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Hello,

I'm designing a system that requires a flex to insert into a connector (Molex 5014610491).? The layout of this part of the flex is precisely specified in the documentation and, if I am going to draw it carefully and use it again in the future, it seems natural to make it a "footprint".

However, it doesn't seem like a natural fit... For example, the edge cut layer is not available in the footprint editor.

How do people do this kind of thing?? Is there another way to draw and reuse a piece of layout?

Thanks
Doug

Reuse generally is available by using 'templates' which may or not be suitable for what you want to do. I use them to capture complex board outlines and connectors with specific alignment that you need to re-use.

I don't know whether a footprint could be used to do something similar.

Hi,

On 15/10/2021 18:25, Doug McKnight wrote:

I'm designing a system that requires a flex to insert into a connector (Molex 5014610491).? The layout of this part of the flex is precisely specified in the documentation and, if I am going to draw it carefully and use it again in the future, it seems natural to make it a "footprint".

However, it doesn't seem like a natural fit... For example, the edge cut layer is not available in the footprint editor.

In KiCad 6 (nightly) the Edge Cut layer is available.

In KiCad 5 you could use the drawings layer to put down the outline and the Comments layer to explain that this should be aligned with the edge.



??? Konrad

You can also edit the footprint in a text editor to change (for example)
everything on the comments layer to the Edge Cuts layer. I've produced
lots of boards using that technique.

Regards,

Robert.