Constraint design of PCB board

[flaix]

@microMerlin

have a board outline svg to load into the Fritzing pcb part

How would one go about this? Is this the load image file button in the Inspector in PCB view when the PCB is selected?

[microMerlin]

@flaix

Is this the load image file button in the Inspector in PCB view when the PCB is selected?

Yes. That is how to get the outline attached to the board.

[spassignat]

@flaix

From what I gather, you have a certain housing, and you want to generate a PCB for a project that will be mounted into that housing. For this, the PCB needs drill holes at a fixed position, and also plated through holes at other fixed positions, because the housing comes with connectors that get mounted on a PCB destined for the housing. Is that correct?

Right.

@flaix

What is not clear, is if this is a one off personal project and you only need to create this one PCB, on which more components are to be placed. Or, if this is work to create something like a template to create generic PCBs for different projects. Like, for example, maybe you got commissioned by someone to “add CNMB boxes” to Fritzing. Because the two scenarios could be solved differently.

I’m not commissioned. It’s pure personal projects/prototypes. As it’s not finished and improving I review, design new boards, … I’m not commissioned at all to create a part or anything else by the providers. Because the Gerber files of the boxes are not public, I asked Camdenboss the authorization to work publicly on this putting diagrams, …

[flaix]

Well, the „commissioned“ was just an example to better illustrate the point of wanting to create something reusable for future similar boards. Instead of just a one-off project.
I think microMerlin summed it up pretty well how this could work, for the reuse scenario.

[spassignat]

Thanks a lot to you all. Searching the forum differently I found this one which looks like what I want to achieve, except for holes but using a separate part can help to solve this.

How to make PCB Arduino Uno Shape

I have made a circuit board intended for use on an Arduino UNO. The template for the PCB is square, is there an Arduino UNO PCB template to use that has the same shape as all the other Uno shields and the UNO itself? Mounting holes too.

How do you import a custom pcb shape in Fritzing, to make it available here :

thanks

[flaix]

I can’t quite see what that drop-down says, but I think this is the one which will only list built-in, i.e. core board shapes. To use your own board shape use the load image file button just above that.