# How to make a shape for board outline(textolite) instead of a draw polygons?

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**Created:** [July 3, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-a-shape-for-board-outline-textolite-instead-of-a-draw-polygons/1050 "2026-07-03T10:58:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![IvanIsak2000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/librepcb.discourse.group/ivanisak2000/32/880_2.png) [@IvanIsak2000](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/IvanIsak2000)\
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**Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/how-to-make-a-shape-for-board-outline-textolite-instead-of-a-draw-polygons/1050/2 "2026-07-03T17:53:42Z")

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I don’t really understand your question, but the docs should explain how to draw a board outline:

> **[Draw Outlines - Create Board | LibrePCB Documentation](https://librepcb.org/docs/quickstart/create-project/board/#draw-outlines)**
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> Once the schematic is (more or less) complete, you can start designing the PCB in the board editor. For this, open the board in the Open Documents panel and set up some initial settings as described below: