Last time when placing RFID antenna at PCB I just routed tracks. During that (having router set to Shove) the small wrong move of hand and KiCad found the better way removing my 3 track turns including several vias. So for future designs I am trying to make it as a footprint.
Here is what I want to get at the end:
Seeing some similar discussions I supposed that except to follow net-tie solution the rest will be intuitive but I can’t find right tools to use (I use V 6.0.9).
As first try I used one net-tie footprint and modified it adding two pads (to be my vias) and connected them with ‘tracks’ (as there are no tracks in footprint editor I used Draw a line). Here it is.
When I select two left pads with lines at top connecting them and then right-click I don’t see what I could use to make all of that being one pad.
I tried to use my footprint in PCB:
What is good?
Even pads 1 and 2 of my ‘antenna’ are shorted they can be used in two nets.
What is wrong?
KiCad doesn’t see that pads in ‘antenna’ are connected.
KiCad don’t knows to save clearance between other tracks and my ‘antenna’ wires.
Question 1: What are the key information/functions I didn’t found to use?
When it will be done correct then…
Question 2: Is it possible to add to footprint the filled zone - see the shielding at bottom (blue) of my first picture?