"flip horizontal" and the "flip vertical" do not make sense on a PCB. You can rotate them and swap them from top to bottom layer. Anything else makes no physical sense and would result in PCB placements that do not match the physical device pinout.

Yes, of course...if I have to insert the component on a pcb. But I want to do the flip only as a matter of convenience as the trimmer doesn't mount it on the pcb but I will connect it externally with wires. However I understand why the software does not allow it, not making sense if I have to mount the component on pcb. The only solution is to create a component in my personal library.

"The only solution is to create a component in my personal library." Good plan. You might like to read: (2.2) then run through (4) and (6) in: [https://easyeda\.com/andyfierman/Welcome\_to\_EasyEDA\-31e1288f882e49e582699b8eb7fe9b1f](https://easyeda.com/andyfierman/Welcome_to_EasyEDA-31e1288f882e49e582699b8eb7fe9b1f) to get more into the mindset of how to get the best out of EasyEDA. :)

@profmatico Are you trying to just change which side the component is mounted on? Click on the component and change which side the component is on:  This should do what you are attempting.

@cjohnson Yes, thanks for the suggestion. I tried to set it on the bottom and I will probably decide to leave it there. This night to think about it and tomorrow morning I will decide. But I'm almost convinced to do what you suggested. Thanks a lot. For me the case is solved.

I also want to flip a componet ... an arduino Mega.  so the headers will press down onto my PCB... any ideas?

oh, moving to bottom layer accomplished this flip for me

@profmatico great, hopefully that works @autobeyours Yep, that should do what you want.

@autobeyours I have the same where I'm doing a pcb where an Arduino Due pushes in to the pcb with the headers from the top. The only solution to get the orientation right is to place the component on the bottom layer but the problem is that now the silk layer is on the bottom and not the top as this is where the component will actually be. Any thoughts @cjohnson and @andyfierman ? Thanks for the help

@Bandarra, For clarity can you post some images to illustrate exactly what you wish to achieve?

@andyfierman Thanks for the help! On this pcb the arduino Due attaches to the top layer (big green rectangular component in the middle). It attaches with the headers so the Due has to be upside down. The only way I found to get the alignment right is to move it to the bottom layer, but that means that the useful silk layer of that component is on the bottom silk layer rather than the top


Can you post the link to the PCB Footprint you have selected?

@[andyfierman](https://easyeda.com/andyfierman) Is this what you mean? [https://easyeda.com/component/fc233fed7cb84c3cbda115e68ec1e5e7](https://easyeda.com/component/fc233fed7cb84c3cbda115e68ec1e5e7) It's is a very slightly modified version this one I found [https://easyeda.com/component/1f176841f681452fa709be6a851a4cd5](https://easyeda.com/component/1f176841f681452fa709be6a851a4cd5)

Try this (check it very carefully): 

Thank you very much @andyfierman, did you mirror the whole pcb and saved as a new lib? When I tried to do that I couldn't work out the text and etc to flip. Really helps and solves the problem I think. After checking it will try to replace the pcb lib that the schematic is associated with and hopefully upon refreshing it should all just work. Worst case scenario I can place just the pcb lib you created into my pcb.

" ...did you mirror the whole pcb and saved as a new lib? When I tried to do that I couldn't work out the text and etc to flip." Yes, it's not straightforward... First, I cloned the PA_DUE footprint. Then, I ctrl+left-click multiple selected and then moved groups of text out of the outlined area then X flipped the rest. Then realigned the vertical text elements (pin numbers) left or right so that when I selected each set of text and moved them back to their appropriate pads, they aligned neatly. So if the text was left aligned, I swapped it to right aligned etc. The horizontally arranged text and pin numbers I rotated 180 degrees then separately aligned the numbers and the text to top or bottom, again so that when I selected each group, they aligned neatly when moved back to the appropriate pins. I did the same for the central 6 pin names and the little "1" by one of the pins (I also rotated that by 180 deg). The P and N I just moved.

@andyfierman Thanks for that, as least I was roughly thinking along the right lines. In the future I'll be able to do it myself and others might find this useful if they are in the same situation. Cheers

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