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Altium Designer tips and shortcuts

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This is a list of my most used keyboard shortcuts and actions in Altium Designer. Coming from a much simpler software such as Eagle CAD, some of them took me a while to figure out. I will keep updating this post periodically with new stuff.

Keyboard shortcuts (PCB)

  • J , L : Jump to location, press intro after introducing the coordinates.
  • Q : Switch between mm/inches.
  • Ctrl + M : Measure distance between two points.
  • 2 / 3 : Switch board view to 2D/3D mode.
  • G : Pop up Snap Grid menu.
  • Ctrl + Click on a net : Select everything connected to that net.
  • Tab : Pop up properties dialog of the placing component/routing line.
  • Space / Shift + Space : Rotate components and cycle through routing options.
  • Shift + R : Cycle routing modes (ignore, avoid or push obstacle).
  • + / - : Switch to previous/next layer when routing.
  • M , C : Select a component from the list to move it.
  • L : Flip component.
  • Ctrl + Shift + Left Click : Set current mouse position as the dx,dy center.
  • Ctrl + Mouse wheel : Zoom in/out.
  • Shift + Hold Right Click : Move to rotate board in 3D view.

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