Shortcuts gEDA for Linux

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Open Trainer

ViewPort

Action
Global view of working area
Centers view on cursor
Zoom in
Zoom out
Toggles thin draw mode
Vertical flip
Horizontal flip
Exchange the roles of front and far side

Other Important Shortcuts

Action
Enter select mode (same as Space, or F11)
Terminate the current action, e.g. stop drawing tracks
Enter insert point mode. Click and drag on track to insert a point
Same as a click on the left mouse button
Enter select mode (same as Esc, or F11)
View: vertical flip
View: horizontal flip
View: exchange the roles of front side and far side
Delete object under the mouse cursor
Delete object under the mouse cursor (fast)
Delete objects in selection
Delete objects in selection
Deletes connected copper under the cursor. Rats are considered a connection.
Toggles thin draw mode
Read the parameters to use for new objects from the object below the cursor.
Select all objects on active layers. Deactivated layers are ignored.
Clear selection
Flip object to the other side of the board
View: center display at cursor position
Copy selection to buffer and unselect
Display pin or pad name
Open pinout window for element under mouse cursor
Delete all rats
Delete selected rats
Highlight connections to object under mouse cursor. This includes rats and objects on invisible layers
Add connections to object under mouse cursor to the set of found objects
Un-highlight found connections
Increment grid by configured imperial increment
Decrement grid by configured imperial increment
Increment grid by configured metric increment
Decrement grid by configured metric increment
Toggle the visibility of the refdes or value attached to the component under the cursor
Toggle the visibility of the refdes or value attached to selected components
Toggle plating of a via. Used to produce non metalized mounting holes
Toggle the polygon clear flag of the line under the cursor
Toggle the polygon clear flag of selected lines
Increment clearance (soldermask to copper edge)
Decrement clearance (soldermask to copper edge (NOTE: can go negative!))
Increment clearance of selected objects (soldermask to copper edge)
Decrement clearance of selected objects (soldermask to copper edge)
Increment width of the line tool, adds to the settings of the current line style
Reduce the current linewidth
Move the object under the cursor to the current layer
Move selected objects to the current working layer (see pcb tip)
Set the origin to the current position of the mouse pointer
Show object refdes / pin number at mouse pointer
Select the shortest unselected rat on the board
Optimize and redraw all rats
Optimize and redraw selected nets only
Toggle the octagon flag of the object under the cursor
Connect the first point of a polygon with the last
Toggle square/round corners on pads
Redo what was undone with undo
Show object report
Increment size of the object under the cursor
Decrement size of the object under the cursor
Increase the hole of the object under the cursor
Decrease the hole of the object under the cursor
Increase the hole of the object under the cursor
Decrease the hole size
Increase the size of new text by 10 mil
Decrease the size of new text by 10 mil
Global view of working area
Increase the diameter of new vias by 5 mil
Paste from buffer
Decrease the diameter of new vias by 5 mil
Increase the drill diameter of new vias by 5 mil
Decrease the drill diameter of new vias by 5 mil
Cut selection to buffer
View: zoom in
View: zoom out
Enter via tool
Enter line tool
Enter arc tool
Enter text tool
Enter rectangle tool
Enter polygon tool
Enter buffer mode
Enter remove mode
Enter rotate mode
File menu
Enter select mode (same as Space, or Esc)
Enter lock mode