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Keyboard shortcuts

On macOS, use Cmd where this page says Ctrl for menu commands.

Key Tool
Space Select
E Eraser
L Line
A Arc
R Rectangle
C Circle
Y Polygon
P Extrude
F Offset
M Move
Q Rotate
S Scale
T Measure
B Paint
O Orbit
H Pan
Z Zoom

Freehand, Sweep, Flip, Change Axes and Pick Material have no shortcut; choose them in the toolbar.

Shortcut Command
Ctrl+O Open
Ctrl+S Save
Ctrl+Shift+S Save As
Ctrl+Z Undo
Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z Redo
Ctrl+X Cut
Ctrl+C Copy
Ctrl+V Paste
Ctrl+Shift+V Paste in Place
Ctrl+G Make Group
G Make Component
Delete or Backspace Delete
Shift+Z Zoom Extents
Key Effect
Escape Cancel what you’re doing
Enter Apply a typed value
Right, Left, Up arrows Lock to the red, green or blue axis
Shift Lock the current snap
Ctrl (Option on macOS) Make a copy with Move, Rotate and Flip; draw from the center with Rectangle
Action Effect
Middle-drag Orbit
Shift + middle-drag Pan
Scroll Zoom toward the pointer
Double-click a group or component Open it for editing
Right-click Context menu