Orcad - ground plane

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John Dough

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Does anyone know how to get orcad to fill up the unused areas of the pcb and
use it as a ground plane?
 
In article <fO-dnU-Lj-y56A_cRVn-3A@is.co.za>,
"John Dough" <1@2.3> writes:
|> Does anyone know how to get orcad to fill up the unused areas of the pcb and
|> use it as a ground plane?

Copper pour. But it won't fill spots where it can't reach a grounded
pad, so you may have to make ground available in all the places you
want copper.

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Ned Forrester n_f_orrester@whoi.edu 508-289-2226
Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Dept.
Oceanographic Systems Lab http://adcp.whoi.edu/
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
 
On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:07:50 +0200, the renowned "John Dough" <1@2.3>
wrote:

Does anyone know how to get orcad to fill up the unused areas of the pcb and
use it as a ground plane?
Copper pour (obstacle tool). RTFM.


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Spehro Pefhany
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