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unable to do mirror option in OrCAD 17.4

JITHINDEV
JITHINDEV over 3 years ago

While doing mirror (edit >> mirror) for components getting a error (SPMHA1-247): Illegal mirror flag.  in command window

unable to do mirror in orcad 17.4

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    0 NoviceDesigner over 1 year ago

    I face a similar issue. What worked for me was to switch from General Edit to Placement Edit. Then I selected the symbol and mirrored it (right-click and mirror). It fixed the issue. I could then switch back to General Edit and it continued to work.

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    0 NoviceDesigner over 1 year ago

    I face a similar issue. What worked for me was to switch from General Edit to Placement Edit. Then I selected the symbol and mirrored it (right-click and mirror). It fixed the issue. I could then switch back to General Edit and it continued to work.

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