| Command Name | Shortcut Key | Description | Window Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New | ⌘N | Creates a new, empty Archicad project. | All Types |
| New & Reset All | ⌘⌥N | Creates a new, empty Archicad project and applies default settings. | All Types |
| Open… | ⌘O | Opens an existing document. | All Types |
| Save | ⌘S | Saves the project. | All Types |
| Save as… | ⌘⇧S | Saves the project with a new name. | All Types |
| Merge from File… | ⌥M | Merges an existing document found on the local file system into the actual project. | Non-Text |
| Hotlink Module Manager… | ⌘⌥` | Opens Hotlink Module Manager. | All Types |
| Library Manager… | ⌘⌥L | Opens Library Manager. | Non-Text |
| Open Object… | ⌘⌥O | Browse for an existing library part and open its script window. | All Types |
| Reload Libraries | ⌥⌃L | Reloads the project libraries. | Non-Text |
| Location Settings… | ⌘⇧W | Define project location and Survey Point data. | All Types |
| Set Project North | ⌃Up | Define Project North with two mouse clicks. | Non-Text |
| Page Setup… | ⌘⌥P | Changes the page layout settings. | Non-Text |
| Print… | ⌘P | Prints the current project. | All Types |
| Quit | ⌘Q | Quits the application; prompts to save documents. | All Types |
| Edit Module in separate Archicad | ⌘⌥M | Edit the selected Module in separate Archicad. | Non-Text |
| Undo | ⌘Z | Undoes the last action. | Non-Text |
| Redo | ⌘⇧Z | Redoes the previously undone action. | Non-Text |
| Cut | ⌘X | Removes the selected items and copies them onto the Clipboard. | Non-Text |
| Copy | ⌘C | Copies the selected items to the Clipboard. Use Paste to put them in the new location. | Non-Text |
| Paste | ⌘V | Inserts the items you have copied or cut into the selected location. | Non-Text |
| Select All | ⌘A | Selects all items of the desired type. | Non-Text |
| Find & Select… | ⌘F | Displays selection criteria for finding and selecting items. | Non-Text |
| Group | ⌘G | Creates a new group out of the selected items. | All Types |
| Ungroup | ⌘⌥G | Revokes the last Group command issued on the selected items. | All Types |
| Suspend Groups | ⌥G | Enables editing of individual elements inside Groups. | All Types |
| Bring to Front | ⌥⌃W | Brings the selected items to front. | Non-Text |
| Bring Forward | ⌃W | Brings the selected items in front of items of equal or lower class. | Non-Text |
| Send Backward | ⌃S | Sends the selected items behind items of equal or lower class. | Non-Text |
| Send to Back | ⌥⌃S | Sends the selected items to back. | Non-Text |
| Drag | ⌘D | Drags the selected items. | All Types |
| Rotate | ⌘E | Rotates the selected items. | All Types |
| Mirror | ⌘M | Mirrors the selected items. | Non-Text |
| Elevate… | ⌘J | Elevates the selected items. | Non-Text |
| Multiply… | ⌘Y | Opens Multiply dialog box. | Non-Text |
| Stretch | ⌘B | Stretches or shrinks the selected items. | Non-Text |
| Resize… | ⌘K | Resizes the selected items. | Non-Text |
| Split | ⌥3 | Splits the selected items along a line or other temporary item. | Non-Text |
| Intersect | ⌘I | Stretches or shrinks the selected lines/arcs or walls up to their intersection point. | Non-Text |
| Adjust | ⌥4 | Adjusts the selected items to a line or other item. | Non-Text |
| Offset | ⌥O | Offsets polygonal and chained elements by the given distance. | Non-Text |
| Explode into Current View | ⌘= | Transforms the selected elements into independent 2D drawing elements. | All Types |
| Unify | ⌘U | Unify the selected lines/arcs/polylines into a single polyline, or selected splines into a single spline. | Non-Text |
| Edit Selection Set… | ⌘⌥T | Edits the common parameters of the selected items. | Non-Text |
| Tool Settings… | ⌘T | Changes the settings of the selected or newly created items of this type. | Non-Text |
| Element Transfer Settings… | ⇧E | Non-Text | |
| Relink Home Story… | ⌃H | Relinks the home stories of the selected model elements. | Non-Text |
| Modify Wall Reference Line… | ⌥W | Modifies the location of a Wall's Reference Line. | Non-Text |
| Undo(text) | ⌘Z | Undoes the last action in a text window. | Text |
