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Using your keyboard to execute commands when using the Next-Gen Viewer lets you to move through your model with ease. By mastering these shortcuts, you can spend less time clicking through menus and more time managing your construction data. These shortcuts are organized by the type of action you want to perform.
Area | Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
Panels & Basic Tools | Open Project Views window | ALT + V (Windows) / OPTION + V (Mac) |
Open Object Tree window | ALT + O (Windows) / OPTION + O (Mac) | |
Open Properties window | ALT + P (Windows) / OPTION + P (Mac) | |
Activate Default camera mode | V | |
Activate Fly tool | F | |
Activate Orbit tool | O | |
Navigation & Movement | Return to Home Viewpoint | CTRL + 0 (Windows) / CMD + 0 (Mac) or Home (Windows only) |
Move forward | W | |
Move backward | S | |
Move left | A | |
Move right | D | |
Move up vertically | E | |
Move down vertically | Q | |
Look up/down | Up arrow/Down arrow | |
Look left/right | Left arrow/Right arrow | |
Speed up | SHIFT key | |
Zoom to object | SPACE bar | |
Measurements | Enable Dimensions flyout | MM (Press M twice) |
Enable Dimensions tool | R (inside measure mode) | |
Enable Point to Point tool | P (inside measure mode) | |
Enable Laser tool | L (inside measure mode) | |
Enable Coordinates tool | C (inside measure mode) | |
Sectioning | Enable Sectioning flyout | XX (Press X twice) |
Check back for updates… Enable Section Box | Check back for updates… B (inside sectioning mode) | |
Enable Section Plane | P (inside sectioning mode) | |
Visibility & Actions | Hid/Unhide selected object | CTRL + H (Windows) / CMD + H (Mac) |
Unhide all | SHIFT + H | |
Multi-select | CTRL + Click (Windows) / CMD + Click (Mac) | |
Undo latest action | CTRL + Z (Windows) / CMD + Z (Mac) | |
Revert last undo | CTRL + Y (Windows) / CMD + Y (Mac) | |
Close quick access tools / Cancel current tool | ESC | |
Clear all artifacts from current tool state | Press ESC twice | |
Revert to model default state (Removes all measurements, sections, etc.) | Press ESC three times |