Zone properties configuration in PCB Design - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to set the zone fill type to solid.

PCB Design

zone.FillType = [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

ANone

BHatched

CSolid

DGradient

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Choosing a fill type that creates patterns instead of solid fill.

The fill type Solid ensures the zone is completely filled.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to set the zone clearance to 0.2 mm.

PCB Design

zone.Clearance = [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A0.5

B0.1

C1.0

D0.2

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using too large or too small clearance values that affect design rules.

Setting clearance to 0.2 mm ensures proper spacing around the zone.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly set the zone layer to 'TopLayer'.

PCB Design

zone.Layer = [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Atoplayer

B"TopLayer"

CTopLayer

D'TopLayer'

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using unquoted names or single quotes which may cause errors.

The layer name must be a string with double quotes: "TopLayer".

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to set the zone's thermal relief to enabled and the pad connection to 'Thermal'.

PCB Design

zone.ThermalRelief = [1]
zone.PadConnection = [2]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

ATrue

BFalse

C"Thermal"

D"Direct"

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using False for thermal relief or wrong pad connection strings.

Thermal relief is enabled with True and pad connection set to "Thermal".

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to configure the zone with a clearance of 0.15, fill type 'Hatched', and layer 'BottomLayer'.

PCB Design

zone.Clearance = [1]
zone.FillType = [2]
zone.Layer = [3]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A0.15

B"Hatched"

C"BottomLayer"

D0.25

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Mixing up numeric and string types or using wrong values.

Clearance is set to 0.15, fill type to "Hatched", and layer to "BottomLayer".