Shortcuts
Command
Name
New
New & Reset All
Open...
Open/Join
Teamwork
Project...
Close Project
Save
Shortcut
Key
Description
Ctrl + N Creates a new, empty ArchiCAD project.
Ctrl + Alt
Creates a new, empty ArchiCAD project and applies default settings.
+N
Ctrl + O Opens an existing document.
Ctrl + Alt
Open or Join an existing Teamwork Project.
+O
Ctrl + Shift
Closes the project.
+W
Ctrl + S Saves the project.
Window
Type
All
Types
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Types
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Types
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Types
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Types
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Types
Save as...
Ctrl + Shift
Saves the project with a new name.
+S
All
Types
Open Object...
Ctrl + Shift
Browse for an existing library part and open its script window.
+O
All
Types
Page Setup...
Ctrl + Shift
Changes the page layout settings.
+P
All
Types
Print...
Ctrl + P Prints the current project.
All
Types
Exit
Ctrl + Q Quits the application; prompts to save documents.
All
Types
Undo Drag /+
ortofoto
Ctrl + Z Undoes the last action.
Non-Text
Redo
Ctrl + Shift
Redoes the previously undone action.
+Z
Non-Text
Repeat Drag
Ctrl + B Repeats the last executed menu command.
Non-Text
Cut
Ctrl + X Removes the selected items and copies them onto the Clipboard.
Non-Text
Copy
Ctrl + C
Paste
Ctrl + V Inserts the items you have copied or cut into the selected location.
Non-Text
Select All
Ctrl + A Selects all items of the desired type.
Non-Text
Find & Select...
Ctrl + F Displays selection criteria for finding and selecting items.
Non-Text
Group
Ctrl + G Creates a new group out of the selected items.
Non-Text
Ungroup
Copies the selected items to the Clipboard. Use Paste to put them in the
Non-Text
new location.
Ctrl + Shift
Revokes the last Group command issued on the selected items.
+G
All
Types
Suspend Groups
Alt + G Enables editing of individual elements inside Groups.
All
Types
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
Drag a Copy
Ctrl + Shift
Drags a duplicate of the selected item.
+D
All
Types
Rotate a Copy
Ctrl + Shift
Rotates a duplicate of the selected item.
+E
All
Types
Mirror a Copy
Ctrl + Shift
Mirrors a duplicate of the selected item.
+M
All
Types
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
Explode into
Current View
Edit Selection
Set...
Ctrl + - Adjusts the selected items to a line or other item.
Ctrl + = Transforms the selected elements into independent 2D drawing elements.
Ctrl + Shift
Edits the common parameters of the selected items.
+T
Tool Settings...
Ctrl + T Changes the settings of the selected or newly created items of this type.
Pick Up
Parameters
Alt + C
Inject Parameters
Undo(text)
Redo(text)
Picks up an element's parameters and sets them as the default for that
tool type.
Ctrl + Alt
Injects the default parameters into an element.
+C
Ctrl + Z Undoes the last action in a text window.
Ctrl + Shift
Redoes the previously undone action in a text window.
+Z
All
Types
All
Types
Non-Text
Non-Text
Non-Text
Non-Text
Text
Text
Repeat Last
Command(text)
Ctrl + B Repeats the last executed menu command in a text window.
Cut(text)
Ctrl + X
Removes the selected items from a text window and copies them onto the
Text
Clipboard.
Copy(text)
Ctrl + C
Copies the selected items to the Clipboard. Use Paste to put them in a
new location in a text window.
Text
Paste(text)
Ctrl + V
Inserts the items you have copied or cut into the selected location in a
text window.
Text
Select All(text)
Ctrl + A Selects all items of the desired type in a text window.
Text
Find & Replace...
Ctrl + F Replaces the specified text with different text.
Text
Find Selection
Ctrl + H Finds the selected text.
Text
Find Selection
Backwards
Ctrl + Shift
+ H Finds the selected text backwards.
