Creating Constraint Areas

You can create constraint areas. A constraint area is a region on the board or panel that is used for different purposes. For example, an area within which routing is or is not allowed. When importing an IDF file, each constraint area belongs to a separate body under the PartBody.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Open a product containing a board.

Create Constraint Areas from a Face

You can create constraint areas from a face to define areas for routing, for placing components.

  1. Click Constraint Area .

    The Constraint Area dialog box is displayed.

  2. Select a Type of constraint area one or several surfaces.



  3. Click OK.

    The face you selected turns to light green:

  4. Click Constraint Area and select another Type in the Constraint Area window, for example: PLACE_KEEPOUT.2.

  5. Select a face:



  6. Click OK and the selected face will get another color:



    Note: Each Type has a specific color. You can double-click a constraint area to edit it and the Constraint Area dialog bow will open.

Create Constraint Areas from a Sketch

You can create constraint areas from a sketch.

  1. Select a face and click Sketch to create a sketch on a face.



  2. Click Constraint Area and select the sketch.



  3. Click OK and you obtain: