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Keyboard Shortcuts

Canvas

Drawing tools

ShortcutAction
DDraw tool — click to place polygon vertices
AArc tool — 3-point arc for curved walls
SSelect tool — move shapes, drag vertices
NAnnotate tool — place a dimensioned dimension line
BSymbol tool — place door / window / stair / lift
RName the selected room (triggers auto-classification)
EscCancel polygon in progress
⌘Z / Ctrl+ZUndo last vertex or last shape
Delete / BackspaceDelete selected shape or symbol
Shift (while drawing)Constrain to 45° increments
OToggle ortho lock (horizontal/vertical only)
GToggle grid snap

Analysis overlays

ShortcutAction
VCycle overlays: Off → Space Syntax → Structural → Zen → Off

When an overlay is active, the Analysis panel appears on the right edge. It shows live Phase 8 metrics and a Full Analysis → button that opens the Algorithms page with the matching tab pre-selected.


3D Massing View

ActionHow
Open 3D viewClick 3D button in top toolbar
Close 3D viewClick in 3D toolbar
OrbitDrag with mouse / one-finger drag on touch
PanTwo-finger drag
ZoomScroll wheel / pinch
Reset cameraClick in 3D toolbar
Plan viewClick Plan button in 3D toolbar
S Elev viewClick S Elev button in 3D toolbar
E Elev viewClick E Elev button in 3D toolbar
Enable section cutClick in 3D toolbar — cuts at mid-height
Adjust section heightDrag the slider that appears next to
Disable section cutClick again
Export .glTFClick ↓ Export .glTF
Capture for AI RenderClick ✦ Render 3D
Run AI AuditClick ⚡ AI Audit

Export

Shortcut / buttonOutput
↓ SVG buttonFull vector drawing — all layers, annotations, solar path
↓ DXF buttonAutoCAD DXF — one layer per GEA/GIA/NLA
↓ PDF buttonA3 landscape print-ready PDF
↓ CSV buttonArea schedule — room name, layer, area, perimeter

Global

ShortcutActionPage
EnterSend messageAI Chat
Shift+EnterNew line in messageAI Chat
EscapeClose modal or cancel actionAll pages
⌘/ / Ctrl+/Toggle sidebar collapsed/expandedAll pages
⌘1⌘8Jump to nav item 1–8All pages

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