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C

Complementary format. Type C and press Enter to change the display to a complementary format, which views thermals and antipads on plane layers. Type C a second time and press Enter to restore the normal non complementary view.

D

Toggles the Active layer comes to front setting in the General options.

DO

Drill outline on/off. The display of the drill is disabled when you give a net a specific highlight color in View > Nets.

E

Cycles through the End Via modes:

• End No Via (where a trace ends in space)

• End Via (where a trace ends with a via)

• End Test Point (where a trace ends with a test point via

Tip: See the Status bar to know what mode you have switched to.

I

Database Integrity Test.

L <n>

Change the current layer to <n>. <n> can be a number or name, for example (L 2) or (L top).

T

Toggle Transparent Mode.

See also: To Use Transparent View Mode

X

Text outline on/off.

W <n>

Changes width to <n>, for example W 5.

Line/Trace Angle Commands

AA

Any angle mode. Sets the Line/trace angle setting in the Design options to Any angle.

AD

Diagonal angle mode. Sets the Line/trace angle setting in the Design options to Diagonal.

AO

Orthogonal angle mode. Sets the Line/trace angle setting in the Design options to Orthogonal.

On-line Design Rule Checking (DRC) Commands

DRP

Prevent errors mode. Sets the On-line DRC setting in the Design options to Prevent errors.

DRW

Warn errors mode. Sets the On-line DRC setting in the Design options to Warn errors.

DRI

Ignore clearance mode Sets the On-line DRC setting in the Design options to Ignore clearance.

DRO

Turn off on-line DRC mode. Sets the On-line DRC setting in the Design options to Off.

Cartesian Grid Commands

G <x> {<y>}

Design and Via grid settings simultaneously. The second parameter is optional. For example, G 25, G 8.3 or G 16-2/3, G 5 25.

GD <x> {<y>}

Dot grid setting, for example, GD 8-1/3, GD 25 25, or GD 100. The second parameter is optional.

GR <xx>

Design grid setting, for example, GR 8-1/3, GR 25 25, GR 25.

GV <xx>

Via grid setting, for example, GV 8-1/3, GV 25 25, or GV 25.

Polar Grid Commands

GP

Polar grid on/off. Use the polar grid for Radial Move, circular component arrays, and to create radial drawings.

Requirement: Routing on the polar grid requires you to set the Angle Mode to Any Angle. See the AA modeless command for more info.

GP r a

Move to a point specified by polar coordinates (radius and angle).

GPR r

Move to a point specified by the radius, using the existing angle.

GPA a

Move to a point specified by the angle, using the existing radius.

GPRA da

Move to a point specified by the current angle (da) value, using the existing radius.

GPRR dr

Move to a point specified by the current radius (dr), using the existing angle.

Grid Tips:

• - 8 = (eight); - 8-1/3 = (eight and a third); - 8.33 = (eight point 33)

• You can search for, and move the cursor to, a location regardless of the current grid. But the Snap to grid settings of the Grids Options restrict you to performing any design activity on the grid.

Drafting Objects Commands

HC

Circle shape draw mode.

HH

Path shape draw mode.

HP

Polygon shape draw mode.

HR

Rectangle shape draw mode.

Line Styles Commands

LS

Shows the current line style setting in the status bar.

LSS

Sets the default line style for new 2D line objects to Solid lines.

LSD

Sets the default line style for new 2D line objects to Dashed lines.

LSO

Sets the default line style for new 2D line objects to Dotted lines.

LSA

Sets the default line style for new 2D line objects to Dash Dotted lines.

LSB

Sets the default line style for new 2D line objects to Dash Double-dotted lines.

Net Highlighting

N <s>

Highlights nets one by one. To place the highlighted net <s> at the top of the stack, repeat the command, for example, N GND.

Tip: Highlighted nets take on the Highlight color specified in the Display Colors dialog box.

N-

Unhighlights each highlighted net in the reverse order to which they were added using the N command.

N

Removes all highlighting from the nets.

Net Name Visibility

NN

Toggles the visibility of net names.

Tips:

• This command toggles the Net Name check box (object type - column) in the Display Colors Setup Dialog Box.

• When the Net Name column check box is enabled, net name visibility is still restricted by the color tiles on each layer and the Show net names on Traces, Vias, Pins check boxes. See also the NNP, NNT, and NNV modeless commands.

• Sizing and frequency of placement is controlled by the settings in the Display Options.

NNP

Toggles the display of net names on pins.

Tip: This command toggles the Net names on...Pins check box in the Display Colors Setup Dialog Box. Sizing is controlled by the settings in the Display Options.

Restriction: The display of net names also depends on the Net Name visibility check box and the presence of a non-background color tile on the layer in the Display Colors Setup Dialog Box.

NNT

Toggles the display of net names on traces.

Tip: This command toggles the Net names on...Traces check box in the Display Colors Setup Dialog Box. Sizing and frequency of placement is controlled by the settings in the Display Options.

