Orcad Capture Quick Reference

Shortcut keys The toolbar The schematic page editor tool palette The part editor tool palette

Cadence PCB Systems Division (PSD) offices PSD main office (Portland) PSD Irvine office PSD Japan office PSD UK office PSD customer support PSD web site PSD customer support web page PSD customer support email form (503) 671-9500 (949) 788-6080 81-45-682-5770 44-1256-381-400 (877) 237-4911 www.orcad.com www.orcad.com/technical/technical.asp www.orcad.com/technical/email_support.asp

Shortcut keys
The shortcut keys for use with the property editor are not included in this table. See the Shortcuts topic in Capture online help for property editor shortcut keys. Key
CTRL+A SHIFT+A B CTRL+B SHIFT+B C CTRL+C SHIFT+D E ESC

Mode or user interface item View menu View menu Place menu View menu Place menu Schematic page editor and part editor Edit menu View menu Place menu Schematic page editor and part editor Edit menu Place menu Schematic page editor Edit menu Schematic page editor View menu Mirror (on the Edit menu) Zoom (on the View menu) Place menu Place menu Place menu View menu Place menu Zoom (on the View menu) Place menu File menu Place menu Edit menu Edit menu File menu Place menu Schematic page editor and part editor Place menu

Function or menu command Select All Ascend Hierarchy Bus Previous Part Bus Center view around pointer Copy Descend Hierarchy Bus Entry End Mode Unselect any selected object Properties Bus Entry Place Power Find Place Ground Go To Horizontally In Junction Junction Net Alias Next Part Net Alias Out Part Print Part Rotate Rotate Save Text Toggle snap to grid on and off Text

CTRL+E SHIFT+E F, SHIFT+F CTRL+F G, SHIFT+G CTRL+G H I J SHIFT+J N CTRL+N SHIFT+N O P CTRL+P SHIFT+P R CTRL+R CTRL+S T CTRL+T SHIFT+T

Orcad Capture Quick Reference

Shortcut keys (continued)

Key
CTRL+U V CTRL+V W SHIFT+W CTRL+X SHIFT+X Y CTRL+Y SHIFT+Y CTRL+Z F1 F4 F5 F7 F8 F9 TAB+left

Mode or user interface item Edit menu Mirror (on the Edit menu) Edit menu Place menu Place menu Edit menu Schematic page editor Place menu Edit menu Place menu Edit menu Help menu Edit menu Zoom (on the View menu) Macro menu Macro menu Macro menu mouse button Stacked items on a schematic page Schematic page editor and part editor Schematic page editor and part editor Design menu or Edit menu Edit menu Schematic page editor and part editor Schematic page editor and part editor Schematic page editor and part editor Schematic page editor and part editor

Function or menu command Ungroup Vertically Paste Wire Wire Cut No Connect placement mode Polyline Redo Polyline Undo Help Topics Repeat Redraw Record Play Configure Selects items in turn Click left mouse button Double-click on selected item Delete Clear Session Log Pan up Pan down Pan left Pan right

SPACEBAR ENTER DELETE CTRL+DELETE PAGE UP PAGE DOWN CTRL+PAGE UP CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Orcad Capture Quick Reference

The toolbar

Tool

Name New document Open document Save document Print Cut to clipboard Copy to clipboard Paste from clipboard Undo Redo Most recently used Zoom in Zoom out Zoom to region Zoom to all Annotate Back annotate

Description Creates a new document based on the active document. Similar to the New command on the File menu. Opens an existing document based on the active document. Similar to the Open command on the File menu. Saves the active schematic page or part. Equivalent to the Save command on the File menu. Prints the active schematic page or part. Equivalent to the Print command on the File menu. Removes the selected object and places it on the Clipboard. Equivalent to the Cut command on the Edit menu. Copies the selected object to the Clipboard. Equivalent to the Copy command on the Edit menu. Pastes the contents of the Clipboard at the cursor. Equivalent to the Paste command on the Edit menu. Undoes the last command performed. Equivalent to the Undo command on the Edit menu. Redoes the last command performed. Equivalent to the Redo command on the Edit menu. Displays the most recently placed part name in the drop-down list. Capture automatically adds part names as you select them from the Place Part dialog box. Select from the list to place parts again later. Zooms in to present a closer, enlarged view. Equivalent to the In command on the Zoom menu (on the View menu). Zooms out to present more of your document. Equivalent to the Out command on the Zoom menu (on the View menu). Specifies an area of the schematic page or part to enlarge to fill the entire window. Equivalent to the Area command on the Zoom menu (on the View menu). Views the entire document. Equivalent to the All command on the Zoom menu (on the View menu). Assigns part references to parts on the selected schematic pages. Equivalent to the Annotate command on the Tools menu. Back annotates the selected schematic pages. Equivalent to the Back Annotate command on the Tools menu.

