=================================== Global Mapper 21 keyboard shortcuts =================================== First published at 8/20/2020 on https://defkey.com/global-mapper-21-shortcuts Global Mapper is a geographic information system (GIS) software package developed by Blue Marble Geographics. Used for visualizing, editing, and analyzing LiDAR or point cloud data of any format, Global Mapper handles both vector and raster. Global Mapper 21 has 148 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. File management --------------- Ctrl + O OPEN a New Data File Ctrl + S SAVE the Current Workspace Ctrl + W Load a WORKSPACE File Ctrl + U UNLOAD All Loaded Data Files General ------- F1 Display the USER MANUAL Alt + X EXIT Global Mapper Alt + C Show the Overlay CONTROL CENTER Shift + C CAPTURE the current screen contents to an image Ctrl + A SELECT ALL LAYERS in the Overlay Control Center Ctrl + M MARK a waypoint at the current GPS location (when tracking a GPS device) Ctrl + T Start TRACKING a connected GPS device Ctrl + Shift + D Toggle the display of features MARKED AS DELETED Ctrl + L Copy current cursor LOCATION (lat, lon) to the Windows Clipboard Ctrl + Alt + L Copy current cursor LOCATION (lat, lon) in the Currently Selected Projection to the Windows Clipboard inserting a TAB character to separate the X and Y values Ctrl + Shift + L Copy current cursor LOCATION (lat, lon) to the Windows Clipboard, and append the ELEVATION value, if available Clipboard --------- Ctrl + C COPY (to the clipboard) features currently selected with the Digitizer/ Edit tool Ctrl + X DELETE (& Copy to clipboard) features currently selected with Digitizer/ Edit tool Ctrl + V PASTE clipboard contents (from Ctrl + C or Ctrl + X) to current cursor location Ctrl + Shift + V Paste clipboard contents BUT don't clear the clipboard General tool operations ----------------------- Esc CANCEL the current draw or tool operation Ctrl + E EDIT THE DESCRIPTION of selected layers when the Control Center is active Display options --------------- Ctrl + 3 Show 3D View Window Ctrl + Shift + D Toggle Display of DELETED Features Shift + G Toggle GRID Line Display On and Off Shift + L Toggle Elevation LEGEND Display On and Off Shift + S Toggle Distance SCALE Display On and Off Ctrl + P PRINT the Current Map View Shift + V Toggle Line & Area VERTEX Display On and Off Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V Toggle VECTOR LAYER Display On and Off Zooming and panning ------------------- Home Zoom to the Full EXTENTS of All Loaded Data Ctrl + Home Center on a Location Ctrl + Right click Restore the LAST ZOOMED VIEW (Zoom tool only) Page Down Zoom In Ctrl + Page Down Zoom In a Tiny bit Page Up ZOOM OUT Ctrl + Page Up ZOOM OUT a TINY bit Arrow keys PAN the Map Display 1/4 of Screen Shift + Arrow keys PAN the Map Display 1/2 of Screen Ctrl + Arrow keys PAN the Map Display an Entire Screen Alt + R SAVE the Current view Ctrl + R RESTORE Last SAVED View Ctrl + Backspace RESTORE Last DRAWN View Shift + Z ZOOM to SCALE Ctrl + 1 ZOOM (the Raster Layer at the Screen Center) to Full Detail (1:1 PIXEL SIZE) Info tool --------- Alt + P Select the info tool as the current tool P Toggle only selecting point features Right click Cycle through the features at the clicked location Ctrl Display feature info and ignore alternate link options Digitizer / Edit tool operations -------------------------------- Ctrl + Z UNDO the last operation, if possible (example: when digitizing new features) Del MARK the selected feature(s) AS DELETED Ctrl + Del DELETE the selected vertice(s) Shift + Del UNDELETE the selected feature(s) Double click EDIT FEATURE under cursor Ctrl + Alt + M MEASURE the cut-and-fill VOLUME of the currently selected line or area feature Ctrl + N Cycle through non-connected line endpoints (end-NODES) Shift + T Create new line (TRACE mode) Draw shapes ----------- Shift Causes the shape to be ELLIPTICAL or RECTANGULAR rather than the default of circular or square T + Left click Causes shapes to be ANCHORED at the CENTER OF SHAPE rather than the top left of shape Snapping -------- Alt + Left click DISABLE automatic SNAPPING behavior V + Left click ONLY snap to EXISTING VERTICES/ FEATURES Select features --------------- Ctrl + Left click ADD/ APPEND selected features to cached selection Shift + Left click REMOVE selected features from cached selection Ctrl + Shift + Left click Toggle the SELECTION STATE of selected features A + Left click Select only the topmost AREA feature at the clicked location L + Left click Select only the topmost LINE feature at the clicked location P + Left click Select only the topmost POINT feature at the clicked location Alt + Left click Automatically enter MOVE mode for selected feature(s) after selection I + Left click + Move the mouse (drag box) Only select FEATURES that are completely CONTAINED WITHIN the drag box S + Left click (or drag box) Only select VERTICES from line or area features that are ALREADY SELECTED Insert vertices --------------- Shift + Left click New vertex will be inserted at NEAREST LOCATION to clicked location on selected feature rather than at click location I + Left click STAY IN VERTEX INSERT MODE after inserting vertex. Useful if needing to insert multiple vertices Move features and vertices -------------------------- X Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the HORIZONTAL axis Shift Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the HORIZONTAL axis Y Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the VERTICAL axis Ctrl Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the VERTICAL axis Ctrl + Shift Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the DIAGONAL axis R Toggles clamped movement to RIGHT-ANGLES from direction of last drawn segment Ctrl + Shift + M MOVE the selected features Alt + Left click Automatically enter MOVE MODE for selected feature(s) after selection J + Left click Automatically enter JOIN MODE if more than one vertex is selected Image rectification window -------------------------- Alt + Left click DISABLE AUTOMATIC SNAP-to-nearest-feature functionality Shift + Left click (click on Reference Image) ROUND the clicked location to nearest 30 seconds for arc degree units or nearest 1000 ground units for linear measurements (like meters and feet) Shift + Left click (Zoomed View) Automatically ADD CLICKED POINT to GCP list (simulate press of 'Add GCP to List' button) Ctrl + S Save the current CONTROL POINT LIST to GCP file Ctrl + Right click Zoom out to the ENTIRE EXTENTS of the data being rectified 3D View: Display and Navigation ------------------------------- Ctrl + 3 Open or refresh the 3D view F5 Refresh the 3D view Arrow keys Pan 3D view left, right, forward, and back or move in. In Walk mode, Arrow up/down to move into or away from the scene, arrow left/right to rotate the view around the current location. The SHIFT key will cause large moves/ rotations Page Up / Down Zoom out and in (hold SHIFT for larger move; hold CTRL key for smaller move). In walk mode raise and lowers walk mode height (SHIFT keys modifies reduce or enlarge height increment) Home Return to default view Num 5 Return to default view Ctrl + Shift + D Return to default view Ctrl + Home Center the 2D view on the current selection Num 8 Control tilt forward and back. Use the SHIFT and CTRL modifiers to increase/decrease the tilt amount (4x, 1/4x respectively) Num 2 Control tilt forward and back. Use the SHIFT and CTRL modifiers to increase/decrease the tilt amount (4x, 1/4x respectively) Num 4 Control rotation right and left. Use the SHIFT and CTRL : modifiers to increase/decrease the rotation amount (4x, 1/4x respectively) Num 6 Control rotation right and left. Use the SHIFT and CTRL : modifiers to increase/decrease the rotation amount (4x, 1/4x respectively) Num 7 Move up. Use the SHIFT and modifiers to increase/decrease the move amount (4x, 1/4x respectively) Num 9 Move up. Use the SHIFT and modifiers to increase/decrease the move amount (4x, 1/4x respectively) Num 1 Move down. Use the SHIFT and CTRL : modifiers to increase/decrease the move amount (4x, 1/4x respectively) Num 3 Move down. Use the SHIFT and CTRL : modifiers to increase/decrease the move amount (4x, 