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From: "James Battat (jbattat AT wellesley DOT edu) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-help AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: [geda-help] move layout region from back to front of board
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Hi,

In pcb, I have a small circuit region (a voltage regulator and supporting capacitors), with vias routed traces.  I want to move the entire circuit from the back side of the board to the front.

I tried the suggestion from a 2007 post by Harry Eaton:

"If you're trying to move a whole layout region from
front to back of your board, trying cutting the region
to a buffer, then *view* the opposite side of the
board and paste. Viola' everything is done for you.”

That doesn’t work for me (PCB v1.99z).  Specifically, I:
* highlight the layout region of interest
* Cut to buffer (Ctrl-x)
* flip my view to the other side of the board (Tab)
* paste the buffer (by clicking the left mouse button)
* The buffer is pasted, but it remains on the original side (the back).

I can move the traces from back to front using Shift-M (but the pads stay put).  

I can move an entire selection to the other side using Shift-B, but that destroys the layout (traces and vias go in one direction, pads go the other).

How do I move all items at once (components, traces, vias), and preserve the layout?

Thank you,
James