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leif 3 years ago
Hi! I'm designing a PCB heavily using copper areas and PCB modules, and I've discovered two problems. 1. On a 4K monitor, any time a copper area overlaps a component, it's _incredibly_ difficult to select the copper area with the mouse, because you have to hit a pixel on the dotted line exactly. If you don't, you select the component instead. It would be great if we could select the copper area by clicking a few pixels around the dotted line. 2. When first adding PCB modules to a PCB, you have to use Import Changes and check the **"Also update track's net"** option to append the prefix to the track names\. This works for tracks\, but it doesn't apply to copper areas\! I think it should\. If you have a copper area in your module\, it should be treated the same way as a trace\, because really\, it \_is\_ a trace\, just with a funny shape\. I'm using 6.4.20.6.
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UserSupport 3 years ago
Hi 1, can you post an image? we didn't have 4K screen 2,   Yes, only update track net, doesn't support copper area net
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leif 3 years ago
Here is an image: ![2021-08-20_13-02-59_8.png](//image.easyeda.com/pullimage/QycoWo8LoYMhXokUd99kEG6pL0ot9Sx0NS3eD4WA.png) But, you can't really see the problem in the image. It looks fine. The problem is the behavior. In this case, the two angled dual-row headers are part of a large custom footprint. So any time the mouse goes over the area, the entire custom footprint is highlighted.. and when I click, the footprint is selected, not the copper area! The copper area is only one pixel thick, very thin as you can see in the image. It's almost impossible to hit it on a high resolution monitor. Please note, the copper areas are NOT part of the footprint, because these copper areas are used as custom shape traces, and need to be different for different projects where I use the same footprint. Here are the full project files if you would like to see: [link](https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8wvuwhjwdpp7f1y/AADeIO4QX5ls13xnXaaMZuzna?dl=0) 1. Yes, I noticed. Why not? Why are they treated differently from tracks?
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leif 3 years ago
@liket73 I missed some things and there is no edit button. When you select a copper area that is \_alone\_\, not overlapping with anything\, it's very easy to select\, you don't have to hit it exacty\, it's okay to be within 5 pixels or so\.\. But when a footprint overlaps a copper area, it becomes extremely difficult because you must select exactly the correct pixel. Sometimes it takes 10 tries! I think you probably have the same issue on an HD resolution screen but on a 4K screen it's worse because the pixels are so darn small. If you don't have a 4K screen for testing and development, seriously, you need to get one. Your users are using these screens, the developers should too, otherwise of course you will not see the same issues. :)
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