Shortcuts and FuncKeys for beginners

[joe_ls]

Some novice OrCAD/Allegro/Capture users may find this helpful ...

The attached PDF OrCAD_Capture_Shortcuts.pdf lists all shortcuts Robert mentions during the course. I added some more helpful shortcuts. This way you can put it on your monitor and take a quick look at it.




Some shortcuts are defined in the file "c:\Cadence\SPB_17.2\share\local\pcb\site.env" . You can create or edit this file and add the shortcut definitions listed below.

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]#--------------------------------------------------------------------[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]# CUSTOM shortcuts[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]#--------------------------------------------------------------------[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]#rotate symbol[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]funckey r iangle 90 [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]#mirror symbol[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]funckey l pop mirror[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]#flip (mirror) board [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]funckey d flipdesign[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]#grid on/off [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]funckey g grid toggle[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]# add via with dot (for space bar: double quote – space – double quote)[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]funckey "." "pop bbdrill -cursor"[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]#move VIA when you hover over it[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]funckey mv "prepopup;pop dyn_option_select 'Selection [email protected]:@Clear all selections';FORM find all_off;FORM find vias YES;done;etchedit;prepopup;pop dyn_option_select '@:@Move';move" [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]#Layout shortcuts[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]#hover over pad, press w to start layout[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]funckey w "prepopup;pop dyn_option_select 'Selection [email protected]:@Clear all selections';FORM find all_off;FORM find pins YES;FORM find cline_segs YES;FORM find vias YES;done;etchedit;prepopup;pop dyn_option_select '@:@Add connect';FORM find pins YES;FORM find cline_segs YES;FORM find vias YES;"[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]#hover over pad, press f to fanout[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]funckey f "prepopup;pop dyn_option_select 'Selection [email protected]:@Clear all selections';FORM find all_off;FORM find pins YES;done;etchedit;prepopup;pop dyn_option_select '@:@Create Fanout...'" [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]#Filter shortcuts[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]#press specific letter to set the filter[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]funckey s "FORM find all_off;FORM find symbols YES"[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]funckey n "FORM find all_off;FORM find nets YES;"[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]funckey p "FORM find all_off;FORM find pins YES;"[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]funckey t "FORM find all_off;FORM find text YES;"[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]funckey v "FORM find all_off;FORM find vias YES;"[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]funckey c "FORM find all_off;FORM find cline_segs YES;"[/FONT][/COLOR]

Have fun!