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Creating a Board outline

HSID

I am trying to create a board outline and would also like to know how once I have created the board outline how to bring it in to associate it with the actual design.

I would like to draw a rectangle shape and then edit the size, is this possible. The manual shows entering in specific coordinates but at this point I would like to draw a rectangle and edit the dimensions once I receive them from my mechanical group.

Once I have the board outline drawn how do you bring this into a design.

Can you create a board outline template and then edit this template to fit your current design.

Thanks

HS

  • tmd63

    There are a number of methods you can use. Are you using Allegro PCB Editor or Orcad Layout?

    We use AutoCAD to create the board outline. Then we save as a Revison 12 DXF. and use the DXF import to bring the layer information into Allegro PCB Editor.

    Notes: The outline MUST BE a closed pline. Use a single layer for board outlines and use the layer conversion table to get it into the correct layer (class and subclass).

  • HSID
    in reply to tmd63

    Thanks, that helped

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