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The tool bar at the top of the main window contains menu buttons for the most frequently used menu options.
From the left the tools are:
Item |
Menu |
Shortcut |
Description |
New |
-- |
Open an empty circuit file. |
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Open |
File|Open |
CTRL+O |
Loads a circuit file into a new window. |
Save |
File|Save |
CTRL+S |
Saves the active circuit window to the current project file. |
Save As |
File|Save As |
-- |
Saves the active circuit window to a new project file. |
Import |
File|Import |
-- |
Inserts a stored circuit into the current circuit. |
Export |
File|Export |
-- |
Export the selected circuit to an external project file. |
Undo |
CTRL+Z |
Undo the previous operation. |
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Redo |
Edit|Redo |
CTRL+Y |
Redo the previous undo operation. |
Cut |
Edit|Cut |
CTRL+X |
Copy the current selected circuit to the clipboard and then delete it. |
Copy |
Edit|Copy |
CTRL+C |
Copy the current selected circuit to the clipboard. |
Paste |
Edit|Paste |
CTRL+V |
Paste the ATPDraw-content from the clipboard into the circuit. |
Duplicate |
Edit|Duplicate |
CTRL+D |
Copy+Paste. |
Edit text |
Edit|Edit text |
CTRL+T |
Go into Edit text mode for adding and selecting text. Required to add new text to the circuit window. |
Select all |
Edit|Select|All |
CTRL+A |
Select the entire circuit. |
Rotate R |
Edit|Rotate-R |
CTRL+R |
Rotate 90 deg. clock-wise. |
Rotate L |
Edit|Rotate-L |
CTRL+L |
Rotate 90 deg. counter clock-wise. |
Flip |
Edit|Flip |
CTRL+F |
Flip left-to-right. The nodes changes postion. Vector text is not flipped. |
Refresh |
CTRL+Q |
Redraw circuit. |
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Centre |
View|Centre circuit |
-- |
Draw circuit centred in window |
Lock |
View|Lock circuit |
-- |
Turn on "child safety"; only input, no edit. |
Rubber band |
Edit|Rubber band |
Ctrl+B |
Toggles elastic connections to components. If On, connections are moved with components. |
LINE3 |
Edit|Draw Line3 |
Ctrl+F3 |
Toggles LINE3 preferences to Connections. If On, LINE3 components are drawn the same way as Connections. |
run ATP |
F2 |
Make node names + write the ATP file+ run ATP by executing the ATP command (Tools|Options/Preferences). |
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run Plot |
ATP|run Plot |
F8 |
Executed the Plot Command (Tools|Options/Preferences) and send the current PL4 file as parameter. |
Result |
ATP|Sub-process |
-- |
View and Select the result folder. This can also be set under ATP|Sub-process|Make ATP file. |