Vectorworks 2012 Shortcuts

Vectorworks 2012 Shortcuts The Vectorworks program has keyboard and mouse shortcuts for many common tasks. Many (but not all) shortcuts can be customized; the headings below indicate whether the shortcuts can be modified, and where. Note that these tables list the default shortcuts for all workspaces; your workspace may not have all of the tool sets, tools, menus, and commands listed.

Tool Shortcuts (Modify in Workspace Editor) Basic Palette Tool Selection Pan Move Page Flyover Zoom Text Callout 2D Locus Symbol Insertion Line Double Line Rectangle Rounded Rectangle Circle Oval Arc Quarter Arc Freehand Polyline 2D Polygon Triangle Double-line Polygon Regular Polygon Spiral Eyedropper Visibility Attribute Mapping Reshape Rotate Mirror Split Connect/Combine Trim Fillet Chamfer Offset Clip Move by Points

3D Modeling Tool Set Windows X H Alt+Z Shift+C C 1 Alt+1 0 (zero) Alt+0 (zero) 2 Alt+2 4 Alt+4 6 Alt+6 3 Alt+3 Alt+5 5 8 Shift+T Alt+8 Alt+Shift+R Alt+Shift+S Shift+E V Shift+A - (hyphen) Alt+= = L ; (semi-colon) Alt+Shift+L 7 Alt+7 Shift+- (hyphen) Shift+N Shift+M

Macintosh X H Option+Z Shift+C C 1 Option+1 0 (zero) Option+0 (zero) 2 Option+2 4 Option+4 6 Option+6 3 Option+3 Option+5 5 8 Shift+T Option+8 Option+Shift+R Option+Shift+S Shift+E V Option+A - (hyphen) Option+= = L Option+L Option+Shift+L 7 Option+7 Shift+- (hyphen) Option+C Shift+M

Windows 9 Alt+9 Alt+J Alt+Shift+J Alt+Shift+D Shift+D

Macintosh 9 Option+9 Option+J Option+Shift+J Option+Shift+D Option+Shift+W

Building Shell Tool Set Tool Wall Round Wall Wall Join Component Wall Join Door Window

Tool Flyover Set Working Plane Align Plane Push/Pull 3D Locus NURBS Curve Sphere Hemisphere Fillet Edge Chamfer Edge Shell Solid Loft Surface Extract Create Contours Project Analysis

Windows Shift+C Shift+1 Alt+Shift+1 Shift+R Shift+0 (zero) Shift+7 Shift+3 Alt+Shift+3 Shift+F Shift+J Shift+G Shift+K Shift+L Shift+H Shift+; (semi-colon) Shift+’ (apostrophe)

Macintosh Shift+C Shift+1 Option+Shift+1 Shift+R Shift+0 (zero) Shift+7 Shift+3 Option+Shift+3 Shift+F Shift+J Shift+G Shift+K Shift+L Shift+H Shift+; (semi-colon) Shift+A

Windows Shift+C Shift+U Shift+V Shift+W Shift+Z Shift+A

Macintosh Shift+C Shift+U Shift+V Shift+W Shift+W Option+A

Windows N

Macintosh N

M

M

. (period) , (comma)

. (period) , (comma)

Windows 9 Alt+9 Alt+J

Macintosh 9 Option+9 Option+J

Visualization Tool Set Tool Flyover Walkthrough Translate View Rotate View Light Attribute Mapping

Dims/Notes Tool Set Tool Constrained Linear Dimension Unconstrained Linear Dimension Angular Dimension Radial Dimension

Walls Tool Set Tool Wall Round Wall Wall Join

Command Shortcuts (Modify in Workspace Editor) File Menu Command New Open Close Save Import PartSpec Page Setup Print Exit

View Menu Windows Ctrl+N Ctrl+O Ctrl+W Ctrl+S Ctrl+Shift+I (uppercase i) Ctrl+Alt+P Ctrl+P Alt+F4 or Ctrl+Q

Macintosh Cmd+N Cmd+O Cmd+W Cmd+S Cmd+Shift+I (uppercase i) Cmd+Option+P Cmd+P Cmd+Q

Edit Menu Command Undo Redo Cut Copy Paste Paste in Place Duplicate Duplicate Array Select All

Windows Ctrl+Z Ctrl+Y Ctrl+X Ctrl+C Ctrl+V Ctrl+Alt+V Ctrl+D Ctrl+Shift+Alt+D Ctrl+A

Macintosh Cmd+Z Cmd+Y Cmd+X Cmd+C Cmd+V Cmd+Option+V Cmd+D Cmd+Shift+Option+D Cmd+A

