KiCAD Shortcut Keys Download PDF

by genzkeys · December 19, 2017

KiCAD Shortcut Keys

KiCad is a loose software suite for digital layout automation (EDA). It facilitates the design of schematics for digital circuits and their conversion to PCB designs. KiCad became at first developed by using Jean-Pierre Charras. It functions an included environment for schematic seize and PCB format layout. tools exist inside the bundle to create a bill of materials, artwork, Gerber files, and 3D views of the PCB and its components.

? – Help
F1 – Zoom In
F2 – Zoom Out
F3 – Zoom Redraw
F4 – Zoom Center
Home – Fit on Screen
Del – Delete Item
Insert – Repeat Lest Item
Tab – Move Block -> Drag Block
M – Move Item
C – Copy Component or Label
G – Drag Item
A – Add Component
P – Add Power
R – Rotate Item
X – Mirror X Component
Y – Mirror Y Component
N – Orient Normal Component
E – Edit Item
V – Edit Value
U – Edit Reference
F – Edit Footprint
W – Begin Wire
B – Begin Bus
K – End Line Wire Bus
L – Add Label
H – Add Hierarchical Label
J – Add Junction
Q – Add No Connect Flag
S – Add Sheet
Z – Add Wire Entry
/ – Add Bus Entry

Spacebar – Reset Local Coordinates
Ctrl+Z – Undo
Ctrl+Y – Redo
K – Track Display Mode
Delete – Delete
Backspace – Delete Track Segment
X – Add New Track
V – Add Via
Ctrl+V – Add Microvia
/ – Switch Track Posture
D – Drag Track, Keep Slope
P – Place Item
C – Copy Item
End – End Track
M – Move Item
F – Flip Item
R – Rotate Item
G – Drag Item
T – Get and Move Footprint
L – Lock/Unlock Footprint
Ctrl+S – Save Board
Ctrl+L – Load Board
Ctrl+F – Find Item
End – Edit Item
PgDn – Switch to Cooper Layer
F5 – Switch to Inner Layer 1
F6 – Switch to Inner Layer 2
PgUp – Switch to Component Layer
+ – Switch to Next Layer
– – Switch to Previous Layer
O – Add Module
W – Switch Track Width to Next
Ctrl+W – Switch Track Width to Previous
H – Switch Highcontrast Mode