| Command Name | Shortcut Key | Description | Window Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New | Ctrl + N | Creates a new, empty Archicad project. | All Types |
| New & Reset All | Ctrl + Alt + N | Creates a new, empty Archicad project and applies default settings. | All Types |
| Open... | Ctrl + O | Opens an existing document. | All Types |
| Open/Join Teamwork Project... | Ctrl + Alt + O | Opens or joins an existing Teamwork Project. | All Types |
| Close Project | Ctrl + Shift + W | Closes the project. | All Types |
| Save | Ctrl + S | Saves the project. | All Types |
| Save as... | Ctrl + Shift + S | Saves the project with a new name. | All Types |
| Open Object... | Ctrl + Shift + O | Browse for an existing library part and open its script window. | All Types |
| Page Setup... | Ctrl + Shift + P | Changes the page layout settings. | All Types |
| Print... | Ctrl + P | Prints the current project. | All Types |
| Exit | Ctrl + Q | Quits the application; prompts to save documents. | All Types |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | Undoes the last action. | Non-Text |
| Redo | Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redoes the previously undone action. | Non-Text |
| Repeat Door Default Settings | Ctrl + B | Repeats the last executed menu command. | Non-Text |
| Cut | Ctrl + X | Removes the selected items and copies them onto the Clipboard. | Non-Text |
| Copy | Ctrl + C | Copies the selected items to the Clipboard. Use Paste to put them in the new location. | Non-Text |
| Paste | Ctrl + V | Inserts the items you have copied or cut into the selected location. | Non-Text |
| Select All | Ctrl + A | Selects all items of the desired type. | Non-Text |
| Find & Select... | Ctrl + F | Displays selection criteria for finding and selecting items. | Non-Text |
| Group | Ctrl + G | Creates a new group out of the selected items. | Non-Text |
| Ungroup | Ctrl + Shift + G | Revokes the last Group command issued on the selected items. | All Types |
| Suspend Groups | Alt + G | Enables editing of individual elements inside Groups. | All Types |
| Drag | Ctrl + D | Drags the selected items. | All Types |
| Rotate | Ctrl + E | Rotates the selected items. | All Types |
| Mirror | Ctrl + M | Mirrors the selected items. | Non-Text |
| Elevate... | Ctrl + 9 | Elevates the selected items. | All Types |
| Drag a Copy | Ctrl + Shift + D | Drags a duplicate of the selected item. | All Types |
| Rotate a Copy | Ctrl + Shift + E | Rotates a duplicate of the selected item. | All Types |
| Mirror a Copy | Ctrl + Shift + M | Mirrors a duplicate of the selected item. | All Types |
| Multiply... | Ctrl + U | Opens Multiply dialog box. | Non-Text |
| Stretch | Ctrl + H | Stretches or shrinks the selected items. | Non-Text |
| Resize... | Ctrl + K | Resizes the selected items. | All Types |
| Adjust | Ctrl + - | Adjusts the selected items to a line or other item. | All Types |
| Explode into Current View | Ctrl + = | Transforms the selected elements into independent 2D drawing elements. | All Types |
| Edit Selection Set... | Ctrl + Shift + T | Edits the common parameters of the selected items. | Non-Text |
| Tool Settings... | Ctrl + T | Changes the settings of the selected or newly created items of this type. | Non-Text |
| Pick Up Parameters | Alt + C | Picks up an element's parameters and sets them as the default for that tool type. | Non-Text |
| Inject Parameters | Ctrl + Alt + C | Injects the default parameters into an element. | Non-Text |
| Undo(text) | Ctrl + Z | Undoes the last action in a text window. | Text |
| Redo(text) | Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redoes the previously undone action in a text window. | Text |
| Repeat Last Command(text) | Ctrl + B | Repeats the last executed menu command in a text window. | Text |
| Cut(text) | Ctrl + X | Removes the selected items from a text window and copies them onto the Clipboard. | Text |
| Copy(text) | Ctrl + C | Copies the selected items to the Clipboard. Use Paste to put them in a new location in a text window. | Text |
| Paste(text) | Ctrl + V | Inserts the items you have copied or cut into the selected location in a text window. | Text |
| Select All(text) | Ctrl + A | Selects all items of the desired type in a text window. | Text |
| Find & Replace... | Ctrl + F | Replaces the specified text with different text. | Text |
| Find Selection | Ctrl + H | Finds the selected text. | Text |
| Find Selection Backwards | Ctrl + Shift + H | Finds the selected text backwards. | Text |
| Find Again | Ctrl + G | Finds next occurrence of the specified text. | Text |
| Replace Again | Ctrl + T | Repeats the last replace action. | Text |
| Replace Again Backwards | Ctrl + Shift + T | Repeats the last replace action, moving backwards through the window. | Text |
| Go to Line... | Ctrl + L | Goes to the specified line. | Text |
| Comment | Ctrl + M | Comments the selected line. | Text |
| Uncomment | Ctrl + U | Removes the comment sign from the selected line. | Text |
| Go Up a Story | Ctrl + Up | Goes up one story. | All Types |
| Go Down a Story | Ctrl + Down | Goes down one story. | All Types |
| Go to Story... | Ctrl + Shift + F2 | Goes to the desired story. | All Types |
| Go to First Layout | Ctrl + Shift + Left | Goes to the first Layout. | All Types |
| Go to Previous Layout | Ctrl + F7 | Goes to the previous Layout. | All Types |
| Go to Previous Layout | Alt + Left | Goes to the previous Layout. | All Types |
| Go to Next Layout | Shift + F7 | Goes to the next Layout. | All Types |
| Go to Next Layout | Alt + Right | Goes to the next Layout. | All Types |
| Go to Last Layout | Ctrl + Shift + Right | Goes to the last Layout. | All Types |
| Grid Snap | Alt + S | Toggles snap-to-grid input on and off. | All Types |
| Show/Hide Guide Lines | L | Toggles guide lines on and off. | Non-Text |
| Create Guide Line Segment | Alt + L | Creates a user-defined guide line segment, or guide arc. | Non-Text |
| Zoom to Selection | Ctrl + Shift + ' | Sets the view to display all selected items in the Window. | All Types |
| Fit in Window | Ctrl + ' | Sets the view to display all items in the Window. | All Types |
| Rotate Orientation | Ctrl + , | Rotates the view orientation. | Non-Text |
| Previous Zoom | Ctrl + [ | Jumps back to the previous zoom. | All Types |
| Next Zoom | Ctrl + ] | Jumps to the next zoom. | All Types |
| Show Selection/Marquee | F5 | Show only selected Elements. (In case of no selection, show the entire model.) | All Types |
| Show Selection/Marquee | F4 | Show only selected Elements. (In case of no selection, show the entire model.) | All Types |
| Hide Selection | Alt + F5 | Temporarily hide selected Elements. | All Types |
| Show All | Ctrl + F5 | Show the entire model. (Can be limited by the View Settings, 3D Element Filter, and 3D Cut Planes.) | All Types |
| Filter and Cut Elements in 3D... | Ctrl + Alt + A | Selects a subset of project elements to display in the 3D window, or change cut surface display. | All Types |
| 3D Cutaway | Ctrl + Y | Switches 3D cut planes on and off. | All Types |
| 3D Projection Settings... | Ctrl + Shift + F3 | Changes the 3D viewpoint, camera and sun settings. | All Types |
| Hidden Line | Alt + Shift + F6 | Displays items in 3D window using hidden line mode. | All Types |
| Redraw | Ctrl + R | Refreshes the active window. | All Types |
| Rebuild | Ctrl + Shift + R | Rebuilds the content of the active window. | All Types |
| Rebuild & Regenerate | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R | Rebuilds and regenerates the content of the active window. | All Types |
| Open 3D Window | F3 | Opens or activates 3D window. | All Types |
| Horizontal (Editing Plane Orientation) | Shift + E | Changes Editing Plane orientation to Horizontal. | Non-Text |
| Next Plane | E | Click to cycle through context-specific editing planes. | Non-Text |
| Element Snap | Alt + E | Toggles element snapping on and off. | All Types |
| Story Settings... | Ctrl + 7 | Creates and changes the stories. | All Types |
| Crop to Single-plane Roof... | Ctrl + 0 | Crops walls, columns, slabs, beams and library parts to Single-plane Roofs. | All Types |
| Send Changes | Ctrl + Alt + S | Sends Changes to shared project on server (Teamwork). | All Types |
| Send & Receive | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S | Sends & Receives Changes to and from shared project on server (Teamwork). | Non-Text |
| Reserve Elements from source... | Ctrl + J | Opens Element Reservation dialog box (Teamwork). | Non-Text |
| Release | Ctrl + Shift + J | Releases selected / all elements or data reserved by you (Teamwork). | Non-Text |
| Layers... | Ctrl + L | Creates and changes the layers and layer combinations. | Non-Text |
| Save View and Place on Layout | Alt + F7 | Saves a new view and places it on the active Layout. | All Types |
| Enter/Exit Full Screen | Ctrl + \ | Toggles Full Screen mode on and off. | All Types |
| Close Tab Project | Ctrl + W | Closes Tab Project. | All Types |
| Floor Plan | F2 | Activates Floor Plan window. | All Types |
| Last Section | F6 | Activates the window of the last section. | All Types |
| Last Layout | F7 | Activates the window of the last layout. | All Types |
| Pop-up Navigator | Ctrl + Shift + N | Shows or hides the Pop-up Navigator. | All Types |
| Select on Floor Plan | Shift + F2 | Opens the Floor Plan window while keeping the selection. | All Types |
| Select in 3D | Shift + F5 | Opens the 3D window to display the entire model in 3D while keeping the selection. (limited only by the active 3D Element Filters and 3D Cut Planes if any). | All Types |
| Show/Hide Windows Overview | Ctrl + Shift + A | Shows or hides Windows Overview. | All Types |
| Switch Geometry Methods | G | Switches among the Geometry Methods in the Info Box. | All Types |
| Switch Construction Methods | C | Switches among the Wall Reference Line, Slab Reference Plane and Construction Methods in the Info Box. | All Types |
| Top Elevation | T | Activates the top elevation value in the Info Box. | All Types |
| Top Elevation | Shift + T | Activates the top elevation value in the Info Box. | All Types |
| Bottom Elevation | B | Activates the bottom elevation value in the Info Box. | All Types |
| Bottom Elevation | Shift + B | Activates the bottom elevation value in the Info Box. | All Types |
| Cursor Snap Variants | Shift + Q | Switches among Cursor Snap Variants. | All Types |
| Previous Tool in Toolbox | PageUp | Activates the Tool located above the currently active tool in the Classic Toolbox. | All Types |
| Next Tool in Toolbox | PageDown | Activates the Tool located below the currently active tool in the Classic Toolbox. | All Types |
| Arrow Tool/Last Tool Toggle | W | Toggles between the Arrow tool and the last used Tool. | All Types |
| Open Favorite Popup for Tool in Toolbox | Home | Opens the Favorite Popup for the currently active tool in the Classic Toolbox. | Non-Text |
| Change Grid Snap States | Shift + S | Switches among cursor snap grid options: none, snap grid and construction grid. | All Types |
| Scroll Up | Up | Scrolls the window up. | All Types |
| Scroll Down | Down | Scrolls the window down. | All Types |
| Scroll Left | Left | Scrolls the window left. | All Types |
| Scroll Right | Right | Scrolls the window right. | All Types |
| Zoom In (scrollbar) | + | Zooms in on the screen. | All Types |
| Zoom Out (scrollbar) | - | Zooms out from the screen. | All Types |
| Force Snap Reference | Q | Displays the next Guide Line Group (Main-direction or Relative-direction) or the Edge/Arc Extension Guide Line without waiting for the user-set lag time to expire. | Non-Text |
| Switch to the Next Pet Palette Item | F | Switches to the next item of the Pet Palette. | All Types |
| Switch to the Previous Pet Palette Item | Shift + F | Switches to the previous item of the Pet Palette. | Non-Text |
