pcb-rnd - user manual

5.1 GTK+

pcb-rnd comes with a default graphical hid using GTK+

5.1.1 Using GTK+

1. Main Window
2. Menus
3. Operations Toolbar
4. Layer Controller
5. Coordinates Readout
6. Route Styles
7. Ops Readout
8. Key Commands
9. Gui Command Line Interface
10. Dialog Windows
    • route styles
    • message log
    • library
    • propedit
    • preferences

Main Window

The main window in pcb-rnd is a drawing area for your layout.

Menus

Menus perform standard file operations commands as well as pcb-rnd layout specific operations menus:

• File - Standard file operations -pcb-rnd import/export, and access to the pcb-rnd preferences
• Edit - Undos, buffer ops, selection, edit name and route styles
• View - Main view grid control and attribute visibility
• Settings - Direct control of main window settings that mostly affect drawing
• Select - Selection and edit selection control
• Buffer - edit, select, place, transform buffer contents
• Connects - connection operations and DRC
• Plugins - Manage plugins
• Info - Generate reports and get keybindings
• Window - open a auxiliary window (dialog)

Operations Toolbar

Add to and edit your layout

Layer Controller

Change layer visibility

Coordinates Readout

Readouts give live info for the user: Obtain absolute and relative coordinate information

Route Styles

Access route style dialog and alter existing route style

Ops Readout

Readouts provide live info for the user Obtain view grid line drawing style reporter, via size, clearance value, text size, buffer number

Key Commands

Gui Command Line Interface