2.3 Keyboard Commands

The Hot Keys command found after clicking Help on the Tools tab A user interface object found in the Ribbonbar or Sidebar comprised of graphic and text buttons grouped based on function. of the Ribbonbar opens a PDF of shortcut keys as it is currently available on the Visual website.

Hot Key

Description

Tab A user interface object found in the Ribbonbar or Sidebar comprised of graphic and text buttons grouped based on function.

Cycles the Active Plane The current Cardinal Plane which is the basis for coordinate information and actions. This is the plane of movement of the mouse pointer crosshairs. Working planes are restricted to the three cardinal orientation planes (X-Y, Y-Z, X-Z) in Visual. The working plane sequentially toggles through the three possibilities whenever the Tab key is pressed. The working plane may be moved incrementally in a perpendicular fashion using the up and down arrow keys and the Home key may be used to return the working plane to X-Y at Z=0 (grade level) at any time. through the three Cartesian Referring to positive or negative numerical values used to define position in three-dimensional space based on the three orthogonal axes (X, Y, and Z) and an origin (0,0,0). Synonymous in Visual with "cardinal". planes Two-dimensional and flat objects. of movement

Home

Returns the Active Plane The current Cardinal Plane which is the basis for coordinate information and actions. This is the plane of movement of the mouse pointer crosshairs. Working planes are restricted to the three cardinal orientation planes (X-Y, Y-Z, X-Z) in Visual. The working plane sequentially toggles through the three possibilities whenever the Tab key is pressed. The working plane may be moved incrementally in a perpendicular fashion using the up and down arrow keys and the Home key may be used to return the working plane to X-Y at Z=0 (grade level) at any time. to X-Y at Z=0

Up Arrow

Moves the location of the mouse crosshairs Two thin, intersecting, orthogonal lines affiliated with the mouse pointer in the Design Environment. The crosshairs are used to pinpoint locations in the Design Environment and provide a visual cue to the plane in which the mouse pointer is moving via color. one unit of the Snap Increment in the positive direction of the inactive coordinate Location information usually provided in terms of (X,Y) or (X,Y,Z) components along Cartesian axes. axis. For example, if working in the X-Y plane A two-dimensional and flat object., the up arrow will move the Z- coordinate Location information usually provided in terms of (X,Y) or (X,Y,Z) components along Cartesian axes. up one snap increment. If Snap is not on, the mouse crosshairs Two thin, intersecting, orthogonal lines affiliated with the mouse pointer in the Design Environment. The crosshairs are used to pinpoint locations in the Design Environment and provide a visual cue to the plane in which the mouse pointer is moving via color. move one unit distance.

Down Arrow

Converse of the Up Arrow

Esc

Cancels the current command

Numpad "+"

Increase mouse sensitivity; mouse movement causes more movement on screen

Numpad "-"

Decrease  mouse sensitivity; mouse movement causes less movement on screen

Shift + Numpad "+"

Increase display gamma factor; default is 2.2

Shift + Numpad "-"

Decrease display gamma factor; default is 2.2

F1

Help

F2

Endpoint object snap on/off

F3

Midpoint object snap on/off

F4

Center object snap on/off

F5

Intersection object snap on/off

F6

Perpendicular object snap on/off

F8

Orthogonal mode on/off

F9

Snap mode on/off

Hot Key

Command

Tab A user interface object found in the Ribbonbar or Sidebar comprised of graphic and text buttons grouped based on function. Group

A

Array, Rectangular

Construct

Shift + C

Calculate

Calculations

Ctrl + C

Circle (background not solid)

Construct

C

Copy

Modify

D

Distance

Tools

Numpad 6

East Elevation

View

E

Erase

Modify

Shift + E

Explode

Modify

Ctrl + Shift + E

Export

File

X

Extend

Modify

Ctrl + E

Extrude

Modify

G

Group

Modify

Ctrl + I

Import

File

J

Join

Modify

L

Line

Construct

Ctrl + M

Mirror

Modify

M

Move

Modify

Numpad 8

North Elevation View

View

Numpad 9

Northeast Isometric View

View

Numpad 7

Northwest Isometric View

View

Ctrl + O

Open

File

Numpad 5

Plan View (Top View)

View

Ctrl + P

Print Editor

File

P

Properties

Tools

Ctrl + R

Redo

n/a

R

Rotate

Modify

Ctrl + S

Save

File

S

Scale

Modify

Numpad 2

South Elevation View

View

Numpad 3

Southeast Isometric View

View

Numpad 1

Southwest Isometric View

View

Shift + S

Statistics

Tools

T

Trim

Modify

Ctrl + Z

Undo

n/a

Numpad 4

West Elevation View

View

Z, Numpad 0

Zoom All

View

Hot Key

Description

A

Add objects to the selection set, changes the selection mode toggle to add when selecting objects

P

Previously selected objects will be added to the selection set

R

Remove objects from the selection set, changes the selection mode toggle to remove when selecting objects

L

All objects in the Design Window will be selected