Keyboard Shortcuts

Type Description Shortcut

Navigation

 
 
Note: You can invert the functions of the arrow keys and the letter keys W, A, S and D. See To set navigation preferences.
 

Shifts camera to home position

Home or F4

 

Zooms in

+

(on numeric row or numeric keypad)
 

Zooms out

-

(on numeric row or numeric keypad)
  Zoom to selected object(s) F
 

Elevates up

Q or numeric keypad 1

 

Elevates down

E or numeric keypad 0

 

Moves left

A

 

Moves right

D

 

Pitches up

S

 

Pitches down

W

 

Yaws left

Left arrow

 

Yaws right

Right arrow

 

Orbits up

Shift + Up arrow, Shift + W

 

Orbits down

Shift + Down arrow, Shift + S

 

Orbits clockwise

Shift + Left arrow , Shift + A

 

Orbits counter-clockwise

Shift + Right arrow, Shift + D

     

File Management

Creates a new model

Ctrl + N

 

Opens an existing model

Ctrl + O

 

Exits the programme

Alt + F4

     

Editing

Deletes one or more selected objects

Del

 

Selects all the content in an open model

Ctrl + A

 

Copies the selection to the clipboard

Ctrl+C

 

Copies the selection without adding it to the clipboard. The copied material is "attached" to the cursor. Click to paste it at a new location.

Ctrl+D

 

Cuts currently selected features and adds them to the clipboard

Ctrl + X

 

Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the cursor location

Ctrl + V

 

Pastes the contents of the clipboard at its original location

Shift + Ctrl + V
 

Interactively duplicates features without adding them to the clipboard

Shift + Ctrl + drag
 

Restores the most recent change you undid

Ctrl + Y

 

Reverses your most recent edit

Ctrl+Z

 

Deselects any selected objects

Esc

 

Adds a control point to a building or road.

Alt + Click (in edit mode)

 

Removes a control point.

Shift + Click (in edit mode)

 

Moves a control point without snapping to geometry.

Ctrl + Click

     
Measurement

Toggles persistent measurement information

Spacebar (must have a measurement tool drawn in the application)

 

Removes recently added persistent measurement information

Backspace (must have a measurement tool drawn in the application)

 

Clears all persistent measurement information

Esc (must have a measurement tool drawn in product the application)

     
Display

Toggles links

Ctrl + L

 

Toggles the status bar

Alt + Shift + S

 

Toggles full screen display

F11

 

Regenerates the model

F5

 

Resumes generation of the model

F6

     

User Interface

Toggles the Data Sources Panel

Alt + 1

 

Toggles the Properties Palette

Alt + 2

 

Toggles the Model Explorer

Alt + 3

 

Toggles the Proposals Manager

Alt + 4

 

Toggles the Feature Themes Palette

Alt + 5

 

Toggles the Style Palette

Alt + 6

  Toggles the Style Rules Panel Alt + 7
 

Toggles the Terrain Themes Panel

Alt + 9

 

Toggles the Data Table

Ctrl + 1

 

Toggles the Scripting Window

Ctrl + 2

 

Toggles the Log Window

Ctrl + 3

     
Storyboard/Snapshot

Switches to drag-and-drop mode

Ctrl

 

Pauses/resumes playback

Spacebar

 

Zooms in and out of the storyboard

+ and -

 

Zooms to the extents of the storyboard

Numeric row 0, Numeric keypad 0

 

Creates a camera snapshot

Ctrl + Shift + L

     
Help

Displays on-line help

F1