Was it ever possible to run the fill algorithm (meaning, only fill in
parts of a polygon outline, based on some clearance to other items on
the same layer) on a non-copper zone?
I might be missing something, but from looking over the code (even back
at 4.0 branch) I don't think this has ever been supported.
So, while this might be an interesting feature request, it's not a bug
and shouldn't hold up the RC.
Seth, yes I see that dialog too in old builds, but the outline
appearance doesn't do anything (because non-copper zones are always
shown filled, not with an outline)
Are we actually missing any features we used to have, or is this all a
matter of proper documentation about the new way to do things in v5?
-Jon
On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 7:41 PM, Seth Hillbrand
<seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx>> 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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