On Wed, 2011-05-11 at 07:16 -0700, Colin D Bennett wrote: > On Wed, 11 May 2011 13:12:55 +0100 > Peter Clifton <pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Wed, 2011-05-11 at 21:41 +1000, Geoff Swan wrote: > > > Hi folks, I've just started using separate layers so for my > > > polygons so that I can hide them when necessary. This works fine > > > until I group them with the appropriate layer. Ie - top and ground > > > in a layer grouping - with ground being the layer I am putting > > > polygons on. When I go to hide the ground layer - the top layer is > > > also hidden. If I put them in separate groups this doesn't happen - > > > however it seems that if I put them in separate groups the DRC > > > breaks... is there any way around this?? > > > > To achieve the visual clarity I guess you're looking for, switch to > > the pcb+gl branch and turn on "thin draw polygons". > > > > Alternatively, "thin draw polygons" in git HEAD might still help you. > > The keyboard short-cut is Ctrl + Shift + P > > I do find that Thin Draw Polygons is helpful sometimes. However I also > find many times that I would like to be able to show only specific > layers (not whole layer groups). For instance, if I want to rip up all > my ground plane polygons, I would like to be able to show only the > ground plane layer (which is in the "top" layer's group) so that I can > "select all" to select only the ground plane copper. How about some middle ground compromise - let it switch the layers off for the purposes of selection / rendering etc.., but still draw a faded (or de-saturated) version of their contents to aid not drawing geometry which would clash with other (hidden) sub-layers in the group. Best wishes, -- Peter Clifton Electrical Engineering Division, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, 9, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!) Tel: +44 (0)1223 748328 - (Shared lab phone, ask for me)
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