PCB Layout CAD : Display Options

Canvas Settings

The Canvas Settings dialog allows you to flip the entire board to view / edit your layout from the bottom side.

Horizontal Mirror

This option allows you to flip the board horizontally. As the coordinate space remains logically the same, the current position (coordinate value) increases in the X direction as you move your mouse from right to left.

Normal Horizontal Mirror

 

Vertical Mirror

This option allows you to flip the board vertically. As the coordinate space remains logically the same, the current position (coordinate value) increases in the Y direction as you move your mouse from top to bottom.

Normal Vertical Mirror

Flip Layer Display Order

This option allows you to flip the layer drawing order.

Checking the Current View State

The current view state can be seen at the X and Y coordinates shown at the bottom left corner of the screen. The green colored X coordinate means that the board is being flipped horizontally, while the green colored Y coordinate means that the board is being flipped vertically.

Horizontal Mirror Vertical Mirror

Opening the Canvas Settings Dialog

Opening the Canvas Settings Dialog
The instructions that follow explain how to open the Canvas Settings dialog.
(1) Select the [Display] >> [Canvas Settings] command.
(2) The Canvas Settings dialog will open.