Homebrew PCBs

>but it appears only the origin cross is selectable for mirror.

This holds for any device specific operation. You cannot move, copy 
or delete a device either with the relevant Origins hidden. Since 
the t/b Place settings control the t/b Origins settings I suspect  
most of us refer to and use Place settings. In other words, turn off 
tPlace and you turn off tOrigins and vice versa but as your post 
implies....tPlace can be on and tOrigins off if one so wishes.



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Young" <mikewhy@...> 
wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alan King" <alan@...>
> To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 10:31 PM
> >>I don't think that works for SMT parts, Alan. It works fine for
> >>through-hole, but I've never been successful in flipping surface 
mount
> >>parts. Maybe a limitation of the freebie?
> >>
> >  I used Eagle for quite some time knowing it worked on through 
hole and
> > not realizing it was how to do SMT parts myself until I finally 
did the
> > tutorial with 4.1.  Try again, it works fine.  Pads and pins are 
on the
> > same edit window in the library editor, there simply are no SMT 
or
> > through hole parts in Eagle, it understands no difference.  
There is
> > only whether there is a pin touching both layers or an smd at any
> > particular point, which has no bearing on flip working or not..  
Parts
> > is parts in Eagle, it is the chicken nugget mecca of the CAD 
world..
> 
> It worked like a charm after turning on tOrigins. :) I didn't test 
> exhaustively, but it appears only the origin cross is selectable 
for mirror. 
> Otherwise, it flips something else nearby. (I mutter a lot when I 
use Eagle, 
> so this isn't anything new or bad. It's just one more thing to 
keep in mind 
> and mutter at.)
>