Design rules Checks for design rules violations in the selected schematic pages. check Equivalent to the Design Rules Check command on the Tools menu. Create netlist Creates a netlist from the selected design. Equivalent to the Create Netlist command on the Tools menu.

Orcad Capture Quick Reference

The toolbar (continued)

Tool Name Cross reference Bill of materials Description Creates a cross reference report of the selected schematic pages. Equivalent to the Cross Reference command on the Tools menu. Creates a bill of materials report from the selected schematic pages. Equivalent to the Bill of Materials command on the Tools menu.

Snap to grid Turns snap to grid on and off. Equivalent to selecting the Pointer snap to grid option in the Grid Display tab of the Preferences dialog box (accessed by choosing Preferences from the Options menu). Project manager Help Displays a project manager window for the active document, providing an overview of project contents. Equivalent to choosing a project manager window by number from the Window menu. Displays the online help. Equivalent to the Help Topics command on the Help menu.

Orcad Capture Quick Reference

The schematic page editor tool palette

Tool

Name Selection Part Wire Net alias Bus Junction Bus entry Power Ground

Description Selects objects. This is the normal mode. Selects parts from a library for placement. Equivalent to the Part command on the Place menu. Draws wires. SHIFT allows any angle drawing. Equivalent to the Wire command on the Place menu. Places aliases on wires and buses. Equivalent to the Net Alias command on the Place menu. Draws buses. SHIFT allows any angle drawing. Equivalent to the Bus command on the Place menu. Places or deletes junctions. Equivalent to the Junction command on the Place menu. Draws bus entries. Equivalent to the Bus Entry command on the Place menu. Places power symbols. Equivalent to the Power command on the Place menu. Places ground symbols. Equivalent to the Ground command on the Place menu.

Hierarchical Places hierarchical blocks. Equivalent to the Hierarchical Block command on the Place block menu. Hierarchical Places hierarchical ports on schematic pages. Equivalent to the Hierarchical Port command on port the Place menu. Hierarchical Places hierarchical pins in the selected hierarchical block. Equivalent to the Hierarchical Pin pin command on the Place menu. Off-page connector No connect Line Polyline Rectangle Places off-page connectors. Equivalent to the Off-Page Connector command on the Place menu. Places no-connect symbols on pins. Equivalent to the No Connect command on the Place menu. Draws lines. Equivalent to the Line command on the Place menu. Draws polylines. SHIFT allows any angle drawing. Equivalent to the Polyline command on the Place menu. Draws rectangles. SHIFT constrains the shape to a square. Equivalent to the Rectangle command on the Place menu.

Orcad Capture Quick Reference

The schematic page editor tool palette (continued)

Tool Name Ellipse Arc Text Description Draws ellipses. SHIFT constrains the shape to a circle. Equivalent to the Ellipse command on the Place menu. Draws arcs. Equivalent to the Arc command on the Place menu. Places text. Equivalent to the Text command on the Place menu.

Orcad Capture Quick Reference

The part editor tool palette

Tool

Name Selection IEEE symbol Pin Pin array Line Polyline Rectangle Ellipse Arc Text

Description Selects objects. This is the normal mode. Places IEEE symbols on a part. Equivalent to the IEEE Symbol command on the Place menu. Places pins on a part. Equivalent to the Pin command on the Place menu. Places multiple pins on a part. Equivalent to the Pin Array command on the Place menu. Draws lines. Equivalent to the Line command on the Place menu. Draws polylines. SHIFT allows any angle drawing. Equivalent to the Polyline command on the Place menu. Draws rectangles. SHIFT constrains the shape to a square. Equivalent to the Rectangle command on the Place menu. Draws ellipses. SHIFT constrains the shape to a circle. Equivalent to the Ellipse command on the Place menu. Draws arcs. Equivalent to the Arc command on the Place menu. Places text. Equivalent to the Text command on the Place menu.

Orcad Capture Quick Reference