(General Mode)
When a Layout Editor design is active, click the Edit menu. There are multiple varieties of this menu depending on the type of design being edited (Circuit, HFSS 3D Layout, etc). The following descriptions are a superset of the commands that may appear on the Edit menu, though they may appear in different order on the menu than the order in which they are presented here. For more information, search the Help or use the Help Index to find information on any of the commands that appear on the Edit menu for the Layout Editor.
Undo<last edit operation> — undo the last edit operation.
Redo<last edit operation> — redo the last edit operation.
Cut — delete the selected object, and retain a copy for pasting into a layout in the same application.
Copy — create a local copy for pasting into a layout in the same application.
Paste — put the object on the last cut or copy into the layout.
Delete — delete the selected object without retaining a copy.
Rename — click to rename the selected object in the layout.
Select All — select all objects in the layout.
Unselect All — unselect all objects in the layout.
Cycle Selection — cycle selection of two or more objects that overlap. Each time you click Cycle Selection, a different one of the overlapping objects is selected.
Invert Selection — unselect all objects that are currently selected, and select all the other objects.
Select by Polygon Region — selects entities intersecting a polygonal region.
Copy Image — create a global copy of the selected objects on the clipboard for pasting into a different application.
Copy to HFSS 3D Layout — copy the selected objects to the clipboard and paste into an HFSS 3D Layout Design.
Paste in Place — paste object to same location, without any X,Y offset/displacement.
Select — sets cursor mode to selection of objects.
Select Handles — sets cursor mode to selection of object handles.
Select Edges — sets cursor mode to selection of object edges.
Properties — opens the Properties window to view and edit the properties of the selected object.
Activate — causes the activation of one or more selected components.
Deactivate (Open) — temporarily converts the component into an open circuit. Activate restores a deactivated component to the circuit.
Deactivate (Short) — temporarily converts the component into a short circuit. Activate restores a deactivated component to the circuit.
Pop Up — switches the active coordinate system (CS) to the next higher level. Relative CSs can be created within other relative CSs to form multiple relative levels.
Push Down — switches the active CS to the next lower level.
Port — opens a drop-down menu that contains commands for operating on Ports.
Padstack — opens the Edit Padstack Definition window.
Footprint — opens the Footprint Editor.
View — opens the Layout Editor View drop-down menu.
Draw — opens the Layout Editor Draw drop-down menu.
Edit — opens the Layout Editor Edit drop-down menu.
Copy Image — create a global copy of the selected objects on the clipboard for pasting into a different application.
EM Design Properties — set EM Design Properties via the EM Design Properties drop-down menu.