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PCB layout

This part is basically the same as hackpad, so layout, then routing, except for the mousebites. So in this section I will give some tips for laying out a split keyboard.

Here is my final pcb:

Final PCB

#If the two halves are symmetrical

#Mirror the edge cuts

  • Then you should make the edge.cuts for one half, select all the edge.cuts, right click, and flip horizontal, and now you have two symmetrical edge.cuts.

#Mousebites layout

#Place the mousebites

  • You should find two flat sides of your two PCBs, place the mousebites there, and edit the edge cuts so it matches the mousebites footprint template:

    Mousebites on flat side