Vectorworks 2015 Keyboard Shortcuts

Tool

Windows

Mac

Selection

X

X

Pan

H

H

Move Page

Alt+Z

Option+Z

Flyover

Shift+C

Shift+C

Zoom

C

C

Text

1

1

Callout

Alt+1

Option+1

2D Locus

0 (zero)

0 (zero)

Symbol Insertion

Alt+0 (zero)

Option+0 (zero)

Line

2

2

Double Line

Alt+2

Option+2

Rectangle

4

4

Rounded Rectangle

Alt+4

Option+4

Circle

6

6

Oval

Alt+6

Option+6

Arc

3

3

Quarter Arc

Alt+3

Option+3

Freehand

Alt+5

Option+5

Polyline

5

5

2D Polygon

8

8

Triangle

Shift+T

Shift+T

Double-line Polygon

Alt+8

Option+8

Regular Polygon

Alt+Shift+R

Option+Shift+R

Spiral

Alt+Shift+S

Option+Shift+S

Eyedropper

Shift+E

Shift+E

Visibility

V

V

Attribute Mapping

Shift+A

Option+A

Reshape

- (hyphen)

- (hyphen)

Rotate

Alt+=

Option+=

Mirror

=

=

Split

L

L

Connect/Combine

; (semi-colon)

Option+L

Trim

Alt+Shift+L

Option+Shift+L

Fillet

7

7

Chamfer

Alt+7

Option+7

Offset

Shift+- (hyphen)

Shift+- (hyphen)

Clip

Shift+N

Option+C

Move by Points

Shift+M

Shift+M

Tool

Windows

Mac

Wall

9

9

Round Wall

Alt+9

Option+9

Wall Join

Alt+J

Option+J

Component Wall Join

Alt+Shift+J

Option+Shift+J

Door

Alt+Shift+D

Option+Shift+D

Window

Shift+D

Option+Shift+W

Tool

Windows

Mac

Flyover

Shift+C

Shift+C

Set Working Plane

Shift+1

Shift+1

Align Plane

Alt+Shift+1

Option+Shift+1

Push/Pull

Shift+R

Shift+R

3D Locus

Shift+0 (zero)

Shift+0 (zero)

NURBS Curve

Shift+7

Shift+7

Sphere

Shift+3

Shift+3

Hemisphere

Alt+Shift+3

Option+Shift+3

Fillet Edge

Shift+F

Shift+F

Chamfer Edge

Shift+J

Shift+J

Shell Solid

Shift+G

Shift+G

Loft Surface

Shift+K

Shift+K

Extract

Shift+L

Shift+L

Create Contours

Shift+H

Shift+H

Project

Shift+; (semi-colon)

Shift+; (semi-colon)

Analysis

Shift+’ (apostrophe)

Shift+A

Tool

Windows

Mac

Flyover

Shift+C

Shift+C

Walkthrough

Shift+U

Shift+U

Translate View

Shift+V

Shift+V

Rotate View

Shift+W

Shift+W

Light

Shift+Z

Shift+Z

Attribute Mapping

Shift+A

Option+A

Tool

Windows

Mac

Constrained Linear Dimension

N

N

Unconstrained Linear Dimension

M

M

Angular Dimension

. (period)

. (period)

Radial Dimension

, (comma)

, (comma)

