PADS Tips and Tricks - Assigning a Shortcut Key to a Macro
PADS Tips and Tricks - Assigning a Shortcut Key to a Macro
Have you written a macro and want to execute it quickly and easily with a custom defined shortcut key? That’s easy to do in PADS! Application Note MG579433, written by Bill Tkachuk and Todd Hendren, give you step-by-step directions on how to record a macro, then assign it to a shortcut key of your choice.
You can find the app note at https://supportnet.mentor.com/reference/appnotes/index.cfm?id=MG579433
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