Editor interface

The toolbar, the properties panel and the keyboard. Start here to learn how the editor works.

Toolbar

Architecture, Equipment and Context add elements. Each entry shows its shortcut on hover. Select, Navigate and Explore change how the pointer works in the viewport.

Select: click to select, drag to select several, Shift adds to the selection.
Navigate: moves the camera only. Nothing is selected or edited.
Explore: walk through the model. W A S D walk, Shift runs, Space or Ctrl flies, Esc exits.

Properties panel

With an element selected, the panel shows its properties. Changes apply at once and can be undone with Ctrl/Cmd+Z.

Project browser

Lists the levels, views, sheets and elements of the project. Show or hide it with the toolbar button.

Shortcuts

Shortcuts work when no text field has focus. The same letter can mean different things depending on the state: see the notes.

Key	Action
W	Wall
F	Floor
R	Roof (when no tool is active). While drawing: rectangle. While editing: rotate.
L	Ceiling
C	Column. While drawing: circle.
B	Beam. While drawing: arc.
G	Curtain wall. While drawing: polygon.
S	Stair
A	Ramp. While drawing a chain or polygon: turns the next edge into an arc.
D	Door
N	Window
V	Opening
M	Move (with a selection)
X	Split an edge (with a floor or roof selected)
O	Toggle ortho lock while drawing
Space	Rotate equipment 45° before placing. Flip the section direction while placing a section.
1, 2, 3	Switch to the first, second or third view tab
Delete, Backspace	Delete the selection
Esc	Leave the tool
Ctrl/Cmd+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Y, or Shift+Ctrl/Cmd+Z	Redo
Ctrl/Cmd+C, X, V	Copy, cut and paste

Draw modes

Most elements can be drawn in several ways. While drawing, these letters change the mode.

Key	Mode
L	Line
P	Polyline
R	Rectangle
G	Polygon
C	Circle
B	Arc (3 points)
E	Arc (center)
T	Fillet
J	Join
F	Offset