Re: gEDA-user: Ground-plane in Pcb

[DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> How do I add a ground plane (or any other kind to a pcb)?  I tried
> drawing rectangles on the "GND-solder" layer thinking that it would
> automatically connect itself to GND nets, but no. It does seem to
> create a polygon that has the pad/pin plus the via layers subtracted
> but no other. So I think I'm getting close. I would would want it to
> subtract nets, too, of course except for GND. This is like pouring
> copper.

What you do is remove the GND net, pour the copper, then use the
thermal tool to connect the GND pins to the pour.

In my case, I leave the GND net, but use the 'j' key to join each
segment to the pour, when the pour isn't going to be a majority of the
board (like when I have gnd and vcc on the same side).  See
http://www.delorie.com/pcb/m3a/


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