While selecting, the Escape key clears the current selection.

When digitizing, the Escape key cancels the current digitizing operation, and reverts to selection mode.

When measuring, the Escape key cancels the current measurement operation.

CANCEL the current draw or tool operation

Zoom to the Full EXTENTS of All Loaded Data

Default View. This is the standard view that you get when you open the 3D viewer.

Return to default view

SAVE the Current Workspace

Save the current CONTROL POINT LIST to GCP file

COPY (to the clipboard) features currently selected with the Digitizer/ Edit tool

Copy 3D view image to clipboard

DELETE (& Copy to clipboard) features currently selected with Digitizer/ Edit tool

MARK the selected feature(s) AS DELETED

If there is a current selection available, the selected features are deleted.

PASTE clipboard contents (from Ctrl + C or Ctrl + X) to current cursor location

SELECT ALL LAYERS in the Overlay Control Center

UNDO the last operation, if possible (example: when digitizing new features)

While digitizing or editing, undoes the last point.

Enables / disables display of GPS tracks

Lower vertical exaggeration

EDIT THE DESCRIPTION of selected layers when the Control Center is active

Load a WORKSPACE File

Enable walk mode

Start TRACKING a connected GPS device

Cycle through non-connected line endpoints (end-NODES)

Toggle display of vertex normals for meshes

ZOOM (the Raster Layer at the Screen Center) to Full Detail (1:1 PIXEL SIZE)

Toggle normal display mode for meshes (vertex normals and face normals)

Enables / disable pivot axis display

Toggle only selecting point features

Hold down when Selecting, Digitizing or Measuring to filter to point features

Toggles clamped movement to RIGHT-ANGLES from direction of last drawn segment

Locks mouse movement to the horizontal plane

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.

Enables / disables backface culling

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.

Refresh the 3D view

RESTORE Last SAVED View

Enable or disable Measure tool

Hold down to filter to mesh features

Hold down to filter to line features

Toggle display of face normals for meshes

Locks mouse movement to the vertical plane

Enable or disable Digitizer tool

Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the HORIZONTAL axis

ZOOM to SCALE

Create new line (TRACE mode)

Toggle Distance SCALE Display On and Off

Hold down to filter to area features

Enable or disable display of textures on meshes

PAN the Map Display 1/4 of Screen

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

Enable or disable wireframe

Resets vertical exaggeration to 1.0

Open or refresh the 3D view

Show 3D View Window

When digitizing, the Return key completes the current digitization operation.

When measuring, the Return key completes the current measurement operation.

Display the USER MANUAL

Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the VERTICAL axis

CAPTURE the current screen contents to an image

Toggle Line & Area VERTEX Display On and Off

Raise vertical exaggeration

Toggle GRID Line Display On and Off

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.

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.

Cycle through the features at the clicked location

ADD/ APPEND selected features to cached selection

EDIT FEATURE under cursor

REMOVE selected features from cached selection

(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)

(Zoomed View) Automatically ADD CLICKED POINT to GCP list (simulate press of 'Add GCP to List' button)

New vertex will be inserted at NEAREST LOCATION to clicked location on selected feature rather than at click location

ZOOM OUT

Zoom In

DISABLE automatic SNAPPING behavior

Automatically enter MOVE mode for selected feature(s) after selection

DISABLE AUTOMATIC SNAP-to-nearest-feature functionality

Automatically enter MOVE MODE for selected feature(s) after selection

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.

Zoom out to the ENTIRE EXTENTS of the data being rectified

Restore the LAST ZOOMED VIEW (Zoom tool only)

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)

Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the VERTICAL axis

Display feature info and ignore alternate link options

Causes the shape to be ELLIPTICAL or RECTANGULAR rather than the default of circular or square

Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the HORIZONTAL axis

Enable/ disable water level display

Front View. This is a view from in front of the scene. Use to go to a front view.

UNDELETE the selected feature(s)

DELETE the selected vertice(s)

MEASURE the cut-and-fill VOLUME of the currently selected line or area feature

Toggle the SELECTION STATE of selected features

Toggle Elevation LEGEND Display On and Off

PAN the Map Display 1/2 of Screen

PAN the Map Display an Entire Screen

Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the DIAGONAL axis

Right View. This is a view from the right side of the scene. Use to go to a right view.

Back View. This is a view from directly behind the scene.

Copy 3D view image to clipboard without notifications

MOVE the selected features

UNLOAD All Loaded Data Files

Toggle Display of DELETED Features

Toggle the display of features MARKED AS DELETED

Default View. This is the standard view that you get when you open the 3D viewer.

Return to default view

Sets the default view

Zoom In a Tiny bit

ZOOM OUT a TINY bit

Top View. This is a view from directly above the scene.

Center on a Location

Center the 2D view on the current selection

Paste clipboard contents BUT don't clear the clipboard

MARK a waypoint at the current GPS location (when tracking a GPS device)

(or drag box) Only select VERTICES from line or area features that are ALREADY SELECTED

ONLY snap to EXISTING VERTICES/ FEATURES

Causes shapes to be ANCHORED at the CENTER OF SHAPE rather than the top left of shape

Select only the topmost AREA feature at the clicked location

Select only the topmost LINE feature at the clicked location

Select only the topmost POINT feature at the clicked location

STAY IN VERTEX INSERT MODE after inserting vertex. Useful if needing to insert multiple vertices

Automatically enter JOIN MODE if more than one vertex is selected

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

Left View. This is a view from the left side of the scene.

Copy current cursor LOCATION (lat, lon) to the Windows Clipboard, and append the ELEVATION value, if available

Bottom View. This is a view from directly underneath the scene.

Select the info tool as the current tool

OPEN a New Data File

Copy current cursor LOCATION (lat, lon) to the Windows Clipboard

(drag box) Only select FEATURES that are completely CONTAINED WITHIN the drag box

SAVE the Current view

EXIT Global Mapper

Show the Overlay CONTROL CENTER

Toggle VECTOR LAYER Display On and Off

PRINT the Current Map View

Enables / disables the path profile display, if a path profile is available.

RESTORE Last DRAWN View

Raise/ lower water level if water level display is enabled.

Move up. Use the SHIFT and modifiers to increase/decrease the move amount (4x, 1/4x respectively)

Move down. Use the SHIFT and CTRL : modifiers to increase/decrease the move amount (4x, 1/4x respectively)

Control tilt forward and back. Use the SHIFT and CTRL modifiers to increase/decrease the tilt amount (4x, 1/4x respectively)

Move down. Use the SHIFT and CTRL : modifiers to increase/decrease the move amount (4x, 1/4x respectively)

Control rotation right and left. Use the SHIFT and CTRL : modifiers to increase/decrease the rotation amount (4x, 1/4x respectively)

Return to default view

Move up. Use the SHIFT and modifiers to increase/decrease the move amount (4x, 1/4x respectively)