Tool

Windows

Mac

Wall

9

9

Round Wall

Alt+9

Option+9

Wall Join

Alt+J

Option+J

Command

Windows

Mac

New

Ctrl+N

Cmd+N

Open

Ctrl+O

Cmd+O

Close

Ctrl+W

Cmd+W

Save

Ctrl+S

Cmd+S

Page Setup

Ctrl+Alt+P

Cmd+Option+P

Print

Ctrl+P

Cmd+P

Exit

Alt+F4 or Ctrl+Q

Cmd+Q

Command

Windows

Mac

Undo

Ctrl+Z

Cmd+Z

Redo

Ctrl+Y

Cmd+Y

Cut

Ctrl+X

Cmd+X

Copy

Ctrl+C

Cmd+C

Paste

Ctrl+V

Cmd+V

Paste in Place

Ctrl+Alt+V

Cmd+Option+V

Duplicate

Ctrl+D

Cmd+D

Duplicate Array

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+D

Cmd+Shift+Option+D

Select All

Ctrl+A

Cmd+A

Command

Windows

Mac

Zoom–Normal Scale

Ctrl+3

Cmd+3

Zoom–Fit to Page Area

Ctrl+4

Cmd+4

Zoom–Fit to Objects

Ctrl+6

Cmd+6

Class Options–
Active Only

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+3

Cmd+Shift+Option+3

Class Options–
Gray Others

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+4

Cmd+Shift+Option+4

Class Options–
Gray/Snap Others

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+5

Cmd+Shift+Option+5

Class Options–
Show Others

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+6

Cmd+Shift+Option+6

Class Options–
Show/Snap Others

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+7

Cmd+Shift+Option+7

Class Options–
Show/Snap/Modify Others

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+8

Cmd+Shift+Option+8

Layer Options–
Active Only

Ctrl+Alt+3

Cmd+Option+3

Layer Options–
Gray Others

Ctrl+Alt+4

Cmd+Option+4

Layer Options–
Gray/Snap Others

Ctrl+Alt+5

Cmd+Option+5

Layer Options–
Show Others

Ctrl+Alt+6

Cmd+Option+6

Layer Options–
Show/Snap Others

Ctrl+Alt+7

Cmd+Option+7

Layer Options–
Show/Snap/Modify Others

Ctrl+Alt+8

Cmd+Option+9

Top/Plan

Ctrl+5

Cmd+5

Rendering–Wireframe

Ctrl+Shift+W

Cmd+Shift+W

Rendering–Sketch

Ctrl+Shift+S

Cmd+Shift+S

Rendering–
Sketch Options

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S

Cmd+Shift+Option+S

Rendering–
OpenGL

Ctrl+Shift+G

Cmd+Shift+G

Rendering–
Final Quality Renderworks

Ctrl+Shift+F

Cmd+Shift+F

Rendering–
Hidden Line

Ctrl+Shift+E

Cmd+Shift+E

Rendering–
Dashed Hidden Line

Ctrl+Shift+D

Cmd+Shift+D

Rendering–
Final Shaded Polygon

Ctrl+Shift+P

Cmd+Shift+P

Set 3D View

Ctrl+0 (zero)

Cmd+0 (zero)

Unified View

Ctrl+Alt+L

Cmd+Option+L

Create Multiple Viewports

Ctrl+Shift+M

Cmd+Shift+M

Next View

Ctrl+Shift+. (period)

Cmd+Shift+.  (period)

Previous View

Ctrl+Shift+, (comma)

Cmd+Shift+, (comma)

Command

Windows

Mac

Move

Ctrl+M

Cmd+M

Move 3D

Ctrl+Alt+M

Cmd+Option+M

Send to Front

Ctrl+F

Cmd+F

Send Forward

Ctrl+Alt+F

Cmd+Option+F

Send to Back

Ctrl+B

Cmd+B

Send Backward

Ctrl+Alt+B

Cmd+Option+B

Align to Grid

Ctrl+- (hyphen)

Cmd+- (hyphen)

Align/Distribute

Ctrl+=

Cmd+=

Align/Distribute 3D

Ctrl+Shift+=

Cmd+Shift+=

Rotate Left 90

Ctrl+L

Cmd+L

Rotate Right 90

Ctrl+Shift+R

Cmd+Shift+R

Flip Horizontal

Ctrl+Shift+H

Cmd+Shift+H

Flip Vertical

Ctrl+Shift+V

Cmd+Shift+V

Set Working Plane

Ctrl+ \

Cmd+ \

Trim

Ctrl+T

Cmd+T

Join

Ctrl+J

Cmd+J

Join and Fillet

Ctrl+Alt+J

Cmd+Option+J

Join (no Trim)

Ctrl+Shift+J

Cmd+Shift+J

Add Surface

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+A

Cmd+Shift+Option+A

Clip Surface

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+C

Cmd+Shift+Option+C

Intersect Surface

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+I

Cmd+Shift+Option+I

Compose

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+P

Cmd+Shift+Option+P

Convert to Group

Ctrl+K

Cmd+K

Convert to Mesh

Ctrl+Alt+R

Cmd+Option+R

Convert to 3D Polys

Ctrl+Alt+O

Cmd+Option+O

Convert to NURBS

Ctrl+Alt+N

Cmd+Option+N

Group

Ctrl+G

Cmd+G

Ungroup

Ctrl+U

Cmd+U

Edit <editing mode>

Ctrl+[

Cmd+[

Exit <editing mode>

Ctrl+]

Cmd+]

Show Guides

Ctrl+Alt+G

Cmd+Option+G

Hide Guides

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+G

Cmd+Shift+Option+G

Unrotate 3D Objects

Ctrl+Shift+0 (zero)

