> How do I create that special layer? I'd just use a free layer and rename it?
As others have said, just name the layer "outline" and PCB
automagically knows what to do. Make sure that the layer has its own
group.
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On Sun, 2 Aug 2009 20:33:15 +0200
Oliver Lehmann wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I made my first PCB ever - and I did it with PCB ;)
Well done!
> I've one question. I use a 3*32pin connector and I have problems with
> placing it properly. I sized the board with the exact dimensions I
> need, but I need to h
On Sun, 2009-08-02 at 21:34 +0200, Oliver Lehmann wrote:
> Duncan Drennan wrote:
>
> > If you use the "outline" layer (which is a special layer in PCB), then
> > the outline will be correct on the .fab gerber too.
>
> How do I create that special layer? I'd just use a free layer and rename it?
>
Duncan Drennan wrote:
> If you use the "outline" layer (which is a special layer in PCB), then
> the outline will be correct on the .fab gerber too.
How do I create that special layer? I'd just use a free layer and rename it?
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> Add a layer called "outline" and place a the outline of the board there.
> Gerber export will produce a separate gerber file, that tells the fab
> where to cut the board. I'd include a README in the zip file of gerbers
> where I explicitely state which file to take the outline from.
If you use t
Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
> Add a layer called "outline" and place a the outline of the board there.
> Gerber export will produce a separate gerber file, that tells the fab
> where to cut the board. I'd include a README in the zip file of gerbers
> where I explicitely state which file to take the
On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:33:15 +0200, Oliver Lehmann wrote:
> I made my first PCB ever - and I did it with PCB
Welcome to the club of geda/pcb users!
> I now made the board a
> bit bigger to have the connector placed properly. I then drew a brown
> line (component layer) to mark where the boar
I do this all the time (even as we speak ;)
You need to find out how the manufacturer wants you to specify the
board perimeter. With PCB Express I place a one mil line on the top
layer.
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Hi,
I made my first PCB ever - and I did it with PCB ;)
I've one question. I use a 3*32pin connector and I have problems with
placing it properly. I sized the board with the exact dimensions I need,
but I need to have the connection side of the connector "out" of the
board. This is not possible a
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