Keyboard shortcuts
Snap mode#
| Key | Effect |
|---|
| Q | Automatic |
| G | Grid snap |
| F | Free |
| E | Endpoint |
| M | Midpoint |
| S | Intersection |
| Z | Centre |
| P | Point |
| L | Element / edge |
| K | Coordinate entry (start point) |
The snap keys also work with the flying input field open; tangent has no key (Snap mode).
Editing#
| Key | Effect |
|---|
| Esc | Cancel command |
| V | Select |
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Del, ⌫ | Delete |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Shift + click | Add to selection |
| PgUp | Move up one level |
| PgDn | Move down one level |
| Ctrl + ↑ | Bring to front |
| Ctrl + ↓ | Send to back |
| J | Pick up attributes |
View and display#
| Key | Effect |
|---|
| F2 | Switch ribbon / classic toolbar (also Ctrl + Shift + R) |
| Ctrl + F | Command search |
| F1 | Keyboard shortcuts on / off |
| F5 | Redraw — cancel running functions, rebuild the display |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Gizmo on / off |
| Shift while dragging the gizmo centre | Constrain the movement to one axis |
| W, A, H | Window zoom, zoom to fit, zoom out |
| Mouse wheel | Zoom about the pointer |
| Middle button, Alt + drag | Pan the view |
Settings and input#
| Key | Effect |
|---|
| Space | Coordinate input polar (L/∠) ↔ cartesian (ΔX/ΔY), also with the input field open |
| Shift + T | Temporary track point at the pointer (object snap tracking) |
| Shift + M | Track point: midpoint between two points |
| Esc | Close the Grid… window, the gear window and dialogs |
| Alt + wheel | Scale the element list hanging on the mouse (step from the setup, factory 0.1); with Shift in steps of 1 |
File#
| Key | Effect |
|---|
| Ctrl + N | New drawing |
| Ctrl + O | Open |
| Ctrl + S | Save |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Save As |
| Ctrl + P | Print |
Drawing and tools#
| Key | Effect |
|---|
| I | Measure |
| N | Line |
| R | Rectangle |
| C | Circle |
| Y | Polyline |
| C (in the spline) | Close the spline curve |
| Double-click / Esc | End the run of polyline, spline or double line |
| D | Dimension |
| X | Text |
| T | Trim |
| B | Break |
| U | Fillet |
| O | Offset |
| Ctrl + M | Move |
| J | Pick up attributes |
| Enter | Confirm the input field |
| Tab | Switch field in the input field |
In the help#
| Key | Effect |
|---|
| / | Jump into the search field |
| Esc | Close the search preview or the enlarged image |
Hatch#
| Key | Effect |
|---|
| Enter | Hatch the manual area |
| Esc | Discard the manual selection, end the command |
| Ctrl while dropping | Copy the seed point instead of moving it |
| PgUp, PgDn | Z level of the selected hatch |
| J | Pick up: adopt pattern, layer, opacity |
Dimensioning#
| Key | Effect |
|---|
| D | Start dimensioning |
| J | Pick up: adopt mode, text height and unit of a dimension |
| Esc | Cancel the dimension, finish a dimension chain |
| Double-click a dimension | Edit dimension |
| Ctrl + double-click | Attribute panel of the dimension |
| Shift + click | Add a dimension to the selection |
| Ctrl while dragging | Suppress snapping of the dimension text |
| Enter in the Edit dimension dialog | OK |
| PgUp, PgDn | Z level of the selected dimensions |
| Del | Delete the selected dimensions |
Blocks and standard parts#
While placing a block or standard part (placement HUD):
| Key | Effect |
|---|
| click | place the instance, the tool stays active |
| R / Shift+R | rotate +90° / −90° |
| H / V | mirror horizontally / vertically |
| + / − | scale factor larger / smaller |
| B | reset the base point |
| Ctrl+wheel, Ctrl+Shift+wheel | angle in 1° / 5° steps |
| Alt+wheel, Alt+Shift+wheel | factor in steps / step 1 |
| Esc / right-click | end placing |
| double-click on an instance | Block manager with the block selected |
| double-click on a free balloon | Balloon text |
| Esc in the standard parts search field | clear the search field |
Layers, groups and Z levels#
| Action | Effect |
|---|
| Click on a layer row | active layer; second click within 0.4 s: “Edit Layer” dialog |
| Click on colour, eye, lock of the row | colour picker, show/hide, lock |
| Esc in the search field | clear the live search (layers, groups) |
| Click on a group row | select elements including subgroups |
| Double-click on the group name | rename |
| Drag by the group name | middle of the row: into the group; row edge: line for re-ordering; header: top level |
| Right-click in the “Groups” section | row or area menu |
| Right-click on a constraint symbol | mini menu “Delete constraint” |
| Drag a section by its title row | change the order; beyond the panel edge: tear off |
Paper space and printing#
| Action | Effect |
|---|
| Click a sheet tab | switch between model and sheets |
| Right-click a sheet tab | Page setup |
| Double-click a sheet tab | rename the sheet |
| Double-click inside a viewport | activate it: drag the view, mouse wheel = scale |
| Double-click next to the viewport | leave the viewport |
| Esc on a sheet | cancel drawing a viewport · deactivate it · clear the selection |
| Ctrl + P | Print — with the dialog open: print right away |
| Ctrl + wheel in print mode | print scale in 10 % steps |
| H / Q in print mode | portrait / landscape |
Modify#
| Action | Effect |
|---|
| T, B | Trim, Break |
| U | Fillet |
| O | Offset |
| Ctrl + M | Move |
| Enter, right-click during post-selection | accept the selection, the tool continues (post-selection) |
| Esc during post-selection | cancel the command |
| Tab in the floating field | next field (dX → dY, R → C → dY → dX, D1 → D2) |
| Enter in the floating field | accept the typed values · Esc cancels |
| Right-click during CAM offset | create the path |
| Double-click the Distance field (CAM offset) | hand the live preview back to the mouse |
| Tab, then Space or Enter (offset on ellipse/spline) | cycle the result type: polyline · spline · ellipse |
| Ctrl + X, Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V | Clipboard: cut, copy with base point, paste at the cursor |
| R, H, V, +, −, B while pasting | rotate, mirror, scale, new base point (Keys while placing) |
File, import and annotation#
| Action | Effect |
|---|
| X | Text — the dialog opens at once |
| Enter in the text dialog | line break; confirmation is by “OK” only |
| Click after “OK” in the text dialog | place the text (repeatedly) · Esc or a right-click ends it |
| Ctrl + click on a text | open a stored link (new browser tab) |
| Double-click on text, leader, remark, image | open the matching dialog (Text, Remark, Image properties) |
| Esc with remark and distribute points | end the tool |
| Enter in the axis cross selection | on to the dialog · Esc cancels |
| Ctrl + V with an image in the clipboard | insert image — a click places it |
| Drag a file onto the drawing area | open or import .cad2d, .dxf, .svg or an image file |
| Ctrl + F → “check drawing” | check & clean up through the command search |
