Parent page: PCB Commands
The following pre-packaged resources, derived from this base command, are available:
Applied Parameters: Object = Absolute
This command is used to jump to the absolute origin of the document.
This command can be accessed from the PCB Editor by:
After launching the command, the cursor will jump to the absolute origin at the lower-left corner of the workspace.
Applied Parameters: Object = Relative
This command is used to jump to the relative origin of the current document (PCB document), or the location of the component reference point (PCB Library document).
This command can be accessed from the PCB Editor, and PCB Library Editor, by:
After launching the command, the cursor will jump to the current (or relative) origin in the workspace, as marked by the coordinates 0,0.
Applied Parameters: Object = Location
This command is used to jump to any location in the current document, based on a user-specified X-Y coordinate.
After launching the command, the Jump To Location dialog will appear. Enter values for the X and Y coordinates within the workspace, for the location you wish the cursor to jump to, and click OK. The cursor will jump to the specified location.
Applied Parameters: Object = Component
This command is used to jump to a specific component within the current design.
After launching the command, the Component Designator dialog will appear. Type in the component designator to jump to that component. If you are unsure of the designator, type ? and click OK to launch the Components Placed dialog, which lists all components in the design. The cursor will jump to the reference point of the component you select.
Applied Parameters: Object = Net
This command is used to locate a specific net within the design.
After launching the command, the Net Name dialog will appear. Type in the name of the net you wish to jump to, or type ? and press OK to open the Nets Loaded dialog, containing a list of all loaded nets for the design. The cursor will jump to the nearest pin that belongs to the net you select.
Applied Parameters: Object = Pad
This command is used to jump to a specific component pad.
After launching the command, the Jump To Pad Number dialog will appear. Enter the required pad of the desired component in the form ComponentDesignator-PadDesignator (e.g. U1-6) and click OK. The cursor will jump to the center of the specified pad.
Applied Parameters: Object = String
This command is used to locate a particular string in the current design document.
After launching the command, the Jump To String dialog will appear. Type in the string that you wish to jump to, or type ? and click OK to open the Strings dialog, containing a list of all strings in the design. The cursor will jump to the bottom-left corner of the string you select.
Applied Parameters: Object = DRCError
This command is used to jump to, and cycle through, all error markers in the current design document.
After launching the command, the cursor will jump to the first Design Rule Check (DRC) error marker, centered in the main design window. Repeatedly using the command will cause a jump to a second error marker and so on.
Applied Parameters: Object = Selected
This command is used to jump to, and cycle through, all selected design objects in the current document.
After launching the command, the cursor will jump to the first selected object, zoomed and centered in the main design window. Repeatedly using the command will jump to a second selected object and so on, cycling through all selected objects in the current document.
Applied Parameters: Object = JumpToLocationn (where n is in the range 1 to 10)
This command is used to jump to a position in the current design document, whose coordinates have been previously stored in the indicated location marker.
The related indexed commands are accessed from the PCB Editor:
After launching the command, the cursor will jump to the position that has been stored in the indicated location marker. If no location has been stored in the marker, a dialog will appear, confirming that the location marker has not been set.
Applied Parameters: Object = PlaceLocationn (where n is in the range 1 to 10)
This command is used to store the coordinates of a position in the current design document, as defined by the user, in the indicated location marker.
After launching the command, the cursor will change to a crosshair. Position the cursor at the point in the workspace that you wish to create a marker and click. The coordinates of this position will be stored in the indicated location marker.
Applied Parameters: Object=SELECTED|Type=FIRST
This command is used to jump to the first primitive design object, in a selection of primitive design objects, in the current document.
This command is accessed from the PCB Editor by clicking the button on the Find Selection drop-down () of the Utilities toolbar.
First, ensure that all of the primitives that you want to be considered in the jump are selected in the main design workspace.
After launching the command, the first primitive in the selection will be centered and zoomed in the main design window.
Applied Parameters: Object=Selected|Type=Previous
This command is used to jump to the previous primitive design object, in a selection of primitive design objects, in the current document.
After launching the command, the previous primitive in the selection will be centered and zoomed in the main design window. Repeated use of the command will cycle backwards through all primitive objects in the selection.
Applied Parameters: Object=Selected|Type=Next
This command is used to jump to the next primitive design object, in a selection of primitive design objects, in the current document.
After launching the command, the next primitive in the selection will be centered and zoomed in the main design window. Repeated use of the command will cycle forwards through all primitive objects in the selection.
Applied Parameters: Object=Selected|Type=Last
This command is used to jump to the last primitive design object, in a selection of primitive design objects, in the current document.
After launching the command, the last primitive in the selection will be centered and zoomed in the main design window.
Applied Parameters: Object=Selected|Type=FIRSTGROUP
This command is used to jump to the first group design object, in a selection of group design objects, in the current document.
First, ensure that all of the group objects that you want to be considered in the jump are selected in the main design workspace.
After launching the command, the first group object in the selection will be centered and zoomed in the main design window.
Applied Parameters: Object=Selected|Type=PREVIOUSGROUP
This command is used to jump to the previous group design object, in a selection of group design objects, in the current document.
After launching the command, the previous group in the selection will be centered and zoomed in the main design window. Repeated use of the command will cycle backwards through all group objects in the selection.
Applied Parameters: Object=Selected|Type=NEXTGROUP
This command is used to jump to the next group design object, in a selection of group design objects, in the current document.
After launching the command, the next group object in the selection will be centered and zoomed in the main design window. Repeated use of the command will cycle forwards through all group objects in the selection.
Applied Parameters: Object=Selected|Type=LASTGROUP
This command is used to jump to the last group design object, in a selection of group design objects, in the current document.
After launching the command, the last group object in the selection will be centered and zoomed in the main design window.
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