gEDA (Linux)

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Delete object under the mouse cursor (fast)

Ctrl + Shift L-Mouse

All hotkeys for gEDA (Linux)

ViewPort
Global view of working area

V

ViewPort
Centers view on cursor

C

ViewPort
Zoom in

Z

ViewPort
Zoom out

Shift + Z

ViewPort
Toggles thin draw mode

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ViewPort
Vertical flip

Tab

ViewPort
Horizontal flip

Shift + Tab

ViewPort
Exchange the roles of front and far side

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

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Enter select mode (same as Space, or F11)

Esc

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Terminate the current action, e.g. stop drawing tracks

Esc

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Enter insert point mode. Click and drag on track to insert a point

Insert

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Same as a click on the left mouse button

Return

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Enter select mode (same as Esc, or F11)

Space

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View: vertical flip

Tab

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View: horizontal flip

Shift + Tab

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View: exchange the roles of front side and far side

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

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Delete object under the mouse cursor

Del

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Delete object under the mouse cursor (fast)

Ctrl + Shift L-Mouse

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Delete objects in selection

Shift + Del

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Delete objects in selection

Backspace

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Deletes connected copper under the cursor. Rats are considered a connection.

Shift + Backspace

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Toggles thin draw mode

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Read the parameters to use for new objects from the object below the cursor.

A

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Select all objects on active layers. Deactivated layers are ignored.

Alt + A

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Clear selection

Shift + Alt + A

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Flip object to the other side of the board

B

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View: center display at cursor position

C

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Copy selection to buffer and unselect

Ctrl + C

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Display pin or pad name

D

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Open pinout window for element under mouse cursor

Shift + D

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Delete all rats

E

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Delete selected rats

Shift + E

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Highlight connections to object under mouse cursor. This includes rats and objects on invisible layers

F

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Add connections to object under mouse cursor to the set of found objects

Ctrl + F

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Un-highlight found connections

Shift + F

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Increment grid by configured imperial increment

G

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Decrement grid by configured imperial increment

Shift + G

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Increment grid by configured metric increment

Ctrl + G

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Decrement grid by configured metric increment

Ctrl + Shift + G

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Toggle the visibility of the refdes or value attached to the component under the cursor

H

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Toggle the visibility of the refdes or value attached to selected components

Shift + H

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Toggle plating of a via. Used to produce non metalized mounting holes

Ctrl + H

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Toggle the polygon clear flag of the line under the cursor

J

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Toggle the polygon clear flag of selected lines

Shift + J

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Increment clearance (soldermask to copper edge)

K

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Decrement clearance (soldermask to copper edge (NOTE: can go negative!))

Shift + K

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Increment clearance of selected objects (soldermask to copper edge)

Ctrl + K

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Decrement clearance of selected objects (soldermask to copper edge)

Shift + Ctrl + K

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Increment width of the line tool, adds to the settings of the current line style

L

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Reduce the current linewidth

Shift + L

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Move the object under the cursor to the current layer

M

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Move selected objects to the current working layer (see pcb tip)

Shift + M

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Set the origin to the current position of the mouse pointer

Ctrl + M

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Show object refdes / pin number at mouse pointer

N

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Select the shortest unselected rat on the board

Shift + N

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Optimize and redraw all rats

O

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Optimize and redraw selected nets only

Shift + O

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Toggle the octagon flag of the object under the cursor

Ctrl + O

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Connect the first point of a polygon with the last

Shift + P

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Toggle square/round corners on pads

Q

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Redo what was undone with undo

Shift + R

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Show object report

Ctrl + R

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Increment size of the object under the cursor

S

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Decrement size of the object under the cursor

Shift + S

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Increase the hole of the object under the cursor

Alt + S

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Decrease the hole of the object under the cursor

Alt + Shift + S

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Increase the hole of the object under the cursor

Ctrl + S

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Decrease the hole size

Ctrl + Shift + S

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Increase the size of new text by 10 mil

T

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Decrease the size of new text by 10 mil

Shift + T

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Global view of working area

V

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Increase the diameter of new vias by 5 mil

Shift + V

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Paste from buffer

Ctrl + V

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Decrease the diameter of new vias by 5 mil

Ctrl + Shift + V

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Increase the drill diameter of new vias by 5 mil

Alt + V

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Decrease the drill diameter of new vias by 5 mil

Shift + Alt + V

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Cut selection to buffer

Ctrl + X

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View: zoom in

Z

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View: zoom out

Shift + Z

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Enter via tool

F1

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Enter line tool

F2

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Enter arc tool

F3

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Enter text tool

F4

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Enter rectangle tool

F5

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Enter polygon tool

F6

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Enter buffer mode

F7

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Enter remove mode

F8

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Enter rotate mode

F9

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File menu

F10

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Enter select mode (same as Space, or Esc)

F11

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Enter lock mode

F12

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