Mechanical Layer Pairs

Parent page: PCB Dialogs

Summary

You can use this dialog to define Mechanical Pairs.  Mechanical Layer Pairs are used to handle layer-specific component data. For example, if you have component footprints that require glue information, define this on a mechanical layer in the Library Editor, then pair this mechanical layer with another. When the footprint is flipped to the bottom of the board, the information on the first mechanical layer is automatically transferred to the paired mechanical layer.

Access

Right click any Layer tab at the bottom of the main window and select Configure Mechanical Pairs from context menu to open Mechanical Layer Pairs dialog.

Options/Controls

First Layer - Show the first layer of the layer pairs.

Second Layer - Shows the second layer of the layer pairs.

Add - Click this button to add a new Mechanical Layer Pair

Delete - Click this button to remove a Mechanical Layer Pair

Mechanical Pair Properties - Click this button to check the properties of selected Mechanical Pair

Menu - Click this button to add/delete a mechanical layer pair or check its property.