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[jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 22/04/2016 16:08, ifs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a écrit :
> So no layers defined for assembly as IPC-7351C suggest.

F.Fab and B.Fab can be used for assembly drawings. This is your choice.

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> 2016-04-22 16:01 egunean, Chris Pavlina-(e)k idatzi du:
>> 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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