Fillzone not working

[dchisholm]

The most common problems associated with fill zones (copper pours) were summarized by @Rene_Poschl just yesterday, in the thread “GND Zones not filling” at GND Zones not filling - #3 by Rene_Poschl :

@Rene_Poschl

A remark on zones: They only fill if something is connected to them. So make sure you have either a via or a pad that connects to the net within the zone. (on the correct layer of course.)

Also look at the clearance and minimum width settings. Maybe these prevent the zone to connect to the pads you expect it to connect to. (Zones have their own settings in their properties dialog.)

I posted a footprint for DPAK (that DOES work) in the thread “Pad Holes Under SMT for Heat Sinking and other questions” at Pad Holes Under SMT for Heat Sinking and other questions - #4 by dchisholm . Compare its construction to yours - especially the properties of the pads.

If you still have a problem after investigating these potential faults, post your footprint file.

Dale