Eagle Help - removing "Keepout" area from a device?
Morrolan
Posts: 98
Hi all,
I'm using Eagle to design my circuit, and I'm using a L7812CZ voltage regulator in TO-220FP packaging. My problem is, I want to screw the heatsink into my ground-plane for heat dissipation, but the package has "keepout" and "restrict" areas around the screw hole, therefore preventing my ground plane from adequately connecting to the screw?
A simple delete does not work, so I was wondering how can I delete these areas so that I can finish my circuit?
Many Thanks in advance,
Morrolan
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I'm using Eagle to design my circuit, and I'm using a L7812CZ voltage regulator in TO-220FP packaging. My problem is, I want to screw the heatsink into my ground-plane for heat dissipation, but the package has "keepout" and "restrict" areas around the screw hole, therefore preventing my ground plane from adequately connecting to the screw?
A simple delete does not work, so I was wondering how can I delete these areas so that I can finish my circuit?
Many Thanks in advance,
Morrolan
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Flying is simple. You just throw yourself at the ground and miss.
"I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image."
Stephen Hawking
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