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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Ground Plane

From: Hans Wedemeyer <hans@...>
Date: 2002-08-09

John,
With EAGLE I add a polygon and it fills all available space. The next
step is to give the polygon a NET name, and naming it GND will connect
it to Ground... ( I assume your are using GND as the ground net of
course)
This is what the end result looks like http://hans-w.com/rpm_pcb.jpg
Hans W

crankorgan wrote:

> Hi Gang,
> I was wondering if any of you have done a ground plane
> on a board. When I mill boards I can use the surrounding copper
> as a ground. With Eagle and other programs I can't find a way to
> keep the extra copper around the traces. I know I can use the other
> side of the board for a ground. I really wanted to stick with a
> single sided boards.
> Regards
>
> John
>
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