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Thanks for the prompt reply. I'll probably edit the footprint as it's not particularly difficult to do.

Cheers

Cam

On 2021-01-19 4:46 p.m., DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> I've done this three different ways in the past:
> 
> 1. Edit the footprint.  I have "edge" versions of many of my footprints
>     for such a reason.
> 
> 2. Hack the *.pcb file.  You can manually change the X,Y coordinate and
>     the editor will honor it as long as you don't try to move the
>     component again.
> 
> 3. Make your workspace bigger than your pcb, and draw an actual outline
>     on the outline layer.  This assumes that whoever is making your pcb
>     can handle an offset coordinate system (i.e. fabs usually can, but a
>     home-etch workflow might have issues)
>