Revision as of 09:24, 28 October 2018

Toolbar in schematic view:

Toolbar in PCB view:


The toolbar shows the most important TARGET 3001! commands as pictograms. If you are unsure about the function of a button, please hover the cursor for a short while upon the button without clicking it. After a short while TARGET shows a description of its purpose in a small popup window. Please note: The toolbar can only be reached using the mouse, and not each of the button function can be substituted by a menu command. It is not possible, to configure the toolbar individually.

Kinds of tools:
Standard tool: Short click with the left mouse button (=M1): direct function

Double-tool with an arrow: The standard function of this button can be reached by clicking on the big field left. More detailed functions are available by clicking on the small arrow on the right side of the button.

This tool is made of several different functions for the following mouse clicks: short click with the left mouse button (=M1): function 1 long click with the felt mouse button (=M1H): function 2 The description of the function in the small popup window starts also with 3 dots (function 1/... function 2).

Tool functions:

The following table describes the tools in more detail:

Create a new project. TARGET opens the Sheet.T3001-file and calls it New.T3001. (SheetP.T3001 for a PCB without schematic)

Open an existing project.

Left = Save project / Right = Save project as...

Print the current project view

Cut and copy highlighted elements to the clipboard. The data will be saved in TARGET-format as well as the Windows-Metafile-Format (WMF). An easy transfer of your schematic- or PCB view without any quality loss to your favourite word processing software (for example: MS-Word) is possible.

Copy highlighted elements to the clipboard

Paste elements from the clipboard

Undo / Redo last action

Change to PCB View. Has a signal or component been highlighted in the schematic view, it will be searched, marked and zoomed in the PCB-view (=cross probe).

Change to schematic view. Has a signal or component been highlighted in the PCB view, it will be searched, marked and zoomed in the schematic view (=cross probe).

Select any schematic page.

Adjust PCB-layers

View: The following tools appear:

Define a scaling factor
Define the grid
Define the colors
Create an additional schematic window
Create an additional PCB window

Left = Enter zoom mode / Right = the following zoom tools appear:
Zoom out
Zoom in
Refresh the current screen
Center the clicked point in the working area (Pan)
Define a scaling factor
Scaling of the circuit fit to screen

Left = Enter pointer-mode / Right = opens the following tools:

After clicking one of the following tools, a selected (highlighted by M1) signal in pointer- mode will...

... highlight only the selected signal-segment
... highlight only the selected signal-branch
... highlight only the combined signal-island
... highlight the complete signal

After a selection of the following tools, a move-function with [g] or with [Ctrl] + M1H in pointer-mode, a line caught in its center will...
... be sharp bended
... bended by an arc of a circle
... bended by a bezier-curve
If this tool is activated, a selected handle of a component always highlights the whole symbol or package
If this tool is activated, each selected element of a figure highlights the whole symbol or package
If this tool is activated, all elements of a module get highlighted
Until V13: This button makes the additional pointer-toolbar be shown permanently.

Search and highlight components

Editing-mode: The following tools appear:

Measure distances
Select and highlight a single element
Delete highlighted elements
Move highlighted elements
Rotate highlighted elements (with M1)/ ... Define rotation angle (with M1H)
Mirror highlighted elements horizontally (on the vertical axis)
Mirror highlighted elements vertically (on the vertical axis)
Edit (change) the highlighted elements
Select and rename a signal name

Left = Insert a component symbol to the schematic/Right = The following tools appear:

Inserts the remainders (symbols) of a component to the schematic
Insert reference-symbols to the schematic
Concatenate symbols
Export the selected symbols as one component to the library
Starts the Component database
Until V14: Delete a component from the library

Left = Insert a package-symbol to the PCB/Right = The following tools appear:

Export selected elements as a package to a package-library
Starts the Component database
Until V14: Delete a package from the library

Left = Draw signals (schematic)/Right = The following tools appear:

Draw a signal directly
Draw a signal (first in horizontal direction)
Draw a signal (first in vertical direction)
Draw a signal (first in orthogonal direction)
Draw a signal (first in diagonal direction)
Draw a signal being aided by the Schematic router.

... Four individually programmable buttons for fixing a default for the drawing of signals. A click on the signal with M1: Call saved signal options. A click on M1H: saves current options to this button
Edit further signal options
Place a junction
Place a bus

Left = Draw track (PCB)/Right = The following tools appear:
Draw a track directly
Draw a track (first in horizontal direction)
Draw a track (first in vertical direction)
Draw a track (first in orthogonal direction)
Draw a track (first in diagonal direction)
... Four individually programmable buttons with defaults for the ddrawing of tracks. A click on the track with M1: Call saved track options. A click on M1H: save current options to the button

Edit further track options
Place a via
Place a bridge
Change solder pad into teardrop
Draw a spiral, edit spiral track options
Draw an air-wire (ratsnest), only for PCB´s without a schematic

TARGET drawing palette = The following tools appear:

.... Draw a [[Line|line], triangle, rectangle, circle and torus

... Draw a filled triangle, rectangle, slice and polygon.

.. Only in schematic-mode: Place a pin, a junction and a bus

.. Only in PCB-mode: Place solder pads, vias and bridges

Only in PCB-mode without schematic: Place ratsnest

Enter text
.. Place orientation marks (fiducials)

.... Logic gates according to DIN/IEEE: AND, OR, NOT, XOR, Schmitt-trigger and buffer

...... Symbols: block-description-fields to create components according to DIN/IEEE

...... External description-fields to create components according to DIN/IEEE

.... Internal description-fields to create components according to DIN/IEEE

...... Other drawing elements

Automatic functions:

Measure distances:
Pad swap|Pin swap (only in schematic-mode)
Solder pad swap (only in PCB-mode)
Gate swap (symbol swap, only in schematic-mode)
Starts the autoplacer (only in PCB-mode)
Starts the autorouter (only in PCB-mode)
Opens a dialog to recalculate the ratsnest (only in PCB-mode)
Starts the groundplane assistant (only in PCB-mode)
Check project (schematic and PCB) against parameters you can define and shows resulting violations
Starts the mixed- mode simulation of the schematic
Starts the EMC-Analysis of the PCB
Reorganizes the whole project (optimizes the internal database)

.. The three last used schematic pages are shown in this tool. After a selection of a tool button with M1, the schematic page will be opened.

The currently used layer is displayed here. A click with M1 on this tool button allows you to select any other layer to be the current working layer. For example: It is possible to select the copper-layer in the "Place track" mode.

.. The last used three PCB-layers are shown in this tool. After a selection of the tool button with M1, the layer will be activated as the current working layer. For example: It is possible to select the copper-layer in the "Place track" mode.

Pins used in the current project. Displayed in the status bar (bottom of screen).

Cancels current action and resets to "Pointer Mode" (= ESC, M12).

Shows which variant of assembly you are currently in.

Opens the 3D view of the current PCB Layout.

Opens the dialog for the creation of Gerber data.

Click on the question mark opens the following info dialog (e.g.):