======================== LDCad keyboard shortcuts ======================== First published at 1/16/2019 on https://defkey.com/ldcad-shortcuts LDCad is an interactive 3D editing software for editing LDraw (virtual lego) in real-time. LDCad has 147 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Global ------ Ctrl + N Start a new file/model Ctrl + O Open an existing file/model from disk Ctrl + S Save the file the current model is part of Ctrl + Shift + S Save all changed LDraw files Ctrl + W Close current file F5 Reload current file F11 Enable/disable rendering of snap info points Menus ----- Up arrow / Down arrow Scroll one item up/down Page Up / Down Scroll a page up/down Home Scroll the first item into view End Scroll the last item into view Wheel up and wheel down Scroll one item up/down Esc Navigate to the parent group if any Colorbin menus -------------- Up arrow / Down arrow Scroll one item up/down Page Up / Down Scroll a page up/down Home Scroll the first item into view End Scroll the last item into view Wheel up and wheel down Scroll one item up/down Colorbin wheel -------------- Left arrow / Right arrow Rotate the wheel one segment Up arrow / Down arrow Go to the next/previous page Page Up / Down Go to the next/previous page Home Go to the first page End Go to the last page Wheel up and wheel down Rotate the wheel one segment Ctrl + Wheel up and wheel down Tilt the wheel up/down Ctrl + Left click Apply the color of the wheel segment below the mouse to the selection Double click (on the wheel segment) Apply the color of the wheel segment below the mouse to the selection Color bin general ----------------- 1 … to 6: Switch to view F Add the current color to your favorites Shift + F Remove the current color from your favorites Ctrl + Left click Apply the history bar color below the mouse to the selection Partbin ------- Up arrow / Down arrow Scroll one row up/down Page Up / Down Scroll to the next/previous page Home Scroll the first row into view End Scroll the last row into view Esc If the mouse is inside the filter text area it will clear the filter, if not it will navigate to the parent group if any F3 Opens the filter dialog Enter Opens the filter dialog if the mouse cursor is currently inside the filter text rectangle End Clear filter text if inside the filter region Insert Insert the part below the mouse at 0,0,0 in the current model Double click Replace the selection with the item below the mouse cursor. If no selection is active it will insert the item at 0,0,0 like the Insert key does Esc Go one level/group up + Increase/decrease the number of item columns - Increase/decrease the number of item columns F Add the current working part to your favorites Shift + F Remove the current working part from your favorites R Reset cell orientations to the current default 1 … to 6:  Switch to view Wheel up and wheel down Scroll one row up/down Shift + Wheel up and wheel down Scroll a couple of rows up/down Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Rotate cell content if the cursor is currently in a cell Ctrl + Wheel up and wheel down Rotate cell content left/right Ctrl + Alt + Wheel up and wheel down Rotate cell content up/down Double click (on cell) Apply to selection Editor ------ Left click (on part) Select or deselect Ctrl + Left click (on part) Add to or remove from selection Shift + Left click (on part) Set part as the current working part without changing any of the other work variables Ctrl + Shift + Left click Make part the selection's main item Insert 1: While no selection or a single selection is active it will insert a new instance of the current working part Insert 2: If a multiple selection is active it will replicate it like Ctrl + D does Ctrl + D Duplicate the current selection Ctrl + Insert Append a new building step Shift + Insert Insert the last used session's model as if it were the current working part Del Delete the selection Esc 1: Cancel the current editing activity if supported Esc 2: Deselect the selection, if any, otherwise Home 1: Snap to the current editing grid using the current plane's (2D) axis' only Home 2: While inserting/moving parts it will reset the 'floating' parts orientation Home 3: While the mouse is inside the animation panel seek to the first frame instead Ctrl + Home Reset the selection's orientation relative to the current grid orientation Shift + Home Snap to all (3D) grid axis' End 1: Switch back to the previous used session/model End 2: While the mouse is inside the animation panel it will seek the last frame instead Ctrl + End Switch to the main session/model in the current LDraw file Shift + End Switch to the session/model of the current selection's main item Ctrl + Shift + End During nested mode switches to the session/model which contains the current selection's main item Page Up / Down 1: Go to the next/previous building step Page Up / Down 2: While inserting/moving parts it will rotate the 'floating' parts 90 degrees around the screens depth axis Ctrl + Page Up / Down 1: Go to the last/first building step Ctrl + Page Up / Down 2: While inserting/moving parts it will rotate the 'floating' parts 45 degrees around the screens depth axis Left arrow / Right arrow 1: While the editing pin is in move mode, it will move the selection on grid step on it's horizontal axis Left arrow / Right arrow 2: While the editing pin is in rotate mode it will rotate the selection on rotate step around the current editing plane's dead axis Left arrow / Right arrow 3: While inserting/moving parts it will rotate the 'floating' parts 90 degrees around the screens vertical axis Left arrow / Right arrow 4: If the mouse is over a path point resize control spot it will resize it by one grid step Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow 1: During move mode it will force rotation grid manipulation, during rotation or center move mode it will force gird move manipulation Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow 2: While inserting/moving parts it will rotate the 'floating' parts 45 degrees around the screens vertical axis Up arrow / Down arrow 1: While the editing pin is in move mode, it will move the selection on grid step on it's vertical axis Up arrow / Down arrow 2: While the editing pin is in rotate mode it will rotate the selection on rotate step around the current editing plane's dead axis Up arrow / Down arrow 3: While inserting/moving parts it will rotate the 'floating' parts 90 degrees around the screens horizontal axis Up arrow / Down arrow 4: If the mouse is over a path point resize control spot it will resize it by one grid step Ctrl + Up arrow / Down arrow 1: During move mode it will force grid rotation manipulation, during rotation or center move mode it will force grid move manipulation Ctrl + Up arrow / Down arrow 2: While inserting/moving parts it will rotate the 'floating' parts 45 degrees around the screens horizontal axis Enter Open a relevant dialog for the current selection or model Space Switch between split views (if any) and a zoomed current editing view F Set the editing plane to front/back (XY) T Set the editing plane to top/bottom (XZ) S Set the editing plane to sides (ZY) O Change the grid orientation to match the current selection's main part. Or reset to the absolute grid if no selection is active M Set (the editing pin in) move mode Ctrl + M Open the selection move dialog R Set (the editing pin in) rotate mode Ctrl + R Open the selection rotate dialog A Go to animation mode Shift + A Leave animation mode Ctrl + A Select all Shift + Ctrl + A Select none P 1: Show/hide the editing pin or rectangle depending on projection mode P 2: Play/pause the animation while in animation mode Shift + P Enable/disable part snapping Shift + Ctrl + P Initialize resizing of the editing pin length C Center the camera on the current selection Ctrl + C Copy the selection's LDraw data to the clipboard. A dialog with additional options might appear if needed Shift + C Move the selection to 0,0,0 V Switch the camera between the perspective and orthographic projection mode Shift + V Switch the camera between the perspective and orthographic projection mode while trying to retain the current view direction Ctrl + V Paste LDraw data from the clipboard into the model. A dialog with options might show up first if needed Z Zoom to fit Ctrl + Z Undo the last editing action Shift + Ctrl + Z Redo the last undone editing action E Add the current selection to the nesting exclusion list Ctrl + E Remove the current selection from the nesting exclusion list Ctrl + Shift + E Clear the nesting exclusion list H Hide (ghost) the selection Ctrl + H Undo the last selection hide Ctrl + Shift + H Make all currently hidden parts visible again G Show/hide the selection's editing grid Ctrl + G Create a new group from the current selection Shift + Ctrl + G Remove all top level grouping from the current selection L Enable/disable looped playback for the current animation if any I Show/hide the selected parts information panel Ctrl + I Show/hide the (bottom/left) document information icon Ctrl + F05 Regenerate dynamic (path/spring) parts Ctrl + X Cut (copy to clipboard and remove) the current selection. A dialog with extra options might first appear if needed N Enter nesting mode Shift + N Leave nesting mode [1 - 9] Choose the current move stepping Ctrl + [1 - 9] Choose the current rotate stepping Left click + Move the mouse While on the editing or compass background it will rotate the view in perspective mode or move the view in orthographic mode Shift + Left click + Move the mouse While on the editing or compass background it will move the camera lookat in relation to the screen Shift + Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse While on the editing or compass background it will move the camera lookat in relation to the current editing plane Right click + Move the mouse Rotate the view in perspective mode or move the view in orthographic mode Shift + Right click + Move the mouse Move the camera lookat in relation to the screen Shift + Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Move the camera lookat in relation to the current editing plane Wheel up and wheel down Zoom in/out on the lookat point Ctrl + Wheel up and wheel down Zoom in/out on the lookat point using smaller steps Shift + Ctrl + Wheel up and wheel down Zoom in/out on the lookat point using larger steps Middle click Open related dialog to object below the mouse Source: LDCad Last modified on (UTC): Monday, November 11, 2019 Defkey © All rights reserved.