Yup. I often use it to specify regions where I don't want components placed, like to set a 5mm border around the edge to keep things from being too close. That's about what I understood its purpose to be.
On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 03:56:52PM +0200, jp charras wrote: > Le 22/04/2016 15:06, [email protected] a écrit : > > Hello, > > > > I don't know really what the Margin layer (Board's edge setback outline) is > > for. > > What is the real use and the difference from Edge Cuts? > > > > I need it for a useful translation of "Board's edge setback outline" to > > Spanish. > > > > And, are F.Fab and B.Fab for assembly drawings (part body drawings)? > > > > Thank you. > > > > Iñigo. > > Currently, there is no specific code for the margin layer, so it has > *currently* no specific properties. > > However, it is intended to define electrical margins (clearance) on a board > (first target: define a > clearance for board edges or define any clearance area inside a board, just > by placing lines of > defined width (clearance) on the board or on its outline) > > This is currently a reserved layer, until some code relative to this layer is > written. > > -- > Jean-Pierre CHARRAS > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
