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How to delete Board geometrty outline

Hi,

I have created the footprints for some particular components. I added outline for my footprints from "board geometry" class by adding rectangle instead of choosing line from the tan "Add". I want to remove that outline because our fabrication house advised to correct it. But i'm not able to delete the outline. I found that if i drew outline using line(from 'Add' tab) instead of rectangle, i could delete it simply by right clicking and choosing delete option. But i can't find delete option in my case. How can i delete the rectangular outline under the class board geometry?

Any help would be appreciated.

PhilH over 9 years ago

You shouldn't be using "board geometry" to draw the outline of the part. I always use "package geometry>assembly top".

Also, when you add a rectangle, it is basically an unfilled shape, not a line. To delete it you must use delete>shape. This applies regardless of which class the rectangle was drawn on.

I wouldn't recommend using a shape for your footprint outline. If you move a group of "etch shapes" on your board. You are likely to grab some part outlines as well.

I always use the line command to draw the footprint outlines.
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