| Repeat Last Command(text) | ⌘B | Repeats the last executed menu command in a text window. | Text |
| Cut(text) | ⌘X | Removes the selected items from a text window and copies them onto the Clipboard. | Text |
| Copy(text) | ⌘C | Copies the selected items to the Clipboard. Use Paste to put them in a new location in a text window. | Text |
| Paste(text) | ⌘V | Inserts the items you have copied or cut into the selected location in a text window. | Text |
| Select All(text) | ⌘A | Selects all items of the desired type in a text window. | Text |
| Find & Replace… | ⌘F | Replaces the specified text with different text. | Text |
| Replace Again | ⌘T | Repeats the last replace action. | Text |
| Go to Line… | ⌘L | Goes to the specified line. | Text |
| Comment | ⌘M | Comments the selected line. | Text |
| Uncomment | ⌘U | Removes the comment sign from the selected line. | Text |
| Increase Indent | ⌘I | Increases Indent of the selected line. | Text |
| Decrease Indent | ⌘J | Decreases Indent of the selected line. | Text |
| Check Script | ⌘K | Checks the GDL script in the active window for errors. | Text |
| Go Up a Story | ⌘6 | Goes up one story. | All Types |
| Go Down a Story | ⌘5 | Goes down one story. | All Types |
| Go to Story… | ⌘4 | Goes to the desired story. | All Types |
| Go to Previous Layout | ⌥5 | Goes to the previous Layout. | Non-Text |
| Go to Next Layout | ⌥6 | Goes to the next Layout. | Non-Text |
| True Line Weight | ⌥T | Toggles display of Lines: either True Weight or Hairlines. | Non-Text |
| Marker Range | ⌥[ | Specifies whether Detail boundaries and Section depth outline are displayed in 2D views. | Non-Text |
| Grid Snap | ⌥S | Toggles snap-to-grid input on and off. | Non-Text |
| Zoom In | ⌘/ | Enlarges the selected area. | All Types |
| Zoom Out | ⌘⌥/ | Shrinks current view into selected area. | All Types |
| Pan | ⌘, | Moves the whole workspace over together with mouse movement. | All Types |
| Zoom to Selection | ⌘' | Sets the view to display all selected items in the Window. | Non-Text |
| Fit in Window | ⌘; | Sets the view to display all items in the Window. | Non-Text |
| Home Zoom | ⌘\ | Returns to the view set by the Set Home Zoom menu command. | All Types |
| Previous Zoom | ⌘[ | Jumps back to the previous zoom. | All Types |
| Next Zoom | ⌘] | Jumps to the next zoom. | All Types |
| Show Selection/Marquee | ⌘3 | Show only selected Elements. (In case of no selection, show the entire model.) | Non-Text |
| Hide Selection | ⌥2 | Temporarily hide selected Elements. | Non-Text |
| Filter and Cut Elements in 3D… | ⌘⇧A | Selects a subset of project elements to display in the 3D window, or change cut surface display. | All Types |
| 3D Styles… | ⌘⇧1 | Selects a 3D Engine and a display mode. | Non-Text |
| 3D Projection Settings… | ⌘1 | Changes the 3D viewpoint, camera and sun settings. | Non-Text |
| Redraw | ⌘⇧R | Refreshes the active window. | Non-Text |
| Rebuild | ⌘R | Rebuilds the content of the active window. | Non-Text |
| Rebuild & Regenerate | ⌘⌥⇧R | Rebuilds and regenerates the content of the active window. | All Types |
| Rebuild from Model | ⌘⌥R | Regenerates the section. | Non-Text |
| Set Snap Point Values… | S | Sets values for each Snap Point mode. (Divisions, Percent and Distance) | Non-Text |
| Editing Plane Display | ⌥E | Shows or hides Editing Plane. | Non-Text |
| Lines… | ⌘⌥⌃L | Creates or changes the line types available in the project. | Non-Text |
| Fills… | ⌘⌥⌃F | Creates or changes the fill types available in the project. | Non-Text |
| Pens & Color… | ⌘⌥⌃P | Creates and changes Pen sets including the thickness and color of individual Pens available in the project. | Non-Text |
| Zone Categories… | ⌘⌥⌃Z | Creates or changes the zone categories available in the project. | Non-Text |
| Attribute Manager… | ⌘⌥A | Attribute Manager | Non-Text |
| Graphic Override Rules… | ⌘⌥0 | Creates or changes the Graphic Override Rules available in the project. | Non-Text |
| Graphic Override Combinations… | ⌘0 | Creates or changes the Graphic Override Combinations available in the project. | Non-Text |
