Keyboard & Mouse actions in Fritzing provide full control and quicker workflow possiblities.

The most basic actions are:

  • Mouse-clicking on a part
    selects the part
  • Selecting+dragging a part in the Part Library to the Project View
    lets you use the part in your project
  • Selecting+dragging a part in the Project View
    moves the part
  • Selecting+dragging a part's connector/pin, then releasing the mouse on a second connector
    creates a wire which goes out of the first connector, and by release connects to the second connector
    (notice that connection points are green when connected and red when not connected)

 

Additional editing options are:

  • Dragging or double clicking a wire
    adds a bend point
  • Double clicking on a bend point
    deletes the bend point
  • ALT+dragging a bend point (in Schematic and PCB Views only)
    creates a new wire coming out of the bend point
  • ALT+dragging a wire segment
    moves the wire segment without creating a bend point
  • ALT+SHIFT+dragging a wire segment
    constrains the wire to 45 degrees
  • SHIFT+dragging a part
    constrains movement to vertical or horizontal
  • SPACE+dragging
    moves the art board
  • Scroll Wheel
    moves the art board
  • Right clicking on a part or wire
    opens the right click menu
  • CONTROL+clicking a part (mac: command key)
    selects the part without releasing previously selected parts

 

 

Right-clicking on parts shows the following menu:

 

 

 

  • Rotate...
    rotates the selected parts 90/180 degrees (counter) clockwise
  • Flip...
    flips the selected parts horizontally or vertically
  • Raise and Lower
    Bring to Front: brings the selected parts to the front of their layers
    Bring Forward: brings the selected parts forward in their layers
    Send Backwards: sends the selected parts backwards in their layers
    Send to Back:  sends the selected parts to the back of their layers
  • Copy
    copies selected parts to the clipboard
  • Duplicate
    copies and pastes selected parts
  • Delete
    deletes selected parts
  • Edit
    opens a selected part in the Part Editor
  • Add to bin
    adds the selected parts to the current bin
  • Show part label
    shows or hides the label for the selected part

 

 

Right-clicking on wires shows the following menu:

 

 

  • Raise and Lower
    Bring to Front: brings the selected parts to the front of their layers
    Bring Forward: brings the selected parts forward in their layers
    Send Backwards: sends the selected parts backwards in their layers
    Send to Back:  sends the selected parts to the back of their layers
  • Wire Color - (only in Breadboard View)
    changes the selected wire's color
  • Create Trace from Selected Wires(s) - (only in Schematic & PCB Views)
    routes a selected rat's nest wire
  • Create Jumper from Selected Wires(s) - (only in PCB View)
    creates a jumper for the selected rat's nest wire
  • Delete
    deletes selected parts
  • Add Bendpoint
    adds a bend point to the selected wire