Solder Mask Cutouts by Combining Shapes

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Solder Mask Cutouts by Combining Shapes

You can combine 2 or more shapes into a solder-mask cutout. See combing shapes.

To combine graphics objects into a cutout first select them and then click the Edit→Combine→clip0817 button. This button will only be enables if you have selected  objects than can be combined. These include:

•Rectangles

•Ellipses

•Polygons

•Closed Curves

•Solder Mask Cutouts

Select the objects to combine.

Click  the Edit→Combine→clip0817 button

clip1173

Click on clip1174 in the drop down.  

 

clip1171

Several shapes on different layer to combine together to make a  cutout

clip1172

The final cutout