# Eagle SMD layers

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/eagle-smd-layers/5034>\
**Category:** PCB Design\
**Created:** [August 12, 2007, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/eagle-smd-layers/5034 "2007-08-12T22:08:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Chupa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@Chupa](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/Chupa)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/eagle-smd-layers/5034/1 "2007-08-12T22:08:50Z")

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Is it possible to put an SMD component on the bottom layer in eagle? if so how? i cant seem to figure it out

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**Author:** ![silic0re](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@silic0re](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/silic0re)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/eagle-smd-layers/5034/2 "2007-08-12T23:38:08Z")

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Hi Chupa,

Place it as normal, but while you’re moving it click on the ‘Mirror’ icon (looks like a 2x2 grid with half the squares shaded on the left side). That will automatically flip the part and place it on the bottom layer.

(Knowledge ascertained from the sparkfun tutorials!)

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**Author:** ![Chupa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@Chupa](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/Chupa)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/eagle-smd-layers/5034/3 "2007-08-12T23:39:34Z")

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ha i was just comming here to say i found my answer here [viewtopic.php?p=29899&sid=f8db502f1a7da … 114a01640b](http://forum.sparkfun.com/viewtopic.php?p=29899&sid=f8db502f1a7da42279b3e3114a01640b)

i normally keep the sparkfun tutorial open in a window when im working to use as a reference. i dident realize you could use the mirror thing for components as well as txt.

thanks silic0re!