Shortcut Keys Reference

The customization (CUIx) file defines the default shortcut keys. You can use the default shortcut keys as examples when creating your own shortcut keys.

The following table lists the default actions for shortcut keys.

Shortcut Key

Description

ALT+F4

Closes the application window

ALT+F8

Displays the Macros dialog box (AutoCAD only)

ALT+F11

Displays the Visual Basic Editor (AutoCAD only)

CTRL+F2

Displays the Text window

CTRL+F4

Closes the current drawing

CTRL+F6

Moves to the next file tab

CTRL+0

Toggles Clean Screen

CTRL+1

Toggles Properties palette

CTRL+2

Toggles DesignCenter

CTRL+3

Toggles the Tool Palettes window

CTRL+4

Toggles Sheet Set Manager

CTRL+6

Toggles dbConnect Manager (AutoCAD only)

CTRL+7

Toggles Markup Set Manager

CTRL+8

Toggles the QuickCalc palette

CTRL+9

Toggles the Command Line window

CTRL+A

Selects all the objects in drawing that are not locked or frozen

CTRL+SHIFT+A

Toggles Groups

CTRL+B

Toggles Snap

CTRL+C

Copies objects to the Windows Clipboard

CTRL+SHIFT+C

Copies objects to the Windows Clipboard with Base Point

CTRL+D

Toggles Dynamic UCS (AutoCAD only)

CTRL+E

Cycles through isometric planes

CTRL+SHIFT+E

Enables the use of implied faces and allow for the extrusion of a selected face

CTRL+F

Toggles running object snaps

CTRL+G

Toggles grid display mode

CTRL+H

Toggles PICKSTYLE

CTRL+SHIFT+H

Toggles the display of palettes with HIDEPALETTES and SHOWPALETTES

CTRL+I

Toggles the Coordinates display (AutoCAD only)

CTRL+SHIFT+I

Toggles Infer Constraints (AutoCAD only)

CTRL+J

Repeats last command

CTRL+K

Inserts a hyperlink

CTRL+L

Toggles Ortho mode

CTRL+SHIFT+L

Selects the previously selected objects

CTRL+M

Repeats last command

CTRL+N

Creates a new drawing

CTRL+O

Opens an existing drawing

CTRL+P

Plots the current drawing

CTRL+SHIFT+P

Toggles the Quick Properties interface

CTRL+Q

Quits the application

CTRL+R

Cycles through the tiled viewports on the Model tab or the floating viewports on the current named layout

CTRL+S

Saves the current drawing

CTRL+SHIFT+S

Displays the Save As dialog box

CTRL+T

Toggles Tablet mode

CTRL+U

Toggles Polar Tracking

CTRL+V

Pastes data from the Windows Clipboard

CTRL+SHIFT+V

Pastes data from the Windows Clipboard as a Block

CTRL+W

Toggles selection cycling

CTRL+X

Cuts objects from the current drawing to the Windows Clipboard

CTRL+Y

Cancels the preceding Undo action

CTRL+SHIFT+Y

Toggles 3D Object Snap mode (AutoCAD only)

CTRL+Z

Reverses the last action

CTRL+[

Cancels current command

CTRL+\

Cancels current command

CTRL+HOME

Moves focus to the Start tab

CTRL+PAGE UP

Moves to the previous layout

CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Moves to the next layout tab

CTRL+TAB

Moves to the next file tab

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Moves to the previous file tab

F1

Displays Help

F2

Expands the Command Line history when the Command Line window is floating, or displays the Text window when the Command Line window is docked

F3

Toggles OSNAP

F4

Toggles 3DOSNAP (AutoCAD only) or Toggles TABMODE (AutoCAD LT only)

F5

Toggles ISOPLANE

F6

Toggles UCSDETECT (AutoCAD only)

F7

Toggles GRIDMODE

F8

Toggles ORTHOMODE

F9

Toggles SNAPMODE

F10

Toggles Polar Tracking

F11

Toggles Object Snap Tracking

F12

Toggles Dynamic Input

Shift+F1

Subobject selection is not filtered (AutoCAD only)

Shift+F2

Subobject selection is limited to vertices (AutoCAD only)

Shift+F3

Subobject selection is limited to edges (AutoCAD only)

Shift+F4

Subobject selection is limited to faces (AutoCAD only)

Shift+F5

Subobject selection is limited to the solid history of an object (AutoCAD only)