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FreePCB User
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Version 1.2 |
5. PCB Layout (continued)
5.2 Menus
The following menus are available from the menu bar:
- File
- New -
create a new PCB project (shortcut = Ctrl-N)
- Open... -
open a PCB project file (shortcut = Ctrl-O)
- Save -
save a PCB project file (shortcut = Ctrl-S)
- Save
As... - save a PCB project file under a new name
- Close -
close the project
- Import netlist...
- import a netlist file
- Export netlist...
- export a netlist file
- Convert library...
- convert footprint libraries from Ivex to FreePCB format
- Generate CAM files...
- convert footprint libraries from Ivex to FreePCB format
- Open Footprint Editor...
- switch from the PCB Editor to the Footprint Editor
- Print...
- (not yet implemented)
- Print Preview
- (not yet implemented)
- Print Setup...
- (not yet implemented)
- Dump debug file
- write a debug file to disk
- Exit -
close the application
- Edit
- Undo
- undo the last operation (shortcut = Ctrl-Z)
- Cut -
(not yet implemented)
- Copy -
(not yet implemented)
- Paste -
(not yet implemented)
- View
- Show board outline
- zoom to display the entire board outline
- Show all
- zoom to display all items in the layout (shortcut=Home)
- Show part...
- open a dialog to select a part, then select it and center on it
- Layers...
- open the View/Edit Layers
dialog
- Project
- Options
- open the Project Options
dialog to edit the project options
- Parts...
- open the View/Edit Parts
dialog to edit the partlist
- Nets...
- open the View/Edit Nets
dialog to edit the netlist
- Tools
- Move origin
- move the origin of the coordinate system to a new position
- Footprint Wizard
- open
Footprint Wizard to create a new footprint
- Footprint Editor
- open the
Footprint Editor to create or edit a footprint
- Check parts and nets
- check project for internal database errors
- Check connectivity
- check project for incomplete netlist connections
- Design Rule Check
- check for compliance with design rules, and show errors
- Clear DRC Errors
- clear the symbols for all DRC errors
- Add
- Board Outline
- add PCB outline
- Part -
add new part
- Net -
(not yet implemented)
- Copper Area
- add copper area
- Text -
add text string
- Solder Mask Cutout
-
add cutout in a solder mask layer
- Help
- User Guide
- show this User Guide
- Website
- go to the FreePCB website
- Keyboard shortcuts
- show a list of the keyboard shortcuts
- About FreePCB...
- show About box