ArchiCAD Keyboard Shortcuts (PC)

Activate Next Tracker Value

*

Zoom In (scrollbar)

+

Zoom Out (scrollbar)

-

Prefer polar coordinates in Tracker

/

Activate Previous Tracker Value

Alt + *

Lock Angle

Alt + A or Alt + Shift + A

Pick Up Parameters

Alt + C or Alt

Lock Distance

Alt + D or Alt + Shift + D

Horizontal (Editing Plane Orientation)

Alt + E

Switch to the Previous Pet Palette Item

Alt + F or Shift + F

Go Up a Story

Alt + F2

Perspective

Alt + F3

Go to Next Layout

Alt + F7 or Alt + Right

Suspend Groups

Alt + G

Lock Radius

Alt + R or Alt + Shift + R

Change Grid Snap States

Alt + S

Move the User Origin

Alt + Shift

Nudge Down (Larger)

Alt + Shift + Down

Hidden Line

Alt + Shift + F6

Nudge Left (Larger)

Alt + Shift + Left

Nudge Right (Larger)

Alt + Shift + Right

Nudge Up (Larger)

Alt + Shift + Up

Gravity (switch modes)

Alt + V

Lock X Coordinate

Alt + X or Alt + Shift + X

Lock Y Coordinate

Alt + Y or Alt + Shift + Y

Lock Z Coordinate

Alt + Z or Alt + Shift + Z

Lock/Unlock to/from Guide Line / Snap Guide

Alt + §

Bottom Elevation

B or Shift + B

Cancel Operations (delete selected items)

Backspace

Undo last node

Backspace

Split

C

Fit in Window

Ctrl + ' or Double-click Mouse wheel

Rotate Orientation

Ctrl + ,

Crop to Single-plane Roof...

Ctrl + 0

Story Settings...

Ctrl + 7

Elevate...

Ctrl + 9

Explode into Current View

Ctrl + =

Select All

Ctrl + A

Select All(text)

Ctrl + A

Filter and Cut Elements in 3D...

Ctrl + Alt + A

Inject Parameters

Ctrl + Alt + C or Ctrl + Alt

Go to Story...

Ctrl + Alt + F2

3D Projection Settings...

Ctrl + Alt + F3

Ungroup

Ctrl + Alt + G

IFC Project Manager... (IFC)

Ctrl + Alt + I

Go to First Layout

Ctrl + Alt + Left

New & Reset All

Ctrl + Alt + N

Open Object...

Ctrl + Alt + O

Page Setup...

Ctrl + Alt + P

Rebuild

Ctrl + Alt + R

Go to Last Layout

Ctrl + Alt + Right

Send Changes

Ctrl + Alt + S

Place External Drawing from Teamwork Project ...

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + O

Rebuild & Regenerate

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R

Edit Selection Set...

Ctrl + Alt + T

Replace Again Backwards

Ctrl + Alt + T

Close Project

Ctrl + Alt + W

Redo(text)

Ctrl + Alt + Z

Repeat Last Command

Ctrl + B

Repeat Last Command(text)

Ctrl + B

Copy

Ctrl + C

Copy(text)

Ctrl + C

Divide Element

Ctrl + Click

Roof Elevations

Ctrl + Click

Split and Adjust

Ctrl + Click

Trim

Ctrl + Click

Drag

Ctrl + D

Send to Back

Ctrl + Down

Rotate

Ctrl + E

Find & Select...

Ctrl + F

Go Down a Story

Ctrl + F2

Axonometry

Ctrl + F3

Go to Previous Layout

Ctrl + F7 or Alt + Left

Find Again

Ctrl + G

Group

Ctrl + G

Resize...

Ctrl + K

Go to Line...

Ctrl + L

Layers...

Ctrl + L

Comment

Ctrl + M

Mirror

Ctrl + M

New

Ctrl + N

Open...

Ctrl + O

Print...

Ctrl + P

Along X

Ctrl + Q

Redraw

Ctrl + R

Stretch

Ctrl + S

Zoom to Selection

Ctrl + Shift + '

Drag a Copy

Ctrl + Shift + D

Rotate a Copy

Ctrl + Shift + E

Mirror a Copy

Ctrl + Shift + M

Pop-up Navigator

Ctrl + Shift + N

Open/Join Teamwork Project...

Ctrl + Shift + O

Save as...

Ctrl + Shift + S

Previous Tab

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Suspend Selection Highlight

Ctrl + Spacebar

Replace Again

Ctrl + T

Tool Settings...

Ctrl + T

Next Tab

Ctrl + Tab

Multiply...

Ctrl + U

Uncomment

Ctrl + U

Bring to Front

Ctrl + Up

Paste

Ctrl + V

Paste(text)

Ctrl + V

Close Tab 3D / All

Ctrl + W

Cut

Ctrl + X

Cut(text)

Ctrl + X

Redo

Ctrl + Y

Undo

Ctrl + Z

Undo(text)

Ctrl + Z

Previous Zoom

Ctrl + [

Next Zoom

Ctrl + ]

Distance

D or Shift + D

Delete Elements

Delete

Send Backward

Down

Next Plane

E

Cancel Operations (deselect selected items)

Esc

Switch to the Next Pet Palette Item

F

Help

F1

Floor Plan

F2

Open 3D Window

F3

Show Selection in 3D

F4

Show Stored Selection/Marquee in 3D

F5

Last Section

F6

Last Layout

F7

Show/Hide Guide Lines

G

Home Story

H or Shift + H

Open Favorite Popup for Tool in Toolbox

Home

Intersect

I

Line

L or 2

Scroll Left

Left

Measure

M or Shift + M

Edit value in Tracker

N

Orbit

O

Polyline

P

Next Tool in Toolbox

PageDown

Previous Tool in Toolbox

PageUp

Force Snap Reference

Q

Reserve Elements from source...

R

Scroll Right

Right

Element Highlight

Shift

Instant Arrow tool

Shift

Mouse Constrain Angles / Guide Lines

Shift

Angle

Shift + A

Select/Deselect Element

Shift + Click

Temporary Orbit Mode

Shift + Click Mouse wheel

Nudge Down

Shift + Down

Element Snap

Shift + E

Save View and Place on Layout

Shift + F7

Switch Geometry Methods Backward

Shift + G

Create Guide Line Segment

Shift + L

Nudge Left

Shift + Left

Cursor Snap Variants

Shift + Q

Radius

Shift + R

Nudge Right

Shift + Right

Grid Snap

Shift + S

Top Elevation

Shift + T

Show Previous Tab

Shift + Tab

Nudge Up

Shift + Up

Gravity (place new element)

Shift + V

X Coordinate

Shift + X

Element Snap Toggle

Spacebar

Magic Wand

Spacebar

Quick Selection Toggle

Spacebar

Suspend Cursor snap during Element snap

Spacebar

Trace On/Off

T

Highlight Toggle

Tab

Show Next Tab

Tab

Bring Forward

Up

Arrow Tool/Last Tool Toggle

W

Adjust

X

Y Coordinate

Y or Shift + Y

Z Coordinate

Z or Shift + Z

True Line Weight

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