In SimpliPlan, using keyboard shortcuts can speed up your planning potential. There are keyboard shortcuts that relate to General use, Camera control, Selection, Material and View.
General
Button |
Function |
View/ |
SHIFT |
Do not snap and multiple selection (to group) |
All |
ALT |
Do not snap to change the installation height, for example |
wall view |
Ctrl + D |
Duplicate Selection |
All |
Ctrl + G |
Group/degroup selection |
All |
F12 |
Take screenshot |
All |
Ctrl + F12 |
Take a screenshot and edit with PhotoSketcher |
All |
Arrow key/n |
Selected object is moved by step value | turn viewpoint in 3D |
All / 3D |
W/A/S/D |
Move Camera Horizontally |
3D |
Page Up/Page Down |
Move the camera vertically |
3D |
+/- |
Zoom In/Out |
All |
space bar |
Centre Viewpoint |
All |
F1 |
Contact details and remote maintenance |
All |
L/R |
Rotate selected object / material |
All |
Camera control
Button |
Function |
View/ |
arrow key |
Rotate camera (nothing must be selected) |
3D | Presentation |
W/S/A/D |
Move Camera Horizontally |
presentation |
Page Up/Page Down |
Move Camera Vertically |
3D | Presentation |
+ | - |
Zoom In/Out |
3D | Presentation |
space bar |
Center the camera |
All |
Selection
Button |
Function |
View/ |
arrow key |
Move selection step by step |
2D | 3D |
CTRL ArrowTop/Bottom |
Move selection to ceiling / floor |
2D | 3D |
DELETE |
Delete selection |
2D | 3D |
ESC |
Deselect |
2D | 3D |
L | R |
Rotate selection by increment left/right |
2D | 3D |
CTRL-D |
Duplicate Selection |
2D | 3D |
CTRL-G |
Group/degroup selection |
2D | 3D |
Material
Button |
Function |
View/ |
L | R |
Rotate material to the left/right by increment |
2D | 3D |
S + arrow key |
Scale material |
2D | 3D |
V+ arrow key |
Move Material |
2D | 3D |
CTRL |
Hold down the CTRL key and drag a tile/material onto a surface to replace individual surfaces |
2D | 3D |
View
Button |
Function |
View/ |
F2 | F3 |
Switches to 2D | 3D |
2D | 3D |
F4 |
Switch to the wall view |
2D | 3D |
F8 |
Show/ Hide 3D Navigator |
All |
F11 |
Enables/ Disables Full Screen Mode |
All |
TAB | ShiftTAB |
Next | Previous wall |
wall view |