Quality of Life Features

Select multiple items in the Simulation Tree by using ctr+click or shift+click

When multiple items are selected, the following commands are supported:

1. Backspace/Delete keys - delete all selected items

2. F2 key - rename all selected items with format "New Probe Name (#)"

   

3. Space bar - Check or uncheck all selected items with checkboxes (inverses those items' visibility in model window)

   

Quick keys

The following quick keys are available:

• Enter behaves the same as clicking the OK button when it is present

• Alt+D terminates all open ends of a cable or wire

• Alt+W closes an open non-Discovery window tab (e.g., plots, signals, etc.)

• Delete/Backspace deletes a selected item(s) from the Simulation Tree

• F2 renames a selected item(s) in the Simulation Tree

• All additional ribbon items can be bound to shortcuts using the "Customize command shortcuts" options page from File -> Discovery Options -> Customize -> Shortcuts

Hot keys

After right clicking on an item in the Simulation Tree to access the pop-up menu, users can use the designated hot key to open a tool. The hot key will be underlined with the name. For instance, in Current in the example below, the u is underlined indicating it is the hot key.

Users may need to open their computer settings, navigate to Ease of Access, then Keyboard, and then turn on "Underline access keys when available" under "Change how keyboard shortcuts work" to see the hot keys.

Plotting multiple probe results on one graph

It is possible to plot the results of multiple probes on the same plot by dragging the results of one probe from the Results node in the Simulation Tree to the desired plot within the Visualization node. Users may need to right click on the graph and hit Refresh in the pop-up menu or close the plot and reopen it to see the new plot.

Export user-created material definitions

Users are able to export and import custom material definitions to create their own, or a company-wide, library of materials. Details on exporting/importing materials can be found here

Export user-created cable definitions

Users are able to export and import custom cable definitions to create their own, or a company-wide, library of cables. Details on exporting/importing cables can be found here