Shortcut Window

Command Name Description

Key Type
New Ctrl + N Creates a new, empty ArchiCAD project. All Types
Creates a new, empty ArchiCAD project and
New & Reset All Ctrl + Alt + N All Types
applies default settings.
Open... Ctrl + O Opens an existing document. All Types
Open/Join Teamwork
Ctrl + Alt + O Open or Join an existing Teamwork Project. All Types
Project...
Ctrl + Shift +
Close Project Closes the project. All Types
W
Save Ctrl + S Saves the project. All Types
Ctrl + Shift +
Save as... Saves the project with a new name. All Types
S
Ctrl + Shift + Browse for an existing library part and open its
Open Object... All Types
O script window.
Ctrl + Shift +
Page Setup... Changes the page layout settings. All Types
P
Print... Ctrl + P Prints the current project. All Types
Exit Ctrl + Q Quits the application; prompts to save documents. All Types
Undo Change Mesh /
Ctrl + Z Undoes the last action. Non-Text
Segundo piso
Ctrl + Shift +
Redo Redoes the previously undone action. Non-Text
Z
Repeat Tool Settings Ctrl + B Repeats the last executed menu command. Non-Text
Removes the selected items and copies them
Cut Ctrl + X Non-Text
onto the Clipboard.
Copies the selected items to the Clipboard. Use
Copy Ctrl + C Non-Text
Paste to put them in the new location.
Inserts the items you have copied or cut into the
Paste Ctrl + V Non-Text
selected location.
Select All Ctrl + A Selects all items of the desired type. Non-Text
Displays selection criteria for finding and selecting
Find & Select... Ctrl + F Non-Text
items.
Group Ctrl + G Creates a new group out of the selected items. Non-Text
Ctrl + Shift + Revokes the last Group command issued on the
Ungroup All Types
G selected items.
Enables editing of individual elements inside
Suspend Groups Alt + G All Types
Groups.
Drag Ctrl + D Drags the selected items. All Types
Rotate Ctrl + E Rotates the selected items. All Types
Mirror Ctrl + M Mirrors the selected items. Non-Text
Elevate... Ctrl + 9 Elevates the selected items. All Types
Ctrl + Shift +
Drag a Copy Drags a duplicate of the selected item. All Types
D
 Ctrl + Shift +
Rotate a Copy Rotates a duplicate of the selected item. All Types
E
Ctrl + Shift +
Mirror a Copy Mirrors a duplicate of the selected item. All Types
M
Multiply... Ctrl + U Opens Multiply dialog box. Non-Text
Stretch Ctrl + H Stretches or shrinks the selected items. Non-Text
Resize... Ctrl + K Resizes the selected items. All Types
Adjust Ctrl + - Adjusts the selected items to a line or other item. All Types
Explode into Current Transforms the selected elements into
Ctrl + = All Types
View independent 2D drawing elements.
Ctrl + Shift + Edits the common parameters of the selected
Edit Selection Set... Non-Text
T items.
Changes the settings of the selected or newly
Tool Settings... Ctrl + T Non-Text
created items of this type.
Picks up an element's parameters and sets them
Pick Up Parameters Alt + C Non-Text
as the default for that tool type.
Inject Parameters Ctrl + Alt + C Injects the default parameters into an element. Non-Text
Undo(text) Ctrl + Z Undoes the last action in a text window. Text
Ctrl + Shift + Redoes the previously undone action in a text
Redo(text) Text
Z window.
Repeat Last Repeats the last executed menu command in a
Ctrl + B Text
Command(text) text window.
Removes the selected items from a text window
Cut(text) Ctrl + X Text
and copies them onto the Clipboard.
Copies the selected items to the Clipboard. Use
Copy(text) Ctrl + C Paste to put them in a new location in a text Text
window.
Inserts the items you have copied or cut into the
Paste(text) Ctrl + V Text
selected location in a text window.
Selects all items of the desired type in a text
Select All(text) Ctrl + A Text
window.
Find & Replace... Ctrl + F Replaces the specified text with different text. Text
Find Selection Ctrl + H Finds the selected text. Text
Find Selection Ctrl + Shift +
Finds the selected text backwards. Text
Backwards H
Find Again Ctrl + G Finds next occurrence of the specified text. Text
Replace Again Ctrl + T Repeats the last replace action. Text
Replace Again Ctrl + Shift + Repeats the last replace action, moving
Text
Backwards T backwards through the window.
Go to Line... Ctrl + L Goes to the specified line. Text
Comment Ctrl + M Comments the selected line. Text
Removes the comment sign from the selected
Uncomment Ctrl + U Text
line.
