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Ground pour disappears after save

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I'm new to eagle 4.16...

 

Designed a simple two-layer relay board, with a ground wire pad connected to

two relay contacts by a bottom-layer ground pour, for greater

current-carrying capacity.

 

On the schematic, the net is called GND and connected to a GND supply pin.

No ERC errors.

 

On the board, first I route all the other traces. I have a few short

airwires left between the wire pad, and the relay contacts.

 

I draw a polygon and name it GND, and hit Ratsnest, and a lovely ground pour

appears. If I use the Info button, it says it is GND.

 

Problem: I save the board, and when I re-open it, the ground pour is gone,

and I just see the polygon! If I Retsnest again, the ground pour

reappears... until I save it again.

 

I must be doing something wrong, but I can't figure it out. Can anyone help?

 

 

thanks

 

--eric g

 

 

 

 

 

  • That's perfectly correct. Only the polygon is saved in the *.brd file. Never

    the filled area.

     

    "Eric Griswold" <eric@clevian.com> wrote in message

    news:g1h8vl$la8$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

    I'm new to eagle 4.16...

     

    Designed a simple two-layer relay board, with a ground wire pad connected

    to

    two relay contacts by a bottom-layer ground pour, for greater

    current-carrying capacity.

     

    On the schematic, the net is called GND and connected to a GND supply pin.

    No ERC errors.

     

    On the board, first I route all the other traces. I have a few short

    airwires left between the wire pad, and the relay contacts.

     

    I draw a polygon and name it GND, and hit Ratsnest, and a lovely ground

    pour

    appears. If I use the Info button, it says it is GND.

     

    Problem: I save the board, and when I re-open it, the ground pour is gone,

    and I just see the polygon! If I Retsnest again, the ground pour

    reappears... until I save it again.

     

    I must be doing something wrong, but I can't figure it out. Can anyone

    help?

     

     

    thanks

     

    --eric g