Make pcb panels of small circuit

[acmdo]

Hello,

I make a small pcb layout and I would like to make a panel of this circuit in order to make more efficient the insertions of components, but in this point start my problem:

How can I copy the pcb board outline, the power plane and all another pieces serveral times to make the panel? I can select the border outline and copy, but it is not possible to copy the power planes (top and bottom).

Please, can some one give me ideas?

Thank you

Andres

[nestor-sg]

This is a feature we are considering for future development, but as of now, Ultiboard does not have such feature.

If you try to do it with Ultiboard, the answer is, you could... but since the software is not designed to do this task it requires a lot of manual inputs, you need to copy everything several times (panelize) and you'll notice that your RefDes will change, you would need to hide them and manually add text for each component's RefDes, this is the painful portion of the process, as far as powerplanes you'll need to make copper areas instead...

The best way to do it right now, is:

       a) Use a Gerber editing tool that will allow you to copy/paste gerber data inside the file multiple times.

       b) Talk to your board manufacturer, they usually provide the service to panelize a design.

[acmdo]

Thank you for your answer. I will wait to that feature!

Andres