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The mouse is used to draw the circuit and open dialog boxes for input. A GridSnap feature helps to align the objects.
In general:
Click |
Action |
Left |
Select and move components. Draw connections by clicking on nodes or other connections. |
Right |
Open dialog boxes for input. |
More specific:
Click |
How/Where |
Action |
Left:
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In open space: |
Unselect. |
On unselected component: |
Select it |
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On unselected connection: |
Draw another connection |
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On node: |
Draw a connection |
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On Node names, component labels, and circuit Texts: |
Edit it. |
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In Edit|Select|Inside mode: Draw corner. |
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Left+hold:
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On selected or unselected object (component, connection, text): |
Move |
On unselected connection: |
Select |
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On selected connections endpoints: |
Resize connection. |
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In open space: |
Start a selection rectangle. |
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Left-double: |
On objects |
Open dialog boxes for components, connections, and groups. |
Right:
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In open space: |
Start the Selection menu where all components are found. |
On selected object(s): |
Open Popup context menu with options to Open, Hide, Copy/Paste/Delete, Rotate and Arrange (new from v7). |
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On unselected objects (components (+ labels and nodes), connections, texts): |
Open dialog box. |
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In Edit|Select|Inside mode: |
Finalize the enclosing polygon. |
Keyboard options:
Key |
Action |
ESC: |
Stop a drawing process. |
Alt+left click: |
Select texts (labels, node names and Text). Disables selection of other components on top. |
Shift+left: |
Add clicked component to the current selected group. |
Shift+ right: |
On selected object(s): Rotate. |
F1: |
Help |