1/4x respectively) Wheel up and wheel down Roll to zoom in and out or raise and lower the walk mode height. Click and drag to pan or change the walk mode pitch. Left click Navigate the view. For normal navigation, forward / back movements tilt the scene up or down; left/right movements rotate the view. In Walk mode, forward / back movements move forwards or back in the scene. Left / right movements rotate the view. For all modes, holding down the SHIFT key or the CTRL key increase / decrease the amount of rotation, tilt, or movement, respectively. Right click For normal navigation , forward / back movements zoom in or out. For Walk mode, raise and lower walk mode height. For all modes, holding down the SHIFT key or the CTRL key increase / decrease the amount of rotation, tilt, or movement, respectively. 3D View: Advanced Display and Navigation ---------------------------------------- V Locks mouse movement to the vertical plane H Locks mouse movement to the horizontal plane F11 Decreases the field of view by 5 degrees; if CTRL is held down, it decreases by 1 degree, if SHIFT is held down, it decreases by 10 degrees. F12 Increases the field of view by 5 degrees; if CTRL is held down, it increases by 1 degree, if SHIFT is held down, it increases by 10 degrees. Home Default View. This is the standard view that you get when you open the 3D viewer. Ctrl + Shift + D Default View. This is the standard view that you get when you open the 3D viewer. Ctrl + Shift + T Top View. This is a view from directly above the scene. Ctrl + Shift + U Bottom View. This is a view from directly underneath the scene. Ctrl + Shift + L Left View. This is a view from the left side of the scene. Ctrl + Shift + R Right View. This is a view from the right side of the scene. Use to go to a right view. Ctrl + Shift + F Front View. This is a view from in front of the scene. Use to go to a front view. Ctrl + Shift + B Back View. This is a view from directly behind the scene. 3D View: Snapping to types of Features -------------------------------------- Note: Only one of these modifier keys may be active at a time. P Hold down when Selecting, Digitizing or Measuring to filter to point features A Hold down to filter to area features L Hold down to filter to line features M Hold down to filter to mesh features 3D View: 3D Digitizing and Editing ---------------------------------- Ctrl + Z While digitizing or editing, undoes the last point. Esc While selecting, the Escape key clears the current selection. Esc When digitizing, the Escape key cancels the current digitizing operation, and reverts to selection mode. Esc When measuring, the Escape key cancels the current measurement operation. Enter When digitizing, the Return key completes the current digitization operation. Enter When measuring, the Return key completes the current measurement operation. Del If there is a current selection available, the selected features are deleted. 3D View: Tools and Settings --------------------------- W Enable or disable wireframe Ctrl + W Enable walk mode Ctrl + Shift + W Enable/ disable water level display T Enable or disable display of textures on meshes M Enable or disable Measure tool D Enable or disable Digitizer tool Ctrl + Shift + D Sets the default view E Resets vertical exaggeration to 1.0 Ctrl + E Lower vertical exaggeration Shift + E Raise vertical exaggeration P Enables / disable pivot axis display Ctrl + P Enables / disables the path profile display, if a path profile is available. Ctrl + G Enables / disables display of GPS tracks Num + Raise/ lower water level if water level display is enabled. Num - Raise/ lower water level if water level display is enabled. Ctrl + B Enables / disables backface culling Ctrl + N Toggle display of vertex normals for meshes Shift + N Toggle display of face normals for meshes N Toggle normal display mode for meshes (vertex normals and face normals) Ctrl + C Copy 3D view image to clipboard Ctrl + Shift + C Copy 3D view image to clipboard without notifications Source: Bluemarblegeo Last modified on (UTC): Thursday, August 20, 2020 Defkey © All rights reserved.