Re: gEDA-user: PCB: Clearing polygons in soldermask

[Harry Eaton <bumpelo@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Xtian Xultz wrote:

> It is important to know that pressing O will get you erros, so it is 
> important
>
> to finish the board before placing that pads.
>  
What you have done is create an (unnamed) element with a single SMD pad.

I like to think of the shield as an element (which after all is a part 
soldered on the board). So give it a name and add it to the netlist. 
Name it "Shield 1" for instance and have pin 1 connect to the ground 
net. If you don't want the shield name on the silkscreen, simply hide it 
with the "h" key. That way you won't get errors and you won't forget to 
place it on the board.

Also, the via mask clearances work fine for me in both the post-script 
and gerber outputs, but it doesn't "jump" the way I described, except on 
the display, which is a bug. Keep hitting "k" until the clearance 
exceeds the via diameter, then back it off if you like.