=================================== Vectorworks 2020 keyboard shortcuts =================================== First published at 3/10/2021 on https://defkey.com/vectorworks-2020-shortcuts Vectorworks is a 3D design software for modeling, extensive 2D drafting and more. While AutoCAD is the most suitable package for structural, large-scale design, Vectorworks is a good for drafting/illustrating/rendering. However it is limited in its design to cater to projects on a relatively smaller scale. Vectorworks 2020 has 267 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Basic palette ------------- X Selection H Pan Alt + Z Move Page Shift + C Flyover C Zoom 1 Text Alt + 1 Callout 0 2D Locus Alt + 0 Symbol Insertion 2 Line Alt + 2 Double Line 4 Rectangle Alt + 4 Rounded Rectangle 6 Circle Alt + 6 Oval 3 Arc Alt + 3 Quarter Arc Alt + 5 Freehand 5 Polyline 8 2D Polygon Shift + T Triangle Alt + 8 Double-line Polygon Alt + Shift + R Regular Polygon Alt + Shift + S Spiral Shift + E Eyedropper V Visibility Shift + A Attribute Mapping - Reshape Alt + = Rotate = Mirror L Split ; Connect/Combine Alt + Shift + L Trim 7 Fillet Alt + 7 Chamfer Shift + - Offset Shift + N Clip Shift + M Move by Points Building shell tool set ----------------------- 9 Wall Alt + 9 Round wall Alt + J Wall join Alt + Shift + J Component join Alt + Shift + D Door Shift + D Window 3D modeling tool set -------------------- Shift + C Flyover Shift + 1 Set Working Plane Alt + Shift + 1 Align Plane Shift + R Push/Pull Shift + 0 3D Locus Shift + 7 NURBS Curve Shift + 3 Sphere Alt + Shift + 3 Hemisphere Shift + F Fillet Edge Shift + J Chamfer Edge Shift + G Shell Solid Shift + K Loft Surface Shift + L Extract Shift + H Create Contours Shift + ; Project Shift + ' Analysis Visualization tool set ---------------------- Shift + C Flyover Shift + U Walkthrough Shift + V Translate View Shift + W Rotate View Shift + Z Light Shift + A Attribute Mapping Dims / Notes tool set --------------------- N Constrained Linear Dimension . Angular Dimension , Radial Dimension File menu --------- Ctrl + N New Ctrl + O Open Ctrl + W Close Ctrl + S Save Ctrl + Alt + P Page Setup Ctrl + P Print Alt + F4 Quit Ctrl + Q Quit Edit menu --------- Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Y Redo Ctrl + X Cut Ctrl + C Copy Ctrl + V Paste Ctrl + Alt + V Paste in Place Ctrl + D Duplicate Ctrl + Shift + Alt + D Duplicate Array Ctrl + A Select All View menu --------- Ctrl + 3 Zoom - Normal scale Ctrl + 4 Zoom - Fit to page area Ctrl + 6 Zoom - Fit to objects Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 3 Class options - Active only Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 4 Class options - Gray others Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 5 Class options - Gray / Snap others Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 6 Class options -  Show others Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 7 Class options - Show / Snap others Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 8 Class options - Show / Snap / Modify others Ctrl + Alt + 3 Layer options - Active only Ctrl + Alt + 4 Layer options - Gray others Ctrl + Alt + 5 Layer options - Gray / Snap others Ctrl + Alt + 6 Layer options - Show others Ctrl + Alt + 7 Layer options-Show / Snap others Ctrl + Alt + 8 Layer options - Show / Snap / Modify others Ctrl + 5 Standard views - Top / Plan Ctrl + Shift + W Rendering - Wireframe Ctrl + Shift + S Rendering - Sketch Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S Rendering - Sketch options Ctrl + Shift + G Rendering - OpenGL Ctrl + Shift + F Rendering - Final quality renderworks Ctrl + Shift + E Rendering - Hidden line Ctrl + Shift + D Rendering - Dashed hidden line Ctrl + Shift + P Rendering - Final shaded polygon M Enable multiple view panes Ctrl + 0 Set 3D view Ctrl + Alt + L Unified view Ctrl + Shift + M Create multiple viewports Ctrl + Shift + . Next view Ctrl + Shift + , Previous view Modify menu ----------- Ctrl + M Move Ctrl + Alt + M Move 3D Ctrl + F Send to Front Ctrl + Alt + F Send Forward Ctrl + B Send to Back Ctrl + Alt + B Send Backward Ctrl + - Align to Grid Ctrl + = Align/Distribute Ctrl + Shift + = Align/Distribute 3D Ctrl + L Rotate Left 90° Ctrl + Shift + R Rotate Right 90° Ctrl + Shift + H Flip Horizontal Ctrl + Shift + V Flip Vertical Ctrl + \ Set Working Plane Ctrl + T Trim Ctrl + J Join Ctrl + Alt + J Join and Fillet Ctrl + Shift + J Join (no Trim) Ctrl + Shift + Alt + A Add Surface Ctrl + Shift + Alt + C Clip Surface Ctrl + Shift + Alt + I Intersect Surface Ctrl + Shift + Alt + P Compose Ctrl + K Convert to Group Ctrl + Alt + R Convert to Mesh Ctrl + Alt + O Convert to 3D Polys Ctrl + Alt + N Convert to NURBS Ctrl + G Group Ctrl + U Ungroup Ctrl + [ Edit Ctrl + ] Exit Ctrl + Alt + G Show Guides Ctrl + Shift + Alt + G Hide Guides Ctrl + Shift + 0 Unrotate 3D Objects Model menu ---------- Ctrl + Alt + A Add solids Ctrl + Alt + S Subtract solids Ctrl + Alt + I Intersect solids Ctrl + Alt + T Section solids Ctrl + E Extrude Ctrl + Alt + E Multiple extrude Ctrl + Alt + X Extrude along path Ctrl + Alt + U Tapered extrude Ctrl + Alt + W Sweep Ctrl + Alt + Y 3D power pack - create fillet surface Ctrl + Alt + Q 3D power pack - create planar caps Ctrl + Alt + K 3D power pack - create surface from curves AEC menu -------- Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E Energos - Project settings Spotlight menu -------------- Ctrl + Shift + Alt + N Spotlight Numbering Ctrl + Shift + Alt + O Auto Number Positions Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F Focus Instruments Ctrl + Shift + Alt + R Replace Instrument Ctrl + Shift + Alt + M Find and Modify Ctrl + / Refresh Instruments Ctrl + Shift + Alt + L Label Legend Manager Tools menu ---------- Ctrl + Shift + O Organization Ctrl + 9 User Origin Ctrl + 8 SmartCursor Settings Ctrl + Shift + Z Plug-in Manager Ctrl + Shift + Alt + W Edit Current Workspace Text menu --------- Ctrl + Shift + T Format text Window menu ----------- Ctrl + Shift + C Palettes - Snapping Ctrl + Shift + A Palettes - Attributes Ctrl + I Palettes - Object Info Ctrl + Shift + K Palettes - Working Planes Ctrl + R Palettes - Resource Manager Ctrl + Shift + N Palettes - Navigation Ctrl + Shift + Alt + V Palettes - Visualization Ctrl + ` Palettes - Activate object info palette     Other shortcuts --------------- U 1st group I 2nd group O 3rd group P 4th group [ 5th group ] 6th group Miscellaneous keys ------------------ Y Toggle SmartCursor cues / Toggle angles relative to prior segment G Set datum Z Snap loupe T Set smart point, edge or vector snap lock \ Toggle automatic working plane ` Suspend snapping B X-ray select mode J Coincident selection K Close 2D polygon, polyline, polygonal wall network or path-based objects Toggle snapping palette settings -------------------------------- A Snap to grid A then A Set grid dialog box Q Snap to object Q then Q 3D snapping dialog box S Snap to angle S then S Angle snaps dialog box W Snap to intersection D Smart points D then D Smart points dialog box E Snap to distance E then E Snap distance dialog box F Smart edge F then F Edge snaps dialog box F Snap to working plane (3D only) R Snap to tangent (2D only) Arrow key shortcuts ------------------- Ctrl + Up arrow / Down arrow Switch active layer Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow Switch active classes Arrow keys Pan drawing Shift + Arrow keys Nudge objects Shift + Ctrl + Arrow keys Move objects Miscellaneous ------------- These shortcuts cannot be modified. Space To temporarily activate another tool, press and hold Space while you select and use another tool Alt To temporarily activate selection tool, press and hold Alt while you select objects (Rotate, Mirror, Offset, Clip and Move by Points tools) Ctrl + Wheel up and wheel down To temporarily activate Flyover tool, press and hold Ctrl and turn the mouse wheel Space + Ctrl Temporarily activate Zoom tool (zoom in) Space + Ctrl + Alt Temporarily activate Zoom tool (zoom out) Ctrl + 1 Increase zoom by a factor of 2 Ctrl + 2 Decrease zoom by a factor of 2 Ctrl + Alt + 1 Increase zoom by a factor of 4 Ctrl + Alt + 2 Decrease zoom by a factor of 4 C then C Increase zoom by a factor of 2 X then X Deselect all selected objects Esc Cancel the current operation Esc Exit text editing mode Ctrl + [ Edit group Ctrl + ] Exit group Esc then Esc Exit group (must be enabled from the Data Bar and Edit Group Options) Backspace While drawing walls, NURBS, etc. undo the last clicked point Shift (with tooltip displayed, press and hold Shift) Display additional tooltip information Alt + Left click Expand / Collapse all widget groups in the Object Info platte F2 Edit a selected field in a list box row Double click To refresh the drawing view, double-click the Pan tool Double click To set the print page origin to the user origin, double-click move page tool Double click To increase zoom by a factor of 2, double-click the Zoom tool Alt + Double click To decrease zoom by a factor of 2, hold Alt and double-click the Zoom tool Ctrl + Double click To open or edit a resource manager object, hold Ctrl and double-click the resource name or thumbnail Double click To activate a class, design layer or sheet layer, double-click the item name in the Navigation palette Double click To switch to a saved view, double-click the view name in the Navigation palette Alt + Left click To change visibility for all classes or layers, hold Alt and click the visibility colunm in the Navigation palette Alt + Double click To edit a saved view, hold Alt and double-click the view name in the Saved Views palette Double click To activate Selection tool, double-click anywhere in the drawing (works for many tools, but not all tools) Ctrl + Left click then Move the mouse To duplicate an object, hold Ctrl and click the object and drag it Ctrl + Alt + Left click (click on a existing object) Create a similar object mousebutton4 Next view in history mousebutton5 Previous view in history Middle click (hold) Pan the drawing view Wheel up and wheel down Zoom in / out Ctrl + Wheel up and wheel down Scroll up / down Shift + Wheel up and wheel down Scroll left / right Note: The mouse wheel zooms by default. To scroll, you need to use a modifier key. These functions can be swapped in Preferences, Edit tab. Numeric key pad --------------- These shortcuts cannot be modified. 0 Top / Plan or Rotated top / Plan 1 Left izometric 2 Front 3 Right isometric 4 Left 5 Top 6 Right 7 Left rear isometric 8 Back 9 Right rear isometric Source: Vectorworks.net Last modified on (UTC): Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Defkey © All rights reserved.