Electronic – Automatically connect exposed pad to ground plane

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Designing my first PCB. The switching IC in my DC/DC converter requires an exposed pad to be connected to ground to provide a low-resistance path. However, EAGLE wants to leave a clearance between my ground plane and the exposed pad:

My PCB without connection between ground plane and exposed pad.

Is there any way to remove that empty space? I have already tried

  • Setting DRC > Clearance > Same Signals > SMD and SMD to 0mil (nothing happens)
  • Inserting a rectangle on the top copper layer to cover the empty area (the clearance comes back when I reload the board file or press Ratsnest)

Thanks!

Best Answer

Set the Net value of the plane to the same as the Net value of the ground. It'll merge them all together, then.

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