![]() Change the ID of the "silkscreen" layer naming it as "silkscreen".ġ.11. With the XML Editor, change the ID of the "board" layer naming it as "board".ġ.10. File > Document Properties > Resize page to content > Resize page to drawing or selectionġ.9. Select both drawings and go to "Align and Distribute", and "Center on vertical axis", then "Center on horizontal axis".ġ.8. Fill and Stroke for "board": green fill, no stroke.ġ.7. Fill and Stroke for "silkscreen": no fill, white stroke, width of the stroke 0,008 inch.ġ.6. Delete the drawing in the "main" layer - for "main" layer I mean the "Layer 1", that inkscape had already in a new document.)ġ.5. (The "silkscreen" sublayer should stay above "board" sublayer. Add a sublayer named as "silkscreen" also with a copy of the drawing/shape. Add a sublayer named as "board" with a copy of the drawing/shape.ġ.4. But if you do not, the shape will be distorted and the manufacturer will not be able to produce the PCB. (Note that nothing has changed in the drawing. Edit > Preferences > Behavior > Simplification threshold > 0,0001 You can also import any image and use it as a "base" for your drawing (as I did in PCBrain).Īfter completing the drawing, follow the steps below to get a file with the required attributes.ġ.1. Inkscape has many tools for creating shapes, for example: ellipses, arcs, polygons, stars, spirals, freehand lines. Despite being easy to use software, Fritzing is not limited to simple designs. it's more artistic and just an example of a shape.ģ. so, forget the simplicity of the PCB itself. The focus of this tutorial is to show you how custom shapes can be made easily. For this tutorial, I created PCBrain, which is a brain-shaped PCB, based on my YouTube channel logo.Ģ. Fritzing: also free and open-source, is the tool we will use to design the PCB (arrange the parts, do the routing, export the files to produce the PCB).ġ. ![]() We will use it to make the PCB shape, which will later be used in Fritzing to design the PCB.Ģ. ![]() Inkscape: is a free and open-source vector graphics editor. OR if you don't want to spent a lot of time learning how to work with advanced softwares, because you make eventually a board or other. and need it in the shortest time as possible. If you are a beginner and need a PCB with custom shape.
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