Restriction: The display of net names also depends on the Net Name visibility check box and the presence of a non-background color tile on the layer in the Display Colors Setup Dialog Box.

NNV

Toggles the display of net names on vias.

Tip: This command toggles the Net names on...Vias check box in the Display Colors Setup Dialog Box. Sizing is controlled by the settings in the Display Options.

Restriction: The display of net names also depends on the Net Name visibility check box and the presence of a non-background color tile on the layer in the Display Colors Setup Dialog Box.

Outline Mode

O <r>

Toggles outline mode on and off. The OH and OL modeless command determine the resolution mode of outline mode. Displays an outline of pads, traces and all lines. Traces are displayed at their true width to the limits of the Minimum Display Width setting in the Global / General Options.

See also: To Use Outline View Mode

OH

Toggles outline mode with High resolution. Displays all objects with their true shape.

OL

Toggles outline mode with Low resolution. Design objects appear drawn with a square pen. Displays rounded objects with squared corners. Oval and rectangular pads look the same. Trace segments don’t have arcs at the ends. Exception: Round pads are drawn as circles.

Object Snapping

OS

Toggles Snap to Objects mode on/off in the Object Snap options.

OSR<n>

Sets the snapping radius to the specified value (in current design units) in the Object Snap options. If no value is given, OSR displays current value of snap radius in the status bar.

OS <n>

Sets the Snap to object types in the Object Snap options and clears those not selected. You can use one or more of the following values:

• C—center of a circle or an arc.

• E—corner of a drafting shape or line end.

• I—intersections; the cross point of two lines or arcs.

• M—midpoint of a line or arc.

• O—component origin.

• P—a pin or via origin.

• Q—quadrants; four orthogonal points on a circle or arc.

For example: If you want to only snap to midpoints, type OS M. Or if you want to snap to all objects, type OS CEIMOPQ.

PO

Pour outline on/off. This toggles the Display mode of copper pours between Pour outline and Hatch outline in the Hatch and Flood options.

See the SPO modeless command for use with plane areas.

PN

Toggles pin number display on/off.

Tip: This command toggles the Pin Num. column check box in the Display Colors Setup Dialog Box. Sizing is controlled by the settings in the Display Options.

Q

Quick Measure with a dynamic ruler. Place the cursor at the starting point then type the “q” modeless command. Drag the cursor to create a line between the start and end point of your measurement. Snaps to the design grid when Snap to grid is on. Measurements are gridless when Grid Snap is off. Dynamically reports delta x, delta y, and delta x,y in current design units. You can also measure precise Euclidean distances between polar grid nodes using this command.

Quick Measure mode also works with Object Snapping. But unless you are within the snap radius of an object type, you are not given the option to choose between snapping to the grid or an object for your starting point. Snapping to object types takes priority over snapping to the grid. You can enable Snapping to Objects on the popup menu during the measure operation, in the Options dialog box, or by using the OS modeless commands.

See also: Measuring

QL

Quick Length.

1. Area-select the route items you want to measure; such as trace segments, nets, or pin pairs.

1. Type QL and press Enter.

A report of the route item lengths for routed, unrouted, and total length appears in the default text editor.

See also: Measuring

R <n>

Sets the minimum display width in the General options to <n>, for example, R 50. Any line widths that are less than this value are drawn as single pixel center lines. This feature helps you select tiny line segments.

RV

Toggles Make Like Reuse operations to compare or ignore value and tolerance attributes.

See also: To Make a Like Reuse in Verb Mode, To Make a Like Reuse in Object Mode

Origin Setting Commands

SO <x> {<y>}

Sets the origin using relative coordinates.

If a component, pin, drafting corner, text, via, circle, or line intersection is selected, SO sets the board origin to the origin of the selected item. If nothing is selected, coordinates must be given. For example, SO 25, SO 8.3 or SO 16-2/3, SO 25 25. The second parameter is optional.
See also: Setting the Design Origin.

SOA <x> {<y>}

Sets the origin using absolute coordinates. Coordinates must be given. For example, SOA 25, SOA 8.3 or SOA 16-2/3, SOA 25 25. The second parameter is optional.

Split/Mixed Plane Display Setting Commands

SPD

Display generated plane data for split/mixed planes. This command sets the Mixed plane display option in the Split/Mixed Plane options.

SPI

Display plane thermal indicators. This command sets the Mixed plane display option in the Split/Mixed Plane options.

SPO

Display plane polygon outlines for split/mixed planes. This command sets the Mixed plane display option in the Split/Mixed Plane options.

Search Commands

S <s>

Search for reference designator/pin <s>, for example SU 1.1 or SU 1.

S <n> <n>

Search absolute at <n> <n>, for example S 1000 1000.

SR <n> <n>

Search relative X and Y, for example SR -200 100.

SRX <n>

Search relative X, for example SRX 300.

SRY <n>

Search relative Y, for example SRY 400.

