Fill Zone Incorrect

[benmo]

Hi
I have a 5V voltage regulator and have placed a fill zone around the 5V output and have connected it to 5V net. When placing a GND fill zone on the same plane the 5V fill zone does not show up as if it is part of the GND fill zone. What am I doing wrong?

[hermit]

I’m having a little trouble following but I think you need to raise the zone priority of the 5V fill so it doesn’t get incorporated into the GND fill. Click on the zone outline and you should get a menu option to edit the zone properties.

[der.ule]

This FAQ helps to illustrate hermit’s remark:

How to create a power plane (using zones)

Overlapping zones Zones can overlap. Overlapping zones on different layers don’t affect each other. If they belong to the same net, you can stitch them with vias; otherwise not. Zone borders can also overlap on the same layer. [image] The behavior in that situation depends on the properties of each zone. Naturally the net is important. Another one is priority. [image] Zones with different nets When zones belong to different nets, KiCad locigally can’t just know how they should be filled if…

[benmo]

Thank you very much for the replies. Priority solved my problem.