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ratsnest does not create GND plane

hennessey12

I am currently working on a board right now and I cannot make a GND plane. What am I supposed to do with the gnd terminals of the components of the board

Also, when I try to create a polygon and naming it GND it would still not create a gnd plane because when I click ratsnest it says there are airwires not connected so I connect the airwires using route then after I connected the GND terminals the ratsnest says there is nothing to do. Please help me!

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    Am 24.04.2018 um 06:17 schrieb Hennessey Balbin:

    I am currently working on a board right now and I cannot make a GND plane. What am I supposed to do with the gnd terminals of the components of the board

    Also, when I try to create a polygon and naming it GND it would still not create a gnd plane because when I click ratsnest it says there are airwires not connected so I connect the airwires using route then after I connected the GND terminals the ratsnest says there is nothing to do. Please help me!

     

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    Route the GNDs together, don't let ratsnest do it. (After that you can

    use ratsnest)

    Name your polygon the same name GND.

    In case of multilayer board your GND polygon must be on the same layer

    with the other GND connections. Provide a via if necessary.

    Possibly use command:SET POLYGON_RATSNEST ON

    (or OFF) the same way as written in capital letters.

    (I have both commands on keys in the board layout.)

     

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    Mit freundlichen Grüßen / With best regards

     

    Joern Paschedag

     

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    Am 24.04.2018 um 06:17 schrieb Hennessey Balbin:

    I am currently working on a board right now and I cannot make a GND plane. What am I supposed to do with the gnd terminals of the components of the board

    Also, when I try to create a polygon and naming it GND it would still not create a gnd plane because when I click ratsnest it says there are airwires not connected so I connect the airwires using route then after I connected the GND terminals the ratsnest says there is nothing to do. Please help me!

     

    --

    To view any images and attachments in this post, visit:

    https://www.element14.com/community/message/238741

     

     

    Route the GNDs together, don't let ratsnest do it. (After that you can

    use ratsnest)

    Name your polygon the same name GND.

    In case of multilayer board your GND polygon must be on the same layer

    with the other GND connections. Provide a via if necessary.

    Possibly use command:SET POLYGON_RATSNEST ON

    (or OFF) the same way as written in capital letters.

    (I have both commands on keys in the board layout.)

     

    --

    Mit freundlichen Grüßen / With best regards

     

    Joern Paschedag

     

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