Zone properties configuration in PCB Design - Dashboard Guide

Dashboard Mode - Zone properties configuration

Goal

Understand how configuring zone properties affects PCB design and manufacturing quality.

Sample Data: Zone Properties Settings

Zone Name	Net	Clearance (mm)	Min Thickness (mil)	Thermal Relief	Pour Order	Fill Mode
Power	VCC	0.2	1.5	Yes	1	Solid
Ground	GND	0.15	1.0	No	2	Hatched
Signal1	DATA	0.1	1.0	Yes	3	Solid
Signal2	CLK	0.1	1.0	Yes	4	Solid
Shield	GND	0.25	2.0	No	5	Hatched

Dashboard Components

• KPI Card: Total Zones
  Formula: Count of Zone Name
  Result: 5
• KPI Card: Average Clearance (mm)
  Formula: Average of Clearance column
  Result: 0.16 mm
• Bar Chart: Zones by Pour Order
  X-axis: Pour Order (1 to 5)
  Y-axis: Zone Name
  Shows the sequence of zone pours
• Pie Chart: Fill Mode Distribution
  Slices: Count of zones by Fill Mode (Solid, Hatched)
  Shows proportion of fill styles
• Table: Zone Properties Detail
  Shows all columns from sample data for detailed review

Dashboard Layout

+-------------------+-----------------------+
| Total Zones (KPI) | Average Clearance (KPI)|
+-------------------+-----------------------+
|       Bar Chart: Zones by Pour Order       |
|                                           |
+-------------------------------------------+
| Pie Chart: Fill Mode Distribution | Table: Zone Properties Detail |
+-------------------------------------------+
    

Interactivity

Filter by Net (e.g., VCC, GND, DATA, CLK) updates all components to show only zones for that net.

Clicking a Fill Mode slice filters the table and bar chart to zones with that fill style.

Hovering over a bar in the Pour Order chart highlights the corresponding zone in the table.

Self Check

If you add a filter for Net = "GND", which components update and what changes occur?

• Total Zones KPI updates to 2 (Ground and Shield zones)
• Average Clearance KPI updates to average of 0.15 and 0.25 = 0.20 mm
• Bar Chart shows only Pour Orders 2 and 5
• Pie Chart updates to show fill mode distribution for these two zones
• Table shows only Ground and Shield rows

Key Result

Dashboard showing PCB zone properties with KPIs, charts, and detailed table to analyze configuration impact.