Chapter 4
Working with Parts
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Orienting Parts
Parts are placed on the board in a certain orientation, which may not be the
orientation in which you need them. You can, however, orient them by
rotating them, or by swapping them to another layer.
Complete the following steps to orient a part:
1.
Select the part to be oriented.
2.
Choose one of the following commands from the
Edit»Orientation
menu:
•
Flip Horizontal
—Flips the part from left to right.
•
Flip Vertical
—Flips the part from top to bottom.
•
90 Clockwise
—Rotates the part 90 degrees clockwise.
•
90 CounterCW
—Rotates the part 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
•
Angle
—Rotates the part at an angle that you define.
•
Swap Layer
—Swaps the selected part to the mirror layer
(for example, from
Silkscreen Top
to
Silkscreen Bottom
).
Aligning Shapes and Parts
Shapes and parts can be aligned with other shapes and parts.
Complete the following steps to align shapes and/or parts:
1.
Select the elements to be aligned.
2.
Choose one of the following commands from the
Edit»Align
menu:
•
Align Left
—Aligns the left edges of the selected elements.
•
Align Right
—Aligns the right edges of the selected elements.
•
Align Top
—Aligns the top edges of the selected elements.
•
Align Bottom
—Aligns the bottom edges of the selected elements.
•
Align Center Horizontal
—Shifts the selected elements
horizontally so their centers are aligned.
•
Align Center Vertical
—Shifts the selected elements vertically so
their centers are aligned.
