300+ Shortcuts for Altium Designer

Jump to: Environment Shortcuts, Project Shortcuts, Project Panel Shortcuts, CAM Panel Shortcuts, List Panel Shortcuts, Common Schematic and PCB Editor Shortcuts, Schematic Editor Only Shortcuts, PCB Editor Only Shortcuts, 3D Body Placement Shortcuts, PCB3D (Legacy 3D) Editor Shortcuts, PCB3D Library Editor Shortcuts, Output Job Editor Shortcuts, CAM Editor Shortcuts, SimData Editor Shortcuts, Common Shortcuts, Embedded Software Editor, VHDL Editor Shortcuts, Scripting Editor Shortcuts

1. Environment Shortcuts

F1

Access Documentation Library (In Context with Object Under Cursor)

Ctrl+O

Access Choose Document to Open Dialog

Ctrl+F4

Close Active Document

Ctrl+S

Save Current Document

Ctrl+P

Print Current Document

Alt+F4

Close Altium Designer

Ctrl+Tab

Cycle Through Open Documents(to the Right)

Shift+Ctrl+Tab

Cycle Through Open Document(to the Left)

Drag &Drop from Windows Explorer into Altium Designer

Open Document as a Free Document

F4

Hide/Display all Floating Panels

Shift+F4

Tile Open Document

Shift+F5

Toggle between Active Panel and Workspace

Shift+F1

Access Natural Language Search Facility (Smart Search)

Hold Ctrl While Moving a Panel

Prevent Automatic Docking

2. Project Shortcuts

C, then C

Compile the current Design Project

C, then R

Recompile the current Design Project

C, then D

Compile Document

C, then O

Open Options for Project Dialog for current project

Ctrl+Alt+O

Access Open Project Document Dialog for current Project

C, then L

Close all Document belonging To Active Project

C, then T, then M

Access Storage Manager Panel

C, then T, then L

Access Local History for the current Project

C, then P

Access Project Packager Wizard

3. Project Panel Shortcuts

Double Left-click

Edit Document Under Cursor

Drag & Drop from one Project to another

Move Selected Document

Ctrl+Drag & drop from one project to another

Link Selected Document Into Second Project

4. CAM Panel Shortcuts

Select Layer

Turn All Layers Off Except Selected One

Select Layer

Turn All Layer On

Double Left-click On a Layer

Make That Layer the Current Layer

Select two Layers, then C

Access Compare Layer Dialog

Select Layer, then Delete

Delete Layer

5. List Panel Shortcuts

Left-click & Drag

Multi-select in direction of mouse movement

Ctrl+Click

Multi-select (non-sequential)

Shift+Click

Multi-select (sequential)

Spacebar (Schematic)

Edit Selected Cell

Spacebar (PCB)

Flush Current Entry for Cell Currently Being Edited

F2

Edit Selected Cell

Enter (schematic)

Finish Editing Current Cell

Enter (PCB)

Finish Editing Current Cell and Enter Edit Mode for Cell Beneath

Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert

Copy

Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert

Paste

Page Up

Jump Selection to Top of Visible List Area

Page Down

Jump Selection to Bottom of Visible List Area

Mouse-Wheel

Pan UP or Down

6. Common Schematic and PCB Editor Shortcuts

Shift

While auto-panning to pan at higher speed

Y

While placing an object to flip it along the Y-axis

X

While placing an object to flip it along the X-axis

Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Keys

Move selection ten grid increments in direction of arrow key

Shift+Arrow Keys

Move cursor ten grid increments in direction of arrow key

Ctrl+Arrow Keys

Move selection one grid increment in direction of arrow key

Arrow Keys

Move cursor one grid increment in direction of arrow key

Esc

Escape from current process

End

Redraw the screen

Home

Redraw screen with center at the cursor point

Ctrl+Home

Jump to absolute origin (lower left corner of workspace)

Ctrl+Page Down or Mouse-wheel down

Zoom out

Ctrl+Page Up or Mouse-wheel up

Zoom in around cursor (zooms around cursor, then position the cursor first

Mouse-wheel

Pan up/down

Shift+Mouse-wheel

Pan left/right

A

Display Align sub-menu

B

Display Toolbars sub-menu

J

Display Jump sub-menu

K

Display Workspace Panels sub-menu

M

Display Move sub-menu

O

Pop-up Right-click Options menu

S

Display Select sub-menu

X

Display Deselect sub-menu

Z

Pop-up menu with zoom commands

Ctrl+Z

Undo

Ctrl+Y

Redo

Ctrl+A

Select all

Ctrl+C/Ctrl+Insert

Copy

Ctrl+X/Shift+Delete

Cut

Ctrl+V/Shift+Insert

Paste

Ctrl+R

Copy to clipboard and repeat paste selected objects (Rubber Stamp)

Ctrl+R, then Esc

Re-enters Rubber Stamp mode using the current clipboard content

Ctrl+Q

Access the Selection Memory dialog

Alt

Constrain object movement horizontally or vertically

Delete

Delete selection

V then D

View document

V then F

View fit placed objects

X then A

De-select all

Right-click & hold

Display slider hand & slide view

Left-click

Select/deselect object under cursor

Right-click

Pop-up floating menu, then Escape from current operation

Right-click on object, then select Find Similar

Load object under cursor into Find Similar Objects dialog

Left-click, then hold & drag

Select inside area

Left-click & hold

Move object/selection under cursor

Left Double Click

Edit object

Shift+Left-click

Add/remove object from selection set

TAB

Edit attributes while placing

Shift+C

Clear current Filter

Shift+F

Click on object to display Find Similar Objects dialog

Y

Pop-up Quick Queries menu

F11

Toggle Inspector panel on/off

F12

Toggle Filter panel on/off

Shift+F12

Toggle List panel on/off

Alt+F5

Toggle full screen mode

Shift+Ctrl+T

Align selected objects by top edges

Shift+Ctrl+L

Align selected objects by left edges

Shift+Ctrl+R

Align selected objects by right edges

Shift+Ctrl+B

Align selected objects by bottom edges

Shift+Ctrl+H

Distribute selected objects equally in horizontal plane

Shift+Ctrl+V

Distribute selected objects equally in vertical plane

Shift+Ctrl+D

Align selected objects to grid

Ctrl+1...8

Store current selection in memory location n

Alt+1...8

Recall selection from memory location n

Shift+1...8

Add current selection to selection already stored in memory location n

Shift+Alt+1...8

Recall selection from memory location 1...8 and add it to current selection in workspace

Shift+Ctrl+1...8

Apply filtering based on selection set in memory location 1...8

7. Schematic Editor Only Shortcuts

G

Cycle through snap grid settings

F2

Edit in-place

Ctrl+Page Down

Fit all objects into view

Spacebar

Rotate counterclockwise by 90 degrees while moving an object

Spacebar

Toggle start/End mode while placing a wire/bus/line

Shift+Spacebar

Rotate clockwise by 90 degrees while moving an object

Shift+Spacebar

Cycle Step through placement modes while placing a wire/bus/line

Ctrl+Spacebar

Rotate counterclockwise by 90 degrees while dragging an object

Shift+Ctrl+Spacebar

Rotate clockwise by 90 degrees while dragging an object

Shift+Ctrl+C

Clear all highlighting applied by highlighting pens

Backspace

Remove the last vertex when placing a wire/bus/line/polygon

Left-click, then hold +Delete

When a wire is selected to Delete a vertex

Left-click, then hold+Insert

When a wire is selected to add a vertex

Ctrl+Left-click & drag

Drag object

Left-click in Navigator panel

Cross probe to object on schematic document

Alt+Left-click in Navigator panel

Cross probe to object on both schematic document and PCB

Alt+Left-click on net object

Highlight all elements in net on sheet

Ctrl+Double Left-click

On sheet symbol to descend hierarchy

Ctrl+Double Left-click

On port to ascend hierarchy

+/- on Numeric keypad

Enlarge/ reduce IEEE symbol size during placement or movement

Ctrl+F

Find text

Ctrl+H

Find and replace text

F3

Find next occurrence of searched text

Insert

Copy attributes of object under the cursor while placing an object of the same type

S

Swap sheet entry side while moving one or more selected sheet entries

V

Reverse sheet entry order while moving two or more selected sheet entries

T

Toggle sheet entry IO type while moving one or more selected sheet entries

T

Toggle all sheet entry IO types while resizing selected sheet symbol

T, then P

Access Schematic – General page of Preferences dialog

8. PCB Editor Only Shortcuts

Shift+R

Cycle through three routing modes

Shift+E

Toggle electrical grid on/off

Shift+B

Build Query

Shift+Page Up/ Page Down

Zoom-in/ zoom-out in small increments

Ctrl+Page Up

Zoom-in to 400%

Ctrl+Page Down

Fit document into view

Ctrl+End

Jump to defined relative origin for the workspace

Alt+End

Redraw current layer only

Alt+Insert

Paste on current layer

Ctrl+G

Pop up Snap Grid dialog

G

Pop up Snap Grid menu

N

Hide the ratsnest while moving a component

L

Flip component being moved to other side of board

Shift+F1

Pressed while routing, then displays the appropriate interactive routing shortcut keys

