If you want to do so, you'd better export the PCB to PCAD, flip it there and import the flipped PCB back to Protel.
Mira --- Ray Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was not clear. I want to flip the entire PCB > layout and be able to work > on and modify it - not just view it. > > > At 04:09 PM 5/17/2004 -0400, you wrote: > >At 03:03 PM 5/17/2004, Ray Mitchell wrote: > >>Is there a way to flip an entire PCB layout along > the Y axis, thereby > >>producing a view of everything from the bottom > layer to the top? > > > >This has been discussed extensively, and Mr. Wilson > produced a server that > >would flip a whole PCB. I forget the status of that > server, it might not > >be available. > > > >But Mr. Mitchell spoke about producing a "view." > This is quite a different > >thing from actually "flipping .. a layout." Protel > does not have direct > >flip view capacity, though I think you can do it > with the 3D viewer. > >However, CAMtastic can be used to view flipped > gerbers. Gerbers can be > >generated as mirror images, or flipped, I think, in > CAMtastic. You can > >then, if you wish, import gerber back in, perhaps > putting it on a > >mechanical layer. I've done this to create single > assembly drawings > >showing both sides of the board. > > > >I haven't played with it, but I think the Print > facilities can also > >produce flipped views.... > > > >It has been suggested that there be a view command > that flips the PCB > >display window. That would actually be relatively > simple, it is a little > >surprising to me that it hasn't been done yet. > > > > > > > > Ray Mitchell > Engineer, Code 2732 > SPAWAR Systems Center > San Diego, CA. 92152 > (619)553-5344 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * * * * > * To post a message: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > * > * To leave this list visit: > * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html > * > * Contact the list manager: > * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > * > * Forum Guidelines Rules: > * > http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html > * > * Browse or Search previous postings: > * > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * * * * __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
