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− | + | LTspice allows '''Hot Keys''' to be (re)assigned to many of its functions. Of all the possibilities, the following key plan (for the '''Schematic Editor''' window) is perhaps one of the most convenient. | |
− | + | '''''Why these particular keys?''''' | |
− | '' | + | They allow the ''right'' hand to drive the mouse while the ''left'' hand stays in place to select objects and actions without the eyes ever having to leave the screen. Note that the most critical functions are assigned to the most easily reached keys (darker background) and that the editing keys are shown in three groups according to whether they are objects, actions or drawing (unshifted, ctrl-key or shft-key). Keys that are changed in function from the default assignments are depicted in <font color="red">co</font><font color="green">lo</font><font color="blue">r</font> with relocated functions shown as <font color="grey"><del>greyed strikethrough</del></font> text. |
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|+ style="color:#e76700; font-size:1.5em;" | Schematic Editor - '''''Object''''' Hot Keys (unshifted)<br /> | |+ style="color:#e76700; font-size:1.5em;" | Schematic Editor - '''''Object''''' Hot Keys (unshifted)<br /> | ||
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|style="color:red"|'''A'''<br /><font color="grey"><del>Anchor<br />toggle</del></font> | |style="color:red"|'''A'''<br /><font color="grey"><del>Anchor<br />toggle</del></font> | ||
|style="background-color:#ffffb0"|'''S'''<br />Spice<br />text | |style="background-color:#ffffb0"|'''S'''<br />Spice<br />text | ||
− | |style="background-color:#ffffb0"|'''D'''<br />Diode<br /> | + | |style="background-color:#ffffb0"|'''D'''<br /> Diode <br /> |
|style="color:red;background-color:#ffffb0"|'''F'''<br />part<br />(Find) | |style="color:red;background-color:#ffffb0"|'''F'''<br />part<br />(Find) | ||
|style="background-color:#ffffb0"|'''G'''<br />Gnd<br /> | |style="background-color:#ffffb0"|'''G'''<br />Gnd<br /> | ||
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|'''Z'''<br /> <br /> | |'''Z'''<br /> <br /> | ||
|style="color:red;background-color:#ffffb0"|'''X'''<br />Inductor<br /> | |style="color:red;background-color:#ffffb0"|'''X'''<br />Inductor<br /> | ||
− | |style="background-color:#ffffb0"|'''C'''<br /> | + | |style="background-color:#ffffb0"|'''C'''<br />Cap-<br />acitor |
|style="background-color:#ffffb0"|'''V'''<br /> <br /> | |style="background-color:#ffffb0"|'''V'''<br /> <br /> | ||
|style="color:red"|'''B'''<br />Bus<br />tap | |style="color:red"|'''B'''<br />Bus<br />tap | ||
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|+ style="color:#007777; font-size:1.5em;" | Schematic Editor - '''''Action''''' Hot Keys (control key)<br /> | |+ style="color:#007777; font-size:1.5em;" | Schematic Editor - '''''Action''''' Hot Keys (control key)<br /> | ||
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|style="color:green"|'''ctrl-B'''<br />Begin<br />sim | |style="color:green"|'''ctrl-B'''<br />Begin<br />sim | ||
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− | |+ style="color:#770077; font-size:1.5em;" | Schematic Editor - '''''Drawing''''' Hot Keys (shift key)<br /> | + | |+ style="color:#770077; font-size:1.5em;" | Schematic Editor - '''''Drawing/Zoom''''' Hot Keys (shift key)<br /> |
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|'''shft-F1'''<br /> <br /> ||'''shft-F2'''<br /> <br /> ||'''shft-F3'''<br /> <br /> | |'''shft-F1'''<br /> <br /> ||'''shft-F2'''<br /> <br /> ||'''shft-F3'''<br /> <br /> | ||
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|style="color:blue"|'''shft-B'''<br />zoom<br />Back | |style="color:blue"|'''shft-B'''<br />zoom<br />Back | ||
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+ | {|table width="300" style="background-color:#ffd0ff" align="center" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5"| | ||
+ | |- align="center" | ||
+ | |'''Space Bar'''<br />zoom to fit | ||
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+ | == ''One-Step Keyboard Reconfiguration Method (via SCAD3.ini file edit)'' == | ||