| Nudge Up (Larger) | Alt + Shift + Up | Nudges the selected element(s) up (Construction Grid increment). | All Types |
| Nudge Down (Larger) | Alt + Shift + Down | Nudges the selected element(s) down (Construction Grid increment). | All Types |
| Nudge Left (Larger) | Alt + Shift + Left | Nudges the selected element(s) left (Construction Grid increment). | All Types |
| Nudge Right (Larger) | Alt + Shift + Right | Nudges the selected element(s) right (Construction Grid increment). | All Types |
| Nudge Up | Shift + Up | Nudges the selected element(s) up (Snap Grid increment). | All Types |
| Nudge Down | Shift + Down | Nudges the selected element(s) down (Snap Grid increment). | All Types |
| Nudge Left | Shift + Left | Nudges the selected element(s) left (Snap Grid increment). | All Types |
| Nudge Right | Shift + Right | Nudges the selected element(s) right (Snap Grid increment). | All Types |
| Change Flip Status | P | Changes the Flip Status of the Wall or Shell. | Non-Text |
| Switch Geometry Methods Backward | Shift + G | Switches among the Geometry Methods in the Info Box backward. | All Types |
| Orbit | O | Switches Orbit Mode on and off. | All Types |
| Perspective | Shift + F3 | Perspective | All Types |
| Axonometry | Ctrl + F3 | Axonometry | All Types |
| Edit value in Tracker | N | Brings up the Tracker for numeric input. | All Types |
| Prefer polar coordinates in Tracker | / | During straight vector editing, Tracker shows Radius and Angle instead of X - Y coordinates. | All Types |
| Gravity | Alt + V | Automatically places new element on top of an existing element. | All Types |
| Gravity | Shift + V | Switches among gravity modes: none, Slab, Roof, or Mesh. | All Types |
| Measure | M | Show distances/angles of cursor from reference point or Guide Line. During input/editing, this measurement will appear in the Tracker. | All Types |
| Measure | Shift + M | Show distances/angles of cursor from reference point or Guide Line. During input/editing, this measurement will appear in the Tracker. | All Types |
| X Coordinate | X | Activates the X Coordinate value. | All Types |
| X Coordinate | Shift + X | Activates the X Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Y Coordinate | Y | Activates the Y Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Y Coordinate | Shift + Y | Activates the Y Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Z Coordinate | Z | Activates the Z Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Z Coordinate | Shift + Z | Activates the Z Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Radius/Distance | R | Activates the Radius or the Distance value. | All Types |
| Radius/Distance | Shift + R | Activates the Radius or the Distance value. | All Types |
| Radius/Distance | Shift + D | Activates the Radius or the Distance value. | All Types |
| Radius/Distance | D | Activates the Radius or the Distance value. | All Types |
| Angle | A | Activates the Angle value. | All Types |
| Angle | Shift + A | Activates the Angle value. | All Types |
| Home Story | H | Activates the Home Story value. | All Types |
| Home Story | Shift + H | Activates the Home Story value. | All Types |
| Lock X Coordinate | Alt + X | Locks the X Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Lock X Coordinate | Alt + Shift + X | Locks the X Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Lock Y Coordinate | Alt + Y | Locks the Y Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Lock Y Coordinate | Alt + Shift + Y | Locks the Y Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Lock Z Coordinate | Alt + Z | Locks the Z Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Lock Z Coordinate | Alt + Shift + Z | Locks the Z Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Lock Radius/Distance | Alt + R | Locks the Radius or the Distance value. | All Types |
| Lock Radius/Distance | Alt + Shift + R | Locks the Radius or the Distance value. | All Types |
