Index: trunk/src/buffer.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/buffer.c	(revision 35911)
+++ trunk/src/buffer.c	(revision 35912)
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
 			pcb_data_bind_board_layers(pcb, Buffer->Data, 0);
 	}
 	Buffer->from_outside = 0;
+	Buffer->from_bottom_side = 0;
 	free(Buffer->source_path); Buffer->source_path = NULL;
 	Buffer->X = Buffer->Y = 0;
 }
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@
 		Buffer->Y = pcb_crosshair.Y;
 	}
 	Buffer->from_outside = 0;
+	Buffer->from_bottom_side = (pcb_layer_flags(pcb, PCB_CURRLID(pcb)) & PCB_LYT_BOTTOM);
 	free(Buffer->source_path); Buffer->source_path = NULL;
 	rnd_hid_notify_crosshair_change(hidlib, rnd_true);
 }
@@ -352,6 +354,7 @@
 		pcb_board_free(newPCB);
 		free(newPCB);
 		Buffer->from_outside = 0; /* always place matching top-to-top, don't swap sides only because the user is viewing the board from the bottom */
+		Buffer->from_bottom_side = 0;
 		free(Buffer->source_path); Buffer->source_path = rnd_strdup(Filename);
 		PCB = orig;
 		pcb_layergrp_inhibit_dec();
@@ -366,6 +369,7 @@
 	PCB = orig;
 	pcb_layergrp_inhibit_dec();
 	Buffer->from_outside = 0;
+	Buffer->from_bottom_side = 0;
 	free(Buffer->source_path); Buffer->source_path = NULL;
 	return rnd_false;
 }
@@ -959,6 +963,7 @@
 		Buffer->X = 0;
 		Buffer->Y = 0;
 		Buffer->from_outside = 1;
+		Buffer->from_bottom_side = 0;
 		free(Buffer->source_path); Buffer->source_path = rnd_strdup(Name);
 
 		if (pcb_subclist_length(&Buffer->Data->subc)) {
Index: trunk/src/buffer.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/buffer.h	(revision 35911)
+++ trunk/src/buffer.h	(revision 35912)
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 	rnd_box_t bbox_naked;
 	pcb_data_t *Data;       /* data; not all members of pcb_board_t */
 	int from_outside;       /* data is coming from outside of the current board (lib, loaded board) */
+	int from_bottom_side;   /* if buffer was picked up from while viewing the board from the bottom side */
 	char *source_path;      /* when from the outside, this field may remember the full path of the original source file */
 };
 
Index: trunk/src/obj_subc.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_subc.c	(revision 35911)
+++ trunk/src/obj_subc.c	(revision 35912)
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@
 	vtp0_uninit(&mask_pads);
 	vtp0_uninit(&paste_pads);
 
-	pcb_subc_create_aux(sc, buffer->X, buffer->Y, 0.0, rnd_false);
+	pcb_subc_create_aux(sc, buffer->X, buffer->Y, 0.0, !!buffer->from_bottom_side);
 
 	/* Add refdes */
 	if ((conf_core.editor.subc_conv_refdes != NULL) && (*conf_core.editor.subc_conv_refdes != '\0')) {