alfy4860 wrote:
Hello,
I am new Kicad user.
I try to desing my first little board and have 2 problems
First: When DRC check is on I cannot place any wire on the board
and a little arrow is on the pad where the wire starts.
When DRC is off all works fine but I would like to use the DRC function.
Second: I can't understand how works zone tool
Sometime it works fine and sometime the wires are included into it
I don't know why and I didn't find some information into the doc.
hi,
for your DRC problem. it is hard to say without knowing more about your problem. The small arrow comes up when you try to make a connection, draw a trace, or place a via in some way that disagrees with the design rules. The only way I have been able to reproduce the problem you describe is to put moduldes too close together, or set your clearance to far apart. I strongly reccomend that you leave DRC on and find your problem or else you will likely end up with boards that have errors.
the zone tool will include a net on the zone if that net is selected. I often set the zones to connect with ground. Do this by selecting the net highlight tool and clicking on a pad from that net. to deselect a net just click somewhere else on the board. do this just before creating a zone/fill.
-ryan
