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From: "jzmuda2000" <hwhacker@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 10:41 AM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Eagle Tip - add a nice looking "ground plane" to 
your boards


> You guys probably already know this.  But I got a real kick out of
> this - when it worked the first time I tried it.
>
> I have discovered one neat trick with Eagle.  It is trivial to get a
> beautiful "ground plane" around all your traces. While still at
> the "rats nest" stage of layout...just place a polygon (simply a
> rectangle really) on the same layer as your traces.  Make it the
> size of your entire board.  When you auto route...the autorouter
> will automatically isolate all your traces from this "ground plane".
> So, it is not really a "ground plane" as it is isolated from
> everything else. But, with one little "blue wire" you can make it a
> ground plane, if you want.  I just do it because it will save on
> etch time.

Set its signal name is GND and Eagle will start routing to it.