| Working Units… | ⇧⌃U | Changes the working unit settings for the project. | Non-Text |
| Dimensions… | ⇧⌃D | Changes the dimensioning settings for the project. | Non-Text |
| Work Environment… | ⇧⌃` | Collection of settings used to customize and save variations of your Work Environment (e.g. menus, dialog boxes) of your Archicad application. | All Types |
| Story Settings… | ⌘7 | Creates and changes the stories. | All Types |
| Solid Element Operations… | ⌃E | Executes boolean operations on elements. | Non-Text |
| Send & Receive | ⌥\ | Sends & Receives Changes to and from shared project on server (Teamwork). | Non-Text |
| Reserve Elements from source… | \ | Opens Element Reservation dialog box (Teamwork). | Non-Text |
| Create Independent Detail… | ⌃D | Creates Independent Detail. | Non-Text |
| Create Patch… | ⌥P | Transforms selected area into Archicad Library Part. | Non-Text |
| Label Selected Elements | ⇧⌃L | Places a default label on selected elements. | Non-Text |
| Model View Options… | ⌘9 | Creates and changes the model view option combinations. | Non-Text |
| Layers… | ⌘L | Creates and changes the layers and layer combinations. | Non-Text |
| Floor Plan Scale… | ⌥9 | Changes the scale of the drawing. | Non-Text |
| Renovation Filter Options… | ⌃9 | Creates and changes the renovation filter options. | Non-Text |
| Show/Hide PhotoRendering Settings | ⌃0 | Shows or hides PhotoRendering Settings palette. | Non-Text |
| Show/Hide Surface Painter | ⌃P | Shows or hides the Surface Painter Palette. | Non-Text |
| PhotoRender Projection | ⌥0 | Creates a photorealistic image of the 3D window. | Non-Text |
| Create Fly-Through… | ⌃- | Visualizes the model with the predefined camera positions. | All Types |
| Create Sun Study… | ⌃= | Creates a sun study; sun positions are calculated from date and time. | All Types |
| Update Drawing(s) | ⌥U | Updates the Drawing(s) in the current window. | Non-Text |
| Dock/Undock Tab | ⌥D | Undock Tab | All Types |
| Close Tab Project | ⌘W | Closes Tab Project. | All Types |
| Show/Hide Navigator | ⌃N | Shows or hides Navigator palette. | Non-Text |
| Show/Hide Organizer | ⌃O | Shows or hides Organizer palette. | Non-Text |
| Show/Hide Favorites | ⌃F | Shows or hides Favorites palette. | Non-Text |
| Show/Hide Library Loading Report | ⌃L | Shows or hides the Library Loading Report palette. | Non-Text |
| Show/Hide Drawing Manager | ⌃G | Shows or hides Drawing Manager. | Non-Text |
| Show/Hide Teamwork Palette | ⌃T | Shows or hides Teamwork palette. | Non-Text |
| Show Next Tab | ⌃Tab | Shows the next tab in Tab Bar. | Non-Text |
| Show Previous Tab | ⇧⌃Tab | Shows the previous tab in Tab Bar. | Non-Text |
| Show/Hide Renovation Palette | ⌃R | Shows or hides Renovation palette. | Non-Text |
| Show/Hide Change Manager Palette | ⌃C | Shows or hides Change Manager. | Non-Text |
| Floor Plan | ⌘2 | Activates Floor Plan window. | All Types |
| Select on Floor Plan | ⌘⌥2 | Opens the Floor Plan window while keeping the selection. | Non-Text |
| Select in 3D | ⌘⌥3 | Opens the 3D window to display the entire model in 3D while keeping the selection. (limited only by the active 3D Element Filters and 3D Cut Planes if any). | Non-Text |
| Help files | F1 | Creates menu items for every Help file in Archicad's Help folder. | All Types |
| Switch Geometry Methods | G | Switches among the Geometry Methods in the Info Box. | All Types |
| Switch Construction Methods | C | Switches among the Wall Reference Line, Slab Reference Plane and Construction Methods in the Info Box. | All Types |
| Top Elevation | T | Activates the top elevation value in the Info Box. | All Types |
| Top Elevation | ⇧T | Activates the top elevation value in the Info Box. | All Types |
| Bottom Elevation | B | Activates the bottom elevation value in the Info Box. | All Types |
| Bottom Elevation | ⇧B | Activates the bottom elevation value in the Info Box. | All Types |
| ID | I | Activates the ID value in the Info Box. | Non-Text |
| Cursor Snap Variants | ⌥Q | Switches among Cursor Snap Variants. | Non-Text |
