Tips with Keyboard and Mouse: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 09:06, 26 June 2018

Space + Mouse Drag	Move the view. See also: Pan Tool
Mouse Wheel Down	Pan while holding the mouse wheel down.
Mouse Wheel + Ctrl	Zoom in/Zoom out. See also: Zoom Tools
Mouse Wheel	Move the view vertically.
Mouse Wheel + Shift	Move the view horizontally.
F5	Redraw
F6	Pan
F7	Zoom In
F8	Zoom Out

There are some Shortcuts by default corresponding to view and navigation functions.

Shift +	Continue an existing line or expand areas objects. Press the Shift key and click the start or end point of line or area object to be continued.
Shift +	Drawing circular objects from the center point.
Ctrl +	Following Existing Objects.
Alt +	Draw horizontal or vertical lines. Press the Alt key while drawing. The line snaps in a vertical or horizontal direction.
Tab	Change drawing mode during drawing and editing. Press the Tab key until the desired drawing mode appears to change the drawing mode.
P	Press the P key to change to the last used drawing mode.

Visit the Drawing and Editing Section in the OCAD Preferences to choose your favourite settings.

Shift + or	Object not selected: add to the selected objects. As an alternative, drag an area with the Left Mouse Button. Selected object: remove from selected objects. Keep right angle when moving a corner (e.g. building).
Ctrl +	Remove Vertex
Ctrl + + Mouse	Remove Vertex with Mouse Over.
Shift + Ctrl +	Add Vertex
Alt +	Select an object under a already selected object.
Alt + or	Select next object for editing
Arrow Keys	Move selected objects (fine tuning)
Arrow Keys	Double Click on Vertex and Move Vertex With Arrow Keys.
Tab +	Move neighboring Segments and congruent Vertices in one single step.
Shift + Arrow Keys	Move selected objects (fast)
P	Get latest used drawing tool
A	Change to the Select Object and Edit Vertex mode.
V	Change to the Select and Edit Object mode.

Ctrl +	Insert a virtual gap.
Shift +	Dashed line: Insert a gap at the cutting point

F9	Adjust a Background Map
F10	Hide all Background Maps

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-|style="width:200px;" |Shift + [[File:Icon SelectAndEditObject.PNG]] or [[File:Icon SelectObjectAndEditVertex.PNG]]|| Object not selected: add to the selected objects. As an alternative, drag an area with the Left Mouse Button. <br> Selected object: remove from selected objects. <br> Keep right angle when moving a corner (e.g. building).
+|style="width:200px;" |Shift + [[File:Icon SelectAndEditObject.PNG]] or [[File:Icon SelectObjectAndEditVertex.PNG]]|| Object not selected: [[Select#Select_and_Edit_Multiple_Objects|add to the selected objects]]. As an alternative, drag an area with the Left Mouse Button. <br> Selected object: [[Select#Select_and_Edit_Multiple_Objects|remove from selected objects]]. <br> [[Select#Move_Single_Vertices|Keep right angle]] when moving a corner (e.g. building).
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 |Ctrl + [[File:Icon SelectObjectAndEditVertex.PNG]]||[[Vertices#Remove_Vertex|Remove Vertex]]
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 |Shift + Ctrl + [[File:Icon SelectObjectAndEditVertex.PNG]]||[[Vertices#Add_Normal_Vertex|Add Vertex]]
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-|Alt + [[File:Icon SelectObjectAndEditVertex.PNG]]||Select an object under a already selected object
+|Alt + [[File:Icon SelectObjectAndEditVertex.PNG]]||[[Select#Select_an_object_behind_an_object_already_selected|Select an object under a already selected object]].
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 |Alt + [[File:Icon Cut.PNG]] or [[File:Icon Reshape.PNG]]|| [[Select#Select_next_object_for_editing|Select next object for editing]]