Go Up a Story Shift + F2 Goes up one story. All Types
Go Up a Story Ctrl + Up Goes up one story. All Types
Go Down a Story Ctrl + F2 Goes down one story. All Types
Go Down a Story Ctrl + Down Goes down one story. All Types
Ctrl + Shift +
Go to Story... Goes to the desired story. All Types
F2
Ctrl + Shift +
Go to First Layout Goes to the first Layout. All Types
Left
Go to Previous
Ctrl + F7 Goes to the previous Layout. All Types
Layout
Go to Previous
Alt + Left Goes to the previous Layout. All Types
Layout
Go to Next Layout Shift + F7 Goes to the next Layout. All Types
Go to Next Layout Alt + Right Goes to the next Layout. All Types
Ctrl + Shift +
Go to Last Layout Goes to the last Layout. All Types
Right
Grid Snap Alt + S Toggles snap-to-grid input on and off. All Types
Show/Hide Guide
L Toggles guide lines on and off. Non-Text
Lines
Create Guide Line
Alt + L Creates a user-defined guide line segment. Non-Text
Segment
Ctrl + Shift + Sets the view to display all selected items in the
Zoom to Selection All Types
' Window.
Fit in Window Ctrl + ' Sets the view to display all items in the Window. All Types
Rotate Orientation Ctrl + , Rotates the view orientation. Non-Text
Previous Zoom Ctrl + [ Jumps back to the previous zoom. All Types
Next Zoom Ctrl + ] Jumps to the next zoom. All Types
Opens the 3D Window to display the elements
Show Selection in 3D F5 All Types
selected by the Arrow tool.
Opens the 3D Window to display the entire model
Show All in 3D
Ctrl + F5 in 3D (limited only by the active 3D Element Filters All Types
(Filtered)
and 3D Cut Planes if any).
Filter Elements in Selects a subset of project elements to display in
Ctrl + Alt + A All Types
3D... the 3D window.
Ctrl + Shift + Creates and modify planes for the solid 3D cutting
3D Cutting Planes... All Types
Y operation.
3D Cutaway Ctrl + Y Switches 3D cut planes on and off. All Types
3D Projection Ctrl + Shift + Changes the 3D viewpoint, camera and sun
All Types
Settings... F3 settings.
Alt + Shift + Displays items in 3D window using hidden line
Hidden Line All Types
F6 mode.
Redraw Ctrl + R Refreshes the active window. All Types
Ctrl + Shift +
Rebuild Rebuilds the content of the active window. All Types
R
Rebuild & Ctrl + Alt + Rebuilds and regenerates the content of the active
All Types
Regenerate Shift + R window.
Open 3D Window F3 Opens or activates 3D window. All Types
Horizontal (Editing
Shift + E Changes Editing Plane orientation to Horizontal. Non-Text
Plane Orientation)
Click to cycle through context-specific editing
Next Plane E Non-Text
planes.
Element Snap Alt + E Toggles element snapping on and off. All Types
Story Settings... Ctrl + 7 Creates and changes the stories. All Types
Crop to Single-plane Crops walls, columns, slabs, beams and library
Ctrl + 0 All Types
Roof... parts to Single-plane Roofs.
Sends Changes to shared project on server
Send Changes Ctrl + Alt + S All Types
(Teamwork).
Creates and changes the layers and layer
Layer Settings... Ctrl + L Non-Text
combinations.
Save View and Place Saves a new view and places it on the active
Alt + F7 All Types
on Layout layout.
Full Screen Ctrl + \ Toggles Full Screen mode on and off. All Types
Close Window Ctrl + W Closes the window. All Types
Floor Plan F2 Activates Floor Plan window. All Types
Last Section (context
F6 Activates the window of the last section. All Types
menu)
Last Layout (context
F7 Activates the window of the last layout. All Types
menu)
Switch Geometry Switches among the Geometry Methods in the
G All Types
Methods Info Box.
Switch Construction Switches among the Construction Methods in the
C All Types
Methods Info Box.
Top Elevation T Activates the top elevation value in the Info Box. All Types
Top Elevation Shift + T Activates the top elevation value in the Info Box. All Types
Activates the bottom elevation value in the Info
Bottom Elevation B All Types
Box.
Activates the bottom elevation value in the Info
Bottom Elevation Shift + B All Types
Box.
Cursor Snap Variants Shift + Q Switches among Cursor Snap Variants. All Types
Previous Tool in Activates the Tool located above the currently
PageUp All Types
Toolbox active tool in the Classic Toolbox.
Activates the Tool located below the currently
Next Tool in Toolbox PageDown All Types
active tool in the Classic Toolbox.
Arrow Tool/Last Tool Toggles between the Arrow tool and the last used
W All Types
Toggle Tool.
Change Grid Snap Switches among cursor snap grid options: none,
Shift + S All Types
States snap grid and construction grid.