SS <s>

Search and Select components by reference designator, for example SS U10. You can also search and select more than one component by typing multiple entries, for example SS U10 U5 R6.

Tip: Spaces may be important in modeless commands. For example, SS W1 and S SW1 have different meanings. SS W1 tells PADS Layout to search and select W1, while S SW1 tells it to search for SW1.

SS <s>*

You can search and select using an asterisk, *. Type SS, a space, the character you want to search by, and an asterisk. For example, to search and select all components beginning with a C, type SS C*. All components with a reference designator starting with C are selected.

Tip: This command is useful for placing parts. For example, you can select all resistors using SS R* and then choose Move Sequential from the pop-up menu to place the selected parts.

SX <n>

Absolute move to <n>, current Y, for example SX 300.

SY <n>

Absolute move to <n>, current X, for example SY 400.

XP

Search for and select route segments using pixels instead of segment width, allowing you to adjust a trace whose corners are less than the width of the trace.

Design Units

UM

Sets Design Units to mils (thousands of an inch) in the General options.

UMM

Sets Design Units to metric (millimeters) in the General options.

UI

Sets Design Units to inches in the General options.

Quick Layer View Commands

Z

Quick layer view. With no command arguments, Z displays the initial layer view.

Z {+<layer>} {-<layer>}

Add or remove layer from the current set of displayed layers. Examples:

• Z +O makes the outside layers visible, but does not change visibility of other layers.

• Z -O makes the outside layers invisible, but does not change visibility of other layers.

• Z -2 +O makes invisible layer 2 and makes visible the outside layers.

Z <n-m>

View only the range of layers you type. For example, Z 2-4 displays layers 2, 3, and 4. Do not enclose the range with square brackets.

Z <layer n> {<layer m> ...}

View only the layers you type. For example, Z 2 4 d displays layers 2, 4, and the documentation layer.

Z *

View all layers.

Restriction: Z supports only the asterisk * regular expression.

Z A

View the active layer. If the active layer is changed, it has no effect on the display.

Z ADB

View the Assembly Drawing Bottom layer.

Z ADT

View the Assembly Drawing Top layer.

Z B

View only the bottom layer.

Z C

<-C>

View only the current layer. If the active layer is changed, only the new current layer is displayed. Unlike Z A, it puts you in a continuous mode where all layers are hidden except the active layer. When you change layers, the new layer becomes visible and all other layers are hidden. Use Z -C to exit the mode.

Z D

View all documentation layers.

Z E

View all electrical layers.

Z I

View all internal layers.

Z O

View only the outside layers, that is, the top and bottom layers.

Z PMB

View the Paste Mask Bottom.

Z PMT

View the Paste Mask Top.

Z SMB

View the Solder Mask Bottom.

Z SMT

View the Solder Mask Top.

Z SSB

View the Silkscreen Bottom.

Z SST

View the Silkscreen Top.

Z T

View only the top layer.

Z U

Toggles the view of unrouted connections that are visible on all layers.

Z Z

View all layers.

ZR <name>

Restore a quick layer view configuration. For example, ZR L23 restores the configuration stored as L23.

Tip: Type ZR and press Enter to see a list of all layer configurations created by ZS in this session.

See also: ZS.

ZS <name>

Saves the current set of displayed layers as a quick layer view configuration. For example, ZS L23 stores the current configuration as L23. The quick layer view configuration is available until you exit the program.

See also: ZR.

Undo Commands

UN [<n>]

Multiple undo command (1-100), <n> is optional. (Ex. UN 2) UN will undo 1 time.

RE [<n>]

Multiple redo command (1-100), <n> is optional. (Ex. RE 2) RE will redo 1 time.

Routing Commands

E

Toggle between end via, end no via, and end test point modes.

LD

Toggle between horizontal and vertical routing layer direction on the current layer. Changes the Routing Direction setting for the active layer in the design.

PL <n> <n>

Paired Layer command, where <n> can be layer numbers or layer names. (for example, PL 1 2 or PL top bottom). Sets the Layer pair setting in the Routing options.

SH

Toggles Shove mode on or off.

V

Opens the Vias dialog box.

VA

Automatic via and mode selection.

VP

Use partial via.

VT <name>

Use through hole via. If multiple vias exist, you can also type the name of the via to use.

T

Toggle Transparent Mode.

Other Commands

?

Show this help topic.

BMW

Opens the Basic Media Wizard dialog box.

• BMW records session playback media for a problematic PADS Logic, PADS Layout, or PADS Router session. It can create playback media based on your last PADS session or your current session. This playback media can be replayed using the BLT modeless command.

• BMW is also a command line option.

See also: BMW and BLT

BMW ON

Starts BMW session logging.

BMW OFF

Stops BMW session logging.

BLT

Basic Log Test. Opens the Log Test Dialog Box. BLT finds and runs BMW session playback media.

See also: BMW and BLT

F <s>

Open file <s>, where <s> is the path and name of the file to open.