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[Lorenzo Marcantonio <l.marcantonio@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 11:50:12AM +0200, jp charras wrote:
> Therefore you cannot easily take in account (in DRC algorithms) segments
> and zones drawn in footprint editor on copper layers, because in many
> case they connect 2 different nets.

I use this behaviour *exactly* to make equipotential ground point
(star-joins) between GND/AGND/EARTH whatever. A couple of pads and
a track drawn in between on copper.

Completely agree that's a tricky issue; just pointing out the
irregularities in the type hierarchy

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Lorenzo Marcantonio
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