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[Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>]

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, ifs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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
> 
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