I decided to have the PCB rear side loaded as there are more SMD components on that side, but when I get to the Preview after loading the BOM and CPL, all of the components are in totally the wrong places and orientation. I then tried using the flip coordinates feature on the CPL upload but that made it even worse.
How does one get the rear components correctly loaded ?
@MikeDB Hello Mike ;
Our engineers will handle your production files so there will be no mess in the produced board, the viewer is not a 100% reference to what it looks the final produced board.
You can use our online component placement editor to fix the components placements and orientation. please check this thread where I explained how to activate the Beta view for the online editor and how to properly use it : https://easyeda.com/forum/topic/SMT-Assembly-Wrong-components-placement-a8d4fb943cf340eeb9309faca7340b23
@JLCPCBsupport Rather than have a online placement editor, shouldn't EasyEDA get the placement and orientation correct in the first place ?
@MikeDB Yes because the CPL and is generated by the design tool depending on the design parameters.
Maybe @andyfierman could provide some tips on this purpose.
@JLCPCBsupport @andyfierman
I don't see Andy being able to fix this problem. The EasyEDA software appears to have a serious bug in it which needs fixing.
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I checked with a different PCB with all components on top side and that placed everything correctly.