Text
Text
Find Again
Ctrl + G Finds next occurrence of the specified text.
Text
Replace Again
Ctrl + T Repeats the last replace action.
Text
Replace Again
Backwards
Ctrl + Shift
Repeats the last replace action, moving backwards through the window.
+T
Text
Go to Line...
Ctrl + L Goes to the specified line.
Text
Comment
Ctrl + M Comments the selected line.
Text
Uncomment
Ctrl + U Removes the comment sign from the selected line.
Text
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 +
Goes down one story.
Down
All
Types
Go to Story...
Ctrl + Shift
Goes to the desired story.
+ F2
All
Types
Go to First Layout
Ctrl + Shift
Goes to the first Layout.
+ Left
All
Types
Go to Previous
Layout
Ctrl + F7 Goes to the previous Layout.
All
Types
Go to Previous
Layout
Alt + Left Goes to the previous Layout.
All
Types
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
Go to Last Layout
Grid Snap
Show/Hide Guide
Lines
Create Guide Line
Segment
Zoom to Selection
Ctrl + Shift
Goes to the last Layout.
+ Right
Alt + S Toggles snap-to-grid input on and off.
L Toggles guide lines on and off.
Alt + L Creates a user-defined guide line segment.
Ctrl + Shift
Sets the view to display all selected items in the Window.
+'
All
Types
All
Types
Non-Text
Non-Text
All
Types
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
Show Selection in
3D
F5 Opens the 3D Window to display the elements selected by the Arrow tool. All
Types
Show All in 3D
(Filtered)
Ctrl + F5
Filter and Cut
Elements in 3D...
Ctrl + Alt Selects a subset of project elements to display in the 3D window, or
+ A change cut surface display.
3D Cutaway
Opens the 3D Window to display the entire model in 3D (limited only by
the active 3D Element Filters and 3D Cut Planes if any).
Ctrl + Y Switches 3D cut planes on and off.
All
Types
All
Types
All
Types
3D Projection
Settings...
Hidden Line
Redraw
Rebuild
Rebuild &
Regenerate
Open 3D Window
Horizontal (Editing
Plane Orientation)
Next Plane
Ctrl + Shift
Changes the 3D viewpoint, camera and sun settings.
+ F3
All
Types
Alt + Shift
Displays items in 3D window using hidden line mode.
+ F6
All
Types
Ctrl + R Refreshes the active window.
Ctrl + Shift
Rebuilds the content of the active window.
+R
Ctrl + Alt
+ Shift + Rebuilds and regenerates the content of the active window.
R
F3 Opens or activates 3D window.
Shift + E Changes Editing Plane orientation to Horizontal.
E Click to cycle through context-specific editing planes.
All
Types
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All
Types
Non-Text
Non-Text
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 Singleplane Roof...
Ctrl + 0
Send Changes
Layer Settings...
Save View and
Place on Layout
Full Screen
Close Window
Crops walls, columns, slabs, beams and library parts to Single-plane
Roofs.
Ctrl + Alt
Sends Changes to shared project on server (Teamwork).
+S
Ctrl + L Creates and changes the layers and layer combinations.
Alt + F7 Saves a new view and places it on the active layout.
Ctrl + \ Toggles Full Screen mode on and off.
Ctrl + W Closes the window.
All
Types
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Types
Non-Text
All
Types
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Floor Plan
F2 Activates Floor Plan window.
All
Types
Last Section
(context menu)
F6 Activates the window of the last section.
All
Types
Last Layout
(context menu)
F7 Activates the window of the last layout.
All
Types
Switch Geometry
Methods
G Switches among the Geometry Methods in the Info Box.
Switch
Construction
Methods
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
Switches among the Wall Reference Line, Slab Reference Plane and
Construction Methods in the Info Box.
All
Types
All
Types
All
Bottom Elevation
B Activates the bottom elevation value in the Info Box.
