Fill

Parent page: PCB Dialogs

Summary

The Fill dialog allows designers to define the properties of a Fill exactly.

Access

The Fill dialog can be accessed prior to entering placement mode, from the PCB Editor - Defaults page of the Preferences dialog (DXP >> Preferences). This allows you to change the default properties for the object, which will be applied when placing subsequent Objects.

During placement, the dialog can be accessed by pressing the Tab key.

After placement, the dialog can be accessed in the following ways:

• Double-clicking on an object.
• Placing the cursor over an object and selecting the Properties from the right-click context menu.
• Run command Edit >> Change, then click an existing object.

Options/Controls

Corner 1 X/Y - Define the first corner location of the Fill.

Corner 2 X/Y - Define the second corner location of the Fill.

Properties

• Layer - The layer that the Fill will be placed onto. Arcs can be placed on any layer other than the system layers.
• Net - Choose a Net for the Fill. All Nets in the current project will be listed in drop-down list.
• Locked -  Lock the object so that any attempts to graphically move or modify it will invoke a dialog requesting confirmation.

• Keepout - Check this box to set the Arc object as Keepout.

• Solder / Paste Mask Expansion - Specify the expansion value for the Solder / Paste Mask. There are three options available:
  
  • No Mask - (default). Don't apply any expansion value to the Solder / Paste Mask
  • Expansion value from rules - Apply a Solder / Paste Mask expansion based on the applicable design rules.
  • Specify expansion value - Manually specify a Solder / Paste Mask expansion value in the enabled edit box.