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[jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hi,
> 
> Lachlan sent me a complex board in Eagle that has several copper zones,
> each with different clearances, which filled incorrectly or didn't fill
> at all. There were some trivial issues (e.g. inverted filling priority),
> but there is one that needs discussion:
> 
> In pcbnew, each zone must have manually assignned clearance (in the
> property window). In Eagle or Altium, if there's no clearance specified,
> the program takes the clearance set in the Design Rules for the net the
> zone belongs to.
> 
> I propose to add a similar feature to Kicad, that is:
> - add a checkbox "use custom clearance" in the zone properties window
> - if not checked, take the netclass clearance.
> 
> This unfortunately requires a small file format change. Would you agree
> with that?
> 
> Also, many thanks to Lachlan for spotting this problem!
> 
> Cheers,
> Tom

About zones clearances:
the actual clearance is the min between the zone clearance and the netclass clearance.
                             ^ max, of course!
Sorry

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Jean-Pierre CHARRAS