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KLayout SiEPIC Tools hotkeys

Lukas Chrostowski edited this page Jan 16, 2018 · 1 revision

SiEPIC-Tools KLayout Hotkeys

KLayout built-in functionality:

  • Escape: cancel, or change to "Select" mode

Tool bar:

  • B: Draw a box tool
  • I: Add an instance of a cell
  • M: Move tool
  • L: Partial edit of polygons, waveguides
  • P: Create a path, used to define the path for waveguides
  • R: Ruler to make measurements

Edit:

  • Q: Properties
  • Ctrl+C: Copy
  • Ctrl+V: Paste
  • Ctrl+Z: Undo
  • Ctrl+M: Move by

File:

  • Ctrl+N: New layout
  • Ctrl+S: Save layout

SiEPIC add-ons:

  • V: Verification
  • W: Convert a path to a waveguide
  • Shift+W: Convert a waveguide back to a path
  • Ctrl+Shift+R: Resize a wavelength length
  • Shift+O: Snap one component to another (first select object to move; then hover over object you wish to snap to)
  • Shift+X: Process cross-section (only for PDK / Libraries that have the .xs file in the tech folder)

On OSX, please replace Ctrl with the Command button.