Hi all,

I have successfully been using KICAD for about 2 years, initially using 
version 2006-04-24 on a Pentium 4 running Windows XP.

In PCBnew I place the board outline by selecting the "Edges PCB" layer, 
clicking on "Add graphic line or polygon" and drawing the board outline.

When the PCB is complete, I run the PLOT (GERBER Format) program, and 
then, when I run the GERBVIEW program I can see the board outline in 
all of the layers.
I like this, and my PCB manufacturer(PCBTrain) has never complained!

However, this week I have installed the newer version of KICAD, 2007-11-
29-a, and although I do all of the same operations as above (I 
think !), when I run GERBVIEW, I now only see the board outline in 
the "Edges pcb" layer. I don't like this because I don't know how the 
PCB manufacturer knows where the board edges are. I don't send 
the "Edges pcb" file to him anyway.

Please can some kind sole tell me what is happening, is this an 
intentional modification, or has a bug slipped in somewhere ?
It is, of course, possible that I am doing somethig silly, all 
suggestions are welcome.
Thanks for your time.
Regards,

Ian French

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