eCADSTAR Library Editor Start Page: Home Tab

By default, the Start Page loads when you launch eCADSTAR Library Editor. Toggle its display by clicking Home > Display > Start Page in eCADSTAR Library Editor. The following commands are provided on the Home tab.

Group		Description
Library	New	See: New Library.
	Open	See: Open Library
Workspace	Open	Allows you to open a saved workspace by browsing to a .ecw file in the displayed Open dialog. A new instance of eCADSTAR Library Editor is launched using the specified workspace, and the Start Page is displayed. All files in this instance of eCADSTAR Library Editor are opened within the specified workspace. For more information on workspaces, see Using Workspaces. All the saved application and environment settings that are associated with the workspace are loaded. On the title bar of this instance of eCADSTAR Library Editor, the value {[workspace name]} is added before [Start Page]. This is illustrated below. Recently-accessed workspaces are displayed in the RECENT WORKSPACES section on the Start Page in eCADSTAR Library Editor. You can remove an item from this section by right-clicking it and selecting Remove from Recent on the assist menu. Note Multiple workspaces can be used simultaneously in any eCADSTAR application.
	Save As	Allows you to save the current environment as a workspace by specifying the name and location of a workspace file. Specify these details in the displayed Save As dialog. This command is available regardless of whether you are using a workspace. A new instance of eCADSTAR Library Editor is launched using the specified workspace, and the Start Page is displayed. The settings in the following areas of eCADSTAR Library Editor are saved to the workspace file: The Product Settings dialog, except the License Settings section. The Application Settings dialog in eCADSTAR Library Editor, eCADSTAR Schematic Editor, eCADSTAR PCB Editor and eCADSTAR PCB Viewer. The Library path. Custom Ribbons. Custom Hotkeys. Custom settings in the Quick Access Toolbar Settings dialog. Recently-accessed files and directories. The size and position of windows. Note For all eCADSTAR applications using a workspace, any changes to the workspace are synchronized immediately, regardless of whether the workspace has been saved. Changes made in the Product Settings dialog are applied to all eCADSTAR applications, for the relevant workspace. All other changes are applied only to the relevant eCADSTAR application.
	Save	When using a workspace, changes that you make to the following areas are saved to the current workspace file. If no workspace is open, then this field is made unavailable. The Product Settings dialog, except the License Settings section. The Application Settings dialog in eCADSTAR Library Editor, eCADSTAR Schematic Editor, eCADSTAR PCB Editor and eCADSTAR PCB Viewer. The Library path. Custom Ribbons. Custom Hotkeys. Custom settings in the Quick Access Toolbar Settings dialog. Recently-accessed files and directories. The size and position of windows. Note For all eCADSTAR applications using a workspace, any changes to the workspace are synchronized immediately, regardless of whether the workspace has been saved. Changes made in the Product Settings dialog are applied to all eCADSTAR applications, for the relevant workspace. All other changes are applied only to the relevant eCADSTAR application.
	Default	Allows you to select an existing workspace as the default environment. This field is available regardless of whether you are currently using a workspace. The selected workspace is used by all eCADSTAR applications when in "no workspace" mode. Browse to a .ecw file in the displayed Open dialog. When you specify a workspace file, a Warning dialog is displayed that prompts you to restart eCADSTAR Library Editor. Click Yes to apply the workspace settings and restart eCADSTAR Library Editor. Click No to apply the workspace settings without restarting eCADSTAR Library Editor. A Warning dialog is displayed that states that the default settings have been updated. Note If you click Default from within a workspace, the application will restart into "no workspace" mode. Any "none workspace" instances of eCADSTAR are not updated and must be restarted.
Migration		Allows you to migrate a CADSTAR design.
Zoom	Zoom In	Zooms in the current view of the Start Page by a fixed amount.
	Zoom Out	Zooms out the current view of the Start Page by a fixed amount.
	Reset Zoom	Resets the zoom level of the Start Page to the default value.
Clipboard	Paste	Inputs the object that is stored on the clipboard.
	Cut	Cuts a selected object to the clipboard.
	Copy	Copies a selected object to the clipboard.
	Delete	Deletes a selected object.
Display	Start Page	Allows you to toggle the display of the eCADSTAR Library Editor Start Page.
	Download Manager	Launches the Download Manager
Tab	Group	New Horizontal Tab Group: shows the tab windows arranged horizontally on the canvas. New Vertical Tab Group: shows the tab windows arranged vertically on the canvas. Move to Previous Tab Group: moves to the previous tab in the current tab group. Move to Next Tab Group: moves to the next tab in the current tab group.
	Tab List	Allows you to select the eCADSTAR Library Editor tab that you want to be the active tab.
	Previous	The previous eCADSTAR Library Editor tab becomes the active tab.
	Next	The next eCADSTAR Library Editor tab becomes the active tab.
	Close	Closes the currently-active eCADSTAR Library Editor tab.
	Close All	Closes all eCADSTAR Library Editor tabs.

Related Topics
eCADSTAR Library Editor Start Page
Using Workspaces
Symbol Editor