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Keyboard Equivalents

Keyboard equivalents provide a more efficient alternative to using the mouse when initiating many LAYOUT functions:

Normal

KeystrokeAction
A 3pt Arc
B Box Box
Shift+B Bolt Circle / Flange
C Circle
Ctrl+C Copy selected
Shift+C 3pt Circle
D Deselect
Shift+D Dim Leads & Traverses
E Erase
Shift+E Ellipse
F Fillet
Shift+F Frame
Shift+G Gen. Tool Path
I Intersection Divide (2 clicks)
Shift+I Intersection Divide (1 click)
Ctrl+I Divide Touching
J Join
L Line
Shift+L Continuous Line Draw
M Move
Shift+M Measure
Shift+N Zoom Next
O Copy
Ctrl+O Open
Shift+P Zoom Previous
Q Quality
R Rotate
Shift+R Rotate Copy
S Select
Shift+S Size
Ctrl+S Save
T Path Text
Shift+T True Type Text
Ctrl+T Tab
U Undo
Shift+U Redo
V Lead I-O
Ctrl+V Paste
Shift+V AutoTraverse
X Divide
Shift+X Mirror-X
Shift+Y Mirror-Y
Z Zoom Cursor
Shift+Z Set Zero
Ctrl+Z Undo
Ctrl+Sh+Z Redo
. (period) Toggle Dots
, (comma) Toggle Snap Grid
? (or /) Inquire
! Toggle Thick/Thin lines
# Flip bow of selected entity
$ Stretch Arc

 

Qualities

KeystrokeAction
1-5 Quality 1-5
6 Q Etch
7 Q Scribe
8 Q Water Only
9 Q Lead
0 Q Traverse
- Q Min Taper
+ Q Heads Up Traverse
Ctrl+1-5 Q 1-5 Slit
Ctrl+8 Q Water Only Slit
Ctrl+- Q Min Taper Slit

 

Special Keys

KeystrokeAction
Esc Cancel
Space Again
Home Zoom Extents
Shift+Home Zoom 1:1
End Zoom Table
Arrow Keys Pan
Tab Redraw
Delete Erase Selected
Page Up Zoom in
Page Down Zoom out
Shift Hold to slow zoom cursor,
or constrain drawing actions

 

Function Keys

KeystrokeAction
F1 Help
F2: DRAW SINGLE LINE
F3: DRAW SINGLE LINE
F4–F24 DO NOTHING

 

Compound

KeystrokeAction
A All
W Window
C Connected

 

Snaps

KeystrokeAction
E Endpoint
O Opposite Endpoint
N Near to
M Middle of line
I Intersection
C Center of arc.
Q Quadrant of arc
P Perpendicular
T Tangent
Z Zero point
X Specify (X,Y)
S Selected Limit
L Limit of Drawing
Shift Hold to constrain drawing action
NOTE: 

For maximum control when zooming (either with the mouse wheel, or with the Zoom Cursor command), hold down the SHIFT key to slow the zooming down by a factor of 10.