| Cursor Snap Variants | ⌥⇧Q | Switches among Cursor Snap Variants. | Non-Text |
| Offset/Multiple Offset | J | Turns on and switches between Offset and Multiple Offset Mouse Constraint options. | Non-Text |
| Previous Tool in Toolbox | PageUp | Activates the Tool located above the currently active tool in the Classic Toolbox. | All Types |
| Next Tool in Toolbox | PageDown | Activates the Tool located below the currently active tool in the Classic Toolbox. | All Types |
| Arrow Tool/Last Tool Toggle | Left | Toggles between the Arrow tool and the last used Tool. | All Types |
| Open Favorite Popup for Tool in Toolbox | ⌥F | Opens the Favorite Popup for the currently active tool in the Classic Toolbox. | Non-Text |
| Scroll Up | Up | Scrolls the window up. | All Types |
| Scroll Down | Down | Scrolls the window down. | All Types |
| Zoom In (scrollbar) | + | Zooms in on the screen. | All Types |
| Zoom Out (scrollbar) | - | Zooms out from the screen. | All Types |
| Force Snap Reference | Q | Displays the next Guide Line Group (Main-direction or Relative-direction) or the Edge/Arc Extension Guide Line without waiting for the user-set lag time to expire. | Non-Text |
| Switch to the Next Pet Palette Item | P | Switches to the next item of the Pet Palette. | Non-Text |
| Switch to the Previous Pet Palette Item | ⇧P | Switches to the previous item of the Pet Palette. | Non-Text |
| Change Flip Status | V | Changes the Flip Status of the Wall or Shell. | Non-Text |
| Switch Geometry Methods Backward | ⇧G | Switches among the Geometry Methods in the Info Box backward. | Non-Text |
| Orbit | M | Switches Orbit Mode on and off. | Non-Text |
| Gravity | ⇧V | Automatically places new element on top of an existing element. | Non-Text |
| Gravity | ⌥V | Switches among gravity modes: none, Slab, Roof, or Mesh. | Non-Text |
| X Coordinate | X | Activates the X Coordinate value. | All Types |
| X Coordinate | ⇧X | Activates the X Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Y Coordinate | Y | Activates the Y Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Y Coordinate | ⇧Y | Activates the Y Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Z Coordinate | Z | Activates the Z Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Z Coordinate | ⇧Z | Activates the Z Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Radius/Distance | R | Activates the Radius or the Distance value. | All Types |
| Radius/Distance | ⇧R | Activates the Radius or the Distance value. | All Types |
| Angle | A | Activates the Angle value. | All Types |
| Angle | ⇧A | Activates the Angle value. | All Types |
| Lock X Coordinate | ⌥X | Locks the X Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Lock X Coordinate | ⌥⇧X | Locks the X Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Lock Y Coordinate | ⌥Y | Locks the Y Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Lock Y Coordinate | ⌥⇧Y | Locks the Y Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Lock Z Coordinate | ⌥Z | Locks the Z Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Lock Z Coordinate | ⌥⇧Z | Locks the Z Coordinate value. | All Types |
| Lock Radius/Distance | ⌥R | Locks the Radius or the Distance value. | All Types |
| Lock Radius/Distance | ⌥⇧R | Locks the Radius or the Distance value. | All Types |
| Lock Angle | ⌥A | Locks the Angle value. | All Types |
| Lock Angle | ⌥⇧A | Locks the Angle value. | All Types |
| Trace On/Off | ⌘8 | Turns Trace Reference feature On/Off. | Non-Text |
| Arrow | 1 | Arrow Tool | Non-Text |
| Marquee | ` | Marquee Tool | Non-Text |
| Wall | 2 | Wall Tool | Non-Text |
| Column | 5 | Column Tool | Non-Text |
| Beam | 6 | Beam Tool | Non-Text |
| Window | W | Window Tool | Non-Text |
| Door | D | Door Tool | Non-Text |
| Skylight | ⇧S | Skylight Tool | Non-Text |
| Object | O | Object Tool | Non-Text |
| Lamp | ⌥L | Lamp Tool | Non-Text |
| Stair | K | Stair Tool | Non-Text |
| Railing | = | Railing Tool | Non-Text |
| Opening | ⇧O | Opening Tool | Non-Text |
| Slab | 3 | Slab Tool | Non-Text |
| Roof | 4 | Roof Tool | Non-Text |
| Shell | H | Shell Tool | Non-Text |
| Mesh | 7 | Mesh Tool | Non-Text |
