================================== Altium Designer keyboard shortcuts ================================== First published at 5/21/2021 on https://defkey.com/altium-designer-shortcuts Altium Designer is a PCB (printed circuit board) design software package for Windows. It is developed by Australian software company Altium. Altium Designer has 800 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Easy access to shortcuts ------------------------ Shift + F1 Show keyboard shortcuts for current stage of an interactive command F1 Graphical Editing hot key list Customizing shortcuts --------------------- Ctrl + Left click Click on a command on a menu or toolbar to edit it This will open the Edit Command dialog in which you can add a new shortcut or edit the currently assigned shortcut. General ------- F1 Access technical documentation for the resource currently under the cursor in particular commands, dialogs, panels, and objects Ctrl + O Open any existing document using the Open dialog Ctrl + F4 Close active document Ctrl + S Save active document Ctrl + Alt + S Save and release the defined entity Ctrl + P Print active document Alt + F4 Exit Altium Designer Ctrl + Tab Cycle forward to the next open tabbed document, making it the active document in the design workspace Shift + Ctrl + Tab Cycle backward to the previous open tabbed document, making it the active document in the design workspace F4 Toggle the display of all floating panels Shift + F4 Tile all open documents Shift + F5 Toggle the focus between the last active panel and the currently active design document in the main design window Alt + Right arrow Step forward to the next document in the sequence of documents that have been made active in the main design window Alt + Left arrow Step back to the previous document, in the sequence of documents that have been made active in the main design window F5 Refresh the active document when that document is a web-based document Ctrl (hold while moving a panel) Prevent automatic docking, grouping, or snapping Left click + Move the mouse (Drag and drop from Windows Explorer into Altium Designer) Open a document, project, or design workspace Shift + Ctrl + F3 Move to the next message (down) in the Messages panel and cross-probe to the object responsible for the message in the associated document (where supported) Shift + Ctrl + F4 Move to the previous message (up) in the Messages panel and cross-probe to the object responsible for the message in the associated document (where supported) General Editor shortcuts ------------------------ Ctrl + C Copy selection Ctrl + Insert Copy selection Ctrl + X Cut selection Shift + Del Cut selection Ctrl + V Paste selection Shift + Insert Paste selection Del Delete selection Ctrl + Z Undo Alt + Backspace Undo Ctrl + Y Redo Ctrl + Backspace Redo SCH and SCHLIB -------------- Shift + Ctrl + V Access the Smart Paste dialog Ctrl + F Find text Ctrl + H Find and replace text F3 Find next occurrence of searched text Ctrl + A Select all Ctrl + R Copy selected object(s) and paste repeatedly where needed in the workspace (rubber stamping) Space Rotate selection counterclockwise by 90° Shift + Space Rotate selection clockwise by 90° Shift + Ctrl + L Align selected objects by their left edges Shift + Ctrl + R Align selected objects by their right edges Shift + Ctrl + H Make the horizontal spacing of selected objects equal Shift + Ctrl + T Align selected objects by their top edges Shift + Ctrl + B Align selected objects by their bottom edges Shift + Ctrl + D Move selected objects to the nearest point on the current snap grid Ctrl + Home Move the cursor to the absolute origin coordinate (0,0) for the current document Ctrl + Q Access the Selection Memory dialog in which you can control all aspects of the selection memory feature Ctrl + 1 … to 8: Store the current selection in memory location n Alt + 1 … to 8: Recall the selection from memory location n Shift + 1 … to 8: Add the current selection to the selection already stored in memory location n Alt + Shift + 1 … to 8: Recall selection from memory location n and add it to the current selection in the workspace Shift + Ctrl + 1 … to 8: Apply filtering based on the selection set in memory location n Shift + F Access the Find Similar Objects feature (click on an object to use as the base template) Ctrl + Page Down Display all design objects on the current document Page Up Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location Ctrl + Wheel up Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location Ctrl + Right click (then move the mouse forward) Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location Right click + Left click (then move the mouse forward) Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location Middle click (click and hold the mouse wheel, then move the mouse forward) Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location Page Down Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location. Ctrl + Wheel down Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location Ctrl + Right click (then move the mouse forward) Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location Right click + Left click (then move the mouse forward) Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location Middle click (click and hold the mouse wheel, then move the mouse forward) Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location Wheel up and wheel down Scroll vertically within the design workspace Shift + Wheel up and wheel down Scroll horizontally within the design workspace Home Redraw the view in the main design window, placing the location marked by the cursor - prior to launching the command - at the center of the window End Refresh the screen, in effect performing a redraw of the current document, to remove any undesirable drawing update effects Alt + F5 Toggle the display of the current document's editor between maximized and not maximized G Cycle forward through your predefined snap grid settings Shift + G Cycle backward through your predefined snap grid settings Shift + Ctrl + G Turn the visible grid on or off in the current document Ctrl + Shift Temporarily disables the grid Shift + E Turn the cursor electrical grid on or off Ctrl + L Perform Board Level Annotation through use of the Board Level Annotate dialog Ctrl + M Measure the distance between two points on the active schematic document Left arrow Move the cursor to the left in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Left arrow Move the cursor to the left in the current document workspace in increments of ten snap grid units Right arrow Move the cursor to the right in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Right arrow Move the cursor to the right in the current document workspace in increments of ten snap grid units Up arrow Move the cursor upwards in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Up arrow Move the cursor upwards in the current document workspace in increments of ten snap grid units Down arrow Move the cursor downwards in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Down arrow Move the cursor downwards in the current document workspace in increments of ten snap grid units Ctrl + Left arrow Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the left in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Ctrl + Left arrow Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the left in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units Ctrl + Right arrow Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the right in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Ctrl + Right arrow Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the right in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units Ctrl + Up arrow Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) upwards in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Ctrl + Up arrow Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) upwards in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units Ctrl + Down arrow Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) downwards in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Ctrl + Down arrow Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) downwards in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units Shift + Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse (hold and drag) Move the object currently under the cursor Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse (hold and drag) Drag the electrical object currently under the cursor while maintaining connectivity with other electrical objects Shift + Left click Change the selection status of the object currently under the cursor without affecting the status of other objects Left click Select/deselect the object currently under the cursor Double click Modify the properties of the object currently under the cursor Left click + Move the mouse (click on an object, hold and drag) Move the single object currently under the cursor (or group of selected objects if the object is part of that selection) Left click + Move the mouse (Click (away from objects), hold and drag (left-to-right)) Select all objects that fall completely within the bounds of the selection area Left click + Move the mouse (Click (away from objects), hold and drag (right-to-left)) Select all objects that fall completely inside the selection area or are touched by its boundary Right click + Move the mouse (right click, hold and drag) Display the slider (panning) hand cursor then drag to move your view of the workspace Right click Access context menu for workspace or object currently under the cursor. If currently within an interactive command, will escape from the current operation F12 Toggle the display of the SCH Filter panel or the SCHLIB Filter panel accordingly Shift + F12 Toggle the display of the SCH List panel or the SCHLIB List panel accordingly Shift + C Clear the filter that is currently being applied to the active document Shift + Ctrl + C Clear all underlining highlighting from connections across all open (and open and hidden) schematic documents F2 Edit selected text object in-place (direct editing) Alt + Ctrl + A Add a new comment thread to a defined area of the active document. Before you can start using the comment feature, ensure that you have opened (checked out) a Managed Project and are working on one of its source schematic documents Alt + Ctrl + P Add a new comment thread to a specified point in the active document. Before you can start using the comment feature, ensure that you have opened (checked out) a Managed Project and are working on one of its source schematic documents Alt + Ctrl + C Add a new comment thread to a selected component in the active document. Before you can start using the comment feature, ensure that you have opened (checked out) a Managed Project and are working on one of its source schematic documents Alt + Ctrl + R Add a new comment review to a selected comment in the active document F5 Visually toggle the Net Color Override feature on or off F11 Toggle the display of the Properties panel accordingly PP Use to open the Components panel from within a Schematic document Note: We're not sure if shortcut above is correct. It was listed as "PP". Interactive ----------- Availability of these shortcuts depends on the interactive command and the specific design object that is the focus of that command. F1 Access the Graphical Editing Hot key List dialog, which provides a listing of the shortcuts available (but that cannot be launched), as well as access to the documentation for the currently running command Shift + F1 Access a menu that lists all valid shortcuts for the present stage of the currently running interactive command Enter Acts like a Click of the mouse when placing/moving an object Page Up Zoom in Page Down Zoom out End Refresh the screen Home Change display to have the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) at the center of the design window Left arrow Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the left in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Left arrow Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the left in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units Right arrow Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Right arrow Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units Up arrow Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Up arrow Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units Down arrow Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Down arrow Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units Tab Access an associated Properties panel mode from where properties for the object being placed/moved can be changed on-the-fly X Mirror the object being placed/moved along the X-axis Y Mirror the object being placed/moved along the Y-axis Alt Constrain the direction of movement to the horizontal or vertical axis depending on the initial direction of movement Shift When auto-panning while placing/moving an object to pan at higher speed Esc Escape from the current process - either a stage of the currently running interactive command, or the command itself Space Rotates the object being placed/moved counterclockwise. Rotation is in increments of 90° Space Toggles start and end sub-modes when placing a Wire/Bus/Signal Harness in 90 Degree or 45 Degree placement modes Space Cycles through placement modes when placing a Line Space Changes the wiring mode for any connected wires, buses, or signal harnesses when dragging an electrical object Shift + Space Rotates the object being placed/moved clockwise. Rotation is in increments of 90° Shift + Space Cycles through placement modes when placing a Wire/Bus/Signal Harness Shift + Space Changes the wiring mode for any connected wires, buses, or signal harnesses when dragging an electrical object Shift + Ctrl + Space Rotates the object being dragged clockwise. Rotation is in increments of 90° Insert Copies attributes of the object currently under the cursor while placing an object of the same type Insert Adds a vertex while placing a Wire, Line, Bus, Signal Harness, or Polygon Left click + Insert On a selected segment of a placed Wire, Line, Bus, or Signal Harness or an edge of a placed Polygon to add a vertex at that point Left click + Del On a vertex of a placed Wire, Line, Bus, Signal Harness or Polygon to remove that vertex Space Cycle trhough the available vertex action modes (Deform, Scale, and Smooth) during sliding Backspace Remove the last placed segment, while placing a Wire, Line, Bus, Signal Harness, or Polygon Del Remove the last placed segment, while placing a Wire, Line, Bus, Signal Harness, or Polygon Num + Enlarges the size of the IEEE Symbol currently being placed/moved Num - Reduces the size of the IEEE Symbol currently being placed/moved Alt + Left click On a net object, to highlight all objects associated to that net across all sheets of the active design project Ctrl + Double click On a Sheet Entry to jump to the corresponding port on the sub-sheet referenced by that entry's parent Sheet Symbol Ctrl + Double click On a Port to jump to the corresponding sheet entry in the parent sheet symbol that references the sub-sheet on which the port resides Ctrl + Double click On a port to jump to another port with the same name, on the indicated target schematic document (only available when the Net Identifier Scope - set on the Options tab of the Project Options dialog - is set to Flat, or Global) Ctrl + Double click On a sheet symbol to descend the design hierarchy to open the child sheet referenced by that symbol S Relocate the currently selected Sheet Entry (or entries) that are being moved, to the directly opposite side of the parent Sheet Symbol V Reverse order while moving two or more selected Sheet Entries T Toggle IO Type while moving one or more selected Sheet Entries T Toggle IO Type for all Sheet Entries while graphically resizing the parent Sheet Symbol Sub menu shortcuts A Align sub-menu B Toolbars sub-menu J Jump sub-menu K Panels sub-menu M Move sub-menu O Right-click Options sub-menu S Select sub-menu X DeSelect sub-menu Y Right-click Filter sub-menu Z Pop-up menu with zoom commands PCB and PCBLIB Editor --------------------- Tab With an initial object selected in the design, extend the selection to include the next higher-level object (or objects), based on logical hierarchy. In addition, the feature caters for selection extension across multiple objects selected across different nets in the design. Shift + Tab Single select the next design object in a set of co-located (overlapping) objects without utilizing a selection pop-up window. To use this command, ensure that the Display popup selection dialog option is disabled on the PCB Editor - General page of the Preferences dialog. Shift + Ctrl + X Enable Cross Select Mode Ctrl + A Select all objects on the current document Ctrl + B Select all objects that reside within the boundary of the defined board shape Ctrl + H Select all electrical objects that are connected to the same piece of copper Ctrl + R Copy selected object(s) and paste repeatedly where needed in the workspace (rubber stamping) Alt + Insert Paste objects onto the current layer regardless of their original layer assignments Shift + Ctrl + L Align selected objects by their left edges Shift + Ctrl + R Align selected objects by their right edges Alt + Shift + L Align selected design objects by their left edges while maintaining adequate spacing in observance with applicable design rules Alt + Shift + R Align selected design objects by their right edges while maintaining adequate spacing in observance with applicable design rules Shift + Ctrl + H Make the horizontal spacing of selected objects equal Shift + Ctrl + T Align selected objects by their top edges Shift + Ctrl + B Align selected objects by their bottom edges Shift + Alt + I Align selected design objects by their top edges while maintaining adequate spacing in observance with applicable design rules Shift + Alt + N Align selected design objects by their bottom edges while maintaining adequate spacing in observance with applicable design rules Shift + Ctrl + V Make the vertical spacing of selected objects equal Shift + Ctrl + D Move selected components to the nearest point on the required component placement grid Ctrl + Home Move the cursor to the absolute origin at the lower-left corner of the workspace Ctrl + End Move the cursor to the relative origin of the current document (PCB document), or the location of the component reference point (PCB Library document) Ctrl + Q In the workspace to access the Selection Memory dialog, from where you can control all aspects of the selection memory feature Ctrl + Q In a dialog or panel to toggle the measurement units (in the dialog or panel only), between metric (mm) and imperial (mil) Ctrl + 1 … to 8: Store the current selection in memory location 1 - 8 Alt + 1 … to 8: Recall the selection from memory location 1 - 8 Shift + 1 … to 8: Add the current selection to the selection already stored in memory location 1 - 8 Alt + Shift + 1 … to 8: Recall selection from memory location n and add it to the current selection in the workspace Shift + Ctrl + 1 … to 8: Apply filtering based on the selection set in memory location 1 - 8 Shift + A ActiveRoute selected connections Shift + F Access the Find Similar Objects feature (click on an object to use as the base template) 1 Switch the display of the PCB workspace to Board Planning Mode 2 Switch the display of the PCB workspace to 2D Layout Mode 3 Switch the display of the PCB workspace to 3D Layout Mode Ctrl + Alt + 2 Switch the display of the PCB workspace to 2D Layout Mode and see the same location and orientation of the board as you switch. Ctrl + Alt + 3 Switch the display of the PCB workspace to 3D Layout Mode and see the same location and orientation of the board as you switch. Ctrl + Page Down Display all design objects on the current document Page Up Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location Ctrl + Wheel up Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location Ctrl + Right click (then move the mouse forward) Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location Right click + Left click (then move the mouse forward) Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location Middle click (click and hold the mouse wheel, then move the mouse forward) Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location Page Down Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location. Ctrl + Wheel down Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location Ctrl + Right click (then move the mouse forward) Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location Right click + Left click (then move the mouse forward) Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location Middle click (click and hold the mouse wheel, then move the mouse forward) Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location Shift + Page Up Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location and in progressively smaller steps Shift + Page Down Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location and in progressively larger steps Ctrl + Page Up Set the magnification of the current document to 400% Wheel up and wheel down Scroll vertically within the design workspace. This is a default setting that can be changed from the System - Mouse Wheel Configuration page of the Preferences dialog Shift + Wheel up and wheel down Scroll horizontally within the design workspace. This is a default setting that can be changed from the System - Mouse Wheel Configuration page of the Preferences dialog Home Redraw the view in the main design window, placing the location marked by the cursor - prior to launching the command - at the center of the window End Refresh the screen, in effect performing a redraw of the current document, to remove any undesirable drawing update effects Alt + Left arrow Jump to, and make active, the previous component in the current library document. After reaching the first component in the list, the command will not cycle to the last component again. Alt + Right arrow Jump to, and make active, the next component in the current library document. After reaching the last component in the list, the command will not cycle to the first component again Alt + End Redraw the current layer of the current document, to remove any undesirable drawing update effects Alt + F5 Toggle the display of the current document's editor between maximized and not maximized F5 Visually toggle the Net Color Override feature on or off Shift + H Toggle the Heads Up Display on or off Shift + G Toggle Heads Up Display tracking on or off Insert Resets the Delta Origin point for the Heads Up Display feature to 0,0 Shift + Z Toggle the 3D model visibility in the current PCB document Shift + D Toggle the display of the Delta coordinates within the Heads Up Display Shift + E Cycle to the next mode of object Hotspot Snapping Ctrl + G Access the dedicated grid editor dialog for the snap grid currently under the cursor Shift + Ctrl + G Set the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) step values - for the default Global Board Snap Grid - simultaneously to a chosen value Ctrl + Shift Temporarily disables the grid Shift + H Toggle on/off whether the cursor on a grid will snap to the active workspace grid. Once enabled, the cursor will pull or snap to the nearest snap group location Q Toggle the measurement units for the current document between metric (mm) and imperial (mil) Shift + O Toggle the display of the Difference Map Overlay in the main design workspace On or Off Note: This command is available only provided a comparison has been performed from the Collaborate, Compare and Merge panel. F6 Toggle the state of the current cell containing detected differences between checked and unchecked when using Altium Designer's Collaborative PCB Design functionality F7 Navigate to the previous cell containing one or more detected differences when using Altium Designer's Collaborative PCB Design functionality F8 Navigate to the next cell containing one or more detected differences when using Altium Designer's Collaborative PCB Design functionality L Access the Layers And Colors tab of the View Configuration panel in which you can configure the display of layers for the board and the colors assigned to those layers Ctrl + D Access the View Options tab of the View Configuration panel in which you can configure the mode used to display each of the various design items within the workspace Shift + V Access the Board Insight pop-up, listing all violations (of defined Design Rules) currently under the cursor Shift + X Access the Board Insight pop-up, listing all components and/or net objects currently under the cursor Ctrl + M Measure and display the distance between any two points in the current document Left arrow Move the cursor to the left in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Left arrow Move the cursor to the left in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units Right arrow Move the cursor to the right in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Right arrow Move the cursor to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units Up arrow Move the cursor upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Up arrow Move the cursor upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units Down arrow Move the cursor downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Down arrow Move the cursor downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units Ctrl + Left arrow Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the left in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Ctrl + Left arrow Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the left in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units Ctrl + Right arrow Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Ctrl + Right arrow Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units Ctrl + Up arrow Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Ctrl + Up arrow Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units Ctrl + Down arrow Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Ctrl + Down arrow Move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of 10 snap grid units Shift + Left click Change the selection status of the object currently under the cursor without affecting the status of other objects Left click Select/deselect the object currently under the cursor Ctrl + Left click On a net object to highlight the entire routed net Ctrl + Left click On a layer tab to highlight all content on that layer Ctrl + Left click In free space to clear current highlighting Shift + Ctrl + Left click On a net object to highlight the entire routed net in addition to the routed nets already highlighted (cumulative routed net highlighting) Shift + Ctrl + Left click On a layer tab to highlight all content on that layer in addition to the content already highlighted on other layers (cumulative layer highlighting) Alt + Left click On a connection to select that connection Alt + Shift + Left click On a connection to select that connection in addition to the connections already selected (cumulative connection selection) Alt + Left click + Move the mouse (drag from right to left) To select all connections touched by the dragged rectangle Alt + Ctrl While hovering the cursor over a layer tab to highlight the content of that layer only Shift + Ctrl + Left click (hold) Create a vertex (or break) in a track segment at the current cursor position Double click Modify the properties of the object currently under the cursor Left click + Move the mouse (click an object, hold and drag) Move the single object currently under the cursor (or group of selected objects if the object is part of that selection) Left click (click an object, drag from left-to-right) Select all objects that fall completely within the bounds of the selection area Left click (click an object, drag from right to left) Select all objects that fall completely inside the selection area or are touched by its boundary Right click + Move the mouse Display the slider (panning) hand cursor then drag to move your view of the workspace Right click Access context menu for workspace or object currently under the cursor. If currently within an interactive command, will escape from the current operation F11 Toggle the display of the Properties panel accordingly F12 Toggle the display of the PCB Filter panel or the PCBLIB Filter panel accordingly Shift + F12 Toggle the display of the PCB List panel or the PCBLIB List panel accordingly Shift + C Clear the filter that is currently being applied to the active document Shift + S Cycle through the available single layer viewing modes The available modes are determined by enabling the corresponding options in the Available Single Layer Modes region on the PCB Editor - Board Insight Display page of the Preferences dialog. Num + Switch to the next enabled layer Num - Switch to the previous enabled layer Num * Switch to the next enabled signal layer Shift + Num * Switch to the previous enabled signal layer Backspace Delete a single, selected end-of-route object (component-free track, arc, via, or pad). The singular routing object connected to the deleted object will be automatically selected and ready for subsequent deletion. Note: By using the command repeatedly, you are able to incrementally unwind the routed path in the same way as using the Backspace shortcut while interactively routing. Ctrl + Del Delete one or more selected routing objects (component-free tracks, arcs, vias, and pads) on the current document. All routing objects connected to those deleted will be automatically selected and ready for subsequent deletion Note: By using the command repeatedly, you are able to incrementally unwind the routed path in both directions. Alt + Ctrl + A Add a new comment thread to a defined area of the active document. Before you can start using the comment feature, ensure that you have opened (checked out) a Managed Project and are working on its PCB document Alt + Ctrl + P Add a new comment thread to a specified point in the active document. Before you can start using the comment feature, ensure that you have opened (checked out) a Managed Project and are working on its PCB document Alt + Ctrl + C Add a new comment thread to a selected component in the active document. Before you can start using the comment feature, ensure that you have opened (checked out) a Managed Project and are working on its PCB document General interactive shortcuts ----------------------------- Note: Shortcuts available will depend on the interactive command and the specific design object that is the focus of that command. F1 Access the Graphical Editing Hot key List dialog that provides a listing of the shortcuts available (but that cannot be launched) as well as access to the documentation for the currently running command Shift + F1 Access a menu that lists all valid shortcuts for the present stage of the currently running interactive command Enter Acts like a Click of the mouse when placing/moving an object Page Up Zoom in Page Down Zoom out End Refresh the screen Home Change display to have the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) at the center of the design window Left arrow Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the left in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Left arrow Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the left in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units Right arrow Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the right in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Right arrow Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) to the right in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units Up arrow Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) upwards in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Up arrow Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) upwards in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units Down arrow Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) downwards in the current document workspace in increments of one snap grid unit Shift + Down arrow Move the cursor (with the attached object being placed/moved) downwards in the current document workspace in increments of 10 snap grid units Tab Access the associated mode of the Properties panel in which properties for the object being placed/moved can be changed on-the-fly X Mirror the object being placed/moved along the X-axis Y Mirror the object being placed/moved along the Y-axis L Flip the object being placed/moved to the other side of the board Alt Constrain the direction of movement to the horizontal or vertical axis depending on the initial direction of movement Shift When auto-panning while placing/moving an object, use to pan at higher speed + Switch to the next enabled layer - Switch to the previous enabled layer * Switch to the next enabled signal layer Shift + Num * Switch to the previous enabled signal layer Esc Escape from the current process - either a stage of the currently running interactive command or the command itself Space Rotates the object being placed/moved counterclockwise. Rotation is in accordance with the value for the Rotation Step defined on the PCB Editor – General page of the Preferences dialog Shift + Space Rotates the object being placed/moved clockwise. Rotation is in accordance with the value for the Rotation Step defined on the PCB Editor – General page of the Preferences dialog N Toggle the display of the connection lines (ratsnest) while moving a component Ctrl (hold) When moving a component to view dynamic alignment guides (green indicator lines) in relation to the boundaries of this and nearby components Shift (hold) When moving a component to view dynamic alignment guides (green indicator lines) in relation to the pads of this and nearby components R When moving a component to cycle through component conflict resolution modes (Ignore Obstacles, Push Obstacles, Avoid Obstacles) Left click + Move the mouse On a via in a stack of vias, use to move the entire stack to a new location M + V On a selected object, opens the Get X-Y Offsets dialog to move one or more currently selected objects by a specified distance in the horizontal (X) and/or vertical (Y) planes. Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse On a via in a stack of vias, use to move just that via to a new location (and not the entire stack) Interactive polygonal object ---------------------------- Note: Following additional shortcuts relate to placing/editing polygonal-shaped objects - Polygon Pour, Region, Coverlay Polygon, Polygonal Room, Extruded 3D Body, Board Shape. Shift + Space Cycle through the five available corner modes (45 degree, 45 degree with arc, 90 degree, 90 degree with arc, and Any Angle) when placing a polygonal-based object Space Toggle between corner direction sub-modes (for the relevant corner modes) when placing a polygonal-based object , Reduce the radius of the arc (by 1mil/0.025mm increments) when in arc cornering placement mode Shift + , Reduce the radius of the arc (by 10mil/0.254mm increments) when in arc cornering placement mode . Increase the radius of the arc (by 1mil/0.025mm increments) when in arc cornering placement mode Shift + . Increase the radius of the arc (by 10mil/0.254mm increments) when in arc cornering placement mode Ctrl + Left click (hold) Anywhere along an edge of a selected polygonal-based object away from editing handles to insert a new end vertex Left click + Del (hold left mouse button, then press Delete) On an end vertex of a selected polygonal-based object, use to remove that vertex Backspace Remove the last placed vertex Interactive routing ------------------- Tab Access the Interactive Routing mode of the Properties panel in which you can change routing preferences on-the-fly, as well as modify properties of the track being placed Shift + Space Cycle through the five available corner modes (45 degree, 45 degree with arc, 90 degree, 90 degree with arc, and Any Angle) Note: If the Restrict To 90/45 option is enabled on the PCB Editor - Interactive Routing page of the Preferences dialog, the arc cornering modes and the Any Angle mode will not be available. Space Toggle between corner direction sub-modes (for the relevant corner modes) , Reduce the radius of the arc (by 1mil/0.025mm increments) when in arc cornering placement mode Shift + , Reduce the radius of the arc (by 10mil/0.254mm increments) when in arc cornering placement mode . Increase the radius of the arc (by 1mil/0.025mm increments) when in arc cornering placement mode Shift + . Increase the radius of the arc (by 10mil/0.254mm increments) when in arc cornering placement mode Left click Commits the routing up to the current cursor position and places the tracks Enter Commits the routing up to the current cursor position and places the tracks Backspace Unwinds the last committed route back to its starting point. If any objects had been pushed through placing the last segment, they are moved back to their original positions Esc Terminates the current route. Any routing that has been committed before calling the termination is retained Ctrl + Left click Auto-complete segments to target 1 Toggle Look-Ahead placement mode on/off Shift + R Cycle through the currently enabled routing conflict resolution modes. The modes available (including Walkaround Obstacles, Push Obstacles, Ignore Obstacles, Hug and Push Obstacles, AutoRoute Current Layer, AutoRoute MultiLayer, and Stop at First Obstacle) can be defined on the PCB Editor - Interactive Routing page of the Preferences dialog and modified on-the-fly (press Tab to access the Interactive Routing mode of the Properties panel) 5 Toggle Follow Mouse Trail mode Shift + D Toggle automatic loop removal feature on/off Ctrl + W Toggle the display of clearance boundaries Ctrl + Alt + G Use to improve the quality of the selected routes by reducing the overall length and number of corners Shift + W Choose the required track width from available predefined favorite routing widths in the Track mode of the Properties panel Shift + V Choose the required via size from available predefined via sizes, sourced from one or more associated via templates using the Choose Via Sizes dialog 3 Cycle through routing width sources (User Choice --> Rule Minimum --> Rule Preferred --> Rule Maximum) With User Choice, routing widths are defined and managed in the Favorite Interactive Routing Widths dialog. 4 Cycle through via size sources (User Choice --> Rule Minimum --> Rule Preferred --> Rule Maximum) With User Choice, via sizes are defined through via templates - locally to the active PCB document or through associated Pad Via libraries (*.PvLib). Num + Switch to the next enabled (and rule-permitted) layer, dropping a via Num - Switch to the previous enabled (and rule-permitted) layer, dropping a via Num * Switch to the next enabled (and rule-permitted) signal layer, dropping a via [Num 1 - 9] Switch to routing on the corresponding routing (signal) layer (dropping a via to do so). The number can be obtained from the prefix to the layer name ([n]), on the layer tab at the bottom of the main workspace. Alternatively, the number can be acquired from the pop-up window accessed through the Ctrl + L shortcut. Ctrl + L Access a pop-up window of available routing layers. Click an entry to switch to that layer (dropping a via to do so). The number to the right of each entry ([n]) can be used to switch to that layer directly, without popping this window. L When routing from a multi-layer pad or via, switches the layer for the current connection to the next signal layer defined for that pad/via Note: This feature works only when the routing is started from the pad/via and before the first segment is committed. / Add fanout via; tool immediately waits for next fanout to route and via to place 2 Add a via without changing layer 6 Change routing via start/end layers 7 Cycles through the connections available for routing if the current pad has multiple connections 9 Switches the cursor position from the currently selected pad or track to the target pad or track. If the location of the object being switched to is not in the current window, the view jumps and centers around the new cursor position Shift + C Enable subnet swapping Note: If no swappable target subnets are available, a message to this effect will be presented in the Messages panel. Shift + T Swap target subnet - cycles through all swappable target subnets While interactively routing, you can enter LEGACY length tuning mode by using the Shift (plus) A shortcut. The following additional shortcuts are available within that mode: Shift + A End the accordion Shift + G Toggle display of the length tuning gauge on/off Left click Commits the routing up to the current cursor position and places the tracks Enter Commits the routing up to the current cursor position and places the tracks Backspace Remove last segment or accordion Esc Terminate current route. Any routing that has been committed before calling the termination is retained Shift + R Cycle through the currently enabled routing conflict resolution modes. The modes available (including Walkaround Obstacles, Push Obstacles, Hug and Push Obstacles, Ignore obstacles, and Stop at First Obstacle) can be defined on the PCB Editor - Interactive Routing page of the Preferences dialog. Shift + W Choose the required track width from available predefined favorite routing widths in the Favorite Interactive Routing Widths dialog Tab Access the Ineractive Routing mode of the Properties panel in which you can define the approach used for defining the target length and to modify properties of the interactive routing on-the-fly , Decrease the amplitude of the accordion pattern by the amount defined for the Amplitude Increment in the Accordion mode of the Properties panel . Increase the amplitude of the accordion pattern by the amount defined for the Amplitude Increment in the Accordion mode of the Properties panel 1 Decrease the corner (miter) radius (when using the Mitered with Lines or Mitered with Arcs accordion patterns) 2 Increase the corner (miter) radius (when using the Mitered with Lines or Mitered with Arcs accordion patterns) 3 Decrease the gap (pitch) for the accordion pattern by the amount defined for the Gap Increment in the Accordion mode of the Properties panel 4 Increase the gap (pitch) for the accordion pattern by the amount defined for the Gap Increment in the Accordion mode of the Properties panel P Cycle forward through the supported tuning patterns. Available patterns are: Mitered with Lines, Mitered with Arcs, and Rounded Shift + P Cycle backward through the supported tuning patterns. Available patterns are: Mitered with Lines, Mitered with Arcs, and Rounded Y Toggle Amplitude Direction (starting direction) for the accordion pattern Shift + Space Cycle through the routing corner styles Shift + B Enter the desired bus routing Interactive Differential Pair routing ------------------------------------- Tab Access the Differential Pair Routing mode of the Properties panel from where you can change routing preferences on-the-fly, as well as modify properties of the track being placed Shift + Space Cycle through the four available corner modes (45 degree, 45 degree with arc, 90 degree, 90 degree with arc) Note: If the Restrict To 90/45 option is enabled, on the PCB Editor - Interactive Routing page of the Preferences dialog, the arc cornering modes will not be available. Space Toggle between corner direction sub-modes (for the relevant corner modes) , Reduce the radius of the arc (by 1mil/0.025mm increments) when in arc cornering placement mode Shift + , Reduce the radius of the arc (by 10mil/0.254mm increments) when in arc cornering placement mode . Increase the radius of the arc (by 1mil/0.025mm increments) when in arc cornering placement mode Shift + . Increase the radius of the arc (by 10mil/0.254mm increments) when in arc cornering placement mode Left click Commits the routing up to the current cursor position and places the tracks Enter Commits the routing up to the current cursor position and places the tracks Backspace Remove last segment Esc Terminate current route. Any routing that has been committed before calling the termination is retained Shift + R Cycle through the currently enabled routing conflict resolution modes. The modes available (including Walkaround Obstacles, Push Obstacles, Hug and Push Obstacles, Ignore obstacles, and Stop at First Obstacle) can be defined on the PCB Editor - Interactive Routing page of the Preferences dialog, and modified on-the-fly (press Tab to access the Differential Pair Routing mode of the Properties panel) Note: When interactively routing differential pairs, the AutoRoute On Current Layer and AutoRoute On Multiple Layers modes are not available. Shift + Space During sliding, use to cycle through the three modes (45 Degree, Mixed, and Rounded). Shift + D Toggle automatic loop removal feature on/off Ctrl + W Toggle the display of clearance boundaries Shift + W Choose the required track width from available predefined favorite routing widths in the Track mode of the Properties panel Shift + V Choose the required via size from available predefined via sizes, sourced from one or more associated via templates. The Choose Via Sizes dialog will appear with which to do so 3 Cycle through routing width sources (User Choice --> Rule Minimum --> Rule Preferred --> Rule Maximum) Note: With User Choice, routing widths are defined and managed in the Favorite Interactive Routing Widths dialog. The rule-based values come from the applicable Differential Pairs Routing rule. 4 Cycle through via size sources (User Choice --> Rule Minimum --> Rule Preferred --> Rule Maximum) Note: With User Choice, via sizes are defined through via templates - locally to the active PCB document, or through associated Pad Via libraries (*.PvLib). 5 Cycle through available via patterns (aligned or staggered) 6 Cycle through the defined Gap values available for the differential pair being routed, through the applicable Differential Pairs Routing rule (Min Gap --> Preferred Gap --> Max Gap) Shift + B Cycle through the defined Width-Gap value pairings available for the differential pair being routed, through the applicable Differential Pairs Routing rule (Min Width-Min Gap --> Preferred Width-Preferred Gap --> Max Width-Max Gap) Num + Switch to the next enabled (and rule-permitted) layer, dropping a via Num - Switch to the previous enabled (and rule-permitted) layer, dropping a via Num * Switch to the next enabled (and rule-permitted) signal layer, dropping a via [Num 1 - 9] Switch to routing on the corresponding routing (signal) layer (dropping a via to do so). The number can be obtained from the prefix to the layer name ([n]), on the layer tab at the bottom of the main workspace. Alternatively, the number can be acquired from the pop-up window accessed through the Ctrl + L shortcut. Ctrl + L Access a pop-up window of available routing layers. Click an entry to switch to that layer (dropping a via to do so). The number to the right of each entry ([n]) can be used to switch to that layer directly, without popping this window. L When routing from a multi-layer pad or via, switches the layer for the current connection to the next signal layer defined for that pad/via Note: This feature works only when the routing is started from the pads/vias and before the first segments are committed. / Add fanout via, tool immediately waits for next fanout to route and via to place 2 Add a via without changing layer Shift + C Enable subnet swapping Note: If no swappable target subnets are available, a message to this effect will be presented in the Messages panel. Shift + T Swap target subnet - cycles through all swappable target subnets Component dragging ------------------ Shift + R Cycle through the enabled modes as you route Shift + Tab Cycle through the four different component selection modes N Display or hide connection lines Shift + Ctrl + G Cycle Glossing Effort mode (Weak --> Strong --> Off) Ctrl + Shift Temporarily disables gloss cycling Ctrl + Shift + G Cycle through the three glossing settings (Off, Weak, and Strong) during routing or sliding. Interactive multi-routing ------------------------- Tab Access the Interactive Routing mode of the Properties panel in which you can change routing preferences on-the-fly, as well as modify properties of the bus routing being placed Shift + Space Cycle through the four available corner modes (45 degree, 45 degree with arc, 90 degree, 90 degree with arc) Note: If the Restrict To 90/45 option is enabled on the PCB Editor - Interactive Routing page of the Preferences dialog, the arc cornering modes will not be available. Space Toggle between corner direction sub-modes (for the relevant corner modes) , Reduce the radius of the arc (by 1mil/0.025mm increments) when in arc cornering placement mode Shift + , Reduce the radius of the arc (by 10mil/0.254mm increments) when in arc cornering placement mode . Increase the radius of the arc (by 1mil/0.025mm increments) when in arc cornering placement mode Shift + . Increase the radius of the arc (by 10mil/0.254mm increments) when in arc cornering placement mode Left click Commits the routing up to the current cursor position and places the tracks Enter Commits the routing up to the current cursor position and places the tracks Backspace Remove last segments Esc Terminate current route. Any routing that has been committed before calling the termination is retained Ctrl + Left click Auto-complete segments to target Shift + R Cycle through the currently enabled routing conflict resolution modes. The modes available (including Walkaround Obstacles, Push Obstacles, Hug and Push Obstacles, Ignore obstacles, and Stop at First Obstacle) can be defined on the PCB Editor - Interactive Routing page of the Preferences dialog, and modified on-the-fly (press Tab to access the Interactive Routing mode of the Properties panel) Note: When interactively routing multiple traces, the AutoRoute On Current Layer and AutoRoute On Multiple Layers modes are not available. Shift + D Toggle automatic loop removal feature on/off Ctrl + W Toggle the display of clearance boundaries Shift + W Choose the required track width from available predefined favorite routing widths in the Track mode of the Properties panel Shift + V Choose the required via size from available predefined via sizes, sourced from one or more associated via templates. The Choose Via Sizes dialog will appear with which to do so 3 Cycle through routing width sources (User Choice --> Rule Minimum --> Rule Preferred --> Rule Maximum) Note: With User Choice, routing widths are defined and managed in the Favorite Interactive Routing Widths dialog. 4 Cycle through via size sources (User Choice --> Rule Minimum --> Rule Preferred --> Rule Maximum) Note: With User Choice, via sizes are defined through via templates - locally to the active PCB document, or through associated Pad Via libraries (*.PvLib). 5 Cycle through available via patterns (aligned or staggered) Num + Switch to the next enabled (and rule-permitted) layer, dropping a via Num - Switch to the previous enabled (and rule-permitted) layer, dropping a via Num * Switch to the next enabled (and rule-permitted) signal layer, dropping a via [Num 1 - 9] Switch to routing on the corresponding routing (signal) layer (dropping a via to do so). The number can be obtained from the prefix to the layer name ([n]), on the layer tab at the bottom of the main workspace. Alternatively, the number can be acquired from the pop-up window accessed through the Ctrl + L shortcut. Ctrl + L Access a pop-up window of available routing layers. Click an entry to switch to that layer (dropping a via to do so). The number to the right of each entry ([n]) can be used to switch to that layer directly, without popping this window. L When routing from multi-layer pads or vias, switches the layer to the next signal layer defined for those pads/vias Note: This feature works only when the routing is started from the pads/vias and before the first segments are committed. / Add fanout via; tool immediately waits for next fanout to route and via to place 2 Add a via without changing layer C Change the spacing between neighboring routes to use the Track-Track clearance value defined in the applicable Clearance rule B Decrease the spacing between neighboring routes Shift + B Increase the spacing between neighboring routes Shift + Ctrl + G Cycle Glossing Effort mode (Weak --> Strong --> Off) Interactive Length Tuning ------------------------- Space Cycle forward through the supported tuning patterns. Available patterns are: Mitered with Lines, Mitered with Arcs, and Rounded Shift + Space Cycle backward through the supported tuning patterns. Available patterns are: Mitered with Lines, Mitered with Arcs, and Rounded Shift + G Toggle display of the length tuning gauge on/off Tab Access the Accordion mode of the Properties panel in which you can define the approach used for defining the target length, and to modify properties of the accordion pattern used in the tuning on-the-fly , Decrease the amplitude of the accordion pattern by the amount defined for the Amplitude Increment in the Accordion mode of the Properties panel . Increase the amplitude of the accordion pattern by the amount defined for the Amplitude Increment in the Accordion mode of the Properties panel 1 Decrease the corner (miter) radius (when using the Mitered with Lines, or Mitered with Arcs accordion patterns) 2 Increase the corner (miter) radius (when using the Mitered with Lines, or Mitered with Arcs accordion patterns) 3 Decrease the gap (pitch) for the accordion pattern by the amount defined for the Gap Increment in the Accordion mode of the Properties panel 4 Increase the gap (pitch) for the accordion pattern by the amount defined for the Gap Increment in the Accordion mode of the Properties panel Y Toggle Amplitude Direction (starting direction) for the accordion pattern 3D Body Placement ----------------- Note: The shortcuts actually available depend on the type of 3D Model being placed or moved - Extruded, Cylinder, Sphere, or Generic 3D Model. For more information, click the source link found bottom of this article. Tab Access the 3D Body mode of the Properties panel properties for the 3D body object being placed/moved can be changed on-the-fly L Flip the 3D body object being placed/moved to the other side of the board N Toggle the display of the connection lines (ratsnest) while moving the 3D body for a component X Mirror the 3D body object being placed/moved along the X-axis Y Mirror the 3D body object being placed/moved along the Y-axis Num 8 Rotate the 3D body object being placed/moved counterclockwise around the model's X-axis by 90° Note: This shortcut applies to Generic 3D Model and Cylinder model types only. Num 2 Rotate the 3D body object being placed/moved clockwise around the model's X-axis by 90° Note: This shortcut applies to Generic 3D Model and Cylinder model types only. Num 4 Rotate the 3D body object being placed/moved counterclockwise around the model's Y-axis by 90° Note: This shortcut applies to Generic 3D Model and Cylinder model types only. Num 6 Rotate the 3D body object being placed/moved clockwise around the model's Y-axis by 90° Note: This shortcut applies to Generic 3D Model and Cylinder model types only. Space Rotate the 3D body object being placed/moved counterclockwise around the model's Z-axis by 90° Note: This shortcut only applies to the Extruded model type when it is being moved. Shift + Space Rotate the 3D body object being placed/moved clockwise around the model's Z-axis by 90° Note: This shortcut only applies to the Extruded model type when it is being moved. Num 9 Increase the Standoff Height for the 3D body object being placed/moved by one Snap Grid unit Note: This shortcut only applies to the Extruded model type when it is being moved. Num 3 Decrease the Standoff Height for the 3D body object being placed/moved by one Snap Grid unit Note: This shortcut only applies to the Extruded model type when it is being moved. 3D Visualization ---------------- 0 Change the view of the board (or component) in 3D so that you are looking straight down from above (perpendicular) with zero rotation Note: In addition, you can use the applicable drop-down field on the PCB Standard toolbar (PCB Editor), or the PCB Lib Standard toolbar (PCB Library Editor) to quickly choose from a set of predefined 3D views when viewing your board (or library components) in 3D. 9 Change the view of the board (or component) in 3D so that you are looking straight down from above (perpendicular) with 90 Degree (clockwise) rotation in the X-plane Note: In addition, you can use the applicable drop-down field on the PCB Standard toolbar (PCB Editor), or the PCB Lib Standard toolbar (PCB Library Editor) to quickly choose from a set of predefined 3D views when viewing your board (or library components) in 3D. 8 Change the view of the board (or component) in 3D so that you are looking at the board from an orthogonal perspective Note: In addition, you can use the applicable drop-down field on the PCB Standard toolbar (PCB Editor) or the PCB Lib Standard toolbar (PCB Library Editor) to quickly choose from a set of predefined 3D views when viewing your board (or library components) in 3D. 5 Toggle a board that has flexible areas between its flattened state (no Bending Line settings applied) and its folded state (all Bending Line settings applied) Shift Access the 3D rotational sphere. With the sphere displayed, Right-Click and drag to change the orientation of the view Ctrl + C Copies the current view in the main design workspace to the clipboard in bitmap format (*.bmp). You have control over the resolution of the copied image via the 3D Snapshot Resolution dialog Num 1 Change the view of the board (or component) in 3D so that you are looking at the board from the top side Ctrl + Num 1 Change the view of the board (or component) in 3D so that you are looking at the board from the bottom side Num 7 Change the view of the board (or component) in 3D so that you are looking at the board from the front side Ctrl + Num 7 Change the view of the board (or component) in 3D so that you are looking at the board from the back side Num 3 Change the view of the board (or component) in 3D so that you are looking at the board from the left edge Ctrl + Num 3 Change the view of the board (or component) in 3D so that you are looking at the board from the right edge Num 4 Rotate the view of the board (or component) in 3D 30 degrees left Num 6 Rotate the view of the board (or component) in 3D 30 degrees right Num 8 Rotate the view of the board (or component) in 3D 30 degrees up Num 2 Rotate the view of the board (or component) in 3D 30 degrees down Ctrl + Num 4 Move the view of the board (or component) in 3D 500mil left Ctrl + Num 6 Move the view of the board (or component) in 3D 500mil right Ctrl + Num 8 Move the view of the board (or component) in 3D 500mil up Ctrl + Num 2 Move the view of the board (or component) in 3D 500mil down Num 1 Change the view of the board (or component) in 3D so that you are looking at the board from an orthogonal perspective L Access the View Configuration panel in which you can configure how the board is rendered in 3D 3D measurement -------------- Q Toggle measurement units between metric and imperial - the displayed measurement values will update accordingly Ctrl As you move the cursor over a 3D object, use to select a specific face of that object Shift + C Clear all currently displayed measurements in the 3D workspace Sub-menu A Open the Align sub-menu B Open the Toolbars sub-menu G Open a pop-up menu with Snap Grid commands I Open the Component Placement sub-menu J Open the Jump sub-menu K Open the Panels sub-menu M Open the Move sub-menu N Open a pop-up menu of Connection/Jumper display commands O Open the right-click Options sub-menu S Open the Select sub-menu U Open the Route sub-menu X Open the DeSelect sub-menu Y Open the right-click Filter sub-menu Z Open a pop-up menu with zoom commands Managed Component Editor ------------------------ Batch Component Editing Mode Ctrl + X Clear the content of the currently selected editable cells and copy that content to the clipboard Ctrl + C Copy the content of the currently selected editable cells to the clipboard Ctrl + V Paste content from the clipboard into the currently selected editable cells within the component definitions region of the document Del Clear the content of the currently selected (and editable) cells in the component definitions region of the document Ctrl + Del Remove the currently selected component definitions from the document Shift + Ctrl + X Cut the selected component definition(s) from the document and add them to the clipboard Shift + Ctrl + C Copy the selected component definition(s) to the clipboard Ctrl + D Clone the selected component definition Shift + Ctrl + V Paste one (or more) component definitions from the clipboard into the component definitions region of the document Shift + Ctrl + M Access the Manufacturer Part Search dialog in which you can browse for required components across enabled supplier's online part databases. Selected components will be used to create one or more new component definitions in the active Managed Component document F5 Refresh the document Note: This is useful if, for any reason, you have lost connection with the target server. It ensures model links are refreshed and also, if the CmpLib is referencing a Component Template, it allows the data defined in that template to be brought in again, which is very helpful if you have inadvertently cleared content from read-only cells! Ctrl + Z Restore the current document to its state previous to the last operation. Multiple levels of undo are supported Ctrl + Y Restore changes made by the Undo feature in the current document. Multiple levels of Redo are supported Single Component Editing Mode Shift + Ctrl + M Opens the Manufacturer Part Search dialog in order to search for components and add supplier information to a component. F5 Refresh the component editor Ctrl + X Clear the contents of the Name or Description field Ctrl + C Copy the content of the Name or Description field onto the clipboard Ctrl + V Paste content from the clipboard into the Name or Description field Output Job Editor ----------------- Ctrl + X Clear the selected output(s) from the current Output Job Configuration file and copy them to the OutputJob Editor's clipboard Ctrl + X Clear the selected output container, or print job, from the current Output Job Configuration file and copy it to the OutputJob Editor's clipboard Ctrl + C Copy the selected output(s) from the current Output Job Configuration file to the OutputJob Editor's clipboard Ctrl + C Copy the selected output container, or print job, from the current Output Job Configuration file to the OutputJob Editor's clipboard Ctrl + V Place the contents of the OutputJob Editor's clipboard into the active Output Job Configuration file Ctrl + V Place the output container/print job from the OutputJob Editor's clipboard, into the relevant output media section of the active Output Job Configuration file Ctrl + D Make an identical copy (duplicate) of the selected output Del Remove the selected output(s) Del Remove the selected output container or print job Left click + Move the mouse One or more selected applicable (printable) outputs into the Hard Copy region to create a new Print Job. The output(s) will automatically be linked Left click + Move the mouse One or more selected applicable outputs into the Output Containers region to create a new PDF output container. The output(s) will automatically be linked Left click + Move the mouse One or more selected PCB3D Video outputs into the Output Containers region to create a new Video output container. The output(s) will automatically be linked Left click + Move the mouse One or more selected applicable outputs into the Output Containers region to create a new Folder Structure output container. The output(s) will automatically be linked Alt + Enter Launch the associated dialog (where available) for the selected output in which you can define exactly how, and what, you wish to be generated Ctrl + Num + Enable all selected outputs connecting them to the currently selected output container or print job Ctrl + Num - Disable all selected outputs disconnecting them from the currently selected output container or print job Shift + Ctrl + O Configure the properties of the currently selected output container or print job F9 Generate the outputs that are enabled and linked to the selected print job F9 Generate the outputs that are enabled and linked to the selected PDF output container F9 Generate the outputs that are enabled and linked to the selected Video output container F9 Generate the outputs that are enabled and linked to the selected Folder Structure output container Draftsman editor ---------------- Ctrl + P Print the currently active Draftsman document Ctrl + Z Restore the active Draftsman document to its state previous to the last operation. Multiple levels of undo are supported Ctrl + Y Restore changes made by the Undo feature in the active Draftsman document. Multiple levels of redo are supported Ctrl + X Clear the selected object(s) from the active Draftsman document and copy them to the Draftsman Editor's clipboard Ctrl + C Copy the selected object(s) from the active Draftsman document to the Draftsman Editor's clipboard Ctrl + V Place the last content cut/copied to the Draftsman Editor's clipboard into any open Draftsman document Del Remove the selected object(s) from the active Draftsman document Ctrl + A Select all objects on the active Draftsman document Ctrl + Page Down Change the view in the main design window so that the active Draftsman document is made completely visible (where possible) Note: If the document contains multiple sheets, fitting the entire document into view especially if there are a great many sheets, may not be possible. In this case, the software will attempt to fit what it can with the center of the document at the center of the main design window. Q Toggle between the use of Imperial and Metric measurement units for the active Draftsman document Shift + E Toggle the snapping functionality on or off for the active Draftsman document F11 Toggle the display of the Properties panel accordingly Multi-board editor ------------------ Ctrl + P Print the currently active multi-board schematic document Ctrl + Z Restore the active Multi-board document to its state previous to the last operation. Multiple levels of undo are supported Alt + Backspace Restore the active Multi-board document to its state previous to the last operation. Multiple levels of undo are supported Ctrl + Y Restore changes made by the Undo feature in the active Multi-board document. Multiple levels of redo are supported Ctrl + Backspace Restore changes made by the Undo feature in the active Multi-board document. Multiple levels of redo are supported Ctrl + X Clear the selected object(s) from the active Multi-board document and copy them to the Multi-board Editor's clipboard Ctrl + C Copy the selected object(s) from the active Multi-board document to the Multi-board Editor's clipboard Ctrl + V Place the last content cut/copied to the Multi-board Editor's clipboard into any open Multi-board document Ctrl + E Enter editing mode for the currently selected part (PCB) in the active Multi-board Assembly document Ctrl + K Check for collisions between the various constituent entities of the multi-board assembly Ctrl + M Measure distances between 3D bodies in the active Multi-board Assembly document Del Remove the selected object(s) from the active Multi-board document Q Toggle between the use of Imperial and Metric measurement units for the active Multi-board document Shift + E Toggle the snapping functionality on or off for the active Multi-board document F11 Toggle the display of the Properties panel accordingly CAM editor ---------- Ctrl + Z Restore the current document to its state previous to the last operation. Multiple levels of undo are supported Alt + Backspace Restore the current document to its state previous to the last operation. Multiple levels of undo are supported Ctrl + Y Restore changes made by the Undo feature in the current document. Multiple levels of Redo are supported Ctrl + Backspace Restore changes made by the Undo feature in the current document. Multiple levels of Redo are supported Ctrl + X Clear the selected object(s) from the current document and copy them to the CAMtastic Editor's clipboard Ctrl + C Copy the selected object(s) from the current document to the CAMtastic Editor's clipboard Ctrl + Insert Copy the selected object(s) from the current document to the CAMtastic Editor's clipboard Ctrl + V Paste the contents of the CAMtastic Editor's internal clipboard into a CAM document Shift + Insert Paste the contents of the CAMtastic Editor's internal clipboard into a CAM document Ctrl + M Mirror selected objects about a defined mirror line on the current document Ctrl + R Rotate selected objects about a specified rotation 'base' point in the current document Ctrl + L Align layers in the current document based on chosen layer objects L Create a new layer by merging existing layers in the current document Alt + C Select design objects within a user-defined area. The objects do not have to be wholly inside the defined boundaries of the area Alt + P Reselect the objects that were part of the previous selection Alt + O Select objects in the workspace one at a time Ctrl + F Toggle the Flash/Point selection mode On or OFF Ctrl + T Toggle the Draws selection mode On or OFF Ctrl + A Copy selected objects and place them in a defined array within the current document Ctrl + D Change the shape and/or layer for selected objects in the current document Ctrl + I Set a new origin point for the current document Ctrl + U Scale selected objects in the current document based on a specified base point and scale factor Home Display all objects on all enabled layers in the current document Shift + P Redefine the display area about a specified point in the current document Page Up Bring the design closer to you relative to the cursor position in the current document Page Down Move the design away from you relative to the cursor position in the current document Shift + V Return the display to the previous view of the screen in the current document End Refresh the workspace, in effect performing a redraw of the current document to remove any undesired drawing update effects D Control the panning action in the current document dynamically using the mouse Alt + Home View and highlight all objects drawn with the current Dcode Shift + E Toggle the display of the Extents Box. This box is used to display the drawing extents within the main design workspace Shift + F Toggle the view of the current document between active fill and outline sketch modes Shift + H Toggle the highlighting of objects based on the current Dcode. In this way, you can interrogate exactly wit which objects a particular Dcode is associated N Toggle the display of the current document between Negative and Standard views Shift + T Toggle translucent display mode ON or OFF. This mode displays objects in the current document with a transparent effect, allowing you to see objects partially or entirely overlapped by other objects Shift + B Toggle the display of the current film box Shift + G Access the CAM Editor - Drawing Modes page of the Preferences dialog Shift + Y Converts a closed polyline to a solid polygon Shift + Z Converts a closed polyline to a CutOut polygon Shift + X Converts a closed polyline to a solid polygon region Q Obtain information with respect to a single selected object in the current document Shift + N Obtain information with respect to a single selected net in the current document Shift + M Measure and display the distance between any two points in the current document Shift + A Access the Edit Apertures dialog in which you can create new aperture shapes and edit, or delete, existing ones K Access the Set Layers OFF dialog in which you can specify which layers you wish to turn OFF Alt + K Access the Set Layers ON dialog in which you can specify which layers you wish to turn ON Shift + S Toggle between the Off snap mode and the previously selected snap mode (other than Off) Esc Cancel the current command Note: If the current command uses a dialog at any stage, this feature will only cancel out of the dialog. You will need to use the feature again to completely abort the command. Ctrl + Home Change the display of the main design window to show the current film box and its contents Ctrl + Del Delete selected objects from the current document Ctrl + E Delete selected objects from the current document Num + Change the current layer for the design to the next layer in the Layers list Num - Change the current layer for the design to the previous layer in the Layers list Num * Change the current layer for the design to the next signal layer in the Layers list Shift + F9 Execute the current function after all required objects involved in the function have been selected Shift + F4 Presents all open design documents in their own individually-tiled regions within the main application design window Shift + Ctrl + R Repeat the previous placement/editing command Ctrl + G Set the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) step values - for the Snap Grid - simultaneously to a chosen value Sub menu shortcuts C Open the Circle sub-menu B Open the Toolbars sub-menu G Open a pop-up menu with snap grid commands I Open the Import sub-menu O Open the Objects sub-menu S Open the Selection sub-menu X Open the Export sub-menu Z Open a pop-up menu with zoom commands SimData editor -------------- Ctrl + X Clear the selected waveform from the Waveform Analysis window and copy it to the SimData Editor's internal clipboard Shift + Del Clear the selected waveform from the Waveform Analysis window and copy it to the SimData Editor's internal clipboard Ctrl + C Copy the selected waveform from the Waveform Analysis window to the SimData Editor's internal clipboard Ctrl + Z Used to restore the active SimData Editor to its state previous to the last operation Ctrl + Y Used to restore changes made by the Undo feature, in the active SimData Editor Ctrl + V Place the current contents of the SimData Editor's internal clipboard into a new or existing wave plot of the current chart in the Waveform Analysis window Shift + Insert Place the current contents of the SimData Editor's internal clipboard into a new or existing wave plot of the current chart in the Waveform Analysis window Shift + Ctrl + C Used to clear any filtering that is currently applied to the active document Ctrl + A Use to select all contents in the SimData Editor Ctrl + H Use to quickly find specific or partial text in accordance with defined search options F3 Use to find the next occurrence of the last text search that was specified Del Clear all waveforms from the active wave plot in the Waveform Analysis window Ctrl + Page Down Fit all waveforms in the current chart, in their entirety within the Waveform Analysis window End Refresh the screen, in effect performing a redraw of the active simulation analysis chart to remove any undesired drawing update effects Esc Clear the existing waveform filter that is currently being applied in the active analysis chart Shift + C Clear the existing waveform filter that is currently being applied in the active analysis chart Up arrow Scroll vertically-upwards through the data in the active simulation analysis chart one wave plot at a time Down arrow Scroll vertically-downwards through the data in the active simulation analysis chart one wave plot at a time Left arrow Scroll horizontally-left through the data in the active simulation analysis chart one major X-axis division at a time Right arrow Scroll horizontally-right through the data in the active simulation analysis chart one major X-axis division at a time Shift + Up arrow Scroll vertically-upwards through the data in the active simulation analysis chart one page at a time Shift + Down arrow Scroll vertically-downwards through the data in the active simulation analysis chart one page at a time Shift + Left arrow Scroll horizontally-left through the data in the active simulation analysis chart one page at a time Shift + Right arrow Scroll horizontally-right through the data in the active simulation analysis chart one page at a time Ctrl + Up arrow Scroll to the top of the active simulation analysis chart Ctrl + Home Scroll to the top of the active simulation analysis chart Ctrl + Down arrow Scroll to the bottom of the active simulation analysis chart Ctrl + End Scroll to the bottom of the active simulation analysis chart Ctrl + Left arrow Scroll to the start of the X-axis in the active simulation analysis chart Ctrl + Right arrow Scroll to the end of the X-axis in the active simulation analysis chart Num + Make the next available analysis chart the current chart in the Waveform Analysis window Num - Make the previous available analysis chart the current chart in the Waveform Analysis window Page Up Bring the waveform(s) closer to you relative to the cursor position in the active simulation analysis chart Page Down Move the waveform(s) away from you relative to the cursor position in the active simulation analysis chart Text-based Document Editor -------------------------- Ctrl + Z Restore a document to its state previous to the last operation. Multiple levels of undo are supported Ctrl + Y Restore changes made by the Undo feature. Multiple levels of redo are supported Ctrl + X Remove all selected text from the current document. A copy of the selection is placed on the standard Windows clipboard Ctrl + C Copy all selected text from the current document to the standard Windows clipboard Ctrl + V Place the current contents of the standard Windows clipboard into the active text-based document Shift + Ctrl + C Clear any filtering that is currently applied to the active document Ctrl + F Access the Find Text dialog in which you can configure a search for specific text located in the current document, all text-based documents in the active project, all open text-based documents, or all text-based documents in a specified directory Ctrl + H Access the Replace Text dialog in which you can configure a search to locate and replace specific text - located in the current document, all text-based documents in the active project, all open text-based documents, or all text-based documents in a specified directory F3 Find the next occurrence of the last text search that was specified using the Find Text dialog Shift + Ctrl + F Find the next occurrence of the currently selected text in the active document Ctrl + A Select all of the text in the current document Del Delete a single character to the right of the cursor. If one or more characters in the document are selected, the command will delete the selection Backspace Delete a single character to the left of the cursor. If one or more characters in the document are selected, the command will delete the selection Ctrl + Backspace Delete all characters back to the beginning of the first word immediately to the left of the current cursor position Ctrl + Q + Y Delete all characters from the current cursor position to the end of the current line Ctrl + T Delete all characters up to the beginning of the first word immediately to the right of the current cursor position Alt + Shift + Page Down Extend a column selection by one page down from the current cursor position Alt + Shift + Page Up Extend a column selection by one page up from the current cursor position Alt + Shift + Ctrl + Left arrow Extend a column selection by one word to the left of the current cursor position Alt + Shift + Ctrl + Right arrow Extend a column selection by one word to the right of the current cursor position Alt + Shift + Ctrl + Page Down Extend a column selection to the bottom of the current document window from the current cursor position Alt + Shift + Ctrl + Home Extend a column selection to the beginning of the current document from the current cursor position Alt + Shift + Ctrl + End Extend a column selection to the end of the current document from the current cursor position Alt + Shift + Home Extend a column selection to the beginning of the current line from the current cursor position Alt + Shift + End Extend a column selection to the end of the current line from the current cursor position Alt + Shift + Ctrl + Page Up Extend a column selection to the top of the current document window from the current cursor position Shift + Left arrow Extend a selection by one character to the left of the current cursor position Shift + Ctrl + Left arrow Extend a selection by one word to the left of the current cursor position Alt + Shift + Down arrow Extend a column selection by one line down from the current cursor position Alt + Shift + Left arrow Extend a selection column by one column to the left of the current cursor position Alt + Shift + Right arrow Extend a selection column by one column to the right of the current cursor position Alt + Shift + Up arrow Extend a column selection by one line up from the current cursor position Shift + Page Down Extend a selection by one page down from the current cursor position Shift + Right arrow Extend a selection by one character to the right of the current cursor position Shift + Ctrl + Right arrow Extend a selection by one word to the right of the current cursor position Shift + Ctrl + Home Extend a selection to the beginning of the current document from the current cursor position Shift + Home Extend a selection to the beginning of the current line from the current cursor position Shift + Ctrl + Page Down Extend a selection to the bottom of the current document window from the current cursor position Shift + Ctrl + End Extend a selection to the end of the current document from the current cursor position Shift + End Extend a selection to the end of the current line from the current cursor position Shift + Page Up Extend a selection by one page up from the current cursor position Shift + Down arrow Extend a selection by one line down from the current cursor position Shift + Up arrow Extend a selection by one line up from the current cursor position Shift + Ctrl + Page Up Extend a selection to the top of the current document window from the current cursor position Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Full control of column selection Left click + Move the mouse Full control of text selection Ctrl + N Insert a new line at the current cursor position Enter Insert a carriage return at the current cursor position Tab Insert a tab at the current cursor position Shift + Tab Tab backwards from the current cursor position Down arrow Move the text cursor downwards one line at a time Left arrow Move the text cursor to the left in the current line and by one character at a time Ctrl + Left arrow Move the text cursor to the left one word at a time Right arrow Move the text cursor to the right one character at a time Ctrl + Right arrow Move the text cursor to the right one word at a time Home Move the text cursor to the beginning of the current line Ctrl + End Move the text cursor to the end of the file Ctrl + Page Down Move the text cursor to the bottom of the document window End Move the text cursor to the end of the current line Ctrl + Home Move the text cursor to the beginning of the file Ctrl + Page Up Move the text cursor to the top of the document window Up arrow Move the text cursor upwards one line at a time Ctrl + Enter Automatically open a document that the cursor is currently over Note 1: The feature will only open documents that are stored in the same location on the hard disk as the text document making the call. Note 2: The feature will only open documents that have no spaces in their filenames. For example, Example_Design_File.SchDoc and ExampleDesignFile.SchDoc will both open using this feature, but Example Design File.SchDoc will not. Page Down Scroll down one page Page Up Scroll up one page Ctrl + Down arrow Scroll down one line Ctrl + Up arrow Scroll up one line Insert Toggle the text mode between Insert and Overwrite Shift + Ctrl + [1 - 9] Store the current location of the text cursor on the current document into location marker (number key) Note: A new location assigned to the location marker will overwrite a previously defined location. Ctrl + [1 - 9] Move the text cursor to a predefined location on the current document, as stored in location marker (number key) Note: If the applicable location marker has not been set, the text cursor will remain at its current location. Scripting Document Shortcuts ---------------------------- These additional shortcuts are available when working with scripting text-based documents. F9 Run the current script. If a run script is not defined, nominate a startup script procedure to execute in the the Select Item to Run dialog Ctrl + F9 Run the current script up to the line where the text cursor is currently positioned, then pause F5 Toggle an enabled breakpoint for the current line Note:Clicking in the gutter will also toggle the breakpoint for the current line. Ctrl + F7 Open the script Evaluate dialog to see the current value (result) of the expression located at the cursor Note: This command is only available while the script is running or being debugged (stepped through). F7 Step into and execute the next line of code. Use to execute the current script one line at a time F8 Step over (execute without stopping) a called procedure. If the line statement is not a called procedure, step into and execute the line as normal Ctrl + F3 Halt (stop) a currently running script procedure Ctrl + F5 Access the Add New Watch dialog in which you can define a new watch expression for the current script Ctrl + Left click (click on variable/method) Jump the cursor to the respective variable/method declaration point Ctrl + J Pop-up the Statement Templates list window Shift + Ctrl + Space Activate the Method Parameters pop-up window Alt + Ctrl + B Open the Breakpoints panel Alt + Ctrl + E Open the Code Explorer panel Alt + Ctrl + I Open the Object Inspector panel Alt + Ctrl + P Open the Tool Palette panel Alt + Ctrl + S Open the Call Stack panel Alt + Ctrl + W Open the Watch List panel F12 Toggle between the Code and Form view for the active script document Accellerator keys ----------------- Accelerator keys are tied to menu system. They consist of sequential use of keys to access a command in main menu. These are some examples of such key sequences. You can build and memorize such sequences by looking at underlined letters in menus. V then D Fit document V then F Fit all objects X then A Deselect all objects on the current sheet V then G then S Access the Choose a snap grid size dialog in which you can set the snap grid to a user-specified value E then W Break wire T then A Access the Annotate dialog T then A then E Reset schematic designators T then A then I Reset duplicate schematic designators T then V then R Reset Component Unique IDs P then W Start wiring P then V then K Place Compile Mask Directive P then V then N Place Generic No ERC directive M then M Move object R then I Access the Report Manager dialog presenting a Bill of Materials for the active design project T then P Access the Schematic - General page of the Preferences dialog Source: Altium Last modified on(UTC): Friday, May 21, 2021 Defkey © All rights reserved.