Data Sheet

PCB Layout
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Move the mouse and drag the copy to a free area, left clicking to place and then right clicking to
exit copy mode. Now, drag a tagbox around the row, right click and select the Block Rotate
option, specifying a 90 degree rotation to align the pads correctly.
Block rotation of 90 degrees
In order to position this row of pads correctly it’s best to first set place a marker on the location
we want to move the row of pads to. For this footprint the centre of the top pad on the left hand
side is 2mm below and 2mm to the left of the centre of the left hand most pad on the top row.
This gives us enough information to accurately position the row.
Select marker mode in preparation and then move the mouse over the left hand most pad on
the top row until it is encircled. You’ll want to be on a fairly precise snap setting for this (e.g.
0.5mm or F2 shortcut key).
Make sure the pad is encircled
If you find your snap settings in thou you need to switch to Metric mode, either by hitting the ‘M’
key on the keyboard or via the Metric option on the View Menu.
Now, hit the ‘O’ key on the keyboard to set a false origin at this location and then invoke the
Goto-XY command from the View Menu.