What are the hot keys in Cadence?

schbindkeys.il location

Hi all...I'm such a newbie in using cadance Analog & Mixed Signal Environment.

I'm now try to redraw my project (netlist) in my cadence libarary using schematic entry.

So I'm glad to know any "hot key" that will make the work simpler.

Example : Esc - finish adding instances.

Thanks in Advance all...

May u have a nice day.

Syukri

Re: Cadance Hot Keys Please

f:full the whole schematic,
p:add pin;
l:add label;
i:add a instance;
shift + n:add a note;
n:note line

Re: Cadance Hot Keys Please

from the icfb window:
options menu then press on bindkey tab.
From the "Application Type Prefix" scroll menu choose "Schematics"

It will show u a list with descriptive command names

Cadance Hot Keys Please

when you in the "schematic" window, you could
see the hot keys after the commands in the toolbar

Cadance Hot Keys Please

Is it possible to change the hot key from the default to the abitrary which I want? if possible, how to change?

Re: Cadance Hot Keys Please

well i donno for which tool you are looking for.

You need to find the bindkey definitions

usually the path is

<installed dir>/tools/dfII/samples/local/schbindkeys.il

or

../../lebindkeys

Each tool can have different shortcuts and can be defined by the user

Cadance Hot Keys Please

last messager is right
this SKILL skript your may include in .cdsinit in your home direcrory. You can to edit <installed dir>/tools/dfII/samples/local/schbindkeys.il as you want
to ensure that this file initializing when you starting IC

Cadance Hot Keys Please

. show instances
, show the layout

Cadance Hot Keys Please

q - change instance properties
k - ruler
shift x - descend into a symbol

Re: Cadance Hot Keys Please

I think you can assign your own hot keys..

anyone knows how?

Cadance Hot Keys Please

CIW--> options --> Bindkey...
You can choose the schematic, then you can use show ......, then you can see the hot key.

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include ur bindkeys in.cdsinit file.

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ee484, you can assign your own keys simply by editing schbindkeys.il for the schematic editor or the lebindkeys.il for the layout editor,when u open any of them u will find different functions and their corresponding keys so u can edit them as u want

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ee484 said:

I think you can assign your own hot keys..

anyone knows how?

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You can add skill code in the .cdsinit file (or in other file called by .cdsinit) to assign your own hot keys. But if you are not very familiar with skill, you may add hotkeys by gui interface:

1. Run a menu command. You will see some text in the status line. The text afer R: is for Right-click repeatition command. This is the skill code for the menu command you just selected. If the command is not displayed completely, you can open the CDS.log file to see the complete command line. Write down the command line.

2. Select menu from CIW: Options / Bindkeys.... Then select a tool, enter the bindkey like this: <Key>F2, or Shift<Key>F2, or Ctrl<Key>F2. Enter the command line you wrote down the the command input box. Then "apply".

3. Click "Show bindkeys" (may be other things, I forget the exect name) in the Set Bindkey form. You will see all bindkey definition for the tool you selected. Then copy the code to the .cdsinit file. Now your bindkey definition will be auto loaded.

If you are familiar with Skill, functions not defined in menus can be assigned to a Hot key.