- Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:40 pm
#138855
In eagle, specifically 6.1, is there a way to have two power polys (+5 and GND) on the same layer, but of course isolated? I've got 5V and GND traces all over the place, and I'd like to be able to lay down planes for 5V where possible to increase current capabilities. I have a problem though, because when I first do "poly GND", and draw the ground plane, then do the +5V, the 5v lays directly on the GND plane, thus "shorting" them out. I also tried switching the GND to Rank 2, and then doing the +5v on rank 1, this caused the 5V to take precedence and not show the ground in areas ground should fill.
I've also tried using the "isolate" feature on both planes, but this did not change the shorting. The only way I could see doing it is to lay down the ground plane on Rank 2, then hand draw polygons for +5v in 5v areas, instead of doing one large poly across the board and having it auto fill where 5v was, but not overlap the GND.
Any ideas?
I've also tried using the "isolate" feature on both planes, but this did not change the shorting. The only way I could see doing it is to lay down the ground plane on Rank 2, then hand draw polygons for +5v in 5v areas, instead of doing one large poly across the board and having it auto fill where 5v was, but not overlap the GND.
Any ideas?