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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Board layout with freeware CAD EAGLE - how to fill a polygon

2006-03-11 by Mike Young

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan King" <alan@...>
>  Try turning on the tplace layer, placing your SMT device, then use
> that little mirror tool on it, right below the move and beside rotate.
> It's in the tutorial PDF somewhere, the 4.1 or so new version is when I
> got it as I recall..

I don't think that works for SMT parts, Alan. It works fine for 
through-hole, but I've never been successful in flipping surface mount 
parts. Maybe a limitation of the freebie?

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