Shapester can be used to create and modify many different kinds of design objects at the click of a button.
- Plane Shapes
- Route / Plane Obstructs
- Plane clearances under pads
- Solder Mask Clearances
- Conductive areas with clearances to nearby objects
- Fill a layer with a plane shape, with cutouts for any other planes on that layer
- Add solder mask clearance to an entire layer, but leave mask around components for soldering
- Add Solder Mask loop to board outline
- Quickly and easily convert sharp corners to chamfers or round corners
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Shapester can also copy any draw object and paste it onto another layer.
This function makes duplicating GND planes and route obstructs easy.
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How does it work?
Just select the net objects that you want included in the new shape:
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Shapester will create a complex plane shape in seconds
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Adjust shape creation parameters to customize
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Change Corner modes to make square, rounded, or chamfered corners in your shapes.
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Here’s a short video of the Chamfer / Round Corners function in action: