Perhaps the single thing you can do to become more productive in any software environment is to learn the shortcut keys. Keystrokes are more efficient than carefully positioning a mouse over a button or drilling through menus, and once learned become second nature. This page gathers together the default shortcuts that are available across the various design domains within Altium Designer.
Accessing Shortcuts
In a multi-editor environment like Altium Designer it can be hard to remember the shortcuts, particularly those special-purpose ones that are available when you are running a command. To help with this, Altium Designer provides a shortcut menu that can be used from within all interactive Schematic and PCB commands. When an interactive command is running, for example Place » Wire in the Schematic Editor, use the Shift+F1 keyboard shortcut to access a menu, listing all valid shortcuts for that stage of the interactive command. You can either process another command by choosing it from the menu, or press Esc to close the menu without impact on the currently running command.
Use the Shift+F1 shortcuts menu to refresh your memory about the shortcuts available, or use it in the traditional menu sense, to
select the required option with the mouse.
Alternative, and while the interactive command is running, use the F1 keyboard shortcut. This gives access to the Graphical Editing Hot key List dialog, which simply provides a listing of the shortcuts available (but which cannot be launched), as well as access to the documentation for the currently running command.
Rather than using the Close button to exit the dialog - which can affect the currently running command with a change to the current cursor location - simply press Esc, or Enter, instead.
Use the Graphical Editing Hot key List dialog to also refresh your memory about the shortcuts available for the currently running interactive command.
For a less transient approach, Altium Designer offers the context-sensitive Shortcuts panel, which can be docked, or made to float in the editor space. By keeping the Shortcuts panel visible, you can quickly peruse the shortcuts available to you, depending on what you are working on. For example, having a schematic document open will show the various Schematic Editor shortcuts. And when you are running an interactive command, those interactive shortcuts will also be listed in the panel.
Use the Shortcuts panel to access a listing of the shortcuts for the active Editor. For a Schematic or PCB interactive command, the applicable
interactive shortcuts will also be listed.
Editing Shortcut Keys
The fastest way to add or edit the shortcut keys assigned to a command, is to Ctrl+click on the entry for that command on the relevant menu or toolbar. This will open the Edit Command dialog, from where you can add a shortcut, or edit the currently assigned shortcut.
To add or edit a shortcut, hold Ctrl as you click on the menu or toolbar entry - this will open the Edit Command dialog.
To define the shortcut, click in the Primary field (in the Shortcuts region of the dialog), then press the key combination you wish to use on your keyboard. Alternatively, use the dropdown list and scroll to the required key(s). If that shortcut key combination is currently in use, the command using it will be displayed below in the Currently in use by field. If you continue with the new assignment it will be removed from that other command.
An alternative approach to customizing shortcuts or commands, is to open the Customizing Editor dialog. You can access this dialog by double-clicking in a command-free region of the main menu bar, or by choosing the DXP » Customize command from the main menus. To locate the command that you wish to add/edit the shortcut for, select the [All] option in the dialog's Categories list, then use the filter field to quickly find it. Double click on the required command in the Commands list to open the Edit Command dialog, and add/edit the shortcut key.
The Customizing Editor dialog gives access to all commands and their shortcuts. Use the filter to quickly locate a command.
Shortcut Listings
Click on any of the following collapsible sections (on the title) to access a listing of the default shortcuts available for the indicated Editor.
When referring to shortcuts, use of the plus (+) symbol denotes holding multiple keys down on the keyboard in the indicated sequence. So Shift+F1 means holding down the Shift key, then pressing the F1 key. Likewise, Shift+Ctrl+PgUp means holding down the Shift key, then holding down the Ctrl key at the same time, and then pressing the PgUp key.
Where use of the standard mouse buttons is made, Click refers to a single click of the mouse's left-hand button, Double-Click refers to two clicks of the mouse's left-hand button, and Right-Click refers to a single click of the mouse's right-hand button.
| Shortcut |
Description |
More Information... |
| F1 |
Access technical documentation for the resource currently under the cursor, in particular commands, dialogs, panels, and objects |
Resource Reference |
| Ctrl+N |
Display the Files panel |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+O |
Open any existing document using the Choose Document to Open dialog |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+F4 |
Close active document |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+S |
Save active document |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+P |
Print active document |
Command Page |
| Alt+F4 |
Exit Altium Designer |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Tab |
Cycle forward to the next open tabbed document, making it the active document in the design workspace |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+Tab |
Cycle backward to the previous open tabbed document, making it the active document in the design workspace |
Command Page |
| F4 |
Toggle the display of all floating panels |
Command Page |
| Shift+F4 |
Tile all open documents |
Command Page |
| Shift+F5 |
Toggle the focus between the last active panel, and the currently active design document in the main design window |
Command Page |
| Alt+Right Arrow |
Step forward to the next document, in the sequence of documents that have been made active in the main design window |
Command Page |
| Alt+Left Arrow |
Step back to the previous document, in the sequence of documents that have been made active in the main design window |
Command Page |
| F5 |
Refresh the active document, where that document is a web-based document |
Command Page |
| Hold Ctrl while moving a panel |
Prevent automatic docking, grouping, or snapping |
- |
| Drag and drop from Windows Explorer into Altium Designer |
Open document, project, or design workspace |
- |
| Alt+Ctrl+O |
Open one or more documents, either in the currently focused project, or all open projects in the active design workspace |
Command Page |
| 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) |
Command Page |
| 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) |
Command Page |
Standard Shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Description |
More Information... |
| Shift+Ctrl+V |
Access the Smart Paste dialog |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+F |
Find text |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+H |
Find and replace text |
Command Page |
| F3 |
Find next occurrence of searched text |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+A |
Select all |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+D |
Duplicate the selected object(s) |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+R |
Copy selected object(s) and paste repeatedly where needed in the workspace (rubber stamping) |
Command Page |
| Spacebar |
Rotate selection anti-clockwise by 90° |
Command Page |
| Shift+Spacebar |
Rotate selection clockwise by 90° |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+L |
Align selected objects by their left edges |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+R |
Align selected objects by their right edges |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+H |
Make the horizontal spacing of selected objects equal |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+T |
Align selected objects by their top edges |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+B |
Align selected objects by their bottom edges |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+D |
Move selected objects to the nearest point on the current snap grid |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Home |
Move the cursor to the absolute origin coordinate (0,0) for the current document |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Q |
Access the Selection Memory dialog, from where you can control all aspects of the selection memory feature |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+n (n = 1 to 8) |
Store the current selection in memory location n |
Command Page |
| Alt+n (n = 1 to 8) |
Recall the selection from memory location n |
Command Page |
| Shift+n (n = 1 to 8) |
Add the current selection to the selection already stored in memory location n |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+n (n = 1 to 8) |
Recall selection from memory location n, and add it to the current selection in the workspace |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+n (n = 1 to 8) |
Apply filtering based on the selection set in memory location n |
Command Page |
| Shift+F |
Access the Find Similar Objects feature (click on an object to use as the base template) |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+PgDn |
Display all design objects on the current document |
Command Page |
| PgUp |
Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location.
You can also use the mouse to zoom in to a region of the document by one of the following methods (where applicable and depending on how the buttons of your mouse might be assigned):
- Hold the Ctrl key and roll the mouse wheel upward. Use of the Ctrl key is a default setting that can be changed from the Schematic - Mouse Wheel Configuration page of the Preferences dialog.
- Hold both the Ctrl key and the right-mouse button, then move the mouse forward.
- Hold the right (first) and left (second) mouse buttons, then move the mouse forward.
- Click and hold the mouse wheel, then move the mouse forward.
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Command Page |
| PgDn |
Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location.
You can use the mouse to zoom out from a region of the document by one of the following methods (where applicable and depending on how the buttons of your mouse might be assigned):
- Hold the Ctrl key and roll the mouse wheel downward. Use of the Ctrl key is a default setting that can be changed from the Schematic - Mouse Wheel Configuration page of the Preferences dialog.
- Hold both the Ctrl key and the right-mouse button, then move the mouse backward.
- Hold the right (first) and left (second) mouse buttons, then move the mouse backward.
- Click and hold the mouse wheel, then move the mouse backward.
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Command Page |
| Mouse Wheel |
Scroll vertically within the design workspace. This is a default setting that can be changed from the Schematic - Mouse Wheel Configuration page of the Preferences dialog |
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| Shift+Mouse Wheel |
Scroll horizontally within the design workspace. This is a default setting that can be changed from the Schematic - Mouse Wheel Configuration page of the Preferences dialog |
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| 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 |
Command Page |
| End |
Refresh the screen, in effect performing a redraw of the current document, to remove any undesirable drawing update effects |
Command Page |
| Alt+F5 |
Toggle the display of the current document's editor, between maximized and not maximized |
Command Page |
| G |
Cycle forward through your predefined snap grid settings |
Command Page |
| Shift+G |
Cycle backward through your predefined snap grid settings |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+G |
Turn the visible grid on or off in the current document |
Command Page |
| Shift+E |
Turn the cursor electrical grid on or off |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+L |
Perform Board Level Annotation, through use of the Board Level Annotate dialog |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+M |
Measure the distance between two points on the active schematic document |
Command Page |
| Left Arrow |
Move the cursor to the left in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit |
Command Page |
| Shift+Left Arrow |
Move the cursor to the left in the current document workspace, in increments of ten snap grid units |
Command Page |
| Right Arrow |
Move the cursor to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit |
Command Page |
| Shift+Right Arrow |
Move the cursor to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of ten snap grid units |
Command Page |
| Up Arrow |
Move the cursor upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit |
Command Page |
| Shift+Up Arrow |
Move the cursor upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of ten snap grid units |
Command Page |
| Down Arrow |
Move the cursor downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit |
Command Page |
| Shift+Down Arrow |
Move the cursor downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of ten snap grid units |
Command Page |
| 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 |
Command Page |
| 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 ten snap grid units |
Command Page |
| 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 |
Command Page |
| 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 ten snap grid units |
Command Page |
| 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 |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow |
move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of ten snap grid units |
Command Page |
| 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 |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow |
move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of ten snap grid units |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+Click, Hold&Drag |
Move the object currently under the cursor |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Click, Hold&Drag |
Drag the electrical object currently under the cursor, while maintaining connectivity with other electrical objects |
Command Page |
| Shift+Click |
Change the selection status of the object currently under the cursor, without affecting the status of other objects |
Command Page |
| Click |
Select/deselect the object currently under the cursor |
Command Page |
| Double-Click |
Modify the properties of the object currently under the cursor |
Command Page |
| Click (on an object), Hold&Drag |
Move the single object currently under the cursor (or group of selected objects if the object is part of that selection) |
Command Page |
| Click (away from objects), Hold&Drag |
Select design objects within a user-defined area |
Command Page |
| Right-Click, Hold&Drag |
Display the slider (panning) hand cursor, then drag to move your view of the workspace |
Command Page |
| 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 |
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| F11 |
Toggle the display of the SCH Inspector panel, or the SCHLIB Inspector panel accordingly |
- |
| 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 |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+C |
Clear all underlining highlighting from connections across all open (and open and hidden) schematic documents |
Command Page |
| F2 |
Edit selected text object in-place (direct editing) |
Command Page |
| 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 |
Command Page |
| 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 |
Command Page |
| 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 |
Command Page |
Interactive Shortcuts
Note that the shortcuts available will depend on the interactive command, and the specific design object that is the focus of that command.
| Shortcut |
Description |
| F1 |
Access the Graphical Editing Hot key List dialog, which provides a listing of the shortcuts available (but which cannot be launched), as well as access to the documentation for the currently running command |
| Shift+F1 |
Access a menu, listing 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 |
| PgUp |
Zoom in |
| PgDn |
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 ten 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 ten 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 ten 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 ten snap grid units |
| Tab |
Access an associated properties dialog, 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 |
| Spacebar |
- Rotates the object being placed/moved anti-clockwise. Rotation is in steps of 90°
- Toggles start and end sub-modes when placing a Wire/Bus/Signal Harness, in 90 Degree or 45 Degree placement modes
- Cycles through placement modes when placing a Line
- Changes the wiring mode for any connected wires, buses, or signal harnesses, when dragging an electrical object
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| Shift+Spacebar |
- Rotates the object being placed/moved clockwise. Rotation is in steps of 90°
- Cycles through placement modes when placing a Wire/Bus/Signal Harness
- Changes the wiring mode for any connected wires, buses, or signal harnesses, when dragging an electrical object
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| Ctrl+Spacebar |
Rotates the object being dragged anticlockwise. Rotation is in steps of 90° |
| Shift+Ctrl+Spacebar |
Rotates the object being dragged clockwise. Rotation is in steps of 90° |
| Insert |
- Copies attributes of the object currently under the cursor, while placing an object of the same type
- Adds a vertex while placing a Wire, Line, Bus, Signal Harness, or Polygon
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| Click&Hold+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 |
| Click&Hold+Delete |
On a vertex of a placed Wire, Line, Bus, Signal Harness, or Polygon, to remove that vertex |
| Backspace or Delete |
Remove the last placed segment, while placing a Wire, Line, Bus, Signal Harness, or Polygon |
| + (on the numeric keypad) |
Enlarges the size of the IEEE Symbol currently being placed/moved |
| - (on the numeric keypad) |
Reduces the size of the IEEE Symbol currently being placed/moved |
| Alt+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
- 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
- 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 Options for Project dialog - is set to Flat, or Global)
- On a sheet symbol to descend the design hierarchy to open the child sheet referenced by that symbol
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| 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
- Toggle IO Type for all Sheet Entries while graphically resizing the parent Sheet Symbol
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| , Click |
Cross-probe from a chosen object on the current schematic document, to its corresponding counterpart on the PCB document, remaining in the source document (Continuous Mode) |
| , Ctrl+Click |
Cross-probe from a chosen object on the current schematic document, to its corresponding counterpart on the PCB document, making the target document the active document (Jump To Mode) |
| , Spacebar |
Toggle the pen color while using the highlighting pens |
| , Ctrl+Click |
On a Port or Sheet Entry, to highlight the connection/net on the target sheet, while using the highlighting pens |
Sub-Menu Shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Gives Access To... |
| A |
the Align sub-menu |
| B |
the Toolbars sub-menu |
| J |
the Jump sub-menu |
| K |
the Workspace Panels sub-menu |
| M |
the Move sub-menu |
| O |
the right-click Options sub-menu |
| S |
the Select sub-menu |
| X |
the DeSelect sub-menu |
| Y |
the right-click Filter sub-menu |
| Z |
a pop-up menu with zoom commands |
Standard Shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Description |
More Information... |
| 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. When using this shortcut, and the selected object is not part of a set of co-located objects, then the selection will be extended to include the next higher-level object (or objects), based on logical hierarchy. For more information, see the command page. |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+A |
Select all objects on the current document |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+B |
Select all objects that reside within the boundary of the defined board shape |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+H |
Select all electrical objects that are connected to the same piece of copper |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+R |
Copy selected object(s) and paste repeatedly where needed in the workspace (rubber stamping) |
Command Page |
| Alt+Insert |
Paste objects onto the current layer, regardless of their original layer assignments |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+L |
Align selected objects by their left edges |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+R |
Align selected objects by their right edges |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+L |
Align selected design objects by their left edges, while maintaining adequate spacing in observance with applicable design rules |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+R |
Align selected design objects by their right edges, while maintaining adequate spacing in observance with applicable design rules |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+H |
Make the horizontal spacing of selected objects equal |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+T |
Align selected objects by their top edges |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+B |
Align selected objects by their bottom edges |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift_I |
Align selected design objects by their top edges, while maintaining adequate spacing in observance with applicable design rules |
Command Page |
| Alt_Shift_N |
Align selected design objects by their bottom edges, while maintaining adequate spacing in observance with applicable design rules |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+V |
Make the vertical spacing of selected objects equal |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+D |
Move selected components to the nearest point on the required component placement grid |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Home |
Move the cursor to the absolute origin at the lower-left corner of the workspace |
Command Page |
| 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) |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Q |
- In the workspace to access the Selection Memory dialog, from where you can control all aspects of the selection memory feature
- In a dialog to toggle the measurement units (in the dialog only), between metric (mm) and imperial (mil)
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Command Page |
| Ctrl+n (n = 1 to 8) |
Store the current selection in memory location n |
Command Page |
| Alt+n (n = 1 to 8) |
Recall the selection from memory location n |
Command Page |
| Shift+n (n = 1 to 8) |
Add the current selection to the selection already stored in memory location n |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+n (n = 1 to 8) |
Recall selection from memory location n, and add it to the current selection in the workspace |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+n (n = 1 to 8) |
Apply filtering based on the selection set in memory location n |
Command Page |
| Shift+B |
Access the Building Query from Board dialog, more commonly referred to as the Query Builder dialog, from where you can create a query for targeting specific objects in the design document, by simple construction of a string of ANDed and/or ORed conditions |
Command Page |
| Shift+F |
Access the Find Similar Objects feature (click on an object to use as the base template) |
Command Page |
| 1 |
Switch the display of the PCB workspace to Board Planning Mode |
Command Page |
| 2 |
Switch the display of the PCB workspace to 2D Layout Mode |
Command Page |
| 3 |
Switch the display of the PCB workspace to 3D Layout Mode |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+PgDn |
Display all design objects on the current document |
Command Page |
| PgUp |
Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location.
You can also use the mouse to zoom in to a region of the document by one of the following methods (where applicable and depending on how the buttons of your mouse might be assigned):
- Hold the Ctrl key and roll the mouse wheel upward. Use of the Ctrl key is a default setting that can be changed from the PCB Editor - Mouse Wheel Configuration page of the Preferences dialog.
- Hold both the Ctrl key and the right-mouse button, then move the mouse forward.
- Hold the right (first) and left (second) mouse buttons, then move the mouse forward.
- Click and hold the mouse wheel, then move the mouse forward.
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Command Page |
| PgDn |
Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location.
You can use the mouse to zoom out from a region of the document by one of the following methods (where applicable and depending on how the buttons of your mouse might be assigned):
- Hold the Ctrl key and roll the mouse wheel downward. Use of the Ctrl key is a default setting that can be changed from the PCB Editor - Mouse Wheel Configuration page of the Preferences dialog.
- Hold both the Ctrl key and the right-mouse button, then move the mouse backward.
- Hold the right (first) and left (second) mouse buttons, then move the mouse backward.
- Click and hold the mouse wheel, then move the mouse backward.
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Command Page |
| Shift+PgUp |
Zoom-in, relative to the current cursor location, and in progressively smaller steps |
Command Page |
| Shift+PgDn |
Zoom-out, relative to the current cursor location, and in progressively larger steps |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+PgUp |
Set the magnification of the current document to 400% |
Command Page |
| Mouse Wheel |
Scroll vertically within the design workspace. This is a default setting that can be changed from the PCB Editor - Mouse Wheel Configuration page of the Preferences dialog |
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| Shift+Mouse Wheel |
Scroll horizontally within the design workspace. This is a default setting that can be changed from the PCB Editor - 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 |
Command Page |
| End |
Refresh the screen, in effect performing a redraw of the current document, to remove any undesirable drawing update effects |
Command Page |
| ] |
Increase the Masked Objects Factor, and therefore decrease the extent of dimming in the workspace, for all objects not falling under the scope of a currently applied filter
This command is only effective when the highlighting method for objects not passing the applied filter, is set to Dim.
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Command Page |
| [ |
Decrease the Masked Objects Factor, and therefore increase the extent of dimming in the workspace, for all objects not falling under the scope of a currently applied filter
This command is only effective when the highlighting method for objects not passing the applied filter, is set to Dim.
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Command Page |
| 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.
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Command Page |
| 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.
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Command Page |
| Alt+End |
Redraw the current layer of the current document, to remove any undesirable drawing update effects |
Command Page |
| Alt+F5 |
Toggle the display of the current document's editor, between maximized and not maximized |
Command Page |
| F5 |
Visually toggle the Net Color Override feature on or off |
Command Page |
| Shift+H |
Toggle the Heads Up Display on or off |
Command Page |
| Shift+G |
Toggle Heads Up Display tracking on or off |
Command Page |
| Insert |
Resets the Delta Origin point for the Heads Up Display feature to 0,0 |
Command Page |
| Shift+D |
Toggle the display of the Delta coordinates within the Heads Up Display |
Command Page |
| Shift+M |
Toggle the visibility of the Board Insight Lens within the workspace |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+N |
Snap the Insight Lens to the current cursor position, centered around that position |
Command Page |
| Shift+N |
Toggle Insight Lens tracking on or off |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+M |
Toggle the workspace zoom to display the contents of the Insight Lens |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+S |
Cycle to the next Single Layer Mode available for the Insight Lens |
Command Page |
| Shift+E |
Cycle to the next mode of object Hotspot Snapping |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+G |
Access the dedicated grid editor dialog for the snap grid currently under the cursor |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+G |
Set the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) step values - for the default Global Board Snap Grid - simultaneously to a chosen value |
Command Page |
| Q |
Toggle the measurement units for the current document, between metric (mm) and imperial (mil) |
Command Page |
| Shift+O |
Toggle the display of the Difference Map Overlay in the main design workspace, On or Off
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Command Page |
| F6 |
Toggle the state of the current cell containing detected differences, between checked and unchecked, when using Altium Designer's Collaborative PCB Design functionality |
Command Page |
| F7 |
Navigate to the previous cell containing one or more detected differences, when using Altium Designer's Collaborative PCB Design functionality |
Command Page |
| F8 |
Navigate to the next cell containing one or more detected differences, when using Altium Designer's Collaborative PCB Design functionality |
Command Page |
| L |
Access the Board Layers And Colors tab of the View Configurations dialog, from where you can configure the display of layers for the board when viewed in 2D, and colors assigned to those layers |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+D |
Access the Show/Hide tab of the View Configurations dialog, from where you can configure the mode used to display each of the various design items within the workspace |
Command Page |
| Shift+V |
Access the Board Insight pop-up, listing all violations (of defined Design Rules) currently under the cursor |
Command Page |
| Shift+X |
Access the Board Insight pop-up, listing all components and/or net objects currently under the cursor |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+M |
Measure and display the distance between any two points in the current document |
Command Page |
| Left Arrow |
Move the cursor to the left in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit |
Command Page |
| Shift+Left Arrow |
Move the cursor to the left in the current document workspace, in increments of ten snap grid units |
Command Page |
| Right Arrow |
Move the cursor to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit |
Command Page |
| Shift+Right Arrow |
Move the cursor to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of ten snap grid units |
Command Page |
| Up Arrow |
Move the cursor upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit |
Command Page |
| Shift+Up Arrow |
Move the cursor upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of ten snap grid units |
Command Page |
| Down Arrow |
Move the cursor downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit |
Command Page |
| Shift+Down Arrow |
Move the cursor downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of ten snap grid units |
Command Page |
| 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 |
Command Page |
| 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 ten snap grid units |
Command Page |
| 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 |
Command Page |
| 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 ten snap grid units |
Command Page |
| 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 |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow |
move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of ten snap grid units |
Command Page |
| 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 |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow |
move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of ten snap grid units |
Command Page |
| Shift+Click |
Change the selection status of the object currently under the cursor, without affecting the status of other objects |
Command Page |
| Click |
Select/deselect the object currently under the cursor |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Click |
- On a net object to highlight the entire routed net
- On a layer tab to highlight all content on that layer
- In free space to clear current highlighting
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- |
| Shift+Ctrl+Click |
- On a net object to highlight the entire routed net, in addition to the routed nets already highlighted (cumulative routed net highlighting)
- On a layer tab to highlight all content on that layer, in addition to the content already highlighted on other layers (cumulative layer highlighting)
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- |
| Alt+Ctrl |
While hovering the cursor over a layer tab to highlight the content of that layer only |
- |
| Shift+Ctrl+Click&Hold |
Create a vertex (or break) in a track segment at the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Double-Click |
Modify the properties of the object currently under the cursor |
Command Page |
| Click (on an object), Hold&Drag |
Move the single object currently under the cursor (or group of selected objects if the object is part of that selection) |
Command Page |
| Click (away from objects), Hold&Drag |
Select design objects within a user-defined area |
Command Page |
| Right-Click, Hold&Drag |
Display the slider (panning) hand cursor, then drag to move your view of the workspace |
Command Page |
| 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 PCB Inspector panel, or the PCBLIB Inspector 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 |
Command Page |
| Shift+S |
Cycle through the available single layer viewing modes
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Command Page |
| + (on the numeric keypad) |
Switch to the next enabled layer |
Command Page |
| - (on the numeric keypad) |
Switch to the previous enabled layer |
Command Page |
| * (on numeric keypad) |
Switch to the next enabled signal layer |
Command Page |
| Shift+* (on numeric keypad) |
Switch to the previous enabled signal layer |
Command Page |
| 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, ready for subsequent deletion.
By using the command repreatedly, you are able to incrementally unwind the routed path, in much the same way as using the Backspace shortcut while interactively routing.
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Command Page |
| Ctrl+Delete |
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, ready for subsequent deletion
By using the command repreatedly, you are able to incrementally unwind the routed path in both directions.
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Command Page |
| 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 |
Command Page |
| 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 |
Command Page |
| 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 |
Command Page |
General Interactive Shortcuts
Note that the shortcuts available will depend on the interactive command, and the specific design object that is the focus of that command.
| Shortcut |
Description |
| F1 |
Access the Graphical Editing Hot key List dialog, which provides a listing of the shortcuts available (but which cannot be launched), as well as access to the documentation for the currently running command |
| Shift+F1 |
Access a menu, listing 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 |
| PgUp |
Zoom in |
| PgDn |
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 ten 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 ten 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 ten 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 ten snap grid units |
| Tab |
Access an associated properties dialog, 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 |
| 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, to pan at higher speed |
| + (on the numeric keypad) |
Switch to the next enabled layer |
| - (on the numeric keypad) |
Switch to the previous enabled layer |
| * (on numeric keypad) |
Switch to the next enabled signal layer |
| Shift+* (on numeric keypad) |
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 |
| Spacebar |
Rotates the object being placed/moved anti-clockwise. Rotation is in accordance with the value for the Rotation Step, defined on the PCB Editor – General page of the Preferences dialog |
| Shift+Spacebar |
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 |
| , Click |
Cross-probe from a chosen object on the current PCB document, to its corresponding counterpart on the relevant schematic source document, remaining in the PCB document (Continuous Mode) |
| , Ctrl+Click |
Cross-probe from a chosen object on the current PCB document, to its corresponding counterpart on the relevant schematic document, making the target schematic document the active document (Jump To Mode) |
Interactive Polygonal Object Shortcuts
The following additional shortcuts relate to placing/editing polygonal-shaped objects -
Polygon Pour,
Region,
Coverlay Polygon,
Polygonal Room,
Extruded 3D Body,
Board Shape.
| Shortcut |
Description |
| Shift+Spacebar |
Cycle through the 5 available corner modes (45 degree, 45 degree with arc, 90 degree, 90 degree with arc, and Any Angle) when placing a polygonal-based object |
| Spacebar |
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 an arc cornering placement mode |
| Shift+, |
Reduce the radius of the arc (by 10mil/0.254mm increments) when in an arc cornering placement mode |
| . |
Increase the radius of the arc (by 1mil/0.025mm increments) when in an arc cornering placement mode |
| Shift+. |
Increase the radius of the arc (by 10mil/0.254mm increments) when in an arc cornering placement mode |
| Ctrl+Click&Hold |
Anywhere along an edge of a selected polygonal-based object, away from editing handles, to insert a new end vertex |
| Click&Hold+Delete |
On an end vertex of a selected polygonal-based object, to remove that vertex |
| Backspace |
Remove last placed vertex |
Interactive Routing Shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Description |
| Tab |
Access the Interactive Routing dialog, from where you can change routing preferences on-the-fly, as well as modify properties of the track being placed |
| Shift+Spacebar |
Cycle through the 5 available corner modes (45 degree, 45 degree with arc, 90 degree, 90 degree with arc, and Any Angle)
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| Spacebar |
Toggle between corner direction sub-modes (for the relevant corner modes) |
| , |
Reduce the radius of the arc (by 1mil/0.025mm increments) when in an arc cornering placement mode |
| Shift+, |
Reduce the radius of the arc (by 10mil/0.254mm increments) when in an arc cornering placement mode |
| . |
Increase the radius of the arc (by 1mil/0.025mm increments) when in an arc cornering placement mode |
| Shift+. |
Increase the radius of the arc (by 10mil/0.254mm increments) when in an arc cornering placement mode |
| Click or 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+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, 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 dialog) |
| 5 |
Toggle Follow Mouse Trail mode |
| Shift+D |
Toggle automatic loop removal feature on/off |
| Shift+W |
Choose the required track width from available predefined favorite routing widths. The Choose Width dialog will appear with which to do so |
| 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)
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| 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).
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| + (on the numeric keypad) |
Switch to the next enabled (and rule-permitted) layer, dropping a via |
| - (on the numeric keypad) |
Switch to the previous enabled (and rule-permitted) layer, dropping a via |
| * (on numeric keypad) |
Switch to the next enabled (and rule-permitted) signal layer, dropping a via |
| 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
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+Ctrl+G |
Cycle Glossing Effor mode (Weak --> Strong --> Off) |
| Shift+C |
Enable subnet swapping
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+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 |
| Click or 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. The Choose Width dialog will appear with which to do so |
| Tab |
Access the Interactive Length Tuning dialog, from where to 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 Interactive Length Tuning dialog |
| . |
Increase the amplitude of the accordion pattern by the amount defined for the Amplitude Increment, in the Interactive Length Tuning dialog |
| 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 Interactive Length Tuning dialog |
| 4 |
Increase the gap (pitch) for the accordion pattern by the amount defined for the Gap Increment, in the Interactive Length Tuning dialog |
| P |
Cycle forward through the supported tuning patterns, respectively. Available patterns are: Mitered with Lines, Mitered with Arcs, and Rounded |
| Shift+P |
Cycle backward through the supported tuning patterns, respectively. Available patterns are: Mitered with Lines, Mitered with Arcs, and Rounded |
| Y |
Toggle Amplitude Direction (starting direction) for the accordion pattern |
Interactive Differential Pair Routing Shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Description |
| Tab |
Access the Interactive Routing dialog, from where you can change routing preferences on-the-fly, as well as modify properties of the track being placed |
| Shift+Spacebar |
Cycle through the 4 available corner modes (45 degree, 45 degree with arc, 90 degree, 90 degree with arc)
|
| Spacebar |
Toggle between corner direction sub-modes (for the relevant corner modes) |
| , |
Reduce the radius of the arc (by 1mil/0.025mm increments) when in an arc cornering placement mode |
| Shift+, |
Reduce the radius of the arc (by 10mil/0.254mm increments) when in an arc cornering placement mode |
| . |
Increase the radius of the arc (by 1mil/0.025mm increments) when in an arc cornering placement mode |
| Shift+. |
Increase the radius of the arc (by 10mil/0.254mm increments) when in an arc cornering placement mode |
| Click or 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 Interactive Routing dialog)
When interactively routing differential pairs, the AutoRoute On Current Layer and AutoRoute On Multiple Layers modes are not available.
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| Shift+D |
Toggle automatic loop removal feature on/off |
| Shift+W |
Choose the required track width from available predefined favorite routing widths. The Choose Width dialog will appear with which to do so |
| 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)
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| 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).
|
| 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) |
| + (on the numeric keypad) |
Switch to the next enabled (and rule-permitted) layer, dropping a via |
| - (on the numeric keypad) |
Switch to the previous enabled (and rule-permitted) layer, dropping a via |
| * (on numeric keypad) |
Switch to the next enabled (and rule-permitted) signal layer, dropping a via |
| 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
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
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 |
| Shift+Ctrl+G |
Cycle Glossing Effor mode (Weak --> Strong --> Off) |
Interactive Multi-Routing Shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Description |
| Tab |
Access the Interactive Routing dialog, from where you can change routing preferences on-the-fly, as well as modify properties of the bus routing being placed |
| Shift+Spacebar |
Cycle through the 4 available corner modes (45 degree, 45 degree with arc, 90 degree, 90 degree with arc)
|
| Spacebar |
Toggle between corner direction sub-modes (for the relevant corner modes) |
| , |
Reduce the radius of the arc (by 1mil/0.025mm increments) when in an arc cornering placement mode |
| Shift+, |
Reduce the radius of the arc (by 10mil/0.254mm increments) when in an arc cornering placement mode |
| . |
Increase the radius of the arc (by 1mil/0.025mm increments) when in an arc cornering placement mode |
| Shift+. |
Increase the radius of the arc (by 10mil/0.254mm increments) when in an arc cornering placement mode |
| Click or 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+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 dialog)
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 |
| Shift+W |
Choose the required track width from available predefined favorite routing widths. The Choose Width dialog will appear with which to do so |
| 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)
|
| 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).
|
| 5 |
Cycle through available via patterns (aligned or staggered) |
| + (on the numeric keypad) |
Switch to the next enabled (and rule-permitted) layer, dropping a via |
| - (on the numeric keypad) |
Switch to the previous enabled (and rule-permitted) layer, dropping a via |
| * (on numeric keypad) |
Switch to the next enabled (and rule-permitted) signal layer, dropping a via |
| L |
When routing from multi-layer pads or vias, switches the layer to the next signal layer defined for those pads/vias
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 Effor mode (Weak --> Strong --> Off) |
Interactive Length Tuning Shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Description |
| Spacebar |
Cycle forward through the supported tuning patterns, respectively. Available patterns are: Mitered with Lines, Mitered with Arcs, and Rounded |
| Shift+Spacebar |
Cycle backward through the supported tuning patterns, respectively. 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 Interactive Length Tuning dialog, from where to 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 Interactive Length Tuning dialog |
| . |
Increase the amplitude of the accordion pattern by the amount defined for the Amplitude Increment, in the Interactive Length Tuning dialog |
| 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 Interactive Length Tuning dialog |
| 4 |
Increase the gap (pitch) for the accordion pattern by the amount defined for the Gap Increment, in the Interactive Length Tuning dialog |
| Y |
Toggle Amplitude Direction (starting direction) for the accordion pattern |
3D Body Placement Shortcuts
The shortcuts actually available, depend on the type of 3D Model being placed/moved - Extruded, Cylinder, Sphere, or Generic 3D Model. Generic model support includes STEP (*.Stp and *.Step (203 & 214 formats)), Parasolid (*.x_t and *.x_b (up to V27)), and SolidWorks (*.SldPrt (up to 2015 format)) formatted models. Support for SolidWorks and Parasolid format models, and the Parasolid format export, is enabled by installing the SOLIDWORKS PCB Connector extension (DXP » Extensions and Updates). You will also require an MCAD Co-Designer - SOLIDWORKS (R) license, which is enabled along with your regular Altium Designer license.
| Shortcut |
Description |
| Tab |
Access the 3D Body dialog, from where 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 |
| 8 (on numeric keypad) |
Rotate the 3D body object being placed/moved anti-clockwise around the model's X-axis by 90°
This shortcut applies to Generic 3D Model and Cylinder model types only.
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| 2 (on numeric keypad) |
Rotate the 3D body object being placed/moved clockwise around the model's X-axis by 90°
This shortcut applies to Generic 3D Model and Cylinder model types only.
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| 4 (on numeric keypad) |
Rotate the 3D body object being placed/moved anti-clockwise around the model's Y-axis by 90°
This shortcut applies to Generic 3D Model and Cylinder model types only.
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| 6 (on numeric keypad) |
Rotate the 3D body object being placed/moved clockwise around the model's Y-axis by 90°
This shortcut applies to Generic 3D Model and Cylinder model types only.
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| Spacebar |
Rotate the 3D body object being placed/moved anti-clockwise around the model's Z-axis by 90°
This shortcut only applies to the Extruded model type when it is being moved.
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| Shift+Spacebar |
Rotate the 3D body object being placed/moved clockwise around the model's Z-axis by 90°
This shortcut only applies to the Extruded model type when it is being moved.
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| 9 (on numeric keypad) |
Increase the Standoff Height for the 3D body object being placed/moved by one Snap Grid unit
This shortcut only applies to the Extruded model type when it is being moved.
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| 3 (on numeric keypad) |
Decrease the Standoff Height for the 3D body object being placed/moved by one Snap Grid unit
This shortcut only applies to the Extruded model type when it is being moved.
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3D Visualization Shortcuts
The following additional shortcuts are available when viewing the board in 3D in the PCB Editor (or, where applicable, a component in 3D in the PCB Library Editor):
| Shortcut |
Description |
More Information... |
| 0 |
Change the view of the board (or component) in 3D, so that you are looking straight down from above (perpendicular), with zero rotation
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. |
Command Page |
| 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
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. |
Command Page |
| 8 |
Change the view of the board (or component) in 3D, so that you are looking at the board from an orthogonal perspective
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. |
Command Page |
| 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) |
Command Page |
| Shift |
Access the 3D rotational sphere. With the sphere displayed, Right-Click and drag to change the orientation of the view |
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| 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 |
Command Page |
| L |
Access the Physical Materials tab of the View Configurations dialog, from where you can configure how the board is rendered in 3D |
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Sub-Menu Shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Gives Access To... |
| A |
the Align sub-menu |
| B |
the Toolbars sub-menu |
| G |
a pop-up menu with Snap Grid commands |
| I |
the Component Placement sub-menu |
| J |
the Jump sub-menu |
| K |
the Workspace Panels sub-menu |
| M |
the Move sub-menu |
| N |
a pop-up menu of Connection/Jumper display commands |
| O |
the right-click Options sub-menu |
| S |
the Select sub-menu |
| U |
the Un-Route sub-menu |
| X |
the DeSelect sub-menu |
| Y |
the right-click Filter sub-menu |
| Z |
a pop-up menu with zoom commands |
| Shortcut |
Description |
More Information... |
| Ctrl+X |
Clear the content of the currently selected editable cells, and copy that content to the clipboard |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+C |
Copy the content of the currently selected editable cells to the clipboard |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+V |
Paste content from the clipboard, into the currently selected editable cells within the component definitions region of the document |
Command Page |
| Delete |
Clear the content of the currently selected (and editable) cells, in the component definitions region of the document |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Delete |
Remove the currently selected component definitions from the document |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+X |
Cut the selected component definition(s) from the document, and add them to the clipboard |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+C |
Copy the selected component definition(s) to the clipboard |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+D |
Clone the selected component definition |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+V |
Paste one (or more) component definitions from the clipboard, into the component definitions region of the document |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+M |
Access the Add Supplier Links dialog, from where 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 Component Library document |
Command Page |
| F5 |
Refresh the document
This is useful if, for any reason, you have lost connection with the target Altium Vault. 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 - great if you have inadvertedly cleared content from read-only cells!
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Command Page |
| Ctrl+Z |
Restore the current document to its state previous to the last operation. Multiple levels of undo are supported |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Y |
Restore changes made by the Undo feature, in the current document. Multiple levels of Redo are supported |
Command Page |
| Shortcut |
Description |
More Information... |
| Ctrl+X |
- Clear the selected output(s) from the current Output Job Configuration file, and copy them to the OutputJob Editor's clipboard
- Clear the selected output container, or print job, from the current Output Job Configuration file, and copy it to the OutputJob Editor's clipboard
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| Ctrl+C |
- Copy the selected output(s) from the current Output Job Configuration file, to the OutputJob Editor's clipboard
- Copy the selected output container, or print job, from the current Output Job Configuration file, to the OutputJob Editor's clipboard
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| Ctrl+V |
- Place the contents of the OutputJob Editor's clipboard into the active Output Job Configuration file
- 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
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| Ctrl+D |
Make an identical copy (duplicate) of the selected output |
Command Page |
| Delete |
- Remove the selected output(s)
- Remove the selected output container, or print job
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| Drag and Drop |
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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| Alt+Enter |
Launch the associated configuration dialog (where available) for the selected output, from where you can define exactly how, and what, you wish to be generated |
Command Page |
| Ctrl++ (on numeric keypad) |
Enable all selected outputs, connecting them to the currently selected output container, or print job |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+- (on numeric keypad) |
Disable all selected outputs, disconnecting them from the currently selected output container, or print job |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+O |
Configure the properties of the currently selected output container, or print job |
Command Page |
| F9 |
- Generate the outputs that are enabled, and linked to, the selected print job
- Generate the outputs that are enabled, and linked to, the selected PDF output container
- Generate the outputs that are enabled, and linked to, the selected Video output container
- Generate the outputs that are enabled, and linked to, the selected Folder Structure output container
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| Shortcut |
Description |
More Information... |
| Ctrl+Z (or Alt+Backspace) |
Restore the current document to its state previous to the last operation. Multiple levels of undo are supported |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Y (or Ctrl+Backspace) |
Restore changes made by the Undo feature, in the current document. Multiple levels of Redo are supported |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+X |
Clear the selected object(s) from the current document and copy them to the CAMtastic Editor's clipboard |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) |
Copy the selected object(s) from the current document to the CAMtastic Editor's clipboard |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) |
Paste the contents of the CAMtastic Editor's internal clipboard into a CAM document |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+M |
Mirror selected objects about a defined mirror line on the current document |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+R |
Rotate selected objects about a specified rotation 'base' point, in the current document |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+L |
Align layers in the current document, based on chosen layer objects |
Command Page |
| L |
Create a new layer by merging existing layers in the current document |
Command Page |
| 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 |
Command Page |
| Alt+P |
Reselect the objects that were part of the previous selection |
Command Page |
| Alt+O |
Select objects in the workspace, one at a time |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+F |
Toggle the Flash/Point selection mode On, or OFF |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+T |
Toggle the Draws selection mode On, or OFF |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+A |
Copy selected objects and place them in a defined array within the current document |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+D |
Change the shape and/or layer for selected objects in the current document |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+I |
Set a new origin point for the current document |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+U |
Scale selected objects in the current document, based on a specified base point and scale factor |
Command Page |
| Home |
Display all objects on all enabled layers, in the current document |
Command Page |
| Shift+P |
Redefine the display area about a specified point in the current document |
Command Page |
| PgUp |
Bring the design closer to you, relative to the cursor position, in the current document |
Command Page |
| PgDn |
Move the design away from you, relative to the cursor position, in the current document |
Command Page |
| Shift+V |
Return the display to the previous view of the screen, in the current document |
Command Page |
| End |
Refresh the workspace, in effect performing a redraw of the current document, to remove any undesired drawing update effects |
Command Page |
| D |
Control the panning action in the current document dynamically, using the mouse |
Command Page |
| Alt+Home |
View and highlight all objects drawn with the current Dcode |
Command Page |
| Shift+E |
Toggle the display of the Extents Box. This box is used to display the drawing extents within the main design workspace |
Command Page |
| Shift+F |
Toggle the view of the current document between active fill and outline sketch modes |
Command Page |
| Shift+H |
Toggle the highlighting of objects based on the current Dcode. In this way, you can interrogate exactly which objects a particular Dcode is associated with |
Command Page |
| N |
Toggle the display of the current document between Negative and Standard views |
Command Page |
| 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 |
Command Page |
| Shift+B |
Toggle the display of the current film box |
Command Page |
| Shift+G |
Access the CAM Editor - Drawing Modes page of the Preferences dialog |
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| Q |
Obtain information with respect to a single selected object in the current document |
Command Page |
| Shift+N |
Obtain information with respect to a single selected net in the current document |
Command Page |
| Shift+M |
Measure and display the distance between any two points in the current document |
Command Page |
| Shift+A |
Access the Edit Apertures dialog, from where you can create new aperture shapes and edit, or delete, existing ones |
Command Page |
| K |
Access the Set Layers OFF dialog, from where you can specify which layers you wish to turn OFF |
Command Page |
| Alt+K |
Access the Set Layers ON dialog, from where you can specify which layers you wish to turn ON |
Command Page |
| Shift+S |
Toggle between the Off snap mode and the previously selected snap mode (other than Off) |
Command Page |
| Esc |
Cancel the current command
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.
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Command Page |
| Ctrl+Home |
Change the display of the main design window to show the current film box and its contents |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Delete (or Ctrl+E) |
Delete selected objects from the current document |
Command Page |
| + (on numeric keypad) |
Change the current layer for the design to the next layer in the Layers list |
Command Page |
| - (on numeric keypad) |
Change the current layer for the design to the previous layer in the Layers list |
Command Page |
| * (on numeric keypad) |
Change the current layer for the design to the next signal layer in the Layers list |
Command Page |
| Shift+F9 |
Execute the current function after all required objects involved in the function have been selected |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+R |
Repeat the previous placement/editing command |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+G |
Set the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) step values - for the Snap Grid - simultaneously to a chosen value |
Command Page |
Sub-Menu Shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Gives Access To... |
| C |
the Circle sub-menu |
| B |
the Toolbars sub-menu |
| G |
a pop-up menu with snap grid commands |
| I |
the Import sub-menu |
| O |
the Objects sub-menu |
| S |
the Selection sub-menu |
| X |
the Export sub-menu |
| Z |
a pop-up menu with zoom commands |
| Shortcut |
Description |
More Information... |
| Ctrl+X (or Shift+Delete) |
Clear the selected waveform from the Waveform Analysis window and copy it to the SimData Editor's internal clipboard |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+C |
Copy the selected waveform from the Waveform Analysis window, to the SimData Editor's internal clipboard |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+V (or 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 |
Command Page |
| Delete |
Clear all waveforms from the active wave plot in the Waveform Analysis window |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+PgDn |
Fit all waveforms in the current chart, in their entirety, within the Waveform Analysis window |
Command Page |
| End |
Refresh the screen, in effect performing a redraw of the active simulation analysis chart, to remove any undesired drawing update effects |
Command Page |
| Esc (or Shift+C) |
Clear the existing waveform filter that is currently being applied in the active analysis chart |
Command Page |
| Up Arrow |
Scroll vertically-upwards through the data in the active simulation analysis chart, one wave plot at a time |
Command Page |
| Down Arrow |
Scroll vertically-downwards through the data in the active simulation analysis chart, one wave plot at a time |
Command Page |
| Left Arrow |
Scroll horizontally-left through the data in the active simulation analysis chart, one major X-axis division at a time |
Command Page |
| Right Arrow |
Scroll horizontally-right through the data in the active simulation analysis chart, one major X-axis division at a time |
Command Page |
| Shift+Up Arrow |
Scroll vertically-upwards through the data in the active simulation analysis chart, one page at a time |
Command Page |
| Shift+Down Arrow |
Scroll vertically-downwards through the data in the active simulation analysis chart, one page at a time |
Command Page |
| Shift+Left Arrow |
Scroll horizontally-left through the data in the active simulation analysis chart, one page at a time |
Command Page |
| Shift+Right Arrow |
Scroll horizontally-right through the data in the active simulation analysis chart, one page at a time |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Up Arrow (or Ctrl+Home) |
Scroll to the top of the active simulation analysis chart |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Down Arrow (or Ctrl+End) |
Scroll to the bottom of the active simulation analysis chart |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Left Arrow |
Scroll to the start of the X-axis, in the active simulation analysis chart |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Right Arrow |
Scroll to the end of the X-axis, in the active simulation analysis chart |
Command Page |
| + (on numeric keypad) |
Make the next available analysis chart, the current chart, in the Waveform Analysis window |
Command Page |
| - (on numeric keypad) |
Make the previous available analysis chart, the current chart, in the Waveform Analysis window |
Command Page |
| PgUp |
Bring the waveform(s) closer to you, relative to the cursor position, in the active simulation analysis chart |
Command Page |
| PgDn |
Move the waveform(s) away from you, relative to the cursor position, in the active simulation analysis chart |
Command Page |
Common Shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Description |
More Information... |
| Ctrl+Z |
Restore a document to its state previous to the last operation. Multiple levels of undo are supported |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Y |
Restore changes made by the Undo feature. Multiple levels of redo are supported |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+X |
Remove all selected text from the current document. A copy of the selection is placed on the standard Windows clipboard |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+C |
Copy all selected text from the current document to the standard Windows clipboard |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+V |
Place the current contents of the standard Windows clipboard into the active text-based document |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+C |
Clear any filtering that is currently applied to the active document |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+F |
Access the Find Text dialog, from where 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 |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+H |
Access the Replace Text dialog, from where 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 |
Command Page |
| F3 |
Find the next occurrence of the last text search that was specified using the Find Text dialog |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+F |
Find the next occurrence of the currently selected text in the active document |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+A |
Select all of the text in the current document |
Command Page |
| Delete |
Delete a single character to the right of the cursor
If one or more characters in the document are selected, then the command will delete the selection.
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Command Page |
| Backspace |
Delete a single character to the left of the cursor
If one or more characters in the document are selected, then the command will delete the selection.
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Command Page |
| Ctrl+Backspace |
Delete all characters, back to the beginning of the first word immediately to the left of the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Q+Y |
Delete all characters from the current cursor position to the end of the current line |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+T |
Delete all characters, up to the beginning of the first word immediately to the right of the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+PgDn |
Extend a column selection by one page down from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+PgUp |
Extend a column selection by one page up from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Left Arrow |
Extend a column selection by one word to the left of the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Right Arrow |
Extend a column selection by one word to the right of the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+Ctrl+PgDn |
Extend a column selection to the bottom of the current document window, from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Home |
Extend a column selection to the beginning of the current document, from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+Ctrl+End |
Extend a column selection to the end of the current document, from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+Home |
Extend a column selection to the beginning of the current line, from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+End |
Extend a column selection to the end of the current line, from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+Ctrl+PgUp |
Extend a column selection to the top of the current document window, from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Shift+Left Arrow |
Extend a selection by one character to the left of the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+Left Arrow |
Extend a selection by one word to the left of the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+Down Arrow |
Extend a column selection by one line down from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+Left Arrow |
Extend a selection column by one column to the left of the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+Right Arrow |
Extend a selection column by one column to the right of the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Alt+Shift+Up Arrow |
Extend a column selection by one line up from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Shift+PgDn |
Extend a selection by one page down from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Shift+Right Arrow |
Extend a selection by one character to the right of the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+Right Arrow |
Extend a selection by one word to the right of the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+Home |
Extend a selection to the beginning of the current document, from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Shift+Home |
Extend a selection to the beginning of the current line, from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+PgDn |
Extend a selection to the bottom of the current document window, from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+End |
Extend a selection to the end of the current document, from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Shift+End |
Extend a selection to the end of the current line, from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Shift+PgUp |
Extend a selection by one page up from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Shift+Down Arrow |
Extend a selection by one line down from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Shift+Up Arrow |
Extend a selection by one line up from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+PgUp |
Extend a selection to the top of the current document window, from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Alt+Click&Drag |
Full control of column selection |
- |
| Click&Drag |
Full control of text selection |
- |
| Ctrl+N |
Insert a new line at the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Enter |
Insert a carriage return at the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Tab |
Insert a tab at the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Shift+Tab |
Tab backwards from the current cursor position |
Command Page |
| Down Arrow |
Move the text cursor downwards, one line at a time |
Command Page |
| Left Arrow |
Move the text cursor to the left, in the current line, and by one character at a time |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Left Arrow |
Move the text cursor to the left, one word at a time |
Command Page |
| Right Arrow |
Move the text cursor to the right, by one character at a time |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Right Arrow |
Move the text cursor to the right, one word at a time |
Command Page |
| Home |
Move the text cursor to the beginning of the current line |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+End |
Move the text cursor to the end of the file |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+PgDn |
Move the text cursor to the bottom of the document window |
Command Page |
| End |
Move the text cursor to the end of the current line |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Home |
Move the text cursor to the beginning of the file |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+PgUp |
Move the text cursor to the top of the document window |
Command Page |
| Up Arrow |
Move the text cursor upwards, one line at a time |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Enter |
Automatically open a document that the cursor is currently over
The feature will only open documents that are stored in the same location on the hard disk as the text document making the call.
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.
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Command Page |
| PgDn |
Scroll down one page |
Command Page |
| PgUp |
Scroll up one page |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Down Arrow |
Scroll down one line |
Command Page |
| Ctrl+Up Arrow |
Scroll up one line |
Command Page |
| Insert |
Toggle the text mode between Insert and Overwrite |
Command Page |
| Shift+Ctrl+n (n=1-9) |
Store the current location of the text cursor on the current document, into location marker n
A new location assigned to the location marker will overwrite a previously defined location.
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Command Page |
| Ctrl+n (n=1-9) |
Move the text cursor to a predefined location on the current document, as stored in location marker n
If the applicable location marker has not been set, the text cursor will remain at its current location.
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Command Page |
Scripting Document (.pas, .vbs, .js, .tcl, .bas) Shortcuts
The following additional shortcuts are available when working with scripting text-based documents:
| Shortcut |
Description |
More Information... |
| 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
Clicking in the gutter will also toggle the breakpoint for the current line.
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- |
| Ctrl+F7 |
Open the script Evaluate dialog to see the current value (result) of the expression located at the cursor
This command is only available whilst the script is running or being debugged (stepped through).
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- |
| 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, from where you can define a new watch expression for the current script |
- |
| Ctrl+Click on variable/method |
Jump the cursor to the respective variable/method declaration point |
- |
| Ctrl+Space |
Pop-up the Code Completion list window |
- |
| 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 |
- |
Accelerator Keys
In addition to standard shortcut keys, Altium Designer also employs the use of Accelerator Keys. These are used as part of the main menu system (not right-click context menus), to be able to access commands through the sequential use of one or more such keys.
Specifying an Accelerator Key
An accelerator key is specified as part of a menu or command's caption, by adding the ampersand (&) character immediately before the letter that you wish to use as the accelerator. Within a menu, the current accelerator key is distinguished by the use of underlining.
Within any given menu, or sub-menu, a particular letter can only be used once as an accelerator key.
A key becomes an accelerator key through use of the & prefix. The chosen key can then be used to quickly access a menu, or be used in
a sequence of accelerator keys to launch a specific command on a menu/sub-menu.
Main Menu Accelerators
Strictly speaking, access to a root main menu through its accelerator key requires holding down the Alt key. This is because the same key may also be assigned to a pop-up menu. So for example, access to the Auto Route menu in the PCB Editor would, at first sight, look to be a case of clicking the A key. However, while this is the menu's defined accelerator key, doing so will pop-up the Align sub-menu. By using Alt+A, the intended Auto Route menu is accessed.
In some cases, a main menu will also have a pop-up key assigned. Where this is the case, using that key will access the menu in pop-up form. For example, the File menu can strictly be accessed using Alt+F, but also in pop-up form using F. This functionality is defined for a menu in the Edit Drop Down Menu dialog, by using the Popup Key field.
A menu can be accessed as a pop-up by specifying a popup key.
For obvious reasons, pop-up keys are not assigned to menus in text-based editors, and main menus can only be accessed through use of the Alt key.
The following table summarizes the accelerator and popup keys assigned to various main menus available across editors:
| Menu |
Accelerator Key |
Popup Key |
| DXP |
X |
- |
| File |
F |
F |
| Edit |
E |
E |
| View |
V |
V |
| Project |
C |
C |
| Place |
P |
P |
| Design |
D |
D |
| Tools |
T |
T |
| Auto Route |
A |
- |
| Reports |
R |
R |
| Window |
W |
W |
| Help |
H |
H |
Accelerator Key Sequence Examples
Click on one of the following collapsible sections (on the title) to access a listing of example accelerator key sequences available for the indicated Editor. With hundreds of permutations available, you'll soon build your own list of favorite keyboard sequences that you'll like to keep in mind, and use, as you design.
When referring to accelerator key sequences, use of the comma (,) symbol denotes pressing each key in the sequence in succession. So T, V, U means pressing the T key, then pressing the V key, and then finally pressing the U key.
In some of these examples, accelerator keys are used in combination with key sequences within dialogs, ultimately arriving at a quick sequence of keystrokes to achieve a dialog setting and apply it.
| Use the Accelerator Key Sequence... |
To... |
| V, D |
Fit document |
| V, F |
Fit all objects |
| X, A |
Deselect all objects on the current sheet |
| D, O |
Access the Document Options dialog |
| V, G, S |
Access the Choose a Snap Grid Size dialog, from where you can set the snap grid to a user-specified value |
| E, W |
Break wire |
| T, A |
Access the Annotate dialog |
| T, E |
Reset schematic designators |
| T, I |
Reset duplicate schematic designators |
| T, V, R |
Reset Component Unique IDs |
| P, V, K |
Place Compile Mask directive |
| P, W |
Start wiring |
| P, E, O |
Place note |
| P, V, N |
Place Generic No ERC directive |
| M, M |
Move object |
| R, I |
Access the Report Manager dialog, presenting a Bill of Materials for the active design project |
| T, P |
Access the Schematic - General page of the Preferences dialog |
| Use the Accelerator Key Sequence... |
To... |
| V, D |
Fit document |
| V, F |
Fit board |
| S, Y |
Select all on current layer |
| X, A |
Deselect all |
| D, O |
Access the Board Options dialog |
| O, D |
Access the Show/Hide tab of the View Configurations dialog |
| O, D, D, O, Enter |
Set all primitives to display in Draft mode |
| O, D, F, O, Enter |
Set all primitives to display in Final mode |
| G, G, 5, Enter |
Set default Global Board Snap Grid to 5mil (both Step X and Step Y) when the board measurement units are Imperial.
G, G accesses the Snap Grid (1..1000) dialog. Depending on the grid size required, and the current measurement units, change the sequence after this, and before the final Enter, as needed.
|
| T, M |
Reset error markers |
| D, R |
Access the PCB Rules and Constraints Editor dialog |
| T, G, M |
Access the Polygon Pour Manager dialog |
| T, D, R |
Run Batch Design Rule Check |
| P, S |
Place string |
| P, T |
Start interactive routing |
| M, M |
Move object |
| T, P |
Access the PCB Editor - General page of the Preferences dialog |