limxx518
Newbie level 3
Hey guys!
I'm new to this forum and Altium as well.
I'm laying out a double sided PCB that must remain that way due to cost.
I have finished laying out the traces for all the signals, except for a power signal and ground. I found it near impossible for me the route the two signals to all the required pads without having the top and bottom traces criss-cross each other. These signals are all over the board on both layers. It may be due to poor part placement, but I thought a workaround to this problem would be to have two polygon pours on both layers, one for each signal. This would solve the problem, since the polygon pour would also connect the signals on both layers through some vias and through hole pads that I have on the board.
However, I keep getting the error Modified Polygon: Polygon Not Repour after Edit on Top Layer. I want to have the top layer pour be connected to ground, and the bottom layer connected to the power signal. Initially, I thought the reason I couldn't place the pour was due to overcrowded traces, since the PolygonConnectStyle is set to Relief Connect. So, I thought changing the connect style to Direct Connect would solve the problem. It didn't, and now I'm stuck.
What do you think is the problem? Is it poor part placement and routing. Is there any hope to solve it with my current placements? Attached is the picture of the board after trying to lay out the pour. As you can see, the whole board is highlighted in green that shows the error.
I'm new to this forum and Altium as well.
I'm laying out a double sided PCB that must remain that way due to cost.
I have finished laying out the traces for all the signals, except for a power signal and ground. I found it near impossible for me the route the two signals to all the required pads without having the top and bottom traces criss-cross each other. These signals are all over the board on both layers. It may be due to poor part placement, but I thought a workaround to this problem would be to have two polygon pours on both layers, one for each signal. This would solve the problem, since the polygon pour would also connect the signals on both layers through some vias and through hole pads that I have on the board.
However, I keep getting the error Modified Polygon: Polygon Not Repour after Edit on Top Layer. I want to have the top layer pour be connected to ground, and the bottom layer connected to the power signal. Initially, I thought the reason I couldn't place the pour was due to overcrowded traces, since the PolygonConnectStyle is set to Relief Connect. So, I thought changing the connect style to Direct Connect would solve the problem. It didn't, and now I'm stuck.
What do you think is the problem? Is it poor part placement and routing. Is there any hope to solve it with my current placements? Attached is the picture of the board after trying to lay out the pour. As you can see, the whole board is highlighted in green that shows the error.