Teardrop zones not being filled
pdp7 opened this issue · comments
I am using the Teardrop Action plugin. Thanks for creating it! :)
I noticed that it creates the outline of the teardrop but does not fill the zone. I feel like this is related to some DRC functionality preventing it from filling to close to the via?
Any ideas would be appreciated!
I have put screenshots and the kicad files in this Google Drive link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kE0ucjvTMrhH44pIXmg25o2AC69Ko7wu
Please let me know if issue with accessing it.
Thanks,
Drew
You're right. The zones are not filled due to DRC rules.
In fact, the root of the problem is that your tracks and pads are not related to any net.
I suspect that you are not using schematic beforehand.
Unfortunately, this teardrop plugin cannot work on pads/tracks without nets. Indeed it would be very dangerous to consider that every pad/track without name has the same net.
The best way for you to solve the problem is to make a schematic or at least a quick netlist and import it in pcbnew.
Cédric
Thank you, that seems to have been the issue. I read did with a schematic and then imported the netlist and redid the layout. The teardrop zones now finally fill in :slight_smile:
Looks nice.
I'm glad to see it is working now.
@NilujePerchut I noticed that a one side of vias are not getting teardrops. Any ideas?
Here is Google Drive with the KiCad schematic, layout and screenshots:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1m63qP6nTkan94mBolEdnslTogIJEDCDW
Here is a screenshot that shows what I mean:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QPvWue11-4IttkACCQw2gi1FoHoIX4YF/view?usp=sharing
The F.Cu trace has a teardrop going into the via but the B.Cu trace going into the via does not a filled teardrop. It seems something is preventing the zone from being filled.
Thank You.
@pdp7 The B.Cu teardrops are not filling because of the text box on the same side.
From what I understand, Kicad is considering the global rectangular box around text instead of the text itself. From my point of view, this is a Kicad bug.
One easy (but not clean) way to overcome such problem is to split the text to not include the teardrop in the text rectangle.
I hope this will help you.
@NilujePerchut thanks for pointing this out. I deleted the text to test and the teardrop zone does now fill in. For the actual solution, I just had to shift the text down slightly so that it was far enough away from the via. The teardrops then all filled correctly. Thanks!