F2

Display Board Insight and Heads Up display options

Ctrl+Left-click

Highlight routed net under cursor (repeat in free space to clear)

Ctrl+Spacebar

Cycle through connection lines modes during interactive routing

Backspace

Remove last track corner during interactive routing

Shift+S

Toggle single layer mode on/off

O, then D, then D, then Enter

Set all primitives to display in draft mode

O, then D, then F, then Enter

Set all primitives to display in final mode

O, then D/Ctrl+D

Access Show/Hide page of View Configurations dialog

L

Access Board Layers and Colors page of View Configurations dialog

Ctrl+H

Select connected copper

Ctrl+Shift+Left-click & hold

Break track

Shift+Ctrl+Left-click

Highlight additional routed net under cursor

+/- on numeric keypad

Next/ previous layer

Ctrl+Click

Highlights layer content on layer tabs

Ctrl+Shift+Click

Increments highlighting on layer tabs

Ctrl+Alt+Mouse

Hovers highlight layer on layer tabs

* on Numeric keypad

Next routing layer

M

Display Move sub-menu

Alt

Hold to temporarily switch from avoid-obstacle to ignore-obstacle mode

Ctrl

Hold to temporarily disable electrical grid while routing

Ctrl+M

Measure distance

Spacebar (in interactive process)

Rotate object anti-clockwise (define rotation step on PCB Editor – General page of Preferences dialog)

Spacebar (during interactive routing)

Toggle start/End mode

Shift+Spacebar (in interactive process)

Rotate object being moved clockwise

Shift+Spacebar (during interactive routing)

Step through corner modes during interactive routing

[/ ]

Decrease/ Increase mask level for permanent filter

Alt+Left Arrow/ Right Arrow

View previous/ next component for active library document

Q

Toggle units (metric/imperial)