Modify Menu Command Move Move 3D Send to Front Send Forward Send to Back Send Backward Align to Grid Align/Distribute Align/Distribute 3D Rotate Left 90 Rotate Right 90 Flip Horizontal Flip Vertical Set Working Plane Trim Join Join and Fillet Join (no Trim) Convert to Group Convert to Mesh Convert to 3D Polys Convert to NURBS Group Ungroup Edit Group Exit Group Show Guides Hide Guides Unrotate 3D Objects

Windows Ctrl+M Ctrl+Alt+M Ctrl+F Ctrl+Alt+F Ctrl+B Ctrl+Alt+B Ctrl+- (hyphen) Ctrl+= Ctrl+Shift+= Ctrl+L Ctrl+Shift+R Ctrl+Shift+H Ctrl+Shift+V Ctrl+ \ Ctrl+T Ctrl+J Ctrl+Alt+J Ctrl+Shift+J Ctrl+K Ctrl+Alt+R Ctrl+Alt+O Ctrl+Alt+N Ctrl+G Ctrl+U Ctrl+[ Ctrl+] Ctrl+Alt+G Ctrl+Shift+Alt+G Ctrl+Shift+0 (zero)

Macintosh Cmd+M Cmd+Option+M Cmd+F Cmd+Option+F Cmd+B Cmd+Option+B Cmd+- (hyphen) Cmd+= Cmd+Shift+= Cmd+L Cmd+Shift+R Cmd+Shift+H Cmd+Shift+V Cmd+ \ Cmd+T Cmd+J Cmd+Option+J Cmd+Shift+J Cmd+K Cmd+Option+R Cmd+Option+O Cmd+Option+N Cmd+G Cmd+U Cmd+[ Cmd+] Cmd+Option+G Cmd+Shift+Option+G Cmd+Shift+0 (zero)

Command Zoom–Normal Scale Zoom–Fit to Page Area Zoom–Fit to Objects Class Options– Active Only Class Options– Gray Others Class Options– Gray/Snap Others Class Options– Show Others Class Options– Show/Snap Others Class Options– Show/Snap/Modify Others Layer Options– Active Only Layer Options– Gray Others Layer Options– Gray/Snap Others Layer Options– Show Others Layer Options– Show/Snap Others Layer Options– Show/Snap/Modify Others Top/Plan Rendering–Wireframe Rendering–Sketch Rendering– Sketch Options Rendering– OpenGL Rendering– Final Quality Renderworks Rendering– Hidden Line Rendering– Dashed Hidden Line Rendering– Final Shaded Polygon Set 3D View Unified View Next View Previous View

Windows Ctrl+3 Ctrl+4 Ctrl+6 Ctrl+Shift+Alt+3

Ctrl+Alt+3

Macintosh Cmd+3 Cmd+4 Cmd+6 Cmd+Shift+ Option+3 Cmd+Shift+ Option+4 Cmd+Shift+ Option+5 Cmd+Shift+ Option+6 Cmd+Shift+ Option+7 Cmd+Shift+ Option+8 Cmd+Option+3

Ctrl+Alt+4

Cmd+Option+4

Ctrl+Alt+5

Cmd+Option+5

Ctrl+Alt+6

Cmd+Option+6

Ctrl+Alt+7

Cmd+Option+7

Ctrl+Alt+8

Cmd+Option+9

Ctrl+5 Ctrl+Shift+W Ctrl+Shift+S Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S Ctrl+Shift+G

Cmd+5 Cmd+Shift+W Cmd+Shift+S Cmd+Shift+ Option+S Cmd+Shift+G

Ctrl+Shift+F

Cmd+Shift+F

Ctrl+Shift+E

Cmd+Shift+E

Ctrl+Shift+D

Cmd+Shift+D

Ctrl+Shift+P

Cmd+Shift+P

Ctrl+0 (zero) Ctrl+Alt+L Ctrl+Shift+. (period) Ctrl+Shift+, (comma)

Cmd+0 (zero) Cmd+Option+L Cmd+Shift+. (period) Cmd+Shift+, (comma)

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+4 Ctrl+Shift+Alt+5 Ctrl+Shift+Alt+6 Ctrl+Shift+Alt+7 Ctrl+Shift+Alt+8

Command Shortcuts (Modify in Workspace Editor)

Command Shortcuts (Modify in Workspace Editor)

Model Menu

Window Menu

Command Add Solids Subtract Solids Intersect Solids Section Solids Extrude Multiple Extrude Extrude Along Path Tapered Extrude Sweep Stitch and Trim Surfaces Create Fillet Surface Create Planar Caps Create Surface from Curves

