Keyboard Shortcuts

Master these shortcuts to speed up your workflow.

File

Ctrl+SSave project
Ctrl+OOpen File Manager

Tool Modes

Ctrl+DDraw mode
EscSelect mode
WMove mode
Ctrl+FFocus on selection

Drawing Operations

Ctrl+CCopy mode
Ctrl+EExtrude mode
Ctrl+MMirror mode
Shift+COpen Copy dialog
Shift+EOpen Extrude dialog

Selection

Ctrl+ASelect all
Ctrl+IInvert selection
Ctrl+RRestore previous selection
Ctrl+HHide selected
Ctrl+Shift+HShow all (unhide everything)
EscapeReturn to Select mode / Cancel operation
DeleteDelete selected (Backspace also works)

Editing

Ctrl+ZUndo
Ctrl+YRedo
XIntersect members
BSplit member at midpoint

Views

1Front view
9Back view
3Right view
7Left view
5Top view
2Bottom view
4, 6, 8Isometric views

Load Cases

PageUpPrevious load case or combination
PageDownNext load case or combination

Diagram Scales

Hold a key and scroll the mouse wheel to resize that diagram on the canvas.

L / CDistributed / concentrated load arrows
DDisplacement
A / S / M / TAxial, shear, bending moment, torsion
RReactions

Customization

The shortcuts listed above are defaults. Most can be customized in Settings → Hotkeys. Save, Open File Manager, and the diagram scale keys are fixed.