Hi, I have a question, I use a footprint: “Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_2x04_P2.54mm_Vertical”.
Why is it not possible to mirror this?
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Greetings
Because usually mirroring a footprint will break your design.
Real world parts can’t be mirrored unless they can be soldered upside down.
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I have to adapt the footprint to the component, that has nothing to do with soldering it the wrong way round.
I think what you may be looking for is flipping this through-hole part in the PCB layout. In the footprint editor, pin 1 on this PinSocket_2x04_P2.54mm_Vertical is in the top left, matching the physical pin header insertion from the top side on the PCB. Mirroring it in the footprint editor would cause pin 1 not to line up with pin 1 of the part.
However, you may have a pin header with a non-standard pin order. In which case, you should create a separate footprint that is mirrored. (Maybe this is what you are trying to do?)
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In that case you should edit the footprint in the footprint editor to match your physical component.
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