Windows Ctrl+Alt+A Ctrl+Alt+S Ctrl+Alt+I (uppercase i) Ctrl+Alt+T Ctrl+E Ctrl+Alt+E Ctrl+Alt+X Ctrl+Alt+U Ctrl+Alt+W Ctrl+Alt+H Ctrl+Alt+Y Ctrl+Alt+Q Ctrl+Alt+K

Macintosh Cmd+Option+A Cmd+Option+S Cmd+Option+I (uppercase i) Cmd+Option+T Cmd+E Cmd+Option+E Cmd+Option+X Cmd+Option+U Cmd+Option+W Cmd+Option+H Cmd+Option+Y Cmd+Option+Q Cmd+Option+K

Command Palettes–Snapping Palettes–Attributes Palettes–Object Info

Windows Ctrl+Shift+C Ctrl+Shift+A Ctrl+I (uppercase i) Ctrl+Shift+K Ctrl+R

Palettes–Working Planes Palettes– Resource Browser Palettes–Navigation Ctrl+Shift+N Palettes–Visualization Ctrl+Shift+Alt+V Palettes– Ctrl+‘ (backquote) Activate Object Info Palette

Macintosh Cmd+Shift+C Cmd+Shift+A Cmd+I (uppercase i) Cmd+Shift+K Cmd+R Cmd+Shift+N Cmd+Shift+Option+V Cmd+Option+C

Other Shortcuts (Modify in Workspace Editor) Cycle Through Modes on Tool Bar

Spotlight Menu Command Number Instruments Toggle Auto Numbering Focus Instruments Replace Instrument Find and Modify Refresh Instruments Label Legend Manager

Windows Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N Ctrl+Shift+Alt+A Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R Ctrl+Shift+Alt+M Ctrl+/ Ctrl+Shift+Alt+L

Macintosh Cmd+Shift+Option+N Cmd+Shift+Option+A Cmd+Shift+Option+F Cmd+Shift+Option+R Cmd+Shift+Option+M Cmd+/ Cmd+Shift+Option+L

Machine Design Menu (Designer workspace only) Command Import PartSpec Create Multiple Views Spring Calculator Shaft Analysis Simple Beam Simple Beam Analysis 3D Properties Create 3D Object from 2D

Windows Ctrl+Shift+I Ctrl+Shift+M Ctrl+Shift+Q Ctrl+Shift+U Ctrl+Shift+B Ctrl+Shift+Y Ctrl+Shift+3 Ctrl+Shift+L

Macintosh Cmd+Shift+I Cmd+Shift+M not applicable Cmd+Shift+U Cmd+Shift+B Cmd+Shift+Y not applicable Cmd+Shift+L

Tools Menu Command Organization Set Origin SmartCursor Settings VectorScript Plug-in Editor Workspace Editor

Windows Ctrl+Shift+O Ctrl+9 Ctrl+8 Ctrl+Shift+Z

Macintosh Cmd+Shift+O Cmd+9 Cmd+8 Cmd+Shift+Z

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+W

Cmd+Shift+Option+W

Text Menu Command Format Text

Windows Ctrl+Shift+T

Macintosh Cmd+Shift+T

1st group 2nd group 3rd group 4th group 5th group 6th group

U I (uppercase i) O P [ ]

Miscellaneous Keys Toggle SmartCursor Cues Toggle Angles Relative to Prior Segment Set Datum Snap Loupe Set Smart Point, Edge, or Vector Snap Lock Toggle Automatic Working Plane Suspend Snapping X-ray Fills Mode Coincident Selection

Y / G Z T \ ‘ (backquote) B J

Toggle Snapping Palette Settings Snap to Grid Snap to Angle Smart Points Smart Edge (2D only) Snap to Working Plane (3D only) Snap to Object Snap to Intersection Snap to Distance Snap to Tangent (2D only)

A S D F F Q W E R

(AA = Set Grid dialog box) (SS = Angle Snaps dialog box) (DD = Smart Points dialog box) (FF = Edge Snaps dialog box) (QQ = 3D Snapping dialog box) (EE = Snap Distance dialog box)

Arrow Key Shortcuts (Modify in Vectorworks Preferences, Edit Tab)

Miscellaneous Key Shortcuts (Cannot be Modified) Function

Windows

Macintosh

Function

Windows

Macintosh

Switch active layer or class

Ctrl+Arrow (up and down for layers, left and right for classes) Arrow Shift+Arrow Shift+Ctrl+Arrow

Cmd+Arrow (up and down for layers, left and right for classes) Arrow Shift+Arrow Shift+Cmd+Arrow

