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wilson.sh.tam 8 years ago

Hi, I just want to confirm the way to create a inner board cutout. I want to make a square (hole) within my board. So I just to create a Solid Area with NPTH in the attribute Layer and Type? ![enter image description here][1] I can see the area look like see-through under PhotoView, ![enter image description here][2] but in Gerber Viewer I can't tell if it is a cutout or an area without copper. ![enter image description here][3] Is my method correct? Thanks, Wilson [1]: /editor/20161115/582ae6af6fe8a.png [2]: /editor/20161115/582ae76197cb5.png [3]: /editor/20161115/582ae783a1c3f.png

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dillon 8 years ago

Your PCB is right. at photo viewer, we have a way to make it better. But gerber viewer just show it as board outline. So, your design is OK.

wilson.sh.tam 8 years ago

Thanks Dillon!

MMorena27 6 years ago

Hi, Are you sure the outline edge layer proper defines inner cut outs? PCB Editor: ![image.png](//image.easyeda.com/pullimage/arq283DCQ1JRnHyJvNEoRLv5fMjNwpLNIw3PzuOJ.png) PhotoView: ![image.png](//image.easyeda.com/pullimage/NuFiP8QwBWx5QMnovM70wSQ0qPG8NkfHpXFzF0dl.png) Oshpark Gerber view: ![image.png](//image.easyeda.com/pullimage/y5LRqlziFpp4xCq7HtRLrX9WiGR1UEaKrDuaKmpU.png)

andyfierman 6 years ago

@MMorena27, To make a cutout inside a Board Outline, please search for: **NPTH** in: [https://docs.easyeda.com/en/PCB/PCB-Tools/index.html](https://docs.easyeda.com/en/PCB/PCB-Tools/index.html)

Tutorials 6 years ago

[https://docs.easyeda.com/en/PCB/PCB-Tools/index.html#Solid-Region](https://docs.easyeda.com/en/PCB/PCB-Tools/index.html#Solid-Region)

digitalradiohacker 6 years ago

For a cutout on a PCB, we can use "Solid Region", but there is one problem. How can we accurately define the cutout position? With most of the other tools, we can define exact coordinates, but solid region doesn't seem to support this. This makes setting up precise cutout difficult. Any ideas?

Firefox 59.0 Windows 10 EasyEDA 5.4.12

James Shannon 6 years ago

@digitalradiohacker I noticed that the Solid Region tool has an 'Edit Points' button which allows you to define the position. Not sure if this is new or not.

Chrome 68.0.3440.106 OS X 10_13_6

digitalradiohacker 6 years ago

@james_9588 Yep, things are changing fast here. It looks like that was added after I asked about it. One thing proving useful is to use something like Sketchup to create an outline for something, export as DXF and then import into EasyEDA. From there, you can choose to have it as board outline / silkscreen etc etc. I do it that way because Sketchup makes drawing even complex shapes pretty easy.

Firefox 61.0 Windows 10 EasyEDA 5.7.26

siri87 6 years ago

this is the cutout i need to make : ![Screenshot_2018-11-09_11-41-13.png](//image.easyeda.com/pullimage/7mxEDMAZzwXjeIOX2PzVW1Eh76PQ6QQvKC2O0Y4G.png) But such a complex shape is impossible to do with "solid region". I did it by importing a DXF, but then i cannot choose the NPTH layer... Any help?

Firefox 59.0 Ubuntu EasyEDA 5.8.20

siri87 6 years ago

I found the answer here : [https://easyeda.com/forum/topic/Solid-region-as-NPTH-slot-in-wrong-layer-e54ed837d8ef49159cb6134740233070](https://easyeda.com/forum/topic/Solid-region-as-NPTH-slot-in-wrong-layer-e54ed837d8ef49159cb6134740233070) Basically one can import a dxf and do right click > convert to NPTH... this is hidden and not in the documentation! I am very happy i found it but i suggest you guys include it in the documentation as custom slots are very important...

Firefox 59.0 Ubuntu EasyEDA 5.8.20

UserSupport 6 years ago

@siri87 Yes, you can use Solid Region to do this. Use hotkey L to change the draw angle when drawing. [https://docs.easyeda.com/en/PCB/Solid-Region/index.html](https://docs.easyeda.com/en/PCB/Solid-Region/index.html)

Chrome 70.0.3538.67 Windows 10 EasyEDA 5.8.20

Robio 5 years ago

How to make cutout in to the board ? Use **Solid Region** features to draw what do you want and then click on it and change the attribute (right top corner) **Type-> Board Cutout**

Chrome 76.0.3809.100 Windows 10 EasyEDA 6.2.35

ljyhere2019 2 years ago

Hi, just to clarify, if I set the type to 'Board Cutout', and 'One-click Order PCB/SMT' on JLCPCB, will JLCPCB help me to the internal board cutout as shown in the 3D View?

Chrome 103.0.5060.114 Windows 10 EasyEDA 6.5.9

andyfierman 2 years ago

@ljyhere2019, You have posted no supporting information to illustrate the context of your question so it is not clear what you are asking and how best to answer you. Please read: [https://easyeda.com/forum/topic/How-to-ask-for-help-and-get-an-answer-71b17a40d15442349eaecbfae083e46a](https://easyeda.com/forum/topic/How-to-ask-for-help-and-get-an-answer-71b17a40d15442349eaecbfae083e46a)<br> <br> and post back with enough information including images or a link to a public project so that people can understand your question.

Chrome 103.0.0.0 Windows 10

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