ArchiCAD Command Equivalents

This list of commonly-used AutoCAD commands shows the equivalent menu selection and shortcut in ArchiCAD. By no means complete, the list does include all ArchiCAD commands that have keyboard shortcuts. AutoCAD Command .XZ .yz .xy @ < A AdCenter Aperture Apply button in dialog boxes Array B Block Boundary Break F C Coords Copy ArchiCAD Coordinate Palette Selection x coordinate Y coordinate Z coordinate Vector radius Vector's angle Equivalent ArchiCAD Menu Selection File / Open Library Part Options / Preferences / Mouse Constraints Ctrl+Alt+click object; cursor changes to syringe Edit / Multiple ArchiCAD Shortcut x y z r a

Ctrl+Shift+O Ctrl+U

Tools/Group Tools/Magic Wand Edit/Split

Ctrl+F

Look at Coordinates palette Edit / Drag a copy

Ctrl+Shift+D

AutoCAD Command CopyClip Ctrl+A CutClip D DrawOrder DrawOrder DrawOrder DrawOrder DSettings DSettings DView E Erase Elevation Explode Extend Extrude F File / Fillet Fillet Fillet Find

ArchiCAD Coordinate Palette Selection Edit / Copy to Clipboard Edit / Select All Edit / Cut to Clipboard

ArchiCAD Shortcut Ctrl+C Ctrl+A Ctlr+X

Above Front Under Back grid

Tools / Bring Forward Tools / Bring to Front Tools / Send Backward Tools / Send to Back Edit / Tool Settings Options / Grid Display Options / Grids & Background Image / 3D Projection Settings

F6 Shift+F6 F5 Shift+F5 Ctrl+T F8 Ctrl+F8 Ctrl+Shift+3

Backspace or Delete Edit / Elevate Ctrl+9 Bottom Elevation b Tools / Explode Ctrl+= (equals) Select line to extend, then Ctrl+click other line Double-clickSlab tool to set slab height

Save As / Buzzsaw Teamwork / Share This Project to clean walls Clean walls with Ctrl+click to curve lines Tools / Line Extras / Fillet to extend/intersect lineTools / Line Extras / Intersect Edit / Find and Select

Ctrl+Shift+I Ctrl+Shift+A

AutoCAD Command G Grid Group Create Group Selectable Group Ungroup H Hide Hatch L Layer Layout Lengthe Limits M MatchProp (Painter) MeetNow Mirror Mirror delete source MlEdit Move MSpace N

ArchiCAD Coordinate Palette Selection

ArchiCAD Shortcut

Tools Tools Tools Tools

/ / / /

Grids & Background Group Suspend Groups Ungroup

Ctrl+G Alt+G Ctrl+Shift+G

Image / Hidden Line Fill

Ctrl+9

Options / Layers / Layer Settings File / Save As l PlotMaker Edit / Adjust Display / Set Home View

Ctrl+L Ctrl+- (dash)

Alt+click object; cursor changes to eyedropper Teamwork / Sign /n Edit / Mirror a Copy Edit / Mirror Edit / Click Wall to Split Options / Clean Wall & Beam Intersections Edit / Drag Window / 3D Window

Ctrl+I Ctrl+Shift+M Ctrl+M Ctrl+Shift+F F7 Ctrl+D Ctrl+3

AutoCAD Command New O Offset Open Ortho Ortho snap angel Osnap

ArchiCAD Coordinate Palette Selection File / New

ArchiCAD Shortcut Ctrl+N

Spacebar+click with Fill tool, then offset with pet palette File / Open Hold down Shift while drawing Options / Preferences / Mouse Constraints Check Special Snap Points in theControl Box toolbar

Ctrl+O

P Pan PasteClip PageSetup PLine Plot Polar

PSpace Q QSelect Quit

Display / Pan Edit / Paste from Clipboard File/Page Setup Fill tool; Spacebar+click back into lines if necessary File/Print Lock cursor's verUcal position Lock cursor's horizontal position Lock the current radius and/or distance Lock the current angle Window / Floor Plan

Ctrl+, (comma) Ctrl+V Ctrl+Shift+P Ctrl+P Alt+X Alt+Y Alt+R Alt+A Ctrl+2

Edit / Edit Selection Set File / Exit

Ctrl+Shift+T Ctrl+Q

AutoCAD Command R Redo Redraw Regen Render Revolve RMLin Rotate

ArchiCAD Coordinate Palette Selection Edit / Redo Display / Redraw Display / Rebuild Image / Create Sun Study Image / PhotoRender Projection Tools / Profiler (a plug-in) Teamwork / Receive Changes Edit / Rotate a copy Edit / Rotate

ArchiCAD Shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Z Ctrl+R Ctrl+Shift+R Fl2 Fl0 Ctrl+J Ctrl+Shift+E Ctrl+E

S Save SaveAs Scale Select Shade Slice Snap (F9) Spacebar Spell Stretch Subtract T Thickness (wall height) Thickness Trim

File / Save File / Save As Edit / Resize Image / Select Image Items Image/Shading Image / 3D Cutaway Turn on snap-to-grid in Coordinates toolbar Edit / Repeat Last Command Tools / Spell Checker Edit / Stretch See CutPoly and CutShape in GDL Reference

Ctrl+S Ctrl+Shift+S Ctrl+K Ctrl+Al+K F9 Ctrl+Y Ctrl+B Ctrl+H

Double-click Wall tool to set wall height Top Elevation Edit / Click to Trim

t Ctrl+Shift+O

AutoCAD Command

ArchiCAD Coordinate Palette Selection Edit / Trim to Roof

ArchiