PADS Router MainFrame Shortcuts
Command Shortcuts
&Zoom In
Alternate Dynamic Zooming Shift+MButton+
Area Highlight Alt+LButton+
Area Select Parent Shift+LButton+
Bug Log Test BLT
Bug Media Wizard BMW
CLI_BATCH_LENMIN_CMD Ctrl+M
CLI_PROCESS_TEST_CMD Shift+I
Cancel
Copy Ctrl+C
Create New File Ctrl+N
Current Via Type V
Cursor Move Mode Shift+2CM
Cycle
Cycle Via Pair Pattern Ctrl+
DRC On/Off DRC
DRC Settings Alt+D
Database Garbage Collection DBG
Delete
Direction Guide Toggle DG
Distinguish component rule traces
HCR
On/Off
Dynamic Panning Alt+MButton+
Dynamic Zooming MButton+
End Via Mode Option E
Explain Alt+X
Extents Ctrl+Alt+E
Flip Ctrl+F, Shift+F
Flip Horisontal Ctrl+Shift+H
Flip Vertical Ctrl+Shift+F
Grid G
Grid Component GC
Grid Displayed GD
Grid Fanout GF
Grid Routing GR
Grid Snap On/Off GS, Alt+G
Grid Statistics (Hard)GGH
Grid Statistics (Medium)GGM
Grid Statistics (Soft)GGS
Grid Test Point GT
Grid Via GV
Guard Bands Toggle Shift+G
Highlight Dim HD
Highlight Gray HG
Highlight Nets H
Highlight On/Off HO
Highlight in Highlight Color HH
ID_EDIT_HIGHLIGHT Ctrl+H
ID_EDIT_UNHIGHLIGHT Ctrl+U
Interactive Route
Invert protected objects mode I, DP
Layer Decrease Alt+
Alt+
Layer Increase Alt+
Alt+
Layer Pair PL
Layer Plus Shift+
Length monitor mode Ctrl+L
Lock view
Minimum display line width R
Move Ctrl+E
Next Base Point Ctrl+Alt+
Next view Alt+N
No Plowing PX
Open Ctrl+O
Open display options dialog Ctrl+Alt+C
Options Ctrl+Alt+G, Ctrl+
Ctrl+Alt+D
Outline mode O
Pan To Center MButton+
Pan to Center of Board
Pause Autorouting
Pin Number PN
Plow After Click PC
Plow with Pointer PP
Pour Outline PO
Prev Base Point Shift+
Previous View Alt+P, Ctrl+Alt+P
Print Ctrl+P
Properties Ctrl+Q, Alt+
Protect Shift+P
Push Trace Behind PB
Quick Measure Q
Radius RAD
Redo Ctrl+Y
Redraw
Restore Layer View ZR
Resume Autorouting
Rip Up Obstructing Traces PR
Rotate Ctrl+Shift+R
Rotate 90Ctrl+R
Routing Angle Any AA
Routing Angle Diagonal AD
Routing Angle Orthogonal AO
Save Ctrl+S
Save Layer View ZS
Scroll Line Down
Shift+
Shift+
Scroll Pixel Down Ctrl+Alt+
Search Absolute Move X SX
Search Absolute Move Y SY
Search Relative SR
Search Relative X SRX
Search Relative Y SRY
Search and Select SS
Select LButton+
Select Parent Shift+LButton+
Set Layer L
Set Width W
Show Layer(s)Z
ShowEstimatedLength Shift+E
Smooth Trace on Complete
SC
On/Off
Spin Ctrl+I
Start Autorouting
Step Down
Step Left
Step Right
Step Up
Stop Autorouting
Stretch Shift+S
Suspend SUS
Swap view
Switch Rules Shift+R
Toggle Highlight Alt+LButton+
Undo Ctrl+Z
Units Inches UI
Units Microns UUM
Units Millimeters UMM
Units Mils UM
Unprotect Shift+U
Unroute
Unroute display mode U
Via Guide Toggle VG
Via Type Automatic VA
Via Type Partial VP
Via Type Through VT
View Board Ctrl+B,
Zoom Ctrl+W
Zoom In Ctrl+
Zoom out
Mode: Design
Cancel
Reschedule Connect LButton+
LButton+
Add Accordion Shift+A
Add Arc While Routing Alt+A
Add Arc With Fixed Radius While
Alt+R
Routing
Add Corner While Routing
Add Via While Routing Alt+Shift+LButton+
Shift+LButton+
Backup
Cancel
Check Clearance Shift+C
Complete Routing LButton+
Drill To Current Layer Shift+MButton+
End Routing Ctrl+Alt+LButton+
Ctrl+LButton+
Invert Arc While Routing Alt+I
Move Trace To Current Layer Ctrl+MButton+
Route Separately Shift+Z
Split Traces Shift+X
Switch Trace
Toggle Layer While Routing
