8.2. Keyboard Shortcuts

8.2.1. File

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+N	New drawing
Ctrl+O	Open drawing
Ctrl+S	Save drawing
Ctrl+Shift+S	Save As…
Ctrl+W	Close drawing (opens a new blank if it was the last tab)
Ctrl+P	Print / Export PDF
Alt+F4	Exit IQcad

8.2.2. Edit

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Y	Redo
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+D	Duplicate selected
Ctrl+X	Cut
Ctrl+C	Copy
Ctrl+V	Paste
Ctrl+Shift+V	Paste to Original Coordinates (places pasted objects at their original world position instead of requiring an insertion point)
Ctrl+Shift+W	Toggle selection cycling (overlap badge / pick list)
Del	Erase selected objects

8.2.3. View

Shortcut	Action
+	Zoom in
−	Zoom out
Ctrl+Shift+E	Zoom extents (fit all objects)
Ctrl+Shift+G	Toggle grid on/off

8.2.4. Format

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Shift+D	Point Style editor
Ctrl+Shift+T	Text Style editor
Ctrl+Shift+M	Multiline Style editor

8.2.5. Drawing Tools

These aliases are entered in the command line (type and press Enter):

Key	Alias	Tool
L	LINE	Line
PL	PLINE	Polyline
ML	MLINE	Multiline
A	ARC	Arc
C	CIRCLE	Circle
EL	ELLIPSE	Ellipse
SP	SPLINE	Spline
REC	RECTANGLE	Rectangle
H	HATCH	Hatch
T	TEXT	Text
MLD	MLEADER	Multileader
PO	POINT	Point marker
XL	XLINE	Infinite construction line

8.2.6. Modify Tools

Alias	Tool
E	Erase
M	Move
CO	Copy
RO	Rotate
SC	Scale
O	Offset
MI	Mirror
TR	Trim
EX	Extend
CHA	Chamfer
F	Fillet
PE	PEDIT (polyline edit)

8.2.7. General

Key	Action
Escape	Cancel current operation; return to Select mode
Enter / Space	Confirm current prompt or repeat last command
F1	Open this User Manual (HTML help)