Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts can be a great performance enhancer, especially when toggling settings.
The following keyboard shortcuts are available:
| Keyboard | Description |
|---|---|
| F1 | Opens the BricsCAD Help. Executes the HELP command. |
| F2 | Toggles the display of the Prompt History
window. See the GRAPHSCR command. |
| F3 | Toggles the entity snaps ON/OFF. See the OSMODE setting. |
| F4 | Toggles the 3D entity snaps ON/OFF. See the 3DOSMODE setting. |
| F5 | Sets the isometric plane; toggles the value of the SNAPISOPAIR
setting. Applies only when the SNAPSTYL setting = 1. |
| F6 | Toggles the Dynamic UCS feature. |
| F7 | Toggles the display of the grid (see the GRIDMODE setting). |
| F8 | Toggles the ORTHOMODE setting ON/OFF. Disables bitcode 8 of the AUTOSNAP setting, if set. |
| F9 | Toggles Snap ON/OFF (see the SNAP command). |
| F10 | Toggles the Polar Tracking setting. Sets the ORTHOMODE setting OFF,
if ON. Toggles bitcode 8 of the AUTOSNAP setting ON/OFF. |
| F11 | Toggles the Entity Snap Tracking setting. Toggles bitcode 16 of the AUTOSNAP setting ON/OFF. |
| F12 | Toggles the display of the Quad cursor menu. See the QUADDISPLAY setting. |
| Alt + F8 | Launches the VBARUN command. |
| Alt + F11 | Launches the VBAIDE command. |
| Ctrl + 1 | Note: Do not use the numeric keypad. On
AZERTY-keyboards: do not use the Shift key when pressing the number
key. Toggles the Properties panel. |
| Ctrl + 2 | Note: Do not use the numeric keypad. On
AZERTY-keyboards: do not use the Shift key when pressing the number
key. Opens the Drawing Explorer dialog box. |
| Ctrl + 9 | Note: Do not use the numeric keypad. On
AZERTY-keyboards: do not use the Shift key when pressing the number
key. Toggles the display of the Command line.Executes the COMMANDLINE command or the COMMANDLINEHIDE command. |
| Ctrl + 0 | Note: Do not use the numeric keypad. On
AZERTY-keyboards: do not use the Shift key when pressing the number
key. Toggles the display of user interface entities as
specified by the CLEANSCREENOPTIONS setting.Executes the CLEANSCREENON command or the CLEANSCREENOFF command. |
| Ctrl + A | Selects all entities. |
| Ctrl + B | Toggles Snap ON/OFF (see the SNAP command). |
| Ctrl + C | Copies the selection to the clipboard (COPYCLIP command). |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Copies the selection along with a base point (COPYBASE command). |
| Ctrl + E | Sets the isometric plane; iterates the value of the SNAPISOPAIR
setting. Applies only when the SNAPSTYL setting = 1. |
| Ctrl + F | Launches the FIND command. |
| Ctrl + G | Toggles the display of the grid (GRIDMODE setting). |
| Ctrl + H | Toggles the value of the PICKSTYLE setting, which controls the selection of groups and associative hatches. |
| Ctrl + I | Sets the readout of the coordinate field in the Status bar (COORDS setting). |
| Ctrl + J | Repeats the previously issued command. |
| Ctrl + K | Attach a hyperlink to an object or modify an existing hyperlink (HYPERLINK command). |
| Ctrl + L | Toggles the ORTHO setting. |
| Ctrl + M | Repeats the previously issued command. |
| Ctrl + N | Creates a new drawing (NEW command). |
| Ctrl + O | Opens an existing drawing (OPEN command). |
| Ctrl + P | Prints the current drawing (PRINT command). |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Toggles the display of the Properties panel (PROPERTIES command and PROPERTIESCLOSE command). |
| Ctrl + Q | Quits the application; prompts to save changes (QUIT command). |
| Ctrl + R | Iterates through viewports. |
| Ctrl + S | Saves the current drawing (QSAVE command). |
| Ctrl + T | Turns the tablet on/off (TABLET command). |
| Ctrl + V | Pastes the contents of the Clipboard. (PASTECLIP command). |
| Ctrl + Alt + V | Pastes the contents of the Clipboard in a specified format (PASTESPEC command). |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Pastes the contents of the Clipboard as a block (PASTEBLOCK command). |
| Ctrl + X | Cuts the selection and puts it on the clipboard (CUTCLIP command). |
| Ctrl + Y | Redoes the last action undone (REDO command). |
| Ctrl + Z | Undoes the last action (UNDO command). |
| Ctrl + [ | Cancels the running command. |
| Ctrl + \ | Cancels the running command. |
| Ctrl + Home | Creates or opens the Start tab (GOTOSTART command). |
| Shift + F2 | Toggles the display of the Command line (COMMANDLINE command and COMMANDLINEHIDE command). |
| Shift + F3 | Turns the Status bar on/off (SCROLLBAR command). |
| Shift + F4 | Turns the Scroll Bars on/off (SCROLLBAR command). |
| Shift + F8 | Launches the Visual Basic Project Manager (VBAMAN command). |
| Shift + F11 | Launches the VBA COM Add-In Manager (ADDINMAN command). |
| PgUp | Moves the view up. |
| PgDn | Moves the view down. |
| Shift + Left Arrow | Moves the view to the left. |
| Shift + Right Arrow | Moves the view to the right. |
| Shift + Up Arrow | Moves the view up. |
| Shift + Down Arrow | Moves the view down. |