Orcad - ground plane

Nov 11, 2004 2 Replies

Copper pour (obstacle tool). RTFM.

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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 , "John Dough" 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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