Use keyboard shortcuts

Start with selection, history, navigation and the tools you use most.

Shortcuts depend on the active editor and editing context. The same letter can be a tool shortcut in the drawing and a point-editing action inside a path. Text fields and dialogs handle their own keys; leave the field before trying a canvas shortcut.

Select and navigate

Use V for Select and H for Pan. Hold Space for temporary pan. Ctrl+0 fits the view and Ctrl+1 selects 100% zoom. Ctrl++ and Ctrl+- zoom in and out. Ctrl+= also zooms in on layouts where the plus key shares the equals key.

Undo or cancel the current operation

Use Ctrl+Z to undo and Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y to redo. Esc first cancels the active gesture or tool step. Further presses may clear a selection or leave the focused editing context. Esc is not a substitute for Undo after a committed change.

Choose tools

Use M, Q and S for Move, Rotate and Scale. In the 2D drawing, B selects Curve and Shift+S toggles snapping. The snap shortcut is not bare S. The tables below list common drawing keys.

Find context-specific shortcuts

The status bar’s keyboard help lists relevant shortcuts. In 3D, Navigate → Navigation help → Keyboard uses the same shortcut list. Ctrl+K opens command search, where available commands show their shortcut.

Common editor shortcuts

Key	Action
`V`	Select
`H`	Pan
`Space`	Temporary pan
`M`	Move
`Q`	Rotate
`S`	Scale
`Shift+S`	Toggle snapping
`Ctrl+Z`	Undo
`Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y`	Redo
`Ctrl+A`	Select all
`Ctrl+D`	Duplicate
`Delete or Backspace`	Delete selection
`Enter`	Open the selected group
`Shift+Enter`	Select the parent group

Drawing tools

Key	Action
`L`	Line
`R`	Rectangle
`C`	Circle
`A`	Arc (2D)
`B`	Curve (2D)
`T`	Text
`K`	Measure
`N`	Edit points (2D)
`E`	Edit path (2D)
`F`	Offset (2D)
`Z`	Zoom (2D)

Path point editing

Key	Action
`I`	Add point
`1`	Corner point
`2`	Smooth point
`3`	Symmetric point
`B`	Break handles
`J`	Join handles
`C`	Close or open path
`R`	Reverse path
`S`	Simplify path