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12:40 PM

And I'll throw out that there are several through-hole connectors that aren't rated for a reflow cycle, so avoiding melting can be very hard

so good job!

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Mast

1:55 PM

@NickAlexeev Around which axis does RotateSelectedObjects work again?

Would something like that work?

A group of components could be mirrored, I don't know whether that's possible with a board.

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Nick Alexeev

4:06 PM

@Mast I'm trying to flip the view of the board. I don't actually want to rotate objects in the layout.

Mast

4:57 PM

@NickAlexeev Shift, right-click and drag?

It's been years since I've used Altium.

0 and 9 rotate the view as well.

I do remember it was a lot trickier than other CAD systems.

Don't X and Y both flip around their perspective axis'?

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Nick Alexeev

6:28 PM

@Mast I agree that the 3D view controls aren't intuitive in Altium. Compared to, say, SolidWorks. Although, it may be due to some IP which Altium didn't want to infringe. Benefit of a doubt for Altium.

@Mast X and Y flip around their respective axes when I drag PCB elements (components, primitives). I get a [legitimate] warning when I try to flip a component (an IC) around X or Y.

0 and 9, shift right-click drag work only in the 3D view. I can make use of that. I could do rough placement in 3D view.
Thanks for the idea.

Mast

6:56 PM

@NickAlexeev Yea, but what if you're in 3D view without having selected anything? Shouldn't that flip the view around the axis?

I thought you were already in 3D view :-)

And no problem.

Nick Alexeev

7:42 PM

@Mast I tried that. X and Y didn't flip the 3D view.

Mast

Huh.

Alright.

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adamaero

11:19 PM

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