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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;small&gt;This article is part of an introduction tutorial called [[CrashCourse2]]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;small&gt;Download this article as [[media: defineoutline.pdf|PDF-File]]&lt;/small&gt;<br /> <br /> Please switch over to the PCB layout view by the icon &quot;Go to PCB view&quot; [[image:GotoPCB.jpg]] (see cursor in the following image) or use the key &#039;&#039;&#039;F3&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> {| cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;10&quot; style=&quot;width:10px; float:right; border:1px solid #CCCCCC; background-color:#F9F9F9; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em;&quot;<br /> |<br /> More details?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Outline]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Layer]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Layout_e_1.jpg|none]]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> What you see is the PCB outline wizard suggesting a standard PCB outline in light red. It has the measurements of a &quot;Eurocard&quot; (W=160mm, H=100mm). Those measurements are much too big for our little project. Any modification of the outline can automatically be done within the PCB outline wizard in menu &quot;[[Menu Actions|Actions]]/[[Outline|PCB Outline Wizard]]&quot;:&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Image:Layout_e_2.jpg|none]]<br /> Immediately the assistant opens and we enter Width=30 and Height=20. The fact that we work in metric measurement is default. It can be adjusted to imperial measurement by the &quot;Change unit&quot; link in the dialog itself or by the icon &quot;Adjust View...&quot; (=the eye). [[Image:View.jpg]] The grid is set at the same location.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Image:Layout_e_3.jpg|none]]<br /> <br /> Because we don&#039;t have further breakouts at the edges or within the square, we click on button &quot;Complete PCB outline&quot;. TARGET 3001! asks whether we want to use the placement wizard which we cancel (we want to place them manually). Immediately the desired outline shape appears on the layout screen. Now we can import the component packages (the footprint pattern, or landmarks) by drag and drop from the sidebar.&lt;br&gt;<br /> {| cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;10&quot; style=&quot;width:10px; float:right; border:1px solid #CCCCCC; background-color:#F9F9F9; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em;&quot;<br /> |<br /> More details?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Drawing]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Drag]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Line]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Text]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Layout_e_4.jpg|none]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Import matching packages (footprints) to the layout|Next step]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Connecting the pins|One step back]]&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[CrashCourse2|Back to overview]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Einen Platinenumriss bestimmen]]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[fr:Définir les dimensions du PCB]]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[category:Actions]]</div>

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