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Message #21910
Re: PATCH: To facilitate easier Via Curtain/Filling
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To:
Strontium <strntydog@xxxxxxxxx>, <kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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From:
Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx>
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Date:
Mon, 14 Dec 2015 14:21:16 +0100
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On 12.12.2015 02:41, Strontium wrote:
> This change should not break or modify any current behaviour, EXCEPT to
> retain the nets of tracks/vias which Kicad is otherwise incapable of
> determining automatically.
Hi Steven,
Thanks for the patch, it also (partially) fixes the via stitching issue
many people have been complaining about. The origin of the problem is
that the net propagation code does not take zones into account - so a
via that is not connected to any pad with a chain of tracks is treated
as disconnected.
Adding zone support in the net calculation code should AFAIK fix this
for good, but it may also require enhancing the DRC (so that it will
report every object with no pad connection) and the 'clean tracks&vias'
tool code.
Regards,
Tom
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