The function copy, move, delete and edit property are the most frequently used
functions and are executable by hotkey :
m=move, c=copy, d=delete, g=edit property.
Rotate and mirror also have hotkeys now:
. means 'rotate' , - means 'mirror'.
Deleting of
subnets (parts of a net) is done in the library menu ('del netsegment').
Moving, copying and deleting can be applied to all types of devices, to groups of devices (called 'group') created with the 'win add to group' -command (move group, delete group, copy group) or to special types of devices (move filtered, delete filtered, copy filtered) chooseable with 'select filter'.
With a left mouseclick, the device is selected and can be moved (move, copy). With a second left mouseclick, the moving stops, and the device is placed. This is a little bit different when compared to other EDA programs where a select is carried out first, followed by a copy, move or delete action. With SPICECAD, you can copy, move and delete single elements faster because they are 'selected' on the fly. On the other hand, groups of elements are more difficult to edit, for the same reason.
Mirror and rotate require three, respectively two mouseclicks:
1) the first click selects the device to be mirrored or rotated.
2) the second mouseclick defines the point of rotation (rotate)
or defines the first point of the mirror axis (mirror).
3) the third point defines the second point of the mirror axis.
After the last mouseclick, all functions can be executed again :
a left mouseclick selects the next device.
Otherwise, if the right mousebutton is pushed, the command execution stops. Press the right mousebutton one again to pop up the current menu, or push a hotkey to execute the next command directly.
WARNING: THERE IS NO UNDO FUNCTION. YOU SHOULD PRESS THE 'CONTROL s ' HOTKEY AT LEAST EVERY 5 MINUTES TO PREVENT YOU FROM LOSING DATA.