T, then B

Access 3D Body Manager dialog

T, then P

Access Preferences dialog

Shift+Mouse-wheel

Pan left/right

Ctrl+Mouse-wheel

Zoom in/ out incrementally

Ctrl+Right drag

Zoom in/ out smoothly

Ctrl+C

Create clipboard bitmap (.bmp) image of current 3D view

Page Up/ Page Down

Zoom in/out incrementally

T, then P

Access PCB Editor – Display page of Preferences dialog

L

Access Physical Materials (3D) page of View Configurations dialog

9. 3D Body Placement Shortcuts

+/-

Next/ previous layer

L

Flip 3D body to paired mechanical Layer

X

Flip 3D body around X-axis

Y

Flip 3D body around Y-axis

Spacebar

Rotate 3D body counterclockwise

Shift+Spacebar

Rotate 3D body clockwise

2

Rotate 3D body counterclockwise around it's X-axis

3

Decrease 3D body standoff height (Z-axis) by one Snap Grid increment

4

Rotate 3D body counterclockwise around it's Y-axis

6

Rotate 3D body clockwise around it's Y-axis

8

Rotate 3D body clockwise around it's X-axis

9

Decrease 3D body standoff height (Z-axis) by one Snap Grid increment

Left Arrow/ Right Arrow

Move 3D body left/ right along X-axis by one Snap Grid increment

Shift+Left Arrow/ Right Arrow

Move 3D body left/ right along X-axis by 10x Snap Grid increment

Up Arrow/ Down Arrow

Move 3D body backward/ forward along Y-axis by one Snap Grid increment

Shift+Up Arrow/ Down Arrow

Move 3D body backward/ forward along Y-axis by 10x Snap Grid increment

10. PCB3D (Legacy 3D) Editor Shortcuts

Page Up/ Page Down

Zoom in/ zoom out

Alt+B

Fit board

Arrow Keys

Pan in direction of arrow

Insert

Pan In

Delete

Pan Out

T, then E

Access Export dialog for IGES/STEP format

T, then P

Access PCB Editor – PCB Legacy 3D page of Preferences dialog

11. PCB3D Library Editor Shortcuts

Page Up/ Page Down

Zoom in/ zoom out

Alt+M

Fit model

Arrow Keys

Pan in direction of arrow

Insert

Pan in

Delete

Pan out

F2

Rename model

Shift+Delete

Delete mode

Ctrl+T

Set rotation and translation

T, then I

Import 3D model

T, then E

Export model in IGES format

T, then P

Access Preferences dialog

12. Output Job Editor Shortcuts

Ctrl+X/Shift+Delete

Cut

Ctrl+C/Ctrl+Insert

Copy

Ctrl+V/Shift+Insert

Paste

Ctrl+D

Duplicate

Delete

Clear

Alt+Enter

Configure

Ctrl+F9

Run Focused Output Generator

Shift+Ctrl+F9

Run Selected Output Generators

F9

Run all Batch-enabled Output Generators

Shift+Ctrl+O

Access Output Job Options dialog

13. CAM Editor Shortcuts

Ctrl+Z/Alt+Backspace

Undo

Ctrl+Y/Ctrl+Backspace

Redo

Ctrl+X

Cut

Ctrl+C/Ctrl+Insert

Copy

Ctrl+V/Shift+Insert

Paste

Ctrl+E

Clear

Ctrl+M

Mirror

Ctrl+R

Rotate

Ctrl+L

Align Selective

Alt+C

Select using crossing window

Alt+P

Select previous selection

Ctrl+F

Toggle Flash selection mode on/ off

Ctrl+T

Toggle Trace selection mode on/ off

Ctrl+A

Array objects

Ctrl+D

Modify/change objects

Ctrl+I

Set origin

Ctrl+U

Scale objects

Home

View all

Shift+P

View around specified point

Ctrl+ Mouse-wheel up /Page Up

Zoom in

Ctrl+Mouse-wheel down/Page Down

Zoom out

Mouse-wheel up

Pan up

Mouse-wheel down

Pan down

Shift+Mouse-wheel up

Pan left

Shift+Mouse-wheel down

Pan right

Shift+V

Zoom last

End

Refresh

D

Dynamic panning mode

Shift+B

View Film Box

Ctrl+Home

Zoom Film Box

Alt+Home

Zoom current DCode

Shift+E

Toggle view of Extents Box On/Off

Shift+F

Toggle Fill Mode On/Off

Shift+H

Toggle highlight of current objects using current D code

N

Toggle negative view

Shift+T

Toggle translucent view

Shift+G

Access CAM Editor – Drawing Modes page of Preferences dialog

Q

Query object

Shift+N

Query net

Shift+M

Measure point-to-point

Shift+A

Access apertures table

K

Access Set Layers Off dialog

Alt+K

Access Set Layers On dialog

Shift+S

Toggle Object Snap mode

Esc

Cancel action

Shift+Ctrl+R

Repeat last action

+ (Numeric keypad)

Display next layer only

- (Numeric keypad)

Display previous layer only

* (Numeric keypad)

Display next signal/plane layer only

Ctrl+X/Shift+Delete

Cut waveform

Ctrl+V/Shift+Insert

Paste waveform

Left-click & drag

Relocate focused waveform

J

Display Jump sub-menu

Shift+Ctrl+F

Jump to first transition for focused waveform

Shift+Ctrl+N

Jump to next transition for focused waveform

Shift+Ctrl+P

Jump to previous transition for focused waveform

Shift+Ctrl+L

Jump to last transition for focused waveform

T, then P

Access Preferences dialog

14. SimData Editor Shortcuts

Ctrl+X/Shift+Delete

Cut

Ctrl+C

Copy

Ctrl+V/Shift+Insert

Paste

Delete

Clear

+ (Numeric keypad)

Next chart

- (Numeric keypad)

Previous chart

Page Up

Zoom in

Page Down

Zoom out

Ctrl+Page Down

Fit document

End

Refresh

Esc/Shift+C

Clear filter

Up Arrow/ Down Arrow

Scroll through chart, then one wave plot at a time in direction of arrow

Shift+Up Arrow/ Down Arrow

Scroll upwards/ downwards through chart, then one page at a time

Ctrl+Up Arrow/Ctrl+Home

Jump to top of chart

Ctrl+Down Arrow/Ctrl+End

Jump to bottom of chart

Arrow left, Arrow right

Scroll through chart, then one major division on X-axis at a time in direction of arrow

Shift+Left Arrow

Scroll left through chart, then one page at a time

Ctrl+Left Arrow

Jump to start of X-axis

Shift+Right Arrow

Scroll right through chart, then one page at a time

Ctrl+Right Arrow

Jump to End of X-axis

15. Common Shortcuts

Ctrl+Z

Undo

Ctrl+X/Shift+Delete

Cut

Ctrl+C/Ctrl+Insert

Copy

Ctrl+V/Shift+Insert

Paste

Enter

Insert carriage return

Ctrl+N

Insert new line

Tab

Insert tab

Shift+Tab

Tab backwards

Insert

Toggle text Insertion mode between Insert and Overwrite

Shift+Ctrl+C

Clear Filter Marks

Ctrl+F

Find text

Ctrl+H/Ctrl+R)

