Post by thread:[EE] Eagle filled poligon

Hi guys, I'm workin on board and want to cover the empty spaces with poligons, but I can't seem to be able to draw a filled poligon. Only the outlines shows on the screen and the print outs. I can draw filled rectangles though. Can someone help me out? I'm using eagle 4.15. Thanks. -Mario

Mario Mendes Jr. wrote: > I'm workin on board and want to cover the empty spaces with poligons, > but I can't seem to be able to draw a filled poligon. Only the outlines > shows on the screen and the print outs. I can draw filled rectangles > though. SET POLYGON ON ****************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, (978) 742-9014. #1 PIC consultant in 2004 program year. http://www.embedinc.com/products

Mario Mendes Jr. wrote: >Hi guys, > >I'm workin on board and want to cover the empty spaces with poligons, >but I can't seem to be able to draw a filled poligon. Only the outlines >shows on the screen and the print outs. I can draw filled rectangles >though. > >Can someone help me out? I'm using eagle 4.15. > > Go into Options-Set-Misc and check "Ratsnet processes polygons" option then click OK. Nect time you do a Ratsnests your polygon will fill. If you want all your GND pins to be connected to that polygon, rename the outline with the name GND. Hope this helps, Gaston Gagnon

I just tried that, and got the same behavior. -Mario -----Original Message----- From: spam_OUTpiclist-bouncesTakeThisOuTmit.edu [.....piclist-bouncesKILLspam@spam@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Olin Lathrop Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 5:46 PM To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: Re: [EE] Eagle filled poligon Mario Mendes Jr. wrote: > I'm workin on board and want to cover the empty spaces with poligons, > but I can't seem to be able to draw a filled poligon. Only the > outlines shows on the screen and the print outs. I can draw filled > rectangles though. SET POLYGON ON ****************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, (978) 742-9014. #1 PIC consultant in 2004 program year. http://www.embedinc.com/products

Mario Mendes Jr. wrote: >> SET POLYGON ON > > I just tried that, and got the same behavior. Did you do a RATSNEST afterwards to cause a redraw? ****************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, (978) 742-9014. #1 PIC consultant in 2004 program year. http://www.embedinc.com/products

Got it! You have to do the ratsnest RIGHT AFTER you're done drawing the polygon before you go on to draw other things. Thanks guys. -Mario {Original Message removed}

Mario Mendes Jr. wrote: > Got it! You have to do the ratsnest RIGHT AFTER you're done drawing the > polygon before you go on to draw other things. No, as long as SET POLYGON ON is still set that way when you do RATSNEST. ****************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, (978) 742-9014. #1 PIC consultant in 2004 program year. http://www.embedinc.com/products

On Nov 7, 2005, at 4:03 PM, Olin Lathrop wrote: >> You have to do the ratsnest RIGHT AFTER you're done drawing the >> polygon before you go on to draw other things. > > No, as long as SET POLYGON ON is still set that way when you do > RATSNEST. > In fact, since trying to route "under" a polygon is annoying, you can "rip up" a polygon (which returns it to the non-filled state) at any time and it will stay an outline until the next "ratsnest" command. BillW

Olin Lathrop wrote: > Mario Mendes Jr. wrote: > >> Got it! You have to do the ratsnest RIGHT AFTER you're done drawing the >> polygon before you go on to draw other things. > > > No, as long as SET POLYGON ON is still set that way when you do RATSNEST. > Where should I look to find this command SET POLYGON ON ? I can see SET POLYGON_RATSNEST ON all right but not your formulation. Gaston Gagnon

Gaston Gagnon wrote: > Where should I look to find this command SET POLYGON ON ? HELP SET > I can see SET POLYGON_RATSNEST ON all right but not your formulation. Command names and keywords in Eagle can be abbreviated as long as they are unique. I just tried it to verify that SET POLYGON ON works fine. In fact I usually just type SET POLY ON. I wasn't even aware that the full keyword was POLYGON_RATSNEST until looking it up just now (did this change from an earlier version?). I tried to point you in the right direction, but looking up the details is your job. ****************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, (978) 742-9014. #1 PIC consultant in 2004 program year. http://www.embedinc.com/products