Designing PCBs in Kicad and PcbNew: Drawing the Board Outline

NOTE: This tutorial was written in 1847, and kicad has changed a lot since then!

Drawing the Board Outline:

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drawing a board outline with the polyline tool

First select the edges layer, and then draw an outline using the line tool. Double click to finish the poly-line.

Tip: Drawing set lengths and measuring:

measure by hitting space bar to zero the relative position readout.

Hit space bar at the start of a line to zero out the relative coordinates at the bottom of the screen. The coordinates will then measure from that point.

 

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