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  • Category: Electrical
  • Founded: Mar 4, 2005
  • Language: English
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Join us to discuss the open source PCB layout package FreePCB available at

http://www.freepcb.com/

Stable release - None recommended, install Rev 1.2 and update to latest.
Latest recommended Rev 1.343
All releases with 'a' suffix are alpha releases and can produce work files incompatible with older releases.

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Re: re-importing netlist clobbers many traces
Thanks, that was the problem. On to the next issue... Barry
Posted - Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:04 pm
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Re: re-importing netlist clobbers many traces
I am sure of this one. The problem you describe is exactly the first problem I had with FreePCB. When you want to connect a pad to a plane, you don't just
Posted - Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:26 pm
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Re: re-importing netlist clobbers many traces
Barry, Don't get mad. I am not sure I understand what you are doing. If you would want to send me your file attached to a private email I could try to help.
Posted - Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:09 am
 Ron Tonneson
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Re: re-importing netlist clobbers many traces
This seems to be a particular problem when using plane thermals. FPC has a ratline between two pads, but if you run both pads to vias, the ratline remains.
Posted - Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:01 am
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Re: re-importing netlist clobbers many traces
I don't think that is a bug, but rather a "feature". It means that you connected the traces with copper, but not in a way that FPC understands that you
Posted - Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:11 am
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