Product Documentation
OrCAD Capture User Guide
Product Version 17.4-2020, June 2020

Capture Toolbar

The Capture toolbar provides shortcuts for many of the most frequently used generic Capture commands. The following table describes the icons on the toolbar.

Icon

Name

Description

New document

Creates a new document based on the active document. Equivalent to the New command on the File menu.

Open document

Opens an existing document based on the active document. Equivalent to the Open command on the File menu.

Save document

Saves the active schematic page or part. Equivalent to the Save command on the File menu.

Print

Prints the active schematic page or part. Equivalent to the Print command on the File menu.

Cut to clipboard

Removes the selected object and places it on the Clipboard. Equivalent to the Cut command on the Edit menu.

Copy to clipboard

Copies the selected object to the Clipboard. Equivalent to the Copy command on the Edit menu.

Paste from clipboard

Pastes the contents of the Clipboard at the cursor. Equivalent to the Paste command on the Edit menu.

Undo

Undoes the last command performed. Equivalent to the Undo command on the Edit menu.

Redo

Redoes the last command performed. Equivalent to the Redo command on the Edit menu.

Most recently used

Displays the most recently placed part name in the drop-down list. Capture automatically adds part names as you select them from the Place Part dialog box. Select from the list to place parts again later.

Zoom in

Zooms in to present a closer, enlarged view. Equivalent to the In command on the Zoom menu (on the View menu).

Zoom out

Zooms out to present more of your document. Equivalent to the Out command on the Zoom menu (on the View menu).

Zoom to region

Specifies an area of the schematic page or part to enlarge to fill the entire window. Equivalent to the Area command on the Zoom menu (on the View menu).

Fisheye

Toggles the Fisheye mode on and off.

Zoom to all

Views the entire document. Equivalent to the All command on the Zoom menu (on the View menu).

Annotate

Assigns part references to parts on the selected schematic pages. Equivalent to the Annotate command on the Tools menu.

Back annotate

Back annotates the selected schematic pages. Equivalent to the Back Annotate command on the Tools menu.

Design rules check

Checks for design rules violations in the selected schematic pages. Equivalent to the Design Rules Check command on the Tools menu.

Create netlist

Creates a netlist from the selected design. Equivalent to the Create Netlist command on the Tools menu.

Cross reference

Creates a cross reference report of the selected schematic pages. Equivalent to the Cross Reference command on the Tools menu.

Bill of materials

Creates a bill of materials report from the selected schematic pages. Equivalent to the Bill of Materials command on the Tools menu.

Snap to grid


When Snap to Grid is turned on , then Capture automatically aligns all objects as you place or move them on the page, by snapping them to the page grid.

When Snap to Grid is turned off , then Capture allows you to place or move objects anywhere on the page.

Area Select - Fully Enclosed Vs Intersecting


If the button is in the Intersecting mode state , the objects are selected when the selection area border intersects them.

If the button is in the Fully Enclosed state , the objects are selected only when they are completely enclosed in the selection area.
This is equivalent to selecting the Area Select options under the Select tab in the Preferences dialog box.

  • If the button is in the Enclosed mode state, ensure that the object along with its name and number are enclosed in the selection area. Otherwise, the object does not get selected.


Drag connected object


If the button is in the state then Capture allows to drag and place objects on the schematic, even if the connectivity changes.

If the button is in the state then the selected object attaches to the cursor and does not get placed on the schematic, if it changes the connectivity.

Project manager

Displays a project manager window for the active document, providing an overview of project contents.

Help

Displays the online help. Equivalent to the Help Topics command on the Help menu.