Creating a Flex PCB with very specific shape

[Rene_Poschl]

@guillaume_tyto

I was wondering if there is any way to import a very specific shape from, let’s say SolidWorks, to define my board outline and shape.

You can use the dxf import functionality.

Holes with a small diameter (<6mm or so) should be drilled not routed. (the maximum drill diameter depends on your manufacturer)

for such holes i would use a work-flow as described by @Joan_Sparky in this thread:

Import dxf of holes for precise mounting hole placement

I do the same. The dxf import has got very tiny marker holes in it (0.4mm) and the footprint for the NPTHs has got a cross hair. The hole from the dxf file that’s on the edge.cuts layer will ‘vanish’ in the drill hole definition that way, but I can leave it there for reference (surely could go for 0.1mm or less even). Considering the tolerances of the fab house for drilling the placement at 0.01mm grid is better by a factor of 10 or more. [image]

@guillaume_tyto

I also want to know the kind of layer I should use when it comes to creating the footprint of my FPC Connector.

What do you mean by that?
Do you mean what layer does what?
(Silk: silk layer, Fab: fab info, …)

Or do you want to know where to place it from the point of view of your mcad world?