195 Vectorworks Shortcuts for Windows & Mac

List of Vectorworks Shortcuts

Learn Vectorworks Shortcuts for Windows & Mac

File Menu Shortcuts

Action	Vectorworks Shortcuts Windows	Vectorworks Shortcuts Mac
New	Ctrl + N	Command + N
Open	Ctrl + O	Command + O
Close	Ctrl + W	Command + W
Save	Ctrl + S	Command + S
Page Setup	Ctrl + Alt + P	Command + Option + P
Print	Ctrl + P	Command + P
Exit	Alt + F4	Option + F4

Edit Menu Shortcuts

Action	Vectorworks Shortcuts Windows	Vectorworks Shortcuts Mac
Undo	Ctrl + Z	Command + Z
Redo	Ctrl + Y	Command + Y
Copy	Ctrl + C	Command + C
Paste	Ctrl + V	Command + V
Cut	Ctrl + X	Command + X
Paste in Place	Ctrl + Alt + V	Command + Option + V
Duplicate	Ctrl + D	Command + D
Duplicate Array	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + D	Command + Shift + Option + D
Select All	Ctrl + A	Command + A

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View Menu Shortcuts

Action	Vectorworks Shortcut keys Windows	Vectorworks Shortcut keys Mac
Layer Options Active Only	Ctrl + Alt + 3	Command + Option + 3
Layer Options Gray Others	Ctrl + Alt + 4	Command + Option + 4
Layer Options Gray or Snap Others	Ctrl + Alt + 5	Command + Option + 5
Layer Options Show Others	Ctrl + Alt + 6	Command + Option + 6
Layer Options Show or Snap Others	Ctrl + Alt + 7	Command + Option + 7
Layer Options Show/Snap/Modify Others	Ctrl + Alt + 8	Command + Option + 8
Zoom – Normal Scale	Ctrl + 3	Command + 3
Zoom – Fit to Page Area	Ctrl + 4	Command + 4
Standard views: Top/Plan	Ctrl + 5	Command + 5
Zoom – Fit to Objects	Ctrl + 6	Command + 6
Set 3D View	Ctrl + 0	Command + 0
Unified View	Ctrl + Alt + L	Command + Option + L
Create Multiple Viewports	Ctrl + Shift + M	Command + Shift + M
Next View	Ctrl + Shift + .	Command + Shift + .
Previous View	Ctrl + Shift + ,	Command + Shift + ,
Class Options Active Only	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 3	Command + Shift + Option + 3
Class Options Gray Others	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 4	Command + Shift + Option + 4
Class Options Gray or Snap Others	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 5	Command + Shift + Option + 5
Class Options Show Others	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 6	Command + Shift + Option + 6
Class Options Show or Snap Others	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 7	Command + Shift + Option + 7
Class Options Show/Snap/Modify Others	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 8	Command + Shift + Option + 8
Rendering – Wireframe	Ctrl + Shift + W	Command + Shift + W
Rendering – Sketch	Ctrl + Shift + S	Command + Shift + S
Rendering Sketch Options	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S	Command + Shift + Option + S
Rendering Open GL	Ctrl + Shift + G	Command + Shift + G
Rendering – Final Quality Renderworks	Ctrl + Shift + F	Command + Shift + F
Rendering – Hidden Line	Ctrl + Shift + E	Command + Shift + E
Rendering – Dashed Hidden Line	Ctrl + Shift + D	Command + Shift + D
Rendering – Final Shaded Polygon	Ctrl + Shift + P	Command + Shift + P

Modify Menu Shortcuts

Action	Windows Shortcuts	Mac Shortcuts
Move	Ctrl + M	Command + M
Move 3D	Ctrl + Alt + M	Command + Option + M
Send to Front	Ctrl + F	Command + F
Send Forward	Ctrl + Alt + F	Command + Option + F
Send to Back	Ctrl + B	Command + B
Send Backward	Ctrl + Alt + B	Command + Option + B
Align to Grid	Ctrl + –	Command + –
Align/Distribute	Ctrl + =	Command + =
Align/Distribute 3D	Ctrl + Shift + =	Command + Shift + =
Rotate Left 90	Ctrl + L	Command + L
Rotate Right 90	Ctrl + Shift + R	Command + Shift + R
Flip Horizontal	Ctrl + Shift + H	Command + Shift + H
Flip Vertical	Ctrl + Shift + V	Command + Shift + V
Set Working Plane	Ctrl + \	Command + \
Trim	Ctrl + T	Command + T
Join	Ctrl + J	Command + J
Join and Fillet	Ctrl + Alt + J	Command + Option + J
Join – no Trim	Ctrl + Shift + J	Command + Shift + J
Convert to Group	Ctrl + K	Command + K
Convert to Mesh	Ctrl + Alt + R	Command + Option + R
Convert to 3D Polys	Ctrl + Alt + O	Command + Option + O
Convert to NURBS	Ctrl + Alt + N	Command + Option + N
Group	Ctrl + G	Command + G
Ungroup	Ctrl + U	Command + U
Edit	Ctrl + [	Command + [
Exit	Ctrl + ]	Command + ]
Show Guides	Ctrl + Alt + G	Command + Option + G
Hide Guides	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + G	Command + Shift + Option + G
Unrotate 3D Objects	Ctrl + Shift + 0	Command + Shift + 0
Add Surface	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + A	Command + Shift + Option + A
Clip Surface	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + C	Command + Shift + Option + C
Intersect Surface	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + I	Command + Shift + Option + I
Compose	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + P	Command + Shift + Option + P

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Model Menu Shortcuts

Action	Windows Shortcuts	Mac Shortcuts
Add Solids	Ctrl + Alt + A	Command + Option + A
Subtract Solids	Ctrl + Alt + S	Command + Option + S
Intersect Solids	Ctrl + Alt + I	Command + Option + I
Section Solids	Ctrl + Alt + T	Command + Option + T
Extrude	Ctrl + E	Command + E
Multiple Extrude	Ctrl + Alt + E	Command + Option + E
Extrude Along Path	Ctrl + Alt + X	Command + Option + X
Tapered Extrude	Ctrl + Alt + U	Command + Option + U
Sweep	Ctrl + Alt + W	Command + Option + W
Create Fillet Surface	Ctrl + Alt + Y	Command + Option + Y
Create Planar Caps	Ctrl + Alt + Q	Command + Option + Q
Create Surface from Curves	Ctrl + Alt + K	Command + Option + K

Window Menu Shortcuts

Action	Vectorworks Shortcuts Windows	Vectorworks Shortcuts Mac
Palettes – Snapping	Ctrl + Shift + C	Command + Shift + C
Palettes – Attributes	Ctrl + Shift + A	Command + Shift + A
Palettes – Navigation	Ctrl + Shift + N	Command + Shift + N
Palettes – Working Planes	Ctrl + Shift + K	Command + Shift + K
Palettes – Activate Object Info Palette	Ctrl + ‘	Command + ‘
Palettes – Object Info	Ctrl + I	Command + I
Palettes – Resource Manager	Ctrl + R	Command + R
Palettes – Visualization	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + V	Command + Shift + Option + V

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Tool Menu Shortcuts

Action	Vectorworks Shortcut keys Windows	Vectorworks Shortcut keys Mac
Organization	Ctrl + Shift + O	Command + Shift + O
User Origin	Ctrl + 9	Command + 9
SmartCursor Settings	Ctrl + 8	Command + 8
Plug-in Manager	Ctrl + Shift + Z	Command + Shift + Z
Workspace Editor	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + W	Command + Shift + Option + W

Spotlight Menu Shortcuts

Action	Windows Shortcuts	Mac Shortcuts
Number Instruments	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + N	Command + Shift + Option + N
Auto Number Positions	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + O	Command + Shift + Option + O
Focus Instruments	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F	Command + Shift + Option + F
Replace Instruments	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + R	Command + Shift + Option + R
Find and Modify	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + M	Command + Shift + Option + M
Label Legend Manager	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + L	Command + Shift + Option + L
Refresh Instruments	Ctrl + /	Command + /

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Basic Palette Shortcuts

Action	Vectorworks Shortcut keys Windows	Vectorworks Shortcut keys Mac
2D Locus	0	0
keys	1	1
Line	2	2
Arc	3	3
Rectangle	4	4
Polyline	5	5
Circle	6	6
Fillet	7	7
2D Polygon	8	8
Symbol Insertion	Alt + 0	Option + 0
Callout	Alt + 1	Option + 1
Double Line	Alt + 2	Option + 2
Quarter Arc	Alt + 3	Option + 3
Rounded Rectangle	Alt + 4	Option + 4
Freehand	Alt + 5	Option + 5
Oval	Alt + 6	Option + 6
Chamfer	Alt + 7	Option + 7
Double-line Polygon	Alt + 8	Option + 8
Flyover	Shift + C	Shift + C
Triangle	Shift + T	Shift + T
Eyedropper	Shift + E	Shift + E
Attribute Mapping	Shift + A	Shift + A
Offset	Shift + –	Shift + –
Clip	Shift + N	Shift + N
Move by Points	Shift + M	Shift + M
Selection	X	X
Pan	H	H
Zoom	C	C
Visibility	V	V
Reshape	–	–
Rotate	Alt + =	Option + =
Mirror	=	=
Split	L	L
Connect or Combine	;	;
Move Page	Alt + Z	Option + Z
Trim	Alt + Shift + L	Option + Shift + L
Regular Polygon	Alt + Shift + R	Option + Shift + R
Spiral	Alt + Shift + S	Option + Shift + S

3D Modelling Tool Shortcuts

Action	Vectorworks Shortcut keys Windows	Vectorworks Shortcut keys Mac
Flyover	Shift + C	Shift + C
Set Working Plane	Shift + 1	Shift + 1
Align Plane	Alt + Shift + 1	Option + Shift + 1
Push or Pull	Shift + R	Shift + R
3D Locus	Shift + 0	Shift + 0
NURBS Curve	Shift + 7	Shift + 7
Sphere	Shift + 3	Shift + 3
Hemisphere	Alt + Shift + 3	Option + Shift + 3
Fillet Edge	Shift + F	Shift + F
Chamfer Edge	Shift + J	Shift + J
Shell Solid	Shift + G	Shift + G
Loft Surface	Shift + K	Shift + K
Extract	Shift + L	Shift + L
Create Contours	Shift + H	Shift + H
Project	Shift + ;	Shift + ;
Analysis	Shift + ‘	Shift + ‘

Visualization Tool Set Shortcuts

Action	Vectorworks Shortcut keys Windows	Vectorworks Shortcut keys Mac
Flyover	Shift + C	Shift + C
Walkthrough	Shift + U	Shift + U
Translate View	Shift + V	Shift + V
Rotate View	Shift + W	Shift + W
Light	Shift + Z	Shift + Z
Attribute Mapping	Shift + A	Shift + A

Cycles through Modes Shortcuts

Action	Vectorworks Shortcut keys Windows	Vectorworks Shortcut keys Mac
1st group	U	U
2nd group	I	I
3rd group	O	O
4th group	P	P
5th group	[	[
6th group	]	]

Snapping Palette Settings Shortcuts

Action	Vectorworks Shortcut keys Windows	Vectorworks Shortcut keys Mac
Snap to Grid	A	A
Snap to Angle	S	S
Smart Points	D	D
Smart Edge – 2D only	F	F
Snap to Working Plane – 3D only	F	F
Snap to Object	Q	Q
Snap to Intersection	W	W
Snap to Distance	E	E
Snap to Tangent – 2D only	R	R

Standard View Shortcuts

Action	Vectorworks Shortcut keys Windows	Vectorworks Shortcut keys Mac
Top/Plan or Rotated Top/Plan	0	0
Left Isometric	1	1
Front	2	2
Right Isometric	3	3
Left	4	4
Top	5	5
Right	6	6
Left Rear Isometric	7	7
Back	8	8
Right Rear Isometric	9	9

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