Connect signals via copper layers

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cradleinflames
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Connect signals via copper layers

#1 Post by cradleinflames » 19 Mar 2022, 00:41

Hello!

I used Diptrace several years ago and remember having issues with a few items and here I am again having issues with them again . . .

I have a board that I have a copper pour on the top of the board (which I want to use for a power layer) and a pour on the bottom (which I want to route some signals to using vias to use it as a ground plane). I know how to do this with ExpressPCB easily enough but I'm struggling to figure out how to do it here. I'm currently making a ring of LEDs and want to connect the VDD pads (highlighted in red) using the top layer.
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I believe I should be able to do this by connecting them via thermal pads (as shown in the example below):
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I believe this is probably easy enough to setup but I'm concerned that when I'm poking at each of these settings, I'm going to accidently leave one option enabled on a certain pad, forgot to return it to "normal" and screw the whole thing up. Can someone help me figure out how to setup the pads so they're connected? Thanks!

Tomg
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Re: Connect signals via copper layers

#2 Post by Tomg » 19 Mar 2022, 02:27

Here's a link to the official DipTrace "how to" video - viewtopic.php?f=26&t=14466
Tom

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