Mode: Move
Cancel
Component Spin Mode Ctrl+I
End Drag LButton+
Finish Move Ctrl+LButton+
Shift+LButton+
LButton+
Flip Horisontal Ctrl+Shift+H
Flip Vertical Ctrl+Shift+F
Flip While Moving Ctrl+F, Shift+F
Layer Minus Shift+
Layer Plus Shift+
Next Base Point Ctrl+Alt+
Properties Alt+
Rotate Ctrl+Shift+R
Rotate -90 While Moving Shift+
Rotate90 While Moving Ctrl+R,
Mode: Quick Route
Add Corner While Routing LButton+
Ctrl+LButton+
Shift+LButton+
Backup
Cancel
Complete Quick Route/Split LButton+
Mode: Route Editing
Cancel
End Drag LButton+
Finish Move LButton+
Ctrl+LButton+
Shift+LButton+
Finish Move
Apply MButton+
LButton+
Dynamic Zooming LButton+
Pan To Center MButton+
Zoom In Center LButton+
Description
Toggles between Zoom mode
on/off.
Set auto pan display mode Minimizes the unrouted length of each net
Runs database integrity test Copies the selection to the Clipboard
Opens a new, blank file. Deselects the currently selected object and selects a new object at the same location.
Enables/disables DRC checking Opens the Design Rule Checking dialog box.
Deletes the selected item. Distinguish component rule traces mode on/off
Explain Last Error
Fits all items in the window.
Flip
New grids x (y):
New component grid x (y):
New displayed grid x (y):
New fanout grid x (y):
New routing grid x (y):
New test point grid x (y):
New via grid x (y):
Highlight by dimming other objects
Highlight by showing other objects in gray
Nets to highlight:
Highlight on/off
Highlight in highlight color Highlights the selected item. Unhighlights the selected item. Starts interactive routing from a selected object
Distinguish protected objects
Show length monitor
Lock view in navigation window Set minimum display line width Moves a selected object
Goes to the next view.
Opens a design file (.pcb) or a PADS Router file (.bre).
Open display options dialog Changes options
Toggle outline display mode
Pauses autorouting
Toggles pin number display mode Toggle pour outline display mode Goes to the previous view.
Prints the current design. Opens the Properties dialog box for the selected item to view or change information.
Protects unprotected
Undoes the last Undo command. Redraws the current view Restore layer visibility settings Resumes autorouting
Rotate 90 degrees
Changes routing angle mode to Any angle
Changes routing angle mode to Diagonal
Changes routing angle mode to Orthogonal
Saves the design using the current file name.
Save layer visibility settings
Selects all items in the design. Zooms to the selected object. Chooses layer value
Chooses width value
Edit layer visibility settings
Enables/disables Smooth Trace on Complete
Start spinning
Starts autorouting
Stops autorouting
Moves a selected object in Stretch Mode
Swap navigation window view Toggle transparent display mode Undoes the last command.
Sets design units to Inches
Sets design units to Microns
Sets design units to Millimeters Sets design units to Mils Unprotects protected
Unroutes the selected item. Toggle unroute display mode Center the board outline in the window.
Opens the View Nets dialog box where you can display or hide unroutes by Net Name.
Toggles between Zoom mode
on/off.
Navigation window zoom in Navigation window zoom out
Opens the Properties dialog box for the selected item to view or change information.