− | + | '''Hot Key''' assignments following this same pattern can and should be applied to the '''Waveform Viewer''', '''Symbol Editor''' and '''Netlist Editor''' windows as well. Although these may be entered manually one-by-one via the LTspice ''Control Panel'', it is perhaps more convenient to copy these '''[[Hot Key plain text definitions]]''' and use them to replace the existing Keyboard Shortcut sections of LTspice's configuration file (the standard installation location is '''C:\Windows\SCAD3.ini'''). | |
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+ | '''''Tip:''''' If you do not have administrator rights to modify files in the Windows folder, you may start LTspice with the following command line switch in order to have it load SCAD3.ini from a folder of your choosing upon start-up (one in which you <i>do</i> have read/write rights): | ||
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+ | -ini <path> Specify an .ini file to use other than %WINDIR%\scad3.ini | ||
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+ | {{#widget:DISQUS | ||
+ | |id=ltwiki | ||
+ | |uniqid={{PAGENAME}} | ||
+ | |url={{fullurl:{{PAGENAME}}}} | ||
+ | }} |
Latest revision as of 21:46, 20 September 2011
LTspice allows Hot Keys to be (re)assigned to many of its functions. Of all the possibilities, the following key plan (for the Schematic Editor window) is perhaps one of the most convenient.
Why these particular keys?
They allow the right hand to drive the mouse while the left hand stays in place to select objects and actions without the eyes ever having to leave the screen. Note that the most critical functions are assigned to the most easily reached keys (darker background) and that the editing keys are shown in three groups according to whether they are objects, actions or drawing (unshifted, ctrl-key or shft-key). Keys that are changed in function from the default assignments are depicted in color with relocated functions shown as greyed strikethrough text.
F1 Help |
F2 part |
F3 mode |
F4 netname |
F5 Delete |
F6 Copy |
F7 |
F8 |
F9 |
Q |
W Wire |
E nEt name |
R Resistor |
T plain Text |
Y |
U pin tog |
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A toggle |
S Spice text |
D Diode |
F part (Find) |
G Gnd |
H |
L | ||
Z |
X Inductor |
C Cap- acitor |
V |
B Bus tap |
ctrl-F1 |
ctrl-F2 |
ctrl-F3 |
ctrl-F4 Close File |
ctrl-F5 |
ctrl-F6 |
ctrl-F7 |
ctrl-F8 |
ctrl-F9 |
ctrl-Q |
ctrl-W move |
ctrl-E mirror |
ctrl-R Rotate |
ctrl-T pin Toggle |
ctrl-Y redo |
0 ) reset sim t=0 |
ctrl-P file | |
ctrl-A Anchor toggle |
ctrl-S Save file |
ctrl-D Drag |
ctrl-F Find text |
ctrl-G Grid toggle |
ctrl-H Halt sim |
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ctrl-Z undo |
ctrl-X delete |
ctrl-C Copy |
ctrl-V paste |
ctrl-B Begin sim |
shft-F1 |
shft-F2 |
shft-F3 |
shft-F4 |
shft-F5 |
shft-F6 |
shft-F7 |
shft-F8 |
shft-F9 |
shft-Q |
shft-W draw line |
shft-E |
shft-R draw Rectngl |
shft-T |
shft-Y |
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shft-A draw Arc |
shft-S |
shft-D |
shft-F |
shft-G |
shft-H |
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shft-Z Zoom area |
shft-X |
shft-C draw Circle |
shft-V |
shft-B zoom Back |
Space Bar zoom to fit |
One-Step Keyboard Reconfiguration Method (via SCAD3.ini file edit)
Hot Key assignments following this same pattern can and should be applied to the Waveform Viewer, Symbol Editor and Netlist Editor windows as well. Although these may be entered manually one-by-one via the LTspice Control Panel, it is perhaps more convenient to copy these Hot Key plain text definitions and use them to replace the existing Keyboard Shortcut sections of LTspice's configuration file (the standard installation location is C:\Windows\SCAD3.ini).
Tip: If you do not have administrator rights to modify files in the Windows folder, you may start LTspice with the following command line switch in order to have it load SCAD3.ini from a folder of your choosing upon start-up (one in which you do have read/write rights):
-ini <path> Specify an .ini file to use other than %WINDIR%\scad3.ini