Re: gEDA-user: pcb, howto partition power planes?

[Stefan Salewski <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am Montag, den 27.10.2008, 18:17 +0000 schrieb Kai-Martin Knaak:
> On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:47:32 +0200, Duncan Drennan wrote:
> 
> >> How do I best divide a copper area (physically) into subsections with
> >> complicated shape/outline.
> > 
> > Is there a good way to do this with PCB?
> 
> If you want to partially divide a polygon: 
> 
>  * Draw lines on copper with zero thickness but finite clearance.  
> 
> 

Does this really result in legal Gerber files -- would be not so nice if
a few manufacturers can not handle it. 

> If you want to completely dissect a polygon:
> 
>  * Divide the polygon with thin tracks.  Parts will render invisible.
> 
>  * Let the mouse hover over the visible part of the polygon. Use the
>    command MorphPolygon(Object) to make each snippet a polygon on its
>    own.
>    Alternatively you can select the polygon and apply the variant 
>    MorphPolygon(Selected)

Thanks -- this was what I was missing. I think I read about
MorphPolygon() on this list, but I did not know how to use it correctly.

Best regards,

Stefan Salewski




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