Types
Bottom Elevation
Shift + B Activates the bottom elevation value in the Info Box.
All
Types
Cursor Snap
Variants
Shift + Q Switches among Cursor Snap Variants.
All
Types
Previous Tool in
Toolbox
Next Tool in
Toolbox
Arrow Tool/Last
Tool Toggle
Change Grid Snap
States
Scroll Up
Scroll Down
Scroll Left
Scroll Right
Zoom In
(scrollbar)
Zoom Out
(scrollbar)
PageUp
Activates the Tool located above the currently active tool in the Classic
Toolbox.
All
Types
PageDown
Activates the Tool located below the currently active tool in the Classic
Toolbox.
All
Types
W Toggles between the Arrow tool and the last used Tool.
Shift + S
Switches among cursor snap grid options: none, snap grid and
construction grid.
All
Types
All
Types
Up Scrolls the window up.
All
Types
Down Scrolls the window down.
All
Types
Left Scrolls the window left.
All
Types
Right Scrolls the window right.
All
Types
+ Zooms in on the screen.
All
Types
- Zooms out from the screen.
All
Types
Force Guide Line
Display
Displays the next Guide Line Group (Main-direction or Relative-direction)
Q or the Edge/Arc Extension Guide Line without waiting for the user-set lag
time to expire.
Non-Text
Switch to the
Next Pet Palette
Item
F Switches to the next item of the Pet Palette.
All
Types
Switch to the
Previous Pet
Palette Item
Shift + F Switches to the previous item of the Pet Palette.
Non-Text
Nudge Up (Larger)
Alt + Shift
Nudges the selected element(s) up (Construction Grid increment).
+ Up
All
Types
Nudge Down
(Larger)
Alt + Shift
+ Down Nudges the selected element(s) down (Construction Grid increment).
All
Types
Nudge Left
(Larger)
Alt + Shift
Nudges the selected element(s) left (Construction Grid increment).
+ Left
All
Types
Nudge Right
(Larger)
Alt + Shift
Nudges the selected element(s) right (Construction Grid increment).
+ Right
All
Types
Nudge Up
Shift + Up Nudges the selected element(s) up (Snap Grid increment).
All
Types
Nudge Down
Shift +
Nudges the selected element(s) down (Snap Grid increment).
Down
All
Types
Nudge Left
Shift +
Nudges the selected element(s) left (Snap Grid increment).
Left
All
Types
Nudge Right
Shift +
Nudges the selected element(s) right (Snap Grid increment).
Right
All
Types
Change Flip
Status
P Changes the Flip Status of the Wall or Shell.
Non-Text
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
Prefer polar
coordinates in
Tracker
Gravity
Gravity
N Brings up the Tracker for numeric input.
All
Types
During straight vector editing, Tracker shows Radius and Angle instead of All
X - Y coordinates.
Types
Alt + V Automatically places new element on top of an existing element.
Shift + V Switches among gravity modes: none, Slab, Roof, or Mesh.
All
Types
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Types
Measure
Show distances/angles of cursor from reference point or Guide Line.
During input/editing, this measurement will appear in the Tracker.
All
Types
Measure
Shift + M
Show distances/angles of cursor from reference point or Guide Line.
During input/editing, this measurement will appear in the Tracker.
All
Types
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
All
Home Story
H Activates the Home Story value.
Types
Home Story
Shift + H Activates the Home Story value.
All
Types
Lock X Coordinate
Alt + X Locks the X Coordinate value.
All
Types
Lock X Coordinate
Alt + Shift
Locks the X Coordinate value.
+X
All
Types
Lock Y
Coordinate
Alt + Y Locks the Y Coordinate value.
All
Types
Lock Y
Coordinate
Alt + Shift
Locks the Y Coordinate value.
+Y
All
Types
Lock Z Coordinate
Alt + Z Locks the Z Coordinate value.
All
Types
Lock Z Coordinate
Alt + Shift
Locks the Z Coordinate value.
