Fill zones don't want to connect with custom shape pads

[Cezary Zieliński]

The print screen shows the problem.

[Cezary Zieliński (olek13)]

Sorry, I forgot to add information:

Application: kicad
Version: 5.0-dev-unknown-322ce84~61~ubuntu16.04.1, release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.2
    libcurl/7.47.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 2.24
    Boost: 1.58.0
    Curl: 7.47.0
    Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 with C++ ABI 1009

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

[Tomasz Wlostowski (twlostow)]

Cezary, can you send us (in private) the pcb design?
Tom

[jean-pierre charras (jp-charras)]

Custom pad shapes have always the "no connect to zones" option set.
(See the dialog pad editor).

The reason is the fact it is hard to say how to connect a custom (therefore free) shape to a zone.
Only the designer knows that.

[Andrzej Wolski (awolski)]

Solid connection to zones makes sense to me.
Even in case of thermal relief, spokes can just go from anchor pad to zone. And if for particular pad shape this doesn't work well, the designer can always set connection to "None" and draw it manually.

[Cezary Zieliński (olek13)]

Don't know why all messages were in a spam folder... Sorry.

I use a high current "jumper" module, which is shorted by soldering, so it should be solid connected to a fill zone. And, of course the best shape for that module pad is halfcircle (semicircle) - that's the reason.
A module definition is in the attached file.

Best regards.