SmartDesign Hotkeys

The following table lists the Hotkeys available in the SmartDesign canvas.

Table 1. SmartDesign Hotkeys
Hotkey Description
CTRL + "w" Maximize/Minimize the canvas work area.
CTRL + "+"/CTRL + =

scroll wheel up

Zoom in (same as clicking the Zoom In button in toolbar or pressing CTRL+ mouse)
CTRL + "-" Zoom out (same as clicking the Zoom Out button in toolbar or pressing CTRL + mouse scroll wheel down)
CTRL + "c" Copy selected instances, ports, and nets with all their properties to the Clipboard.
CTRL + "v" If there is a copy/cut information of an instance or port available in Clipboard, paste them. Cut data is removed from the source SmartDesign after paste.
CTRL + "x" Cut selected instances, ports, and nets.
CTRL + "h" Create Hierarchical SmartDesign out of the selected portion. Creating Hierarchical Smart Design
CTRL + "k", CTRL + "f" Open/close the Smart Search and Connect tool.
CTRL + "t" Open/close the Manage Synthesis Attributes tool.
CTRL + "z" Undo the last operation.
CTRL + "y" Redo the last operation.
SHIFT + click Click one item and SHIFT + click another item. The first clicked item, the second clicked item and all items of the same type between the first and second clicks are selected. This command is helpful when multiple items need to be selected for the same command (promotion to top-level/Add to group).
CTRL + click Control + click is a toggle switch that selects or de-selects an item hovering your mouse cursor.
CTRL+SHIFT+click and drag Selects a pin of an instance and drag it to a new location. This is not available for macros and expanded in place instances.