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Parent page: PCB Preferences
The PCB Editor – General page of the Preferences dialog provides numerous controls relating to the general settings of the PCB Editor within the PCB workspace.
This page is part of the main Preferences dialog that is accessed by clicking the control in the upper-right corner of the workspace then selecting the General entry under the PCB Editor folder.
Small 90
- Small cross-hair cursor angled at 90° (e.g., "+"). This is the default.Large 90
- Cursor consists of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines spanning the width of the screen.Small 45
- Same as Small 90
except that the cross-hair lines are at a 45° (e.g., "X").None
- When you drag a component, only the component moves. Any attached tracks will be disconnected and left in place.Connected Tracks
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When you drag a component, any connected tracks will remain attached to the component.Re-Center
- Re-centers the display around the location where the cursor touched the edge of the main design window. It also holds the cursor position relative to its location on the board, bringing it back to the center of the display.Fixed Size Jump
- Pans across in steps defined by the Step Size value. Hold the Shift key to pan in steps defined by the Shift Step value.Shift Accelerate
- Pans across in steps defined by the Step Size value. Hold the Shift key to accelerate the panning up to the maximum step size, defined by the Shift Step value.Shift Decelerate
- Pans across in steps defined by the Shift Step value. Hold the Shift key to decelerate the panning down to the minimum step size, defined by the Step Size value.Ballistic
- The panning will increase from the Step Size value to the Shift Step value dependent on how far past the edge of the viewing window you move the cursor. Hold the Shift key to pan in steps defined by the Shift Step value.Adaptive
- The panning will move at a constant speed when the cursor reaches the edge of the PCB window. When there are no design objects in the region where the panning is taking place, the cursor speed then slows down.Pixels/Sec - Select this option to set autopanning speed in pixels per second. The number of pixels per second is set in the Speed field.
Mils/Sec - Select this option to set autopanning in mils per second. The number of mils per second is set in the Speed field.
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