Electronics Forum / CAD / October 2005

Hello,

If I have well understood :
       - you have routed your card;
       - you add a copper pour area, connecting to a specific net;
       - and your area doesn't connect with existing traces within this
net...

I use EdWinXP V1.40 for my projects and here is how I do starting from the
same point as above :
       - I go in Layout editor click on "Route", then on "Autoconnect
traces", then on "Autoconnect Net";
       - and after that, you have just to click on a trace or pad within
your net, answer "YES" to the question "route net?<NETNAME>", then answer
"NO" to the question "keep already routed connections unchanged?<NETNAME>"

That's all, traces and pads within the same net are connected to the copper
pour, traces outside copper pour area ar also connected to it....

I hope that will solve your problem.

Just a notice about EdWinXP. Lot of people say it's a awful software.....
But I don't think so : I use it now for 2 years, making general electronic
projects, and I think that with a little experience, reading the help file
or viewing the .avi "How to do..?" mentioned in the help file, this software
is pretty good, I can do all what I want. I never saw the bugs (????)

Best regards,

Pat