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remi Posted - 10 Feb 2011 : 13:20:51
Hi all

I was using the ground plane by allocating a net (GND) to a layer.

And apparently after generating the gerber nothing...

The ground plane is just not there...

So I guess the fix would be to use coper pour area but wouldnt you expect this to work?!
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Peter Johnson Posted - 22 Feb 2011 : 10:13:55
When you create the Gerber file, check the settings on the 'Settings' tab for the power plane plot. It sounds like you may have made a mistake there.
Iain Wilkie Posted - 10 Feb 2011 : 19:43:01
Remi,

I will give you a hint .... Never use the powerplane feature .... ALWAYS use copper pour ... why ?? ... well I have posted this before, but basically if the perforations in the plane can join up to create an island of copper .. and there is a connection in that island, the DRC checker does not flag an error !!. However if you use copper pour it always does !.

Iain