Quick PSpice Reference
PSpice shortcut keys PSpice toolbars PSpice Model Editor shortcut keys and toolbar PSpice Stimulus Editor shortcut keys and toolbar
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PSpice shortcut keys
Key
CTRL+A CTRL+C CTRL+SHIFT+C CTRL+F CTRL+SHIFT+F CTRL+G CTRL+H CTRL+I CTRL+SHIFT+I CTRL+L CTRL+SHIFT+L CTRL+SHIFT+M CTRL+N CTRL+SHIFT+N CTRL+O CTRL+P CTRL+SHIFT+P CTRL+SHIFT+R CTRL+SHIFT+S CTRL+SHIFT+T CTRL+U CTRL+V CTRL+X CTRL+SHIFT+X CTRL+Y CTRL+SHIFT+Y F1 F3 ALT+F4 F12 INSERT DELETE CTRL+DELETE
Mode or user interface item Zoom menu (on the View menu) Edit menu Cursor menu (on the Trace menu) Edit menu Cursor menu (on the Trace menu) Edit menu Edit menu Zoom menu (on the View menu) Cursor menu (on the Trace menu) Zoom menu (on the View menu) Cursor menu (on the Trace menu) Cursor menu (on the Trace menu) With a PSpice window active Cursor menu (on the Trace menu) File menu File menu Cursor menu (on the Trace menu) Cursor menu (on the Trace menu) Cursor menu (on the Trace menu) Cursor menu (on the Trace menu) With a waveform window active Edit menu Edit menu Cursor menu (on the Trace menu) With a waveform window active With a waveform window active Help menu Edit menu File menu With a waveform window active With a waveform window active Edit menu With a waveform window active
Function or menu command Area Copy Display Find Freeze Goto Line Replace In Point Redraw Slope Min Creates a new text file Next Transition Open Print Peak Previous Transition Search Commands Trough Restores the last deleted traces Paste Cut Max Add a Y axis Delete a Y axis Help Topics Find Next Exit Restores the last waveform window Opens the Add Traces dialog box Delete Deletes all traces in the waveform window
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PSpice toolbars
PSpice toolbar in Capture
Tool
Name New simulation profile Edit simulation settings Run View simulation results
Description Opens the New Simulation dialog box. Equivalent to the New Simulation Profile command on the PSpice menu. Opens the Simulation Settings dialog box. Equivalent to the Edit Simulation Settings command on the PSpice menu. Runs the simulation. Equivalent to the Run command on the PSpice menu. Opens the simulation window. Equivalent to the View Simulation Results command on the PSpice menu.
Voltage Places a voltage level marker on the schematic page. Equivalent to the Voltage Level level marker command on the Markers menu (on the PSpice menu). Current into Places a current into pin marker on the schematic page. Equivalent to the Current Into Pin pin marker command on the Markers menu (on the PSpice menu). Voltage differential marker Places a voltage differential marker on the schematic page. Equivalent to the Voltage Differential command on the Markers menu (on the PSpice menu).
File toolbar in PSpice
Tool
Name New Open
Description Opens a new simulation file or a new text file. Equivalent to the Simulation Profile command or Text File command on the New menu (on the File menu). Opens a data file. Equivalent to the Open command on the File menu.
Append file Opens the Append dialog box, which you use to append a data file to the current waveform data. Equivalent to the Append Waveform (.DAT) command on the File menu. Save Print Saves the active file. Equivalent to the Save command on the File menu. Prints the active file. Similar to the Print command on the File menu.
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PSpice toolbars (continued)
Edit toolbar in PSpice
Tool
Name Cut Copy Paste Undo Redo Toggle bookmark Next bookmark Previous bookmark Clear all bookmarks
Description Removes the selected object and places it on the Clipboard. Equivalent to the Cut command on the Edit menu. Copies the selected object to the Clipboard. Equivalent to the Copy command on the Edit menu. Pastes the contents of the Clipboard at the cursor. Equivalent to the Paste command on the Edit menu. Undoes the last command performed. Equivalent to the Undo command on the Edit menu. Redoes the last command performed. Equivalent to the Redo command on the Edit menu. Toggles a bookmark at the current line. Equivalent to the Toggle Bookmark command on the Edit menu. Moves to the next bookmark. Equivalent to the Next Bookmark command on the Edit menu. Moves to the previous bookmark. Equivalent to the Previous Bookmark command on the Edit menu. Clears all bookmarks in the active window. Equivalent to the Clear Bookmarks command on the Edit menu.
Simulate toolbar in PSpice
Tool
Name Run Pause
Description Runs the current simulation. Equivalent to the Run command on the Simulation menu. Pauses the simulation run. Equivalent to the Pause command on the Simulation menu.
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PSpice toolbars (continued)
Probe toolbar in PSpice
Tool
Name Zoom in Zoom out Zoom area Zoom fit Log X axis
Description Zooms in on a specified point. Equivalent to the In command on the Zoom menu (on the View menu). Zooms out from a specified point. Equivalent to the Out command on the Zoom menu (on the View menu). Zooms in on a selected area of a graph. Equivalent to the Area command on the Zoom menu (on the View menu). Zooms to show all traces and labels. Equivalent to the Fit command on the Zoom menu (on the View menu). Toggles the X axis between log and linear scaling. Equivalent to selecting the Log option or Linear option in the X Axis tab in the Axis Settings dialog box (accessed by choosing the Axis Settings command on the Plot menu). Toggles between displaying the Fourier transform of all analog traces in the selected plot. Equivalent to the Fourier (or End Fourier) command on the Trace menu.
