3. Surface
If you want to add a surface, click on the button "Surface". You will then see the following window.
When adding surfaces, there are also a few options differing from the addition of lines. These shall also be explained here.
If you want to add a surface, you have three options:
Polygon
You can either place a polygon by entering the X and Y coordinates. Enter the coordinates and click “Start”. The defined point will be the starting point of your polygon. Enter new coordinates and click “Add Point”. You can then continue with this procedure until you want to close your polygon. To do so, click “close”.
The other option for placing polygons is just to do a simple right-click at the propriate position in the design. Continue to place more angles of the polygon by further right-clicks. A double-click will automatically close the polygon.
If you place an angle in a way that will hinder the automatic closure, the new (wrong) line will be shown as red instead of blue.
Besides the polarity, you can also select whether to place an isle or a hole into an existing surface. It`s not possible that holes cut each other.
Rectangle
To add a rectangle, you can either also use the method of entering X and Y coordinates or you can select the starting point of your rectangle by a simple right-click. The size of the rectangle can then be determined by moving the mouse. Double-clicking will place the rectangle.
Like when defining the polygon, you have the same two options: You can also select the polarity and whether to place an isle or a hole into an existing surface.
Flood Layer
To flood a layer, you have to adjust some parameters to configure the distances that shall be held and the minimal area (regarding the min. total area) and size of the flooding (regarding the min. length /width):
In the case of “Flood Layer”, the use of entering X and Y coordinates is not reasonable.