Scroll Up Up Scrolls the window up. All Types
Scroll Down Down Scrolls the window down. All Types
Scroll Left Left Scrolls the window left. All Types
Scroll Right Right Scrolls the window right. All Types
Zoom In (scrollbar) + Zooms in on the screen. All Types
Zoom Out (scrollbar) - Zooms out from the screen. All Types
Displays the next Guide Line Group (Main-
Force Guide Line direction or Relative-direction) or the Edge/Arc
Q Non-Text
Display Extension Guide Line without waiting for the user-
set lag time to expire.
Switch to the Next
F Switches to the next item of the Pet Palette. All Types
Pet Palette Item
Switch to the
Previous Pet Palette Shift + F Switches to the previous item of the Pet Palette. Non-Text
Item
Alt + Shift + Nudges the selected element(s) up (Construction
Nudge Up (Larger) All Types
Up Grid increment).
Alt + Shift + Nudges the selected element(s) down
Nudge Down (Larger) All Types
Down (Construction Grid increment).
Alt + Shift + Nudges the selected element(s) left (Construction
Nudge Left (Larger) All Types
Left Grid increment).
Alt + Shift + Nudges the selected element(s) right
Nudge Right (Larger) All Types
Right (Construction Grid increment).
Nudges the selected element(s) up (Snap Grid
Nudge Up Shift + Up All Types
increment).
Nudges the selected element(s) down (Snap Grid
Nudge Down Shift + Down All Types
increment).
Nudges the selected element(s) left (Snap Grid
Nudge Left Shift + Left All Types
increment).
Nudges the selected element(s) right (Snap Grid
Nudge Right Shift + Right All Types
increment).
Orbit O Switches Orbit Mode on and off. All Types
Perspective Shift + F3 Perspective All Types
Axonometry Ctrl + F3 Axonometry All Types
Edit value in Tracker N Brings up the Tracker for numeric input. All Types
Prefer polar
During straight vector editing, Tracker shows
coordinates in / All Types
Radius and Angle instead of X - Y coordinates.
Tracker
Automatically places new element on top of an
Gravity Alt + V All Types
existing element.
Switches among gravity modes: none, Slab, Roof,
Gravity Shift + V All Types
or Mesh.
Show distances/angles of cursor from reference
Measure M point or Guide Line. During input/editing, this All Types
measurement will appear in the Tracker.
Show distances/angles of cursor from reference
Measure Shift + M point or Guide Line. During input/editing, this All Types
measurement will appear in the Tracker.
X Coordinate X Activates the X Coordinate value. All Types
X Coordinate Shift + X Activates the X Coordinate value. All Types
Y Coordinate Y Activates the Y Coordinate value. All Types
Y Coordinate Shift + Y Activates the Y Coordinate value. All Types
Z Coordinate Z Activates the Z Coordinate value. All Types
Z Coordinate Shift + Z Activates the Z Coordinate value. All Types
Radius/Distance R Activates the Radius or the Distance value. All Types
Radius/Distance Shift + R Activates the Radius or the Distance value. All Types
Radius/Distance Shift + D Activates the Radius or the Distance value. All Types
Radius/Distance D Activates the Radius or the Distance value. All Types
Angle A Activates the Angle value. All Types
Angle Shift + A Activates the Angle value. All Types
Home Story H Activates the Home Story value. All Types
Home Story Shift + H Activates the Home Story value. All Types
Lock X Coordinate Alt + X Locks the X Coordinate value. All Types
Alt + Shift +
Lock X Coordinate Locks the X Coordinate value. All Types
X
Lock Y Coordinate Alt + Y Locks the Y Coordinate value. All Types
Alt + Shift +
Lock Y Coordinate Locks the Y Coordinate value. All Types
Y
Lock Z Coordinate Alt + Z Locks the Z Coordinate value. All Types
Alt + Shift +
Lock Z Coordinate Locks the Z Coordinate value. All Types
Z
Lock
Alt + R Locks the Radius or the Distance value. All Types
Radius/Distance
Lock Alt + Shift +
Locks the Radius or the Distance value. All Types
Radius/Distance R
Lock
Alt + D Locks the Radius or the Distance value. All Types
Radius/Distance
Lock Alt + Shift +
Locks the Radius or the Distance value. All Types
Radius/Distance D
Lock Angle Alt + A Locks the Angle value. All Types
Alt + Shift +
Lock Angle Locks the Angle value. All Types
A
Activate Next Tracker Brings up the Tracker for numeric input; switches
* Non-Text
Value to the next Value in the Tracker.
Activate Previous Brings up the Tracker for numeric input; switches
Shift + * All Types
Tracker Value to the previous Value in the Tracker.
Trace On/Off Alt + F2 Turns Trace Reference feature On/Off. Non-Text
Polyline Shift + L Polyline Tool All Types

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