Temporarily activate another tool

Press and hold Space bar, while you select and use another tool Press and hold Space bar+Ctrl (zoom in) or Space bar+Ctrl+Alt (zoom out) Press and hold Ctrl+mouse wheel button Press and hold Ctrl (Flyover, Walkthrough, Translate View, and Rotate View tools) Ctrl+1

Press and hold Space bar, while you select and use another tool Press and hold Space bar+Cmd (zoom in) or Space bar+Cmd+ Option (zoom out) Press and hold Ctrl+mouse wheel button Press and hold Cmd (Flyover, Walkthrough, Translate View, and Rotate View tools) Cmd+1

Ctrl+2

Cmd+2

Ctrl+Alt+1

Cmd+Option+1

Ctrl+Alt+2

Cmd+Option+2

CC

CC

XX

XX

Esc

Esc

Esc Esc Backspace

Esc Esc Delete

With tooltip displayed, press and hold Shift

With tooltip displayed, press and hold Cmd

Pan drawing Nudge objects Move objects

Worksheet Key Functions (Cannot be Modified) Function

Windows

Macintosh

Move one cell up, down, left, or right Move right by one cell Move left by one cell Move down by one cell Move up by one cell

Arrow keys

Arrow keys

Tab Shift+Tab Enter Shift+Enter

Tab Shift+Tab Enter Shift+Enter

Numeric Key Pad (Cannot be Modified) Switch to a Standard View Top/Plan Left Isometric Front Right Isometric Left Top Right Left Rear Isometric Back Right Rear Isometric

0 (zero) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Temporarily activate Zoom tool

Temporarily activate Flyover tool Hide unselected objects

Increase zoom by a factor of 2 Decrease zoom by a factor of 2 Increase zoom by a factor of 4 Decrease zoom by a factor of 4 Increase zoom by a factor of 2 Deselect all selected objects Cancel the current operation Exit Group While drawing walls, NURBS, etc., undo the last clicked point Display additional tooltip information

Mouse Shortcuts (Cannot be Modified)

Shortcuts Reserved by Operating System

Function

Windows

Macintosh

Macintosh

Windows

Refresh the drawing view

Double-click Pan tool

Double-click Pan tool

Set the print page origin to the user origin

Double-click Move Page tool

Double-click Move Page tool

Shift+Alt+- (hyphen) Alt+- (hyphen) Shift+Alt+P

Increase zoom by a factor of 2

Double-click Zoom tool

Double-click Zoom tool

Decrease zoom by a factor of 2

Alt-double-click Zoom tool

Option-double-click Zoom tool

Open or edit a Resource Browser object

Ctrl-double-click the resource name or thumbnail

Cmd-double-click the resource name or thumbnail

Activate a class, design layer, or sheet layer

Double-click the item name in the Navigation palette

Double-click the item name in the Navigation palette

Switch to a saved view

Double-click the view name in the Navigation palette

Double-click the view name in the Navigation palette

Cmd+H Cmd+Shift+Q Cmd+Shift+1 Cmd+Shift+2 Cmd+Shift+3 Cmd+Shift+4 Cmd+Shift+5 Cmd+Shift+6 Cmd+Shift+7 Cmd+Shift+8 Cmd+Shift+9 Cmd+Option+8 Cmd+Option+- (hyphen) Cmd+Option+= Cmd+Option+D Cmd+Shift+Option+Q

Change visibility for all classes or layers

Alt-click a Visibility column in the Navigation palette

Option-click a Visibility column in the Navigation palette

Edit a saved view

Alt-double-click the view name in the Saved Views palette

Option-double-click the view name in the Saved Views palette

Activate the Selection tool

With Zoom tool selected, doubleclick anywhere in the drawing; the tool selected depends on the current view

With Zoom tool selected, doubleclick anywhere in the drawing; the tool selected depends on the current view

Duplicate an object

With Selection tool selected, Ctrl-click and drag an object

With Selection tool selected, Option-click and drag an object

Create a similar object (activate tool and attributes)

Ctrl+Alt-click an existing object

Cmd+Option-click an existing object

Switch to Next or Previous view in history

On Windows, with a 5-button mouse, click button 4 or 5 (same as Back or Forward for web browsers)

not applicable

Pan the drawing view

With a wheel mouse, press and hold the wheel button

With a wheel mouse, press and hold the wheel button

Zoom in and out*

With a wheel mouse, roll forward to zoom in and backward to zoom out

With a wheel mouse, roll forward to zoom in and backward to zoom out

Scroll*

With a wheel mouse, Ctrl-roll (up and down); Shift-roll (left and right)

With a wheel mouse, Option-roll (up and down); Shift-roll (left and right)

*The mouse wheel zooms by default, and scrolls with a modifier key. You can swap these functions in the Vectorworks Preferences, Edit tab.