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  • Richard,

    Thanks for all the helps so far, you've been great. I have problem with Eagle and I'm stumped to find an answer. Before I send our boards out I prototype them here. Because we can't do certain operations like running the top layer to thru hole capacitors we need to stop the auto router from running the top layer to those locations. We have been using the restrict layer to keep the top tracks from those locations but this is tedious on larger boards. Is there a simple way we can limit track layers to certain packages? Maybe when 6 comes out if not now?

     

    Thanks,

    Robert

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    Richard,

     

    Thanks to your help my project is almost ready to send to the fab house.

     

    One problem I'm having is that the drc returns overlap errors everywhere I use rectangles.  I also have the problem of connecting signals of different names (sub grounds) to one point - it returns overlap errors.  Is there any way to give a rectangle a name or otherwise make it a part of a network so the drc won't return an error?

     

    Thanks,

    Mike

  • in reply to e14 Contributor
    One problem I'm having is that the drc returns overlap errors everywhere I use rectangles.  I also have the problem of connecting signals of different names (sub grounds) to one point - it returns overlap errors.  Is there any way to give a rectangle a name or otherwise make it a part of a network so the drc won't return an error?

     

     

    Hi Mike,

     

    RECTs can't be connected to signals. They are non-electical objects. You could use POLYGONs instead. If you want to connect two different signals (with different names) you have to overlap two wires or two polygons....

    This will always bring up a DRC error message.

     

    Regards,

    Richard

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  • in reply to e14 Contributor
    One problem I'm having is that the drc returns overlap errors everywhere I use rectangles.  I also have the problem of connecting signals of different names (sub grounds) to one point - it returns overlap errors.  Is there any way to give a rectangle a name or otherwise make it a part of a network so the drc won't return an error?

     

     

    Hi Mike,

     

    RECTs can't be connected to signals. They are non-electical objects. You could use POLYGONs instead. If you want to connect two different signals (with different names) you have to overlap two wires or two polygons....

    This will always bring up a DRC error message.

     

    Regards,

    Richard

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