Rerouter on December 05, 2019, 08:28:06 am ---to change how the pour appears, there is a green button on the left hand toolbar, it and the 2 beneath it control what a copper pour looks like, as its easier to lay things out with it hidden sometimes
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I rarely do this unless I need to find some segment that got lost and is interfering with routing some other trace. For 2 layer layouts, usually I just set the transparency of my layers appropriately so that I can see enough of what's happening on the other side.
(Thanks for the left-drag vs. right drag thing. I never knew that. :) )
--- Quote ---edit: you can also change your trace width and grid while routing by right clicking
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You can also use W/w and N/n once you have set trace widths, or q to enter trace/space numerically. It's a major lost opportunity that the "List hotkeys..." window is modal.
--- Quote from: redgear on December 05, 2019, 10:35:23 am ---I followed exactly the same steps but, its still hatched.
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If it's hatched, it's not connected to the net. If you're sure there are pads etc. centered in the polygon, open the polygon editor and make sure it's on the correct net.
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