Creating an Area Fill

The following procedures describe how to create area fills in Footprint Editor.

Creating a Polygonal Area Fill

By using the Area Fill (Polygon) command, an arbitrary-shaped area fill can be created.

1. On the ribbon, click Shape > Area Fill > Polygon. The Area Fill (Polygon) / Component Area (Polygon) dialog is displayed.
2. In the dialog, select Area Fill.
3. Enter a shape on the canvas. An area fill is created on the active layer.

Assist menu

The following menu items can be selected by right-clicking the mouse.

Finish

Input Coordinate

Insert Arc

Undo

Cancel

Command dialog

Area Fill (Polygon) / Component Area (Polygon)

Creating a Rectangular Area Fill

By using the Area Fill (Rectangle) command, a rectangular area fill can be created.

1. On the ribbon, click  Shape > Area Fill > Rectangle. The Area Fill (Rectangle) / Component Area (Rectangle) dialog is displayed.
2. In the dialog, select Area Fill.
3. Enter a shape on the canvas. An area fill is created on the active layer.

Assist menu

The following menu items can be selected by right-clicking the mouse.

Input Coordinate

Undo

Cancel

Command dialog

Area Fill (Rectangle) / Component Area (Rectangle) 

Creating a Circular Area Fill

By using the Area Fill (Circle) command, you can create a circular area fill.

1. On the ribbon, click Shape  > Area Fill > Circle. The Area Fill (Circle) / Component Area (Circle) dialog is displayed.
2. In the dialog, select Area Fill.
3. Enter a shape on the canvas. An area fill is created on the active layer.

Assist menu

The following menu items can be selected by right-clicking the mouse.

Input Coordinate

Undo

Cancel

Command dialog

Area Fill (Circle) / Component Area (Circle)