I have a question about this method, how do I make a outline layer with either a hollow polygon or 4 lines to make an outline? I don't see an option to make the polygons hollow nor can I seem to connect lines to anything other than pads.
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 1:15 AM, Kai-Martin Knaak <k...@familieknaak.de> wrote: > On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:17:15 -0800, Anthony Shanks wrote: > >> Is there anyway to move a footprint beyond the boundary of the board? >> For example I want to move this jack (J1) so the connectors are sticking >> out the board, but it doesnt want to move the silkscreen layer past the >> board boundaries. In this case do I have to just edit the footprint? > > The end of the drawing area in the pcb GUI can coincide with the boundary > of the board, but it does not have to. You can define an arbitrary shape > with tracks in a layer called "outline". Gerber output will produce a > dedicated file with this layer. Fabs will recognize this as the path to > cut the board. > Make the outline shape smaller than the viewport and the jack can easily > extend beyond the boundary of the board. > > Unfortunately, the default layer-stack for new layouts does not contain > this layer. You have to rename an existing layer, or add a new layer for > this purpose. Check the button of the layer you want to rename and do > Edit -> Edit_Name_Of -> Active_Layer > > If you want to introduce a new layer, you can do so in the preference > dialog: > File -> Preferences -> Layers > > You can make up your own default layer stack in the config file > $HOME/.pcb/preferences . Mine looks like this: > > /-------preferences----- > <snip> > groups = 1,2,3,c:4,5,6,s:7:8 > layer-name-1 = top > layer-name-2 = top.-poly. > layer-name-3 = top.-GND > layer-name-4 = bottom > layer-name-5 = bot-polyg. > layer-name-6 = bot.-GND > layer-name-7 = comment > layer-name-8 = outline > \------------------- > > The above is true if you use the GTK-GUI, which is compiled in by > default. If you use the lesstif GUI, the config file to edit is > $HOME/.pcb/settings . > > >> http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/16/layoutpv.png > > I'd recommend a somewhat larger polygon clearance... > > >> Second question, is there a ruler tool in pcb? > > You can set a local origin with [CTRL-m]]. When set, the top right of the > window reports the distance of the cursor position from this origin. > > Hope, this helps. > > ---<(kaimartin)>--- > -- > Kai-Martin Knaak tel: +49-511-762-2895 > Universität Hannover, Inst. für Quantenoptik fax: +49-511-762-2211 > Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover http://www.iqo.uni-hannover.de > GPG key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=Knaak+kmk&op=get > > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > geda-user@moria.seul.org > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user > _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user