Find and replace text

F3/Ctrl+L

Find next instance of searched text

Shift+Ctrl+F

Find next selected instance of searched text

Ctrl+A

Select all

Page Up

Scroll one Page Up

Page Down

Scroll one Page Down

Ctrl+Up Arrow

Scroll one line up

Ctrl+Down Arrow

Scroll one line down

Ctrl+Page Up/ Page Down

Move cursor to top/ bottom of window

Home/ End

Move cursor to beginning/ end of current line

Ctrl+Home/ End

Move cursor to beginning/ end of file

Up Arrow, Down Arrow

Move cursor one line up/ down

Left Arrow, Right Arrow

Move cursor one character left/ right

Ctrl+Left Arrow/ Right Arrow

Move cursor one word left/ right

Shift+Ctrl+Home/ End

Extend selection to beginning/ end of file

Shift+Page Up/ Page Down

Extend selection one page up/ one page down

Shift+Ctrl+Page Up/ Page Down

Extend selection to top of window/ bottom of window

Shift+Home/ End

Extend selection to beginning/ end of current line

Shift+Left Arrow/ Right Arrow

Extend selection one character to the left/ to the right

Shift+Up Arrow/ Down Arrow

Extend selection to same column in previous line/ in next line

Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Home/ End

Extend selection column to beginning of file/ end of file

Alt+Shift+Page Up/ Page Down

Extend selected column one page up/ one page down

Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Page Up/ Page Down

ExtEnd selection column to top of window/ to bottom of window

Alt+Shift+Home/ End

Extend selection column to beginning/ end of current line

Alt+Shift+Left Arrow

Extend selection column to the left/ to the right by one column

Alt+Shift+Up Arrow/ Down Arrow

Extend selection column up / column down by one line

Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Left Arrow/ Right Arrow

Extend selection column one word left/ one word right

Alt+Left-click & drag

Define selection column using mouse

Delete

Delete character to the right of cursor position

Backspace

Delete character to the left of the cursor position

Ctrl+Backspace

Delete to beginning of previous word

Ctrl+T

Delete to beginning of next word

Ctrl+Y

Redo or restore the changes by the Undo.

Ctrl+Q+Y

Delete to End of current line

Alt+T, then P

Access Text Editors – General page of Preferences dialog

16. Embedded Software Editor

F9

Run the program being debugged

Ctrl+F9

Run to cursor

F5

Toggle breakpoint for current line

Left-click in gutter

Toggle breakpoint for line

Ctrl+F5

Add Watch

F7

Step into the current source line

Ctrl+F7

Evaluate

Shift+F7

Step into the current instruction

Shift+F8

Step to the next instruction

Ctrl+F2

Reset the current debug session

Ctrl+F3

Finish the current debug session

Left-click on code outline +-

Expand/contract segment of code

Ctrl+Double Left-click on code outline +/-

Expand/contract all code segments

17. VHDL Editor Shortcuts

Ctrl+F9

Compile source HDL documents

F9

Run Forever

Ctrl+F5

Run simulation for the last time step

Ctrl+F8

Run simulation to a specified time

Ctrl+F11

Run simulation to next debug point

Ctrl+F7

Run simulation for a time step

F6

Run simulation for a Delta step

F7

Run simulation, then stepping into procedures/functions

F8

Run simulation, then stepping over procedures/functions

Ctrl+F2

Reset current simulation session

Ctrl+F3

End current simulation session

Left-click in gutter

Toggle breakpoint for line

Left-click on code outline +/-

Expand/contract segment of code

Ctrl+Left-click on code outline +/-

Expand/contract all code segments

18. Scripting Editor Shortcuts

F9

Run the script

Ctrl+F9

Run to cursor

F5

Toggle breakpoint for current line

Left-click in gutter

Toggle breakpoint for line

Ctrl+F7

Evaluate

F7/F8

Step into the current/ next source line

Ctrl+F3

Stop script execution

Created by rank17 on 8/15/2017. Last updated by max on 12/8/2020

 

2 Comments for 'Altium Designer '   

 
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Comment #2 by Markus Jul 24, 2019 at 05:05 am  Reply

LOL!! The '&' works nicely in the comment section! :-) In the PDF the '&' ist displayed as '& a m p' (without the spaces)...

Comment #1 by Markus Jul 24, 2019 at 05:02 am  Reply

The shortcuts are nice but can only be used online! The PDF export doesn't work properly! The shortcut keys don't have fancy frames and the '&' ist diplayed as '&'. The printer friendly version can't be printed without leaving half of the page empty or cutting off the text lines.

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