3.2.6. Orientation

Footprints must be drawn from the top-view. When a footprint needs to appear on the bottom of a board, this can be done in the board editor by mirroring it.

Pin 1 should always be at the top left, as defined in IPC-7351C “Level A”, slide 22.

Example 5. Footprint orientation examples

footprint pin1 dip8 footprint pin1 sot669