With the advent of using AOI, CAD/CAM and surface mount parts, the need 
for having singular orientation on a PCB falls in the "nice to have" 
category.

With the rush and board density, seemingly everywhere, there isn't enough 
time to take time to orient everything the same way.




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When you design boards, do you:
-lay out similar polar components oriented in the same direction for
ease of manufacture regardless of the shortest routing
or 
-lay out each component oriented in the best position for routing
regardless of the orientation of other similar parts?

We have a difference of opinion as to which is more prevalent practice.


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