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>But why would i want to re-do it?

**If** your CAD program has the tools to redo the pour then what you
said below is meaningless which was the point of my reply to the same;

"I would also say the copper pour must be the last step in the
process. All traces are finished and the board is basically working
before i add a copper pour."

>I really don't get that part, i have heard it several times now
>that this happens in eagle

It's quite possible that all relevant CAD programs cause a pour redo
when the board opens...Something like a reset. Perhaps the only
difference with Eagle is that by default the redo doesn't take place
automatically allowing you to edit in unfilled space first if you so
wish. Otherwise, there would have to be a command to rollback the
pour. Neither here nor there IMO.



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Trethan"
<stefan_trethan@...> wrote:

>
> On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:10:14 +0100, derekhawkins <eldata@...> wrote:
>
> > Pours can be redone each time you open the board file for

editing. If

> >
> > your CAD program doesn't have a similar means of redoing pours

then

> >
> > it sucks frankly.
>
>
> But why would i want to re-do it?
>
> I do the copper pour once, and then it's there, and i'll store it.

It'll

> still be there next time i open the file. I'll only re-do it if i

do

> something like change board size, why would i want to re-do it

more

> regularly?
>
> I really don't get that part, i have heard it several times now

that this

> happens in eagle, and i don't understand it.
>
> thanks
>
> ST
>