Cmd+Shift+0 (zero)

Command

Windows

Mac

Add Solids

Ctrl+Alt+A

Cmd+Option+A

Subtract Solids

Ctrl+Alt+S

Cmd+Option+S

Intersect Solids

Ctrl+Alt+I (uppercase i)

Cmd+Option+I (uppercase i)

Section Solids

Ctrl+Alt+T

Cmd+Option+T

Extrude

Ctrl+E

Cmd+E

Multiple Extrude

Ctrl+Alt+E

Cmd+Option+E

Extrude Along Path

Ctrl+Alt+X

Cmd+Option+X

Tapered Extrude

Ctrl+Alt+U

Cmd+Option+U

Sweep

Ctrl+Alt+W

Cmd+Option+W

Create Fillet Surface

Ctrl+Alt+Y

Cmd+Option+Y

Create Planar Caps

Ctrl+Alt+Q

Cmd+Option+Q

Create Surface from Curves

Ctrl+Alt+K

Cmd+Option+K

Command

Windows

Mac

Number Instruments

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N

Cmd+Shift+Option+N

Auto Number Positions

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+O

Cmd+Shift+Option+O

Focus Instruments

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F

Cmd+Shift+Option+F

Replace Instrument

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R

Cmd+Shift+Option+R

Find and Modify

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+M

Cmd+Shift+Option+M

Refresh Instruments

Ctrl+/

Cmd+/

Label Legend Manager

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+L

Cmd+Shift+Option+L

Command

Windows

Mac

Organization

Ctrl+Shift+O

Cmd+Shift+O

User Origin

Ctrl+9

Cmd+9

SmartCursor Settings

Ctrl+8

Cmd+8

Plug-in Manager

Ctrl+Shift+Z

Cmd+Shift+Z

Workspace Editor

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+W

Cmd+Shift+Option+W

Command

Windows

Mac

Format Text

Ctrl+Shift+T

Cmd+Shift+T

Command

Windows

Mac

Palettes–Snapping

Ctrl+Shift+C

Cmd+Shift+C

Palettes–Attributes

Ctrl+Shift+A

Cmd+Shift+A

Palettes–Object Info

Ctrl+I (uppercase i)

Cmd+I (uppercase i)

Palettes–Working Planes

Ctrl+Shift+K

Cmd+Shift+K

Palettes–Resource Browser

Ctrl+R

Cmd+R

Palettes–Navigation

Ctrl+Shift+N

Cmd+Shift+N

Palettes–Visualization

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+V

Cmd+Shift+Option+V

Palettes–
Activate Object Info Palette

Ctrl+‘ (backquote)

Cmd+Option+C

1st group

U

2nd group

I (uppercase i)

3rd group

O

4th group

P

5th group

[

6th group

]

Close 2D Polygon, Polyline, Polygonal Wall Network, or Path-based Objects

K

Toggle SmartCursor Cues

Y

Toggle Angles Relative to Prior Segment

/

Set Datum

G

Snap Loupe

Z

Set Smart Point, Edge, or Vector Snap Lock

T

Toggle Automatic Working Plane

\

Suspend Snapping

‘ (backquote)

X-ray Select mode

B

Coincident Selection

J

Snap to Grid

A   (AA = Set Grid dialog box)

Snap to Angle

S   (SS = Angle Snaps dialog box)

Smart Points

D   (DD = Smart Points dialog box)

Smart Edge (2D only)

F   (FF = Edge Snaps dialog box)

Snap to Working Plane (3D only)

F

Snap to Object

Q   (QQ = 3D Snapping dialog box)

Snap to Intersection

W

Snap to Distance

E   (EE = Snap Distance dialog box)

Snap to Tangent (2D only)

R

Switch active layer or class

Ctrl+Arrow (up
and down for
layers, left and
right for classes)

Cmd+Arrow (up and down for layers, left and right for classes)

Pan drawing

Arrow

Arrow

Nudge objects

Shift+Arrow

Shift+Arrow

Move objects

Shift+Ctrl+Arrow

Shift+Cmd+Arrow

Move one cell up, down,
left, or right

Arrow keys

Arrow keys

Move right by one cell

Tab

Tab

Move left by one cell

Shift+Tab

Shift+Tab

Move down by one cell

Enter

Enter

Move up by one cell

Shift+Enter

Shift+Enter

Top/Plan or
Rotated Top/Plan

0 (zero)

