Keys and mouse — BimCraft help

BimCraft has few shortcuts. Most work is done with the mouse and the panels. Shortcuts written with ⌘Ctrl use Command on a Mac and Ctrl elsewhere. See Keys, mice and trackpads for how keys are written in this help.

Everywhere

Key	What it does
`⌃⇧FCtrl+Shift+F`	Cycle the screen modes: normal, full screen, full screen with the bars hidden. Ctrl on every platform, including a Mac
`EscEsc`	Leave full screen
`⌘,Ctrl+,`	Open Settings. See BimCraft settings
`TabTab`	Move between buttons, checkboxes and values. Every control can be reached from the keyboard

3D view (IFC models)

Key or action	What it does
`FF`	Fit the whole model, three-quarter view (same as Fit)
`EscEsc`	Clear the selection, or stop placing or pasting
Click	Pick the element under the pointer; click empty background to clear
Drag with the left button	Orbit
Drag with the right button	Pan
`⇧Shift` or `⌘Ctrl` and drag with the left button	Pan (handy on a trackpad)
Scroll the wheel, or drag with the middle button	Zoom
Two-finger scroll or pinch on a trackpad	Zoom
One finger (touch)	Orbit; a tap picks
Two fingers (touch)	Pinch to zoom, move together to pan

| XX | Section plane on and off. See Cut an IFC model with a section plane |

There are no keys for Top, Front and Side; use the buttons.

Edit

The same commands are in the toolbar: Undo, Redo, Copy, Paste and the More menu, which shows each key. They work in the 3D view of an IFC model, not while you type in a field. See Copy, paste and duplicate library items.

Key	What it does
`⌘ZCtrl+Z`	Undo the last change
`⌘YCtrl+Y` or `⇧⌘ZCtrl+Shift+Z`	Redo what Undo took back
`⌘CCtrl+C`	Copy the picked element: a placed library item to paste again, any other element as text (its name and properties)
`⌘VCtrl+V`	Paste the copied library item: it follows the pointer, click where it goes
`⇧⌘VCtrl+Shift+V`	Paste in place: same X, Y and turn; beside the original when it is still on that storey
`⌘DCtrl+D`	Duplicate: copy the picked library item and start pasting it
`EscEsc`	Select none
`⌘XCtrl+X`, `fn DeleteDelete`, `⌘ACtrl+A`	Cut, delete and select all are not built yet: the status line says so

When text is selected on the page, ⌘CCtrl+C copies that text as usual.

Placing and pasting library items

Key	What it does
`RR`	Turn the item 90°
`TabTab`	Wall snap on and off: the item's back goes against the nearest wall
`ReturnEnter` in X, Y (mm)	Place at the typed position
`EscEsc`	Stop placing or pasting

Editing IFC values

Key	What it does
`ReturnEnter`	Keep the value you typed
`EscEsc`	Cancel and put the old value back
Click elsewhere	Keep the value you typed
`⌘ZCtrl+Z`	Undo the last change. Only while you have unsaved changes and are not typing in a field
`⌘YCtrl+Y`	Redo what Undo took back
`⌘SCtrl+S`	Save as IFC. Only while you have unsaved changes; otherwise the browser's own save command opens

To edit with the keyboard alone: press TabTab until a value is highlighted, then press ReturnEnter to start typing.

2D drawings (DWG and DXF)

Key or action	What it does
`FF`	Fit the drawing or the sheet
`PP`	Print view on and off
Double-click	Fit
Drag with any button	Pan
Scroll the wheel	Zoom at the pointer
Two-finger scroll or pinch on a trackpad	Zoom at the pointer. Two-finger scroll does not pan
One finger (touch)	Pan. Pinch zoom is not built yet for drawings

Drawings in 3D

Key or action	What it does
`33`	3D on and off (also on the 2D view)
`FF`	Extents: the whole drawing
Drag with the middle or left button	Orbit
Drag with the right button, or `⇧Shift` and drag	Pan
Scroll the wheel	Zoom toward what is under the pointer
Two-finger swipe on a trackpad	Orbit; with `⇧Shift`, pan
Pinch on a trackpad	Zoom
One finger (touch)	Orbit
Two fingers (touch)	Pinch to zoom, move together to pan

FF, PP and 33 do nothing while you type in a field, while the equipment schedule is showing, or when you hold ⌘Ctrl or ⌥Alt.

Files

Action	What it does
Drag a file onto the page	Open it
Drag a folder onto the page	Open it as a project folder, with no permission prompt