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Expand Up @@ -97,19 +97,6 @@ If the JLC preview shows a footprint like this, enter a rotation offset of -90 t

<img src="https://github.com/bennymeg/JLC-Plugin-for-KiCad/blob/master/assets/rotation.png?raw=true" height=420>

Use following table to quickly find out to which coordinate enter the correction based on JLC arrows clicks - depending on footprint rotation in KiCad PCB Editor status bar:
|KiCad footprint deg | x | y|
|----|----|----|
|0 deg, Front | right arrow | up arrow |
|0 deg, Back | left arrow | down arrow |
|180 deg, Front | left arrow | down arrow |
|180 deg, Back | right arrow | up arrow |
|90 deg, Front or Back | up arrow | left arrow |
|-90 deg, Front or Back | down arrow | right arrow |

> [!TIP]
> Single arrow press in JLC is 0.0635mm (= 1/400in) shift.

#### Primary Fields*:
| 'FT Rotation Offset' |
| --- |
Expand All @@ -129,6 +116,16 @@ The position of components in KiCad Footprints does not always match the orienta

<img src="https://github.com/bennymeg/JLC-Plugin-for-KiCad/blob/master/assets/position.png?raw=true" height=420>

Use following table to quickly find out to which coordinate enter the correction based on JLC arrows clicks - depending on footprint rotation in KiCad PCB Editor status bar:
|KiCad footprint deg | x | y|
|----|----|----|
|0 deg, Front | right arrow | up arrow |
|0 deg, Back | left arrow | down arrow |
|180 deg, Front | left arrow | down arrow |
|180 deg, Back | right arrow | up arrow |
|90 deg, Front or Back | up arrow | left arrow |
|-90 deg, Front or Back | down arrow | right arrow |

> [!TIP]
> Single arrow press in JLC equals to 0.0635mm (= 1/400in) shift.

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