ArchiCAD Command Equivalents This list of commonly-used AutoCAD commands shows the equivalent menu selection and shortcut in ArchiCAD. By no means complete, the list does include all ArchiCAD commands that have keyboard shortcuts. AutoCAD Command ArchiCAD Coordinate Palette Selection ArchiCAD Shortcut.XZ x coordinate x.yz Y coordinate y.xy Z coordinate z @ Vector radius r < Vector's angle a A Equivalent ArchiCAD Menu Selection AdCenter File / Open Library Part Ctrl+Shift+O Aperture Options / Preferences / Mouse Constraints Apply button in dialog boxes Ctrl+Alt+click object; cursor changes to syringe Array Edit / Multiple Ctrl+U B Block Tools/Group Boundary Tools/Magic Wand Break F Edit/Split Ctrl+F C Coords Look at Coordinates palette Copy Edit / Drag a copy Ctrl+Shift+D
CopyClip Edit / Copy to Clipboard Ctrl+C Ctrl+A Edit / Select All Ctrl+A CutClip Edit / Cut to Clipboard Ctlr+X D DrawOrder Above Tools / Bring Forward F6 DrawOrder Front Tools / Bring to Front Shift+F6 DrawOrder Under Tools / Send Backward F5 DrawOrder Back Tools / Send to Back Shift+F5 DSettings Edit / Tool Settings Ctrl+T DSettings grid Options / Grid Display F8 Options / Grids & Background Ctrl+F8 DView Image / 3D Projection Settings Ctrl+Shift+3 E Erase Backspace or Delete Elevation Edit / Elevate Ctrl+9 Bottom Elevation b Explode Tools / Explode Ctrl+= (equals) Extend Select line to extend, then Ctrl+click other line Extrude Double-clickSlab tool to set slab height F File / Save As / Buzzsaw Teamwork / Share This Project Ctrl+Shift+I Fillet to clean walls Clean walls with Ctrl+click Fillet to curve lines Tools / Line Extras / Fillet Fillet to extend/intersect linetools / Line Extras / Intersect Find Edit / Find and Select Ctrl+Shift+A
G Grid Tools / Grids & Background Group Create Tools / Group Ctrl+G Group Selectable Tools / Suspend Groups Alt+G Group Ungroup Tools / Ungroup Ctrl+Shift+G H Hide Image / Hidden Line Ctrl+9 Hatch Fill L Layer Options / Layers / Layer Settings Ctrl+L Layout File / Save As l PlotMaker Lengthe Edit / Adjust Ctrl+- (dash) Limits Display / Set Home View M MatchProp (Painter) Alt+click object; cursor changes to eyedropper MeetNow Teamwork / Sign /n Ctrl+I Mirror Edit / Mirror a Copy Ctrl+Shift+M Mirror delete source Edit / Mirror Ctrl+M MlEdit Edit / Click Wall to Split Ctrl+Shift+F Options / Clean Wall & Beam Intersections F7 Move Edit / Drag Ctrl+D MSpace Window / 3D Window Ctrl+3 N
New File / New Ctrl+N O Offset Spacebar+click with Fill tool, then offset with pet palette Open File / Open Ctrl+O Ortho Hold down Shift while drawing Ortho snap angel Options / Preferences / Mouse Constraints Osnap Check Special Snap Points in thecontrol Box toolbar P Pan Display / Pan Ctrl+, (comma) PasteClip Edit / Paste from Clipboard Ctrl+V PageSetup File/Page Setup Ctrl+Shift+P PLine Fill tool; Spacebar+click back into lines if necessary Plot File/Print Ctrl+P Polar Lock cursor's verucal position Alt+X Lock cursor's horizontal position Alt+Y Lock the current radius and/or distance Alt+R Lock the current angle Alt+A PSpace Window / Floor Plan Ctrl+2 Q QSelect Edit / Edit Selection Set Ctrl+Shift+T Quit File / Exit Ctrl+Q
R Redo Edit / Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z Redraw Display / Redraw Ctrl+R Regen Display / Rebuild Ctrl+Shift+R Render Image / Create Sun Study Fl2 Image / PhotoRender Projection Fl0 Revolve Tools / Profiler (a plug-in) RMLin Teamwork / Receive Changes Ctrl+J Rotate Edit / Rotate a copy Ctrl+Shift+E Edit / Rotate Ctrl+E S Save File / Save Ctrl+S SaveAs File / Save As Ctrl+Shift+S Scale Edit / Resize Ctrl+K Select Image / Select Image Items Ctrl+Al+K Shade Image/Shading F9 Slice Image / 3D Cutaway Ctrl+Y Snap (F9) Turn on snap-to-grid in Coordinates toolbar Spacebar Edit / Repeat Last Command Ctrl+B Spell Tools / Spell Checker Stretch Edit / Stretch Ctrl+H Subtract See CutPoly and CutShape in GDL Reference T Thickness (wall height) Double-click Wall tool to set wall height Thickness Top Elevation t Trim Edit / Click to Trim Ctrl+Shift+O
Edit / Trim to Roof Ctrl+O U Undo Edit Undo Ctrl+Z UCS In Control Box toolbar in 3D, selectrelative Construction Methods / Align to Surface UCS Origin In the Coordinates toolbar, select UserOrigin Units Options / Preferences / Working Units unnamed groups Tools / Autogroup Alt+Shift+G V View Window / Floating Palettes /Show QuickViews W WBlock Tools / Create Patch Ctrl+; (semi-colon) File / SaveAs I Library Part File / SaveAs / Module X Xref File / Place Module Ctrl+' (apostrophe) File / Hotlinks Ctrl+Shift+' (apostrophe) Tools / AutoCAD Commands / Xref Z Zoom Display / Zoom /n Ctrl+/(slash) Display / Zoom Out Ctrl+Shift+/(slash) Zoom All Display / Home View Ctrl+Shift+ (bacleslash) Zoom Extents Display / Fit in Window Ctrl+' (apostrophe)
Zoom Previous Display / Previous View Ctrl+[ (square bracket) Zoom Window Display / Zoom to Selection Ctrl+Shift+' (apostrophe) 3 3dClip Image / 3D Cutting Planes Ctrl+Shift+Y The following ArchiCAD commands have keyboard shortcuts, but no AutoCAD equivalent: ArchiCAD Menu Selection ArchiCAD Shortcut Display / Full Screen Ctrl+ ( backslash) Display / Next View Ctrl+] (square bracket) Display / Rebuild & Renew All S/E Ctrl+Alt+R (sections and elevations) Image / Create Fly-through Fll Image / Wireframe Ctrl+Shift+F9 Options / Stories/Do down a story Ctrl+5 Options / Stories / Go to a story Ctrl+4 Options / Stories / Go up a story Ctrl+6 Options/Stories/Show a ghost story Ctrl+8 Options / Stories / Story Settings Ctrl+7 Teamwork / Send and Receive Changes Ctrl+Shift+J Teamwork/Sign Out Ctrl+Shift+W Toggle between perpendicular, vertical, and horizontal cursor snaps when Angle is locked