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 program

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 online help

F1