I want to put a connector on the back side of the board. I hit f, go to the pcb board and the pins are in the same location as before. I am using a din connector with 3 rows of pins, D, B. and Z and after flipping, D, B and Z are in the same location. I am obviously doing something wrong but haven’t figured it out yet.
Can you attach the footprint file here?
What does it mean that you hit f and then go to pcb.
If you hit f not being at PCB than what do you expect to flip?
I meant the actual kicad footprint file.
Edit: others pointed out that you may have pressed f in wrong place. Seeing the footprint file is interesting only if flipping it correctly doesn’t work as expected.
You are aware that you do have to flip the footprint in layout?
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Actually, I think I know the problem – I do a flip on pcb and not in the schematic.
Thank you all
Chuck
Works for me. Make sure you have selected the footprint and not a pad in it or its text. The whole footprint should hightlight. Here’s a connector footprint that that was on the back and I’ve flipped it to the front. Because the origin is on pin 1, I have to move it afterwards if I want it in the same space and redo the copper connections of course.
As for flipping it in the schematic or not, that depends on what you want to achieve.