# SMD Components on Bottom???

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/smd-components-on-bottom/12165>\
**Category:** PCB Design\
**Created:** [August 11, 2009, 1:26am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/smd-components-on-bottom/12165 "2009-08-11T01:26:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mietta-thea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@mietta-thea](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/mietta-thea)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 1:26am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/smd-components-on-bottom/12165/1 "2009-08-11T01:26:04Z")

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Is there a way in eagle to put components on the bottom layer of the board?

Thanks in advance!

Regards

Craig

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**Author:** ![TheDirty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e4f/32.png) [@TheDirty](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/TheDirty)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 2:31am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/smd-components-on-bottom/12165/2 "2009-08-11T02:31:40Z")

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Use the ‘mirror’ command. It’s a button on the left toolbar. Select you part and it will flip to the bottom and turn blue (blue is the default bottom layer colour).

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**Author:** ![mietta-thea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@mietta-thea](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/mietta-thea)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/smd-components-on-bottom/12165/3 "2009-08-11T02:57:32Z")

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Thanks, that’s great!

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**Author:** ![trialex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@trialex](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/trialex)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/smd-components-on-bottom/12165/4 "2009-08-11T03:49:14Z")

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Or you can pick it up with the move command/button and middle click with the mouse