kicad-developers team mailing list archive

[Dan Chianucci <trump211dev@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, I modified the way pcbnew updates the tracks' net codes slightly.
Anyway, attached is a patch which will update floating vias/tracks as
well as tracks which are connected to pads.
-Dan C

On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 5:58 PM, Tomasz Wlostowski
<tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 04/13/2012 08:31 PM, Dan Chianucci wrote:
>>
>> And secondly, If there is a lone via
>> somewhere on the board (this can happen if the save file is manually
>> edited) the Zones do not connect to it even if they are in the same
>> net.
>
> Hi Dan,
>
> I noticed this while trying to port some of our designs to Kicad. We use via
> fields to connect high current/low impedance planes together or do thermal
> pads, so it's quite important for us. Somebody was proposing a patch for a
> similar issue there:
> **https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg07434.html.
>
>
>
>> I am also wondering if there is any interest in being able to modify
>> individual vias.
>
> Sure, what I'm missing are custom pad stacks (at least different diameters
> on top/middle/bottom layers) and independently controlled soldermask tenting
> for each via.
>
> Regards,
> Tom

Attachment: DontLoseFloating.patch
Description: Binary data