This page describes how to draw various cutouts. With cutout objects, you can partially cut out the inside of a filled object.
This is commonly used for electrical and non-electrical objects and available for Planes, Filled Polygons, and Keep Out Areas.

Drawing Various Cutouts

There are three kinds of cutout objects, "Polygon Cutout", "Rectangle Cutout" and "Circle Cutout". The method for drawing each object is as follows.

Drawing Polygon Cutouts
Drawing Rectangle Cutouts
Drawing Circle Cutouts

Drawing Polygon Cutouts

The following explains how to draw a polygon cutout.

(1) In a PCB sheet, click [Create PCB] =>[Polygon Cutout].

(2) Select an object to apply a cutout.

(3) Click at each corner of a cutout and create its shape. (4) Double-click at an end point. * If the start point and the end point overlap, you can finish the drawing by a click.

A polygon cutout is created.

 

Drawing Rectangle Cutouts

The following explains how to draw a rectangle cutout.

(1) In a PCB sheet, click [Create PCB] =>[Rectangle Cutout].

(2) Select an object to apply a cutout.

(3) Click a start point. (4) Click an end point.

A rectangle cutout is created.

 

Drawing Circle Cutouts

The following explains how to draw a circle cutout.

(1) In a PCB sheet, click [Create PCB] =>[Circle Cutout].

(2) Select an object to apply a cutout.

(3) Click a center coordinate. (4) Specify a radius by a click.

A circle cutout is created.

 

Various Operations for Drawing Cutouts

The following explains various operations for drawing cutouts.

Changing Bending Angles
Switching Angles
Pushing Back
Changing Corner Shapes
Canceling Creating Cutouts
Exiting Cutout Creation Mode

Changing Bending Angles

You can change a bending angle while creating cutouts. The angle can be specified from among 45 degrees, 90 degrees and Free.

Cutout Corner Bending Angle

45 degrees	90 degrees	Free

To change a bending angle:
Method 1: Right-click and select [Change Bending Angle].
Method 2: Press a "S" key on a keyboard.
* The angle can be changed / checked on a Property window.

 

Switching Angles

Before Switching	After Switching

To switch an angle:
Method 1: Right-click and select [Switch Angle].
Method 2: Press a "X" key on a keyboard.

 

Pushing Back

When creating cutouts, you can return a corner to a previous state.

Before Pushback	After Pushback

To make a corner back to a previous state:
Method 1: Right click and select [Pushback].
Method 2: Press a "Backspace" key on a keyboard.

 

Changing Corner Shapes

A corner shape can be toggled between "Line" and "Arc". When the shape is set as "Arc", you can specify its arc length.
For more details, refer to Toggling the Corner Shape.

Corner Shape (Line)	Corner Shape (Arc)

 

Canceling Creating Cutouts

With a [Cancel] command, you can cancel creating cutout objects.

Before Canceling	After Canceling

To cancel creating a cutout object:
Method 1: Right click and select [Cancel].
Method 2: Press an "Escape" key on a keyboard.

 

Exiting Cutout Creation Mode

You can exit cutout creation mode by selecting a [Cancel] command when you are not drawing a cutout.

To exit cutout creation mode:
Method 1: Right click and select [Cancel].
Method 2: Press an "Escape" key on a keyboard.