| Morph | ⇧M | Morph Tool | Non-Text |
| Dimension | / | Dimension Tool | Non-Text |
| Radial Dimension | ⌥/ | Radial Dimension Tool | Non-Text |
| Level Dimension | ⇧? | Level Dimension Tool | Non-Text |
| Angle Dimension | ⌃/ | Angle Dimension Tool | Non-Text |
| Text | E | Text Tool | Non-Text |
| Label | L | Label Tool | Non-Text |
| Zone | ⌃Z | Zone Tool | Non-Text |
| Fill | F | Fill Tool | Non-Text |
| Line | ⇧L | Line Tool | Non-Text |
| Arc/Circle | 0 | Arc/Circle Tool | Non-Text |
| Polyline | 9 | Polyline Tool | Non-Text |
| Spline | 8 | Spline Tool | Non-Text |
| Drawing | ⇧D | Drawing Tool | Non-Text |
| Hotspot | . | Hotspot Tool | Non-Text |
| Section | [ | Section Tool | Non-Text |
| Elevation | ; | Elevation Tool | Non-Text |
| Interior Elevation | ' | Interior Elevation Tool | Non-Text |
| Detail | ] | Detail Tool | Non-Text |
| Worksheet | ⇧W | Worksheet Tool | Non-Text |
| Change | ⇧C | Change Tool | Non-Text |
| Camera | ⌥C | Camera Tool | Non-Text |
| Hide Selections' (Quick Layers) | ⌥H | Hide Selections' | Non-Text |
| Command Name | Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cancel operations | Esc | During input: cancel the operation. Selected item(s): deselect. Selected item(s) with Marquee: remove Marquee. If nothing is selected: switch to Arrow tool. |
| Backspace | During input: cancel the operation. Selected item(s): delete. |
|
| Pick Up Parameters | ⌥ | Pick an element parameters to be the default. |
| Inject Parameters | ⌘⌥ | Inject the default parameters into an element. |
| Quick Selection Toggle | Spacebar | Temporarily Enables/Disables selection of elements by their surfaces. |
| Magic Wand | Spacebar | Activate the Magic Wand tool on the fly with other Tools. |
| Element Snap Toggle | Spacebar | When element snap is on: toggles among moving element’s snappable points. |
| Suspend Cursor snap during Element snap | Spacebar | Suspends cursor snap when moving an element while Element snap is on. |
| Mouse Constrain Angles / Guide Lines | ⇧ | Constrain to Horizontal, Vertical, Fixed or Custom Angle pairs. Constrain to instant or Lasting Guide Lines. |
| Instant Arrow tool | ⇧ | Toggles to arrow tool temporarily while another tool is active. |
| Element Highlight | ⇧ | Highlights detected Element. |
| Select/Deselect Element | ⇧ + Click | If Arrow tool is active: Adds/removes elements to/from selection. |
| Highlight Toggle | TAB | Toggles among overlapping elements with Highlight (selection or element input). |
| Trim | ⌘ + Click | If no selection: Trims the clicked part of an element beyond the endpoint or intersection point. |
| Split and Adjust | ⌘ + Click | Adjusts selected short elements and splits long ones along the clicked non-parallel edge. If tool other than that of the selected element(s) is active: hotspots will be generated. If arrow tool is active: nothing happens. |
| Divide Element | ⌘ + Click | Adjusts selected short elements and splits long ones along the clicked non-parallel edge. If tool other than that of the selected element(s) is active: hotspots will be generated. If arrow tool is active: The clicked intersecting element will be trimmed by the selected one. |
| Roof Elevations | ⌘ + Click | If Roof is selected: Opens the Roof Elevations dialog box. |
| Move the User Origin | ⌥⇧ | Move the User Origin to a node of an existing element. |
| Undo last node | Backspace | Remove last node while polygon input. |
| Delete Elements | Delete | Delete selected elements. |
| Help | ⌘ + ? | Opens Archicad Help. |
| Suspend Selection Highlight | ⌥ + Spacebar | Suspends highlight of selected elements. |
| Fit in Window | Double-click Mouse wheel | Resizes the view to accommodate all the visible elements. |
| Temporary Orbit Mode | ⇧ + Click Mouse wheel | In 3D: temporarily simulates Orbit mode. |
| Previous Zoom | Click left side button (5 button mouse) | Jumps back to the previous zoom. |
| Next Zoom | Click right side button (5 button mouse) | Jumps to the next zoom. |
| Next Tab | ⌃ Tab ⌘⇧ Right |
Jumps to the next tab. |
| Previous Tab | ⌃⇧ Tab ⌘⇧ Left |
Jumps to the previous tab. |