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By kaiki
#39986
any idea what parameter one needs to change in Eagle to enable large sized connections from the walls of a via to a connected layer.

e.g.
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By Azoore
#39988
DRC -> Supply -> Generate thermals for vias.
By kaiki
#39990
DRC -> Supply -> Generate thermals for vias.
thanks.. i do have that enabled but it doesn't seem to do it.

I have also set the via(s) as SUP in the schematics.
The other settings in the supply tab in drc i have are:

Thermal Isolate - 0 mil (no restring)
Annulus Isolate - 0 mil (no restring)

i've tried with or without the restring option but it doesn't seem to change anything.
the only thing that shows up differently is if I set thermal isolate to 10 mils the size of the ring around the via (in the fill layer) increases.
By reklipz
#39991
Use the "Change" tool.

Click the wrench, go to "Thermals", then goto "On". Then, click the offending pour, and vuala!, there you have it.
Last edited by reklipz on Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.
By kaiki
#39992
sorry figured it out.. the layer wasn't specified as a supply layer.

Layer 2 $GND
took care of that.