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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Seth,

So you can still edit files with zones without using the zone tool or 
does the polygon tool pop up for editing zones on non-copper layers?  I 
don't have any boards with zones on non-copper layers.  As long as they 
are still editable, then I don't see the problem.

As far filled versus unfilled polygons, wouldn't you just use a polyline 
for an unfilled polygon?

Wayne

On 02/23/2018 07:41 PM, Seth Hillbrand wrote:
> I have a number of zones on non-copper layers in older designs.  They 
> used to have the attached dialog.
>
> But setting the width of a graphical polygon to 0 removes the size 
> issue Andrzej mentioned.
>
> For filling vs. non-filling, I don't personally see the usefulness in 
> having the fill algorithm run over a polygon that will always be 
> filled.  But maybe there's a use-case I'm missing?
>
> -S
>
> 2018-02-23 16:26 GMT-08:00 Jon Evans <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>:
>
>     I went back to an older version of master (back around September of
>     last year) and I can't make a zone on a non-copper layer that
>     behaves like a copper zone.  Even when using the zone tool, they
>     behave like graphic polygons.
>     Were you able to do this up until Orson's recent change?  If so, how
>     do you do it?
>
>     On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 7:23 PM, Andrzej Wolski
>     <awolski.kicad@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:awolski.kicad@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>         Polygons do work, but they are different kind of object than
>         zones and I think they both should be there.
>
>         I think zones suppose to flood, while polygons should be always
>         solid.
>
>         Polygons do not currently have "do not show filled".
>
>         There are many designs which already have zones on non coppers
>         layers, so Kicad will have to support them anyway, but users
>         won't be able to place new ones?
>
>         Also note that there is difference in how zone vs polygon
>         outline is drawn. When you draw 10x10mm zone, resulting object
>         will have the same dimensions, but polygon will be 10x10mm +
>         outline width.
>
>         Andrzej
>
>
>         W dniu 2018-02-24 o 00:49, Seth Hillbrand pisze:
> >         The graphical polygon tool works for non-copper layers.
> >
> >         Andrzej, does this tool not work?
> >
> >         -S
> >
> >         2018-02-23 15:28 GMT-08:00 Wayne Stambaugh
> >         <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>:
> >
> >             Orson,
> >
> >             Is there any reason not to allow zones to be drawn on
> >             non-copper layers?
> >              The changes you made in this commit would seem to
> >             indicate there was a
> >             reason not to allow this.  I'm going to hold off on rc1
> >             until we get
> >             this resolved.
> >
> >             Thanks,
> >
> >             Wayne
> >
> >             On 02/23/2018 06:10 PM, Andrzej Wolski wrote:
> >             > Hello,
> >             >
> >             > after this change:
> >             >
> >             https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?id=fea71c9f8f02c59a05de19293a8ce5a55432527b
> >             <https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?id=fea71c9f8f02c59a05de19293a8ce5a55432527b>
> >             >
> >             >
> >             > I can no logner draw zones on non copper layers.
> >             > Was that intentional?
> >             >
> >             > Andrzej
> >             >
> >             >
> >             >
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