Keyboard Hotkeys allow you to make quick one-key selections of tasks you do often.
PlanSwift comes with many already set hotkeys; however, you may update and change then as you like. For some options you may select two different hotkeys.
Hotkeys that are not listed on the Keyboard Hotkey settings page:
Windows Hotkeys | |
Ctrl + C | Copy |
Ctrl + V | Paste |
Ctrl + Z | Undo |
Page Down | Next Page |
Page Up | Previous Page |
Shift + click (on last item) | Selects all items between first and last click |
Ctrl + click | Selects multiple items in random order |
PlanSwift Keyboard Hotkeys | |
F7 (default) | Zoom to fit |
F10 (default) | Zoom |
None (default) | Previous Zoom |
E | Scrolls Up |
D | Scrolls Down |
S | Scrolls Left |
F | Scrolls Right |
M | Magnifies the area around the cursor |
B | Creates a Bookmark |
None (default) | Search Bookmark |
None (default) | Continue With |
F3 | Toggles the Snap tool on and off during takeoff |
F8 | Toggle Angle Snap (Ortho) |
F6 | Toggle Verify Points |
Space | Quick Search |
Num + | Smooth Zoom In |
Num - | Smooth Zoom Out |
1 | Starts a new Area |
2 | Starts a new Linear |
3 | Starts a new Segment |
4 | Starts a new Count |
R | Starts/Stops Point Recording |
N | Creates a new takeoff section of an existing takeoff item |
F12 | Toggles between the Image/Estimating Windows |
= | Creates a new Note |
A | Designates the next click point as an arc point between the most recent click point and the following click point |
C | Closes an Area or a Linear |
Delete | Deletes an item |
Esc | Stops recording |
Alt (hold the alt key down after selecting the items and drag) | Moves selected items (digitized) |
O | Rotates Point Counts (rotates the last placed point count or all selected point counts 90 degrees) |
Hold Shift | Toggles Ortho tool on or off during takeoff |
Backspace | Undoes the most recent click point of the takeoff section being recorded |
Any Arrow key | Moves the selected section/click points in the direction of the arrow key clicked by the distance specified in the following pop-up window |
Ctrl + any Arrow key | Make an array of copies in the direction of the arrow key. The first pop-up window will define the distance between the copies. The second window will define the number of copies |
Mouse commands available in PlanSwift:
Mouse Buttons | |
Left Click | Select |
Right Click | Opens pop-up menu |
Click and hold right mouse button in workspace | Pans (Moves the plan in the direction that you move your mouse) |
Click and hold left mouse button in workspace | Forms a selection box which will select all items that are completely in the box |
Click and hold left mouse button while selecting certain items | Drags and drops parts, moves items in lists to different locations and moves click points when points are made visible by selecting a takeoff section |
Scroll Wheel | |
Scroll up | Zooms in |
Scroll down | Zooms out |
Click Scroll Wheel | Quick Pan |