When you have keyboard focus on a view like Circuit View or Panel view,
you can use Shift + Z
to toggle toolbar visibility.
This way you can save some screen space when many views are visible at same time.
You can zoom in/out by pressing Ctrl
and rotate mouse wheel.
Or you can enter zoom level in view's status bar.
Press Ctrl+R
on an active view, a file dialog will appear for chosing destination SVG file.
To remove an object from a field, delete text and press Enter
.
You can:
- Add/delete nodes in circuits.
- Rotate nodes (
Right click
orShift + Right click
). - Add/Remove cables.
You can move only one node at a time by dragging it. You cannot move cables.
To place the node over an existing cable, hold Shift
while releasing mouse. Cable will be splitted into 2 segments.
Double click on a node/cable to show editing dialog.
This is default mode. If you are in another mode, press Esc
to return to Default mode.
When in cable editing you create the path for a cable by:
Left click
on a cell edge to start the cable. A little green line will appear.Left click
on other cells to make cable go horizontal or vertical from its last point.Right click
on cell edge to finish a cable. It will become red.- Press
Enter
to confirm orEsc
to cancel.
Use Ctrl + Z
during editing to undo last cable segment.
When in Default mode you can enter Cable Editing by:
Shift + Left click
on a existing cable.Double click
on an existing cable, thenEdit Path
in the dialog.- Press
Cable
on edit toolbar to create a new cable. - Press
C
shortcut to create a new cable.
In this mode you can select multiple nodes and cables to delete them, move them, or copy paste them. You cannot rotate nodes or edit cable path.
From default mode you can enter selection by pressing Shift + S
inside a Circuit View.
You can exit selection mode by pressing Esc
.
To select items you can:
Left click
on a node/cable to select it, previously selected items will be unselected.- Drag mouse from an empty area, all items touched by the rubber band will be selected. All previously selected items will be unselected.
Ctrl + Left click
on a node/cable to add/remove it from current selection.Left click
on an empty area to clear current selection.Ctrl + A
to select everything in current view.Shift + Ctrl + A
to invert selection.
To copy current selection press Ctrl + C
.
To paste items into a view, press Ctrl + V
You can see this by hovering an item in edit toolbar. Node type name and its shourcut are shown in the tooltip.
P
for a new power sourceF
for a new simple nodeC
for a new cable
B
for Button contact nodeK
for a new lever contactR
for a new relay contactX
for screen relay contact A/B
E
for a new relay power nodeL
for a new light bulb power nodeM
for a new electromagnet power nodeV
for screen relay power nodeU
for sound node
D
for diode nodeI
for polarity inversion nodeO
for On/Off switch nodeQ
for bifilarizator node
T
for remote circuit connection node