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Subject: Re: [geda-help] Rectangles (polygons) that contact vias
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> If I lay down a pair of neighboring vias that are meant to be
> electrically connected, and then draw a rectangle that encloses the
> vias, the rectangle by default avoids the vias.  I can alter this by
> manually editing the pcb file in a text editor and removing the
> "clearpoly" flag of the Polygon object, but how do I make this
> change from within the PCB GUI?

Typically you'd shift-click the thermal tool over each via until the
"solid connection" option is given.