Left Isometric

1

Front

2

Right Isometric

3

Left

4

Top

5

Right

6

Left Rear Isometric

7

Back

8

Right Rear Isometric

9

Temporarily
activate
another tool

Press and hold
Space bar, while you select and use
another tool

Press and hold Space bar, while you select and use
another tool

Temporarily
activate
Zoom tool

Press and hold
Space bar+Ctrl
(zoom in) or
Space bar+Ctrl+Alt (zoom out)

Press and hold Space bar+Cmd (zoom in) or
Space bar+Cmd+
Option (zoom out)

Temporarily
activate
Flyover tool

Press and hold Ctrl+mouse wheel button

Press and hold Ctrl+mouse wheel button

Temporarily
activate
Selection tool

Press and hold Alt
while you select
objects (Rotate,
Mirror, Offset, Clip, and
Move by Points tools)

Press and hold Cmd while you select objects (Rotate, Mirror, Offset, Clip, and Move by Points tools)

Hide unselected
objects during movement

Press and hold
Ctrl (Flyover, Walkthrough,
Translate View, and Rotate View tools)

Press and hold
Cmd (Flyover, Walkthrough,
Translate View, and Rotate View tools)

Increase zoom
by a factor of 2

Ctrl+1

Cmd+1

Decrease zoom
by a factor of 2

Ctrl+2

Cmd+2

Increase zoom
by a factor of 4

Ctrl+Alt+1

Cmd+Option+1

Decrease zoom
by a factor of 4

Ctrl+Alt+2

Cmd+Option+2

Increase zoom
by a factor of 2

CC

CC

Deselect all
selected objects

XX

XX

Cancel the
current operation

Esc

Esc

Exit text editing mode

Esc

Esc

Exit Group

Esc Esc

Esc Esc

While drawing
walls, NURBS,
etc., undo the last
clicked point

Backspace

Delete

Refresh the
drawing view

Double-click Pan tool

Double-click Pan tool

Set the print page origin to the user
origin

Double-click Move
Page tool

Double-click Move Page tool

Increase zoom
by a factor of 2

Double-click Zoom
tool

Double-click Zoom tool

Decrease zoom
by a factor of 2

Alt-double-click
Zoom tool

Option-double-click Zoom tool

Open or edit a Resource Browser object

Ctrl-double-click
the resource name
or thumbnail

Cmd-double-click the resource name or thumbnail

Activate a class, design layer, or
sheet layer

Double-click the
item name in the Navigation palette

Double-click the
item name in the Navigation palette

Switch to a saved
view

Double-click the
view name in the Navigation palette

Double-click the
view name in the Navigation palette

Change visibility
for all classes or
layers

Alt-click a Visibility column in the
Navigation palette

Option-click a
Visibility column in the Navigation palette

Edit a saved view

Alt-double-click the
view name in the
Saved Views palette

Option-double-click the view name in the Saved Views palette

Activate Selection
tool

Double-click anywhere in the drawing (works for many, but not all tools)

Double-click anywhere in the drawing (works for many, but not all tools)

Duplicate an object

With Selection tool selected, Ctrl-click and drag an object

With Selection tool selected, Option-click and drag an object

Create a similar object (activate
tool and attributes)

Ctrl+Alt-click an
existing object

Cmd+Option-click an existing object

Switch to Next or Previous view in history

On Windows, with a 5-button mouse, click button 4 or 5 (same
as Back or Forward
for web browsers)

not applicable

Pan the drawing
view

With a wheel mouse, press and hold the
wheel button

With a wheel mouse, press and hold the wheel button

Zoom in and out* 

With a wheel mouse,
roll forward to zoom
in and backward to
zoom out

With a wheel mouse, roll forward to zoom in and backward to zoom out

Scroll* 

With a wheel mouse, Ctrl-roll (up and
down); Shift-roll (left
and right)

With a wheel mouse, Option-roll (up and down); Shift-roll (left and right)

Cmd+H

Shift+Alt+- (hyphen)

Cmd+Shift+Q

Alt+- (hyphen)

Cmd+Shift+1

Shift+Alt+P

Cmd+Shift+2

Cmd+Shift+3

Cmd+Shift+4

Cmd+Shift+5

Cmd+Shift+6

Cmd+Shift+7

Cmd+Shift+8

Cmd+Shift+9

Cmd+Option+8

Cmd+Option+- (hyphen)

Cmd+Option+=

Cmd+Option+D

Cmd+Option+H

Cmd+Shift+Option+Q