Filled area does not connect to node

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I am getting the hang of the filled areas, but I am having a problem that I can’t seem to get around. I created a filled area on In2.Cu, after reading some posts and watching a Utube. Worked great! I really like how Kicad handles this. Then I added a filled area for In1.Cu. This is supposed to be a complete ground plane, going from edge to edge of my entire board on that layer. In the dialog box I selected the right layer, and selected net GND. As you can see in the screen shot, this does not seem to have worked. I see the hatched outline, but I have “Show filled areas in zones” selected (as can be seen from the purple for In2.Cu). And clearly GND is not connected. I verified that the hatch marks are on the right layer by turning the visibility for In1.Cu. I tried turning all the other layers off, and clearly there are no thermal reliefs etc. just the GND rats nest lines.

I have read all the forum posts on filled areas, but nothing seems to relate. Just to be sure, I updated to the latest Kicad, 6217, dated Sept. 25, 2015.

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Try running the design rule checker and see if it updates the filled areas.

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I keep answering my own questions here! Which is terrific, but it seems I have to ask them first, so I apologize for the bandwidth! It seems that when Kicad draws the outline, it does not automatically fill it. You have to select the pour tool, and select “Fill or refill all zones”. Attached picture shows the result.

Short checklist for filled areas:

  1. Make sure “Do not show filled areas in zones” is not inadvertently selected.
  2. Make sure the “visible” check box for the layer you are working on has not become cleared (de-selected) for some reason.
  3. After you create the pour zone, select the pour tool and right click, then select “Fill or refill all zones”
  4. Watch for typos in similarly spelled net names.

Problem solved!

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