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Keyboard and Mouse control in DesignSpark Circuit Simulator

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DesignSpark Circuit Simulator

Following are some of the most used keyboard and mouse controls for the DesignSpark Circuit Simulator:

Action Result
Left-mouse-click Select
Left-mouse-hold-drag (on component) Move component
Left-mouse-hold-drag (not on component) Pan schematic
Middle-mouse-scroll Zoom
Ctrl-C Copy
Ctrl-X Cut
Ctrl-V Paste
Ctrl-select-drag Copy/paste in one operation
Shift-click-drag Area select
Ctrl-click Add/remove from selected set
Ctrl-Z Undo
Ctrl-S Save design

Methods of adding wire between two component pins

  • Dragging the end of one to touch the end of another
  • Left-click-drag at one port and release at destination
  • Left-click-release at start pin and left-click-release at destination pin

Insert a component into a wire

Insert a component into a wire by drag/drop the component over the existing wire

Delete component/ wire

For a component, Right click to access delete menu OR select and hit 'Delete' key. For a wire, select and hit 'Delete' key

Add a component to Favorite

Right-click/select "Add Favorite" to copy a component to your personal favourites palette

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