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Octodraw Shortcuts

This is a quick reference for keyboard and mouse shortcuts.

General

• Ctrl+Shift+P: Command palette.
• Esc: Cancel/exit active tool, clear selection, exit object edit.
• Delete: Delete selection.
• Backspace: Clear current numeric input buffer.
• Enter: Commit current numeric input buffer.
• Ctrl+Z: Undo.
• Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z: Redo.
• Double-click panel title bar: Collapse/expand panel.

Camera navigation

• Right mouse drag: Orbit.
• Shift + right mouse drag: Pan.
• Mouse wheel: Zoom.

Selection

• Left click: Select.
• Shift + click: Add to selection.
• Ctrl + click: Remove from selection.
• Alt + click-drag: Force 2D window selection (skip direct picking).
• Double-click group: Enter object edit mode.
• Double-click face: Select coplanar faces.
• Triple-click face/edge: Select connected geometry.
• Drag left-to-right: Window select (inside only).
• Drag right-to-left: Window select (intersect).
• Click empty space, then click second corner: Volume select.

Tool-specific keys

• Tool cycle L: Hotspot -> Construction Line -> Line -> Polyline -> Double Line -> Rectangle -> Surface Rect -> Mesh -> Quad -> Circle -> Hotspot.
• Tool cycle D: Linear Dimension -> Screen Text -> Vectorial Text -> Linear Dimension.
• Tool cycle O: Line Offset -> Push/Pull (Extrude) -> Extrude-Swipe -> Plane Section -> Line Offset.
• Tool cycle M: Move -> Rotate -> Scale -> Stretch -> Rotate-Stretch -> Copy Multiple -> Planar Rotate Multiple -> Helicoidal Rotate Multiple -> Move.
• From Select, pressing L, D, O, or M starts the corresponding cycle from its first tool.
• Line: Enter finishes the current chain, Esc exits to Select.
• Construction Line: Enter clears current segment draft, Esc exits to Select.
• Polyline / Double Line: Esc cancel, Enter finalize, Backspace remove last segment.
• Hotspot add pick mode: L enters from Select/cycle, second click places hotspot, Esc cancels.
• Wall: Enter finishes current wall chain, Esc exits to Select.
• Slab / Stair / Add Hole / Window Frame / Door Frame: Enter resets current draft, Esc exits to Select.

Architecture groups

• Architecture tools auto-create and enter an architecture group when needed.
• Delete in architecture groups removes selected hole contours (wall holes), not generated wall mesh faces.

Objects

• Ctrl+O: Create object prototype from selection.
• Double-click prototype in Objects panel: Place instance.

Guides

• T: Add axis guide at current snap point.
• G: Add grid guide at current snap point.

Model cleanup

• Ctrl+L: Run cleanup on the model.

Numeric input

• Ctrl+N: Show numeric input popup at cursor.
• 0-9, ., -: Direct numeric input while a tool is active.

Input focus behavior

• Keyboard input stays in focused panel fields while editing text/numbers.
• Viewport keys (Esc, Delete, tool shortcuts) apply when the pointer is over the canvas.

Grouping

• Ctrl+G: Group (create object prototype) from selection.
• Ctrl+Shift+G: Ungroup selection.

Copy mode (tool-dependent)

• Ctrl: Toggle copy mode for Move/Rotate/Scale (and any tool that supports it).

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