X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Original-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to; bh=8xSyzQLNYi3owHqVmMJlfgfbkjc4FOELMR69xCfNBng=; b=saX+VpI9/9ZwHFPoQz2JdnjzYtkwkYPLM5Xb8NYA90PWUOy6SQlnDkO7db82Xw7TbD LPExvBDcmPFPTyc7r2y+S6ysuo6VlgIotwKHlwjXz17oSbyZuXsIktrk8RwHnCtc7uTZ 7uJB3SblS7opEYA9j7/FLY/LXZclFSUbcx5uG5dzv6RGdLe0u7e+UgOwjpdWEAonyF8a Vj41Bwgk8HcqFESs9ZtY8bo/eQWsmor+3hcqDNPBuZhcfNvd2aodyz0IRHhK0SrK9b7Y 1Eip2h4Z1QzJ/4f/sZ/uD8SERYKRA+sEn1KOh9a1DTMBb5H3+rn+VPc3r5oC+FddplUM LbXQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to; bh=8xSyzQLNYi3owHqVmMJlfgfbkjc4FOELMR69xCfNBng=; b=lbmxumHZYINE3iOAr0GnO9KI4iku+9vA8SKdZsE8V+0yST9gXcKagLD5g4ashjjCqC JRMMyhJLEeB1Mcq2g7aRP898HD1nD2dCe/h+KlvaCQtpq/BjO3AhTMVoQActvxVeiTWg j37Y5Vgm1B0e0QbwVBBHVzA2V6CaeyyHq85YnoJla83SHqpA49VpLlrQotUJe5kHdM9J EM09/HOOQQDelrVczLbJ6kcbqS18Sc5YGoDNDHCZ1gRoRX4gBinHy3TsCP1uveWa9QKb yy0rwVk+assIaWvWtW9Y3jBaaWs3LTm1khoIDc5A5uH2OjeB9xcOR9rk2WpsHsan3pEp em+Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AOPr4FVPMvtRgarwrY9EZY0JeZsMUmL23hRGsgC75Ezr2/VeHOAGtsBaiJyGuI8hkLRAwUWyu9+b7kjTLjiXAg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.157.46.196 with SMTP id w62mr1251201ota.7.1462956708060; Wed, 11 May 2016 01:51:48 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5732BD0A.2020104@s5tehnika.net> References: <5732BD0A DOT 2020104 AT s5tehnika DOT net> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 09:51:48 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [geda-user] PCB- couple questions about holes and polygons... From: "Peter Clifton (petercjclifton AT googlemail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" To: gEDA User Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113d0842e7e6ff05328d2640 Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk --001a113d0842e7e6ff05328d2640 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hi, Deleting a hole in a polygon from the GUI is as you describe... you will need to delete the vertices individually until only two remain. Alternatively, you could select the polygon you're working with (so you can find it in the file), save, then open the .pcb file in a text editor. Search for "selected" to find the object in question, and you should be able to delete the entire "Hole ( .... )" section from the polygon. Sometimes I create holes by drawing positive polygons on a spare design layer, then (assuming the holes are non-overlapping, AND entirely inside the target polygon outer contour), you can just paste the coordinate sections from the layer with the positive polygons, into "Hole (....)" sections in the target polygon. I've used this to good effect recently whilst creating complex hole cutout shapes to beautify the clearances around some high voltage components on a two layer PCB. Peter On 11 May 2016 at 06:03, Brane2 (brane2 AT s5tehnika DOT net) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote: > Hi to all, > > I am doing my first boards with gEDA+PCB and have a couple of questions. > > PCB > > > 1. When you draw a hole in a polygon and then you need to delete it, how > do you do that ? I've noticed that I can F8(kill) or DEL every vertex, > but is there some tool way just to delete whole hole at once ? > > 2. How do you add more than one hole in a polygon ? I've tried and when > I try to add second one, it dissapears along with first one. Any > subsequent retry on the same polygon seems to be ignored. > I have two versions of PCB on my machine (20140316 and git-repo) and > have tried this with both, with the same results. > > Regards, > > > Branko > --001a113d0842e7e6ff05328d2640 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi,

Deleting a = hole in a polygon from the GUI is as you describe... you will need to delet= e the vertices individually until only two remain.

Alternative= ly, you could select the polygon you're working with (so you can find i= t in the file), save, then open the .pcb file in a text editor.

Search for "selected" to find the object in question, and you s= hould be able to delete the entire "Hole ( .... )" section from t= he polygon.

Sometimes I create holes by drawing positive polyg= ons on a spare design layer, then (assuming the holes are non-overlapping, = AND entirely inside the target polygon outer contour), you can just paste t= he coordinate sections from the layer with the positive polygons, into &quo= t;Hole (....)" sections in the target polygon.

I've u= sed this to good effect recently whilst creating complex hole cutout shapes= to beautify the clearances around some high voltage components on a two la= yer PCB.

Peter

On 11 May 2016 at 06:03, Brane2 (brane2 AT s5tehnika DOT net) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

Hi to all,

I am doing my first boards with gEDA+PCB and have a couple of questions.
PCB

1. When you draw a hole in a polygon and then you need to delete it, how do you do that ? I've noticed that I can F8(kill) or DEL every vertex,<= br> but is there some tool way just to delete whole hole at once ?

2. How do you add more than one hole in a polygon ? I've tried and when=
I try to add second one, it dissapears along with first one. Any
subsequent retry on the same polygon seems to be ignored.
I have two versions of PCB on my machine (20140316 and git-repo) and
have tried this with both, with the same results.

Regards,

Branko

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