Fourier
Performance Toggles the performance analysis on and off. Equivalent to the Performance Analysis analysis command on the Trace menu. NOTE: This toolbar button and corresponding menu command are not available in PSpice A/D Basics. Log Y axis Toggles the Y axis between log and linear scaling. Equivalent to selecting the Log option or Linear option in the Y Axis tab in the Axis Settings dialog box (accessed by choosing the Axis Settings command on the Plot menu). Opens the Add Traces dialog box, which you use to add a trace (or traces) to a selected plot. Equivalent to the Add Trace command on the Trace menu. Opens the Evaluate Goal Function(s) dialog box, which you use to evaluate a goal function value. Equivalent to the Eval Goal Function command on the Trace menu. NOTE: This toolbar button and corresponding menu command are not available in PSpice A/D Basics. Opens the Text Label dialog box, which you use to add a text label to a graph. Equivalent to the Text command on the Label menu (on the Plot menu). Marks data points on analog traces. Equivalent to selecting the Mark Data Points option in the Probe Options dialog box (accessed by choosing the Options command on the Tools menu). Toggles the display of Probe the cursor on and off. Equivalent to the Display command on the Cursor menu (on the Trace menu).
Add trace Eval goal function Text label Mark data points Toggle cursor
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PSpice toolbars (continued)
Cursor toolbar in PSpice
Tool
Name
Description
Cursor peak Positions the cursor at the next peak value. Equivalent to the Peak command on the Cursor menu (on the Trace menu). Cursor trough Positions the cursor at the next trough. Equivalent to the Trough command on the Cursor menu (on the Trace menu).
Cursor slope Positions the cursor at the next slope. Equivalent to the Slope command on the Cursor menu (on the Trace menu). Cursor min Cursor max Positions the cursor at the next minimum value. Equivalent to the Min command on the Cursor menu (on the Trace menu). Positions the cursor at the next maximum value. Equivalent to the Max command on the Cursor menu (on the Trace menu).
Cursor point Positions the cursor at the next data point. Equivalent to the Point command on the Cursor menu (on the Trace menu). Cursor search Cursor next tran Opens the Search Command dialog box, which you use to position the cursor at a specific place along a trace. Equivalent to the Search Commands command on the Cursor menu (on the Trace menu). Positions the cursor at the next digital transition. Equivalent to the Next Transition command on the Cursor menu (on the Trace menu).
Cursor prev Positions the cursor at the previous digital transition. Equivalent to the Previous Transition tran command on the Cursor menu (on the Trace menu). Mark label Marks the current cursor location with a value. Equivalent to the Mark command on the Label menu (on the Plot menu).
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PSpice Model Editor shortcut keys and toolbar
NOTE: PSpice Model Editor is not available in PSpice A/D Basics.
PSpice Model Editor shortcut keys
Key
CTRL+C CTRL+N CTRL+O CTRL+P CTRL+S CTRL+V CTRL+X F1 ALT+F4 DELETE
Mode or user interface item Edit menu File menu File menu File menu File menu Edit menu Edit menu Help menu File menu Edit menu
Function or menu command Copy New Open Print Save Paste Cut Help Topics Exit Delete
PSpice Model Editor toolbar
Tool
Name
Description
New library Creates a new library. Equivalent to the New command on the File menu. Open library Opens an existing library. Equivalent to the Open command on the File menu. Save library Saves the active library. Equivalent to the Save command on the File menu. Print model directly Print preview Cut Copy Paste Prints the active model. Similar to the Print command on the File menu. Displays print preview pages of the model data. Equivalent to the Print Preview command on the File menu. Removes the selected object and places it on the Clipboard. Equivalent to the Cut command on the Edit menu. Copies the selected object to the Clipboard. Equivalent to the Copy command on the Edit menu. Pastes the contents of the Clipboard at the cursor. Equivalent to the Paste command on the Edit menu.
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PSpice Model Editor shortcut keys and toolbar (continued)
PSpice Model Editor toolbar (continued)
Tool Name Zoom in Zoom out Zoom area Zoom to fit data New model Toggle X Description Zooms in about the center of the plot. Equivalent to the In command on the View menu. Zooms out about the center of the plot. Equivalent to the Out command on the View menu. Zooms to fit a selected area. Equivalent to the Area command on the View menu. Zooms to show all data in the plot. Equivalent to the Fit command on the View menu. Inserts a new model into the library. Equivalent to the New command on the Model menu. Toggles the X axis between log and linear scaling. Equivalent to selecting the Log option or Linear option in the Axis Settings dialog box (accessed by choosing the Axis Settings command on the Plot menu). Toggles the Y axis between log and linear scaling. Equivalent to selecting the Log option or Linear option in the Axis Settings dialog box (accessed by choosing the Axis Settings command on the Plot menu). Extracts new parameters from your specifications. Equivalent to the Extract Parameters command on the Tool menu. Synchronizes the splitter bars in the model data windows within the Spec Entry document window. Equivalent to selecting the Synchronize Graph Splitter Window opti...