| Lock Radius/Distance | Alt + D | Locks the Radius or the Distance value. | All Types |
| Lock Radius/Distance | Alt + Shift + D | Locks the Radius or the Distance value. | All Types |
| Lock Angle | Alt + A | Locks the Angle value. | All Types |
| Lock Angle | Alt + Shift + A | Locks the Angle value. | All Types |
| Activate Next Tracker Value | * | Brings up the Tracker for numeric input; switches to the next Value in the Tracker. | Non-Text |
| Activate Previous Tracker Value | Shift + * | Brings up the Tracker for numeric input; switches to the previous Value in the Tracker. | All Types |
| Trace On/Off | Alt + F2 | Turns Trace Reference feature On/Off. | Non-Text |
| Polyline | Shift + L | Polyline Tool | All Types |
| IFC Project Manager... (IFC) | Ctrl + Alt + I | IFC Project Manager | Non-Text |
| Command Name | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cancel operations | Esc | During input: cancel the operation. Selected item(s): deselect. Selected item(s) with Marquee: remove Marquee. If nothing is selected: switch to Arrow tool. |
| Backspace | During input: cancel the operation. Selected item(s): delete. |
|
| Pick Up Parameters | Alt | Pick an element parameters to be the default. |
| Inject Parameters | Ctrl + Alt | Inject the default parameters into an element. |
| Quick Selection Toggle | Spacebar | Temporarily Enables/Disables selection of elements by their surfaces. |
| Magic Wand | Spacebar | Activate the Magic Wand tool on the fly with other Tools. |
| Element Snap Toggle | Spacebar | When element snap is on: toggles among moving element’s snappable points. |
| Suspend Cursor snap during Element snap | Spacebar | Suspends cursor snap when moving an element while Element snap is on. |
| Mouse Constrain Angles / Guide Lines | Shift | Constrain to Horizontal, Vertical, Fixed or Custom Angle pairs. Constrain to instant or Lasting Guide Lines. |
| Instant Arrow tool | Shift | Toggles to arrow tool temporarily while another tool is active. |
| Element Highlight | Shift | Highlights detected Element. |
| Select/Deselect Element | Shift + Click | If Arrow tool is active: Adds/removes elements to/from selection. |
| Highlight Toggle | TAB | Toggles among overlapping elements with Highlight (selection or element input). |
| Trim | Ctrl + Click | If no selection: Trims the clicked part of an element beyond the endpoint or intersection point. |
| Split and Adjust | Ctrl + Click | Adjusts selected short elements and splits long ones along the clicked non-parallel edge. If tool other than that of the selected element(s) is active: hotspots will be generated. If arrow tool is active: nothing happens. |
| Divide Element | Ctrl + Click | Adjusts selected short elements and splits long ones along the clicked non-parallel edge. If tool other than that of the selected element(s) is active: hotspots will be generated. If arrow tool is active: The clicked intersecting element will be trimmed by the selected one. |
| Roof Elevations | Ctrl + Click | If Roof is selected: Opens the Roof Elevations dialog box. |
| Move the User Origin | Alt + Shift | Move the User Origin to a node of an existing element. |
| Undo last node | Backspace | Remove last node while polygon input. |
| Delete Elements | Delete | Delete selected elements. |
| Help | F1 | Opens Archicad Help. |
| Suspend Selection Highlight | Ctrl + Spacebar | Suspends highlight of selected elements. |
| Fit in Window | Double-click Mouse wheel | Resizes the view to accommodate all the visible elements. |
| Temporary Orbit Mode | Shift + Click Mouse wheel | In 3D: temporarily simulates Orbit mode. |
| Previous Zoom | Click left side button (5 button mouse) | Jumps back to the previous zoom. |
| Next Zoom | Click right side button (5 button mouse) | Jumps to the next zoom. |
| Next Tab | Ctrl + Tab | Jumps to the next tab. |
| Previous Tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Jumps to the previous tab. |