# Kicad board outlines **URL:** \ **Category:** DIY STUFF\ **Created:** [September 28, 2022, 10:53am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/kicad-board-outlines/5499 "2022-09-28T10:53:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![twinturbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@twinturbo](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/twinturbo)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 7:20am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/kicad-board-outlines/5499/21 "2022-09-30T07:20:10Z")
I don’t see what the grid has to do with anything it’s not part of the PCB just an alignment aid. The one I did up there was 3 mins in KICAD directly, are you sure there were no stray lines. When you load 3D view it will tell you exactly where the issue is. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/lookmumnocomputer/original/3X/6/6/663eed906fd5421f58479c8f7b5b875a29c22686.png) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/lookmumnocomputer/original/3X/d/e/de3c6a154f00a895286e0dfe94cf83c84f05315a.png) ---
**Author:** ![Sonosus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/sonosus/32/13679_2.png) [@Sonosus](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/Sonosus)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 7:23am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/kicad-board-outlines/5499/22 "2022-09-30T07:23:31Z")
That’s exactly the problem. The grid is an alignment aid, and if the grid is set incredibly small it can be nearly impossible to align the points because they will keep snapping to the grid. ---
**Author:** ![twinturbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@twinturbo](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/twinturbo)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 7:27am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/kicad-board-outlines/5499/23 "2022-09-30T07:27:29Z")
I am using KICAD 5.1 BTW. ---
**Author:** ![twinturbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@twinturbo](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/twinturbo)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 7:34am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/kicad-board-outlines/5499/24 "2022-09-30T07:34:53Z")
Change the grid to 2.54MM and try that. But even on the 0.01mm I have success. ---
**Author:** ![BoneMusic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/bonemusic/32/23323_2.png) [@BoneMusic](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/BoneMusic)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 8:57am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/kicad-board-outlines/5499/25 "2022-09-30T08:57:36Z")
There were no stray lines and the reported start and end points were identical . I think it’s a resolution issue ---
**Author:** ![twinturbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@twinturbo](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/twinturbo)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 9:59am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/kicad-board-outlines/5499/26 "2022-09-30T09:59:43Z")
try changing to the larger grid as suggested, it snaps easier. ---
**Author:** ![analogoutput](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/analogoutput/32/29663_2.png) [@analogoutput](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/analogoutput)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/kicad-board-outlines/5499/27 "2022-09-30T11:43:44Z")
> [@twinturbo](#): > > I am using KICAD 5.1 BTW. I recommend upgrading if possible — there’s some relearning involved, but KiCad 6 is really an improvement. (And needed if you want to open someone else’s KiCad 6 projects.) [Previous page](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/kicad-board-outlines/5499.md?page=1)