Hi, I am working on a project where my board outline is a custom shape imported from a DXF file. I have double checked it forms a closed loop and it shows up as expected in the 3D viewer.
However, when I try to create a filled copper zone KiCad stalls forever and I have to force quit.
Here’s what my board outline looks like. I get that it’s irregular, but doesn’t really seem all that crazy.
How do I fix this?
Every time you see a crash in KiCad, the way to fix it is to archive the project you are working on and report the issue to the KiCad team. We love fixing bugs! Also, this looks like a neat project (badge?)
So maybe crash the the wrong term. The program just gets stuck loading forever and eventually I have to force quit so I never actually get an error message. But functionally the program stops working which is why I say crash.
Where do I submit the project tho, github?
I ended up solving this by tracing the imported outline with regular straight lines. Labor intensive but works a lot better.
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