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Keyboard shortcuts
Keys for the map, the 3D editor, and the route editor.
On a Mac, use Cmd where this page says Ctrl, and Option for Alt.
Anywhere
| Ctrl+Z | Undo a change to the area or the settings |
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| Ctrl+Y, Ctrl+Shift+Z | Redo it |
| / | Search settings |
| ? | Open these shortcuts |
Area on the map
| Drag a corner | Resize, with the opposite corner fixed |
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| Alt-drag a corner | Resize around the middle |
| Shift while turning | Turn in steps of 15° |
| Arrow keys | Move the box 3 pixels, 15 with Shift, 1 with Ctrl (Option on a Mac) |
| Arrow keys on a corner or the round handle | Resize or turn in small steps, bigger with Shift |
| G | Show or hide the alignment guides |
| Esc | Cancel a drag |
3D editor
| V M X | Select, select several, split a road |
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| T P B C K | Add text, a map pin, a box, a cylinder, a sports field |
| L A G | Draw a road, a building or area, land cover |
| R H S E U O | Brushes on a LiDAR only model: remove, patch, smooth, flatten, raise or lower, restore |
| S E O | Terrain brushes on a map data model: smooth, flatten, restore |
| Shift-click, Ctrl-click | Add to or remove from the selection |
| Shift-drag | Select everything in a box |
| Alt-click | Select one part of a building, or delete a point of a drawn shape |
| Delete | Remove the selection, or the point picked |
| F | Look at the selection |
| [ ] | Turn shapes by 15°, or size the brush |
| Arrow keys | Nudge shapes 0.5 mm, 5 mm with Shift |
| Ctrl+D | Duplicate shapes |
| Enter | Finish a drawing |
| Backspace | Remove the last point of a drawing |
| Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Y | Undo and redo an edit. With the sidebar focused they undo settings instead |
| Esc | Cancel a drag, stroke, or drawing, go back to Select, then clear the selection |
Painting with a brush
| Drag | Paint |
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| Right-drag | Turn the view |
| Shift-drag | Smooth, with any brush |
| Ctrl-drag, Alt-drag | Lower while raising, or raise while lowering |
Editing a route on the map
| V D | Move points, draw |
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| , . | Previous and next point. Hold Shift to pick a section |
| Home End | First and last point |
| Arrow keys | Nudge the point, further with Shift |
| S | Snap the point to a road |
| Delete | Delete the point, or cut out the section |
| F | Follow roads on or off |
| Alt-drag | Put a point off the roads |
| Enter | Finish drawing |
| Esc | Go back one step at a time |
In Help
| / | Search Help |
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| Esc | Clear the search, or close Help |
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