flip and mirroring pcb component. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: grosfaignan
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2019, 12:01:59 am
content: hi there,i have an issue. when i X flip some footprint on the PCB Board, it will also mirror 3D body on it. but this is done only for certain component and not for all.i tried to find differences between those component and others but didn't find something.i can post a video of the problem if necessarry.here's the video :https://youtu.be/gNfCiWWEhmwthe switch 3d body follow rightly the footprint when it's flipped, but the connector don't follow its footprint. X and Y flip affect only the footprint.

author: Batang
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2019, 02:37:41 pm
content: Why do you want to flip it??

author: grosfaignan
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2019, 03:48:57 pm
content: erfff.. how say... for positionning... what else^^i tried to use the 3 snap point placement method, the problem become slightly different but always present. (body dont stay at the same place as before but now rotate around the wrong axis. so for a X flip 3D body goes on the back)

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 19, 2019, 05:53:11 pm
content: It pops up a warning when you're dragging and press X, right? What does it say?Surely you want to press L instead?Tim

author: grosfaignan
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 20, 2019, 12:25:37 am
content: alrightit say : " you'r attempting to flip a component to the same side of the board. to flip a component to the other side of the board use the L shortcut key. do you wish to continue ?"

author: mengfei
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2019, 07:09:36 am
content: if components are 2pads flipping is OK but more than that you'll have a lot of problem, EBC bcomes CBElikewise with IC's flipping on the the same layer would re-orient pin numbers, flipping is a nono unless you know what your doing

author: grosfaignan
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2019, 07:46:15 am
content: Quote from: mengfei on October 21, 2019, 07:09:36 ami dont exactly understand what do you mean, but i found my problem. rotate is with the space bar and not the X/Y flip ^^but it seems however to have a problem with the X/Y flip, some component are rotated with the X axis and are moved "on the back " when a flip is done. strangely....

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2019, 09:07:15 am
content: You should probably delete and re-import them so they are fresh from the library. Also go to layer stackup (D, K) and check if "flipped on layer" got turned on by that. Turn it off.Tim

author: Fire Doger
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 21, 2019, 09:12:18 am
content: X-Y on pcb is a no-no!Mirrored parts is very common trap from datasheets (some gives you pads in top view and some in bottom (mirrored)), if you add and X-Y mirroring in PCB you will have great time debugging your boards.Only space to rotate and L for layer change.*For schematic is great though with 0 problems.

author: mengfei
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2019, 02:41:05 am
content: Rotate - select part then spacebar for 360 degrees rotation of parts/ textis different from FLIP, selecting component then pressing X or YRe-load everything in the proper Layer otherwise you'll have a lot of problem in flipping & rotating things manually