Hi, I have only recently started to use KiCAd and I think it is great. However, I encountered some...contradictions. I am having trouble in understanding which is the Top layer and which is the Bottom Layer. In the help of Pcbnew I found the following statements:
1. "They are the usual layers of work, used by the automatic router, on which tracks can be placed. Layer 1 is the copper (solder) layer. Layer 16 is the component layer. The other layers are the internal layers (L2 to L15)." 2. "All text on the 'copper' (sometimes called 'solder' or 'bottom') side must be mirrored." For me, the first statement would indicate that the layer called "copper" is the top layer. But the second statement says that "copper" is the bottom layer. If the "copper" is the bottom layer, then it comes in contradiction not only with statement 1, but also with the fact that the SMD footprints in the library have their pads defined on the "component" layer (and normally, one would expect the SMDs to be defined by default on top, and only when you mirror them, they get on bottom). So...which is Top and which is Bottom? Thank you for your help! Regards, Cristian
