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Date:	Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:29:59 -0400
From:	Tim van Boxtel <tim AT studiofeed DOT com>
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Subject:	[geda-user] Clearance between polygons on same layer group
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Hello,

I am having some simple issues with polygons and clearances.  I have 
searched through the wiki and tried some of the suggestions there, but 
nothing has resulted in what I want.  Hopefully someone here can help.

On one layer group, I have the component layer, a component-ground 
layer, and the component-side layer on group 1 of my project.  I wish to 
create a polygon on the component layer to route some power traces, as 
well as a large rectangular ground plane on the same physical layer, and 
connect some ground traces to the plane. This is a common task on 
2-layer boards (my board is more than 2 layers)

I started by first creating the component-ground polygon.  When I routed 
traces on the component layer, the trace was drawn with proper 
clearances on all sides.  When I made my power polygon (component 
layer), the ground plane completely covers it up!  I have tried several 
iterations of which gets drawn first, as well as "New Lines Fill 
Polygons" setting, and the Shift-J join command, but nothing comes out 
how I would like.

Is there any workflow I should be adhering to to create a top side 
ground plane that covers everywhere except where other traces and 
polygons of different layers are located?

Thanks in advance for any tips

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Kind Regards,

Tim van Boxtel
Director of Technology
Studiofeed

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