manipulating the width of the gap between...

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How do you increase/derease the gap between a track and copper pour? not for the whole board for for a chosen track? Thanks

smdfan

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What software?

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leon_heller:
What software?

EAGLE

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I don’t use Eagle, but simply putting keep-out areas on both sides of the track should work.

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I’m going to assume that by copper pour you’re referring to a polygon that is encompassing the entire board and is all one signal (ie ground plane). In that case, select the polygon, go to it’s properties (right click > properties or the info tool) and under isolate, select the extra space you want. The minimum distance between the pour and track is defined in the DRC, under the Clearance tab.

Hope this is what you were looking for.

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zerotruths:
I’m going to assume that by copper pour you’re referring to a polygon that is encompassing the entire board and is all one signal (ie ground plane). In that case, select the polygon, go to it’s properties (right click > properties or the info tool) and under isolate, select the extra space you want. The minimum distance between the pour and track is defined in the DRC, under the Clearance tab.

Hope this is what you were looking for.

Thanks for the info. However, what you said changes the clearance for the entire area. I want the clearance to change between the ground plane and just ONE track. How that can be done, if at all? Thanks

smdFan

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Draw a wire on layer 41 (or 42) over the trace you wish to isolate further.

Alter the width of the restrict trace depending on the isolation required.