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- Try these steps: 1. from top menu, View ► Board Planning Mode (or simply hit '1' for the keyboard shortcut) 2. from top menu, Design ► Edit Board Shape (or simply hit 'd' twice for the keyboard shortcut) (see note below) 3. left-click and drag white edit handles, which appear as you hover over a board edge
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Dec 12, 2022 · The Board Shape defines the overall shape of the finished board. Click through the slides to see the three Board Regions that make up the rigid-flex shape, and the finished board in 3D. Summary. The Board Shape, also referred to as the board outline, is a closed polygonal shape that defines the overall extents of the board.
Jan 11, 2018 · This page details the PCB Board Shape object - a closed polygonal shape that defines the overall extents of the board. Covers availability, definition (interactive, or from selected objects/a 3D Body), creating primitives from it, and cutting a hole in it
The following steps are necessary to create a Board Shape: Switch to a suitable grid (e.g. 1 mm) by using the G shortcut and select the desired grid from the menu. Switch to the desired layer where the board shape will be defined (Mechanical 1).
Nov 28, 2022 · Altium Designer 21 features many powerful tools for creating and editing your rigid-flex board shape. Learn how to use the board planning mode to create board shapes, define...
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Sep 26, 2017 · Board shape definition is made by performing the following sequence of actions: Position the cursor and click to anchor the starting vertex for the board shape. Move the cursor ready to place the second vertex. The default behavior is to place 2 edges with each click, with a user-defined corner shape between them.
There are several ways to create your own board shape as you will learn in this guide. The recommended way to create a board shape is to use a contour import from MCAD systems. This shape must be created earlier and uploaded from your favorite CAD system in DXF or DWG format.
Jun 29, 2015 · This video explains how to redefine board shape in the old and also in the new Altium.
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