+Z
All
Types
Lock
Radius/Distance
Alt + R Locks the Radius or the Distance value.
All
Types
Lock
Radius/Distance
Alt + Shift
Locks the Radius or the Distance value.
+R
All
Types
Lock
Radius/Distance
Alt + D Locks the Radius or the Distance value.
All
Types
Lock
Radius/Distance
Alt + Shift
Locks the Radius or the Distance value.
+D
All
Types
Lock Angle
Alt + A Locks the Angle value.
All
Types
Lock Angle
Alt + Shift
Locks the Angle value.
+A
All
Types
Activate Next
Tracker Value
Brings up the Tracker for numeric input; switches to the next Value in the
Non-Text
Tracker.
Activate Previous
Tracker Value
Shift + *
Brings up the Tracker for numeric input; switches to the previous Value in All
the Tracker.
Types
Trace On/Off
Alt + F2 Turns Trace Reference feature On/Off.
Non-Text
Polyline
Shift + L Polyline Tool
All
Types
Non-customizable shortcuts
Command Name
Cancel operations
Shortcut Key
Description
During input: cancel the operation.
Selected item(s): deselect.
Esc
Selected item(s) with Marquee: remove Marquee.
If nothing is selected: switch to Arrow tool.
Backspace
Pick Up Parameters
Inject Parameters
During input: cancel the operation.
Selected item(s): delete.
Alt Pick an element parameters to be the default.
Ctrl + Alt Inject the default parameters into an element.
Temporarily Enables/Disables selection of elements by their
surfaces.
Quick Selection Toggle
Spacebar
Magic Wand
Spacebar Activate the Magic Wand tool on the fly with other Tools.
Element Snap Toggle
Spacebar
When element snap is on: toggles among moving elements
snappable points.
Suspend Cursor snap
during Element snap
Spacebar
Suspends cursor snap when moving an element while Element
snap is on.
Mouse Constrain Angles
/ Guide Lines
Shift
Constrain to Horizontal, Vertical, Fixed or Custom Angle pairs.
Constrain to instant or Lasting Guide Lines.
Instant Arrow tool
Shift Toggles to arrow tool temporarily while another tool is active.
Element Highlight
Shift Highlights detected Element.
Select/Deselect Element
Highlight Toggle
Shift + Click If Arrow tool is active: Adds/removes elements to/from selection.
TAB
Toggles among overlapping elements with Highlight (selection or
element input).
If no selection: Trims the clicked part of an element beyond the
endpoint or intersection point.
Trim
Ctrl + Click
Split and Adjust
Adjusts selected short elements and splits long ones along the
clicked non-parallel edge.
Ctrl + Click If tool other than that of the selected element(s) is active:
hotspots will be generated.
If arrow tool is active: nothing happens.
Divide Element
Adjusts selected short elements and splits long ones along the
clicked non-parallel edge.
If tool other than that of the selected element(s) is active:
Ctrl + Click
hotspots will be generated.
If arrow tool is active: The clicked intersecting element will be
trimmed by the selected one.
Roof Elevations
Ctrl + Click If Roof is selected: Opens the Roof Elevations dialog box.
Move the User Origin
Undo last node
Delete Elements
Help
Suspend Selection
Highlight
Alt + Shift Move the User Origin to a node of an existing element.
Backspace Remove last node while polygon input.
Delete Delete selected elements.
F1 Opens ArchiCAD Help.
Ctrl + Spacebar Suspends highlight of selected elements.
Fit in Window
Double-click Mouse
Resizes the view to accommodate all the visible elements.
wheel
Temporary Orbit Mode
Shift + Click Mouse
In 3D: temporarily simulates Orbit mode.
wheel
Previous Zoom
Next Zoom
Click left side button (5
Jumps back to the previous zoom.
button mouse)
Click right side button
Jumps to the next zoom.
(5 button mouse)
