Hi,
after running DRC check on PCB I get the error-message “Board has malformed outline (arc has null or very small size: 0mm)”. Unfortunately I can not delete the element under consideration, even after playing around with the Selection Filter (because I don’t know which filter setting may help to grab the element), because I can not select it.
The PCB’s shape is solely created inside KiCad, i.e. board outline is not imported.
Please refer to figure below:
I have upgraded the PCB from Kicad V7 to V8 to V9.02. It seems that the little arc have been already on Edge.Cuts layer in the original PCB created with V7, but I don’t remember having seen this error at this time (and PCB manufacturing was possible without problems).
How can I select this tiny arc so that I can rid off the error message?
Your support in appreciated
Kilian
Version:
Application: KiCad PCB Editor x64 on x64
Version: 9.0.2, release build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.2.6
FreeType 2.13.3
HarfBuzz 10.2.0
FontConfig 2.15.0
libcurl/8.11.1-DEV Schannel zlib/1.3.1
Platform: Windows 10 (build 19045), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
OpenGL: Intel, Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000, 4.0.0 - Build 10.18.10.4358
Build Info:
Date: May 7 2025 02:29:49
wxWidgets: 3.2.6 (wchar_t,wx containers)
Boost: 1.86.0
OCC: 7.8.1
Curl: 8.11.1-DEV
ngspice: 44
Compiler: Visual C++ 1942 without C++ ABI
KICAD_IPC_API=ON
Locale:
Lang: en_GB
Enc: UTF-8
Num: 1,234.5
Encoded кΩ丈: D0BACEA9E4B888 (sys), D0BACEA9E4B888 (utf8)