PCB Board Size

[ravivasudevan]

How can you change the dimensions of the board itself?  I transfered a schematic from Multisim to Ultiboard and it gave me some default board outline size.  I want to change this because I can fit all my components in a much smaller board.  I tried to select the board outline as a polygon and drag it but it is unselectable.  I went into PCB properties to try and find a board dimensions characteristic and was unable to find anything.  I looked at the help file and throughout this forum and have been unsuccessful.  This seems like the most simple of tasks and is driving me crazy can you guys help?

[kittmaster]

In the project tool box you must double click the board layer (typically yellow).

Then you must have the attributes filter active in the toolbar

Then you can select the board outline and change it to anything you want. If a square doesn't work, delete the existing and use the shape objects to draw the intended size and shape of the board needed.

[GarretF]

Hi ravivasudevan:

You can resize the board, but first you need to select the correct layer. In the Design Toolbox, select the Layers tab, then double click the Board Outline layer. The layer name should get highlighted in red. (You can also change the layer from the Draw Settings toolbar.) You can now select and drag the outline, or select and edit its properties. You can also use the usual draw tools to draw a non-rectangular shape.

[ravivasudevan]

Thanks guys, that was driving me insane.