[PEDA] GND Net gone

[Elby Designs]

Resolved!!!!!

One of my components has a pad for the TAB on an SOT223 component. This has 
the designator 0 and is connected the GND tracks on my board (in this 
instance it is a positive voltage regulator and so the TAB is electrically 
the same as the Common connection of the regulator and so gets connected to 
the GND rail...

Although there is only ONE SOT223 on the board and although there is only 
ONE pin with this designator, AD has decided that IT will define the netname 
for that track and (a) ignore the other 20 or so GND Power Ports connected 
to the same tracks and (b) not report that there is a conflict with 
netnames......

I redesignated the TAB to match the Common pin on this component (both in 
the schematic and the footprint) and `bob's your uncle' it has gone......

Thanks Brad Velander and Ian Capps for your prompt responses.

Best Regards

(Mr) Laurie Biddulph
Mobile: 0400 257 645

Elby Designs
ABN: 70 022 727 605
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elby Designs" <elby_designs at ozemail.com.au>
To: <PEDA at techservinc.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 11:58 AM
Subject: [PEDA] GND Net gone


>I have been using Altium Designer DXP 2004 with SP4 on Windows 2000 but 
>recently had to change to a new computer now runnings Windows XP.
> I have a project that appeared to be okay on the older setup but I have a 
> problem with the current installation.
>
> When updating the PCB file, having just compiled the project in the 
> schematic section, the update refuses to recognise my GND nets. All the 
> other power nets are listed but not GND. Is there anyway of 
> seeing/editing/fixing the nets that the schematic section is working with 
> that might explain why they are not showing up in the pcb?
>
> Another minor problem is that any pads marked as NC or 0 (unsued pads on 
> an SOT23 or ic for example) always come across to be joined together. Is 
> there anyway of telling the system to simply ignore nets of this nature?
>
> Best Regards
>
> (Mr) Laurie Biddulph
> Mobile: 0400 257 645
>
> Elby Designs
> ABN: 70 022 727 605
> http://www.elby-designs.com
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