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Clipboard

The clipboard is meant for duplicating parts of the schematic or to copy it to other applications (MS-Word, OpenOffice etc.)


Copying within TARGET 3001!

Subassemblies, which might be used in several designs can be seen as a kind of "multi element" (e.g. a power supply). So you would like to insert them as a group instead of creating them new each time. How do you do that? After having drawn a schematic and a layout of such a subassembly copy it to the clipboard and paste it to a new, empty project. Schematic first, then the layout. Save this project under a reasonable name. Later open this new project again and pick the assembly from it. Paste it to your desired design, schematic first, then the layout.

For example: A symmetrical universal power supply powersupp_univ_sym.T3001


Image 1: Power supply (schematic)

Image 1 shows the schematic of a symmetrical universal power supply

Image 2: Power supply (layout)

Image 2 shows a layout of it.


Now open an empty project and tile the window horizontally. Now take the complete schematic of the module to the clipboard. For doing so drag a Catch window over the complete figure and press [Ctrl]+[c].


Image 3: Paste the schematic like a module

Image 3 Now paste the clipboard by [Ctrl]+[v] to an empty schematic page.

Image 4: Paste the layout as a module

Image 4 Do the same with the layout.


Another example:
Let's say you'd like to create a schematic made of three "channels" i.e. three parts of the schematic are identical, only parts of the control-logic are individual. You first would create the control-logic and one channel both in schematic and layout. Now you would highlight channel one in the schematic and take it to the clipboard (copy) and paste it as channel two and three at the desired locations to the schematic.

TARGET 3001! asks eventually for the signal names:

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Preferably use the last option like it is shown in the dialog. Do the same afterwards in the layout: Paste channel one two times to the layout.


Copying to MS-Word, OpenOffice, CorelDraw ...

You can easily copy and paste a schematic to any other program which is able to handle vector graphics (GDI WMF, Graphics Device Interface, Windows Meta File). Such programs are for instance: MS-Word, OpenOffice or CorelDraw. Pixel based programs like IrfanView see below. Vector graphic can be scaled (enlarge or reduce) nearly without any loss.

First highlight and copy the desired parts of the schematic to the clipboard. In the programs mentioned use menu "Edit/Insert":

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Otherwise Word or OpenOffice uses unformatted text showing just the netlist, when only pasting by keys [Ins] or [Ctrl] + [v] .


Copy bitmap images (BMP)

For transferring pixel based images to other programs like IrfanView or similar you can not use the copy function. You need to use the Windows - screendump/screenshot function: press key [Print] from your keyboard. Now the complete screen including the visible part of your schematic gets copied to the clipboard. In IrfanView you might expose the part in question.

IrfanView (e.g.) is a pixel based program. It has no vector graphic providing lossless scaling. The resolution is restricted by the screen-resolution. In case you need higher resolution you might use the TIFF-Export (to be found in the printing dialog). A TIFF is also pixel based and can be opened with IrfanView.


Copying a netlist

Highlight a certain part of your schematic and copy it to the clipboard. If you use the function "Insert from Clipboard" in any word program you get the netlist of all components involved.:

BR2	0001	"5V"
BR2	0002	"Nin"
BR2	0003	"GND"
C1	0001	"OUT_R/C"
C1	0002	"Loud"
D1	A	"GND"
D1	K	"5V"
F1	0001	"L_in"
F1	0002	"2"
F2	0001	"1"
F2	0002	"Nin"
G1	1	"Sig$17"
G1	2	"Sig$18"

The line syntax is:

Component name TAB Connection number or name TAB Signal name in quotes.


Displace parts of the schematic to another schematic page

In case you are in need of more space for the schematic and thus need to split it into two pages, then please do not use the clipboard-copy and paste. The better way is to highlight the section in question and move it by the use of the [e] key dialog to a desired schematic page:

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The highlighted elements disappear from the source page and are now placed upon the target page. Please have a look that the target page either is completely empty or that at least this part of it where schematic part shall be inserted is free. In case you have intermixed parts of the schematic the easiest way of "repair" is the use of the undo function and better arrangement within a new trial.