Keyboard access

See also:  Access Tools From The Keyboard  

 

You can use the keyboard to draw with great precision.

You can use the mouse and the keyboard together to get the best of both methods.

 

  • The Arrow Keys always move the cursor one pixel at a time. Great for precision, but slow.
  • The Number Pad keys move the cursor faster.

 

You can always press F1 for help.

Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts: 

 

Customizing Tool Shortcut Keys

 

Default Tool Shortcut Keys

 

Zooming Shortcuts

 

Navigation Shortcuts

 

Visibility Toggle Keys

 

File Operations

 

Alter Plan Shortcuts

 

Drawing:

  • ) or ( Draw Arcs 
  • / or \ Draw Doors 
  • C Draw circle or ellipse 
  • D Draw Dimensions 
  • L Draw a line 
  • R Draw Rectangles 
  • W Draw Walls 
  • G Draw Windows 
  • T Insert Text 
  • H Hide rectangular area of plan 
  • = Clone last element 
  • E Activate Select Element tool 
  • F Insert Predrawn Figures 
  • U Undo last action (press Shift for Redo) 
  • M Activate Select Group tool 
  • . The period key connects to an adjacent line 
  • Ctrl A Select All Visible Drawing Elements 

Zooming

  • Z + Zoom in 
  • Z - Zoom out 
  • Shift + Alternate way to zoom in 
  • Shift - Alternate way to zoom out 
  • Ctrl Q Toggles zoom bar buttons visibility 

Navigation

To scroll the plan: 

  • Hold down the Ctrl key and press an Arrow key to shift the plan slightly 
  • Press Page UP to shift the plan a full page up 
  • Press Page DN to shift the plan a full page down 
  • Use the Shift key with the above to shift horizontal 
  • Press HOME to go to the upper left corner 
  • Press END to go to the bottom right corner 
  • Press a number pad key to move the cursor the Speed setting 
  • - Reduce "Speed" that cursor moves with the number pad keys 
  • + Increase "Speed" that cursor moves with the number pad keys 

Visibility Toggles

  • F5 Toggle Full Screen Cross Hairs 
  • F7 Toggle among Measurement formats 
  • F8 Toggle Snap Grid 
  • Ctrl F8 Toggle Snap grid visibility 
  • F9 Toggle between Metric and US dimensions 
  • F3 Look for other selectable elements 
  • Ctrl Q Toggles Zoom bar button visibility 
  • Ctrl Tab Switches among loaded plans

File Operations

  • P Print the plan 
  • S Save plan 
  • V View / Alter the plan 

Alter Plan Keyboard Shortcuts:

  • Ctrl Del Delete Selected Element 
  • Ctrl M Move Selected Element 
  • Ctrl R Rotate Selected Element 
  • Ctrl Z Resize Selected Element 
  • Ctrl H Flip Element Horizontally 
  • Ctrl V Flip Element Vertically 
  • Ctrl C Change Color of Selected Element 
  • Ctrl W Change settings of Selected Wall 
  • Ctrl F Move selected element to the front (Shift to move one position) 
  • Ctrl B Move selected element to the back (Shift to move one position) 
  • Ctrl T Change settings of Selected Text 
  • Ctrl I Expand Figure into separate Elements 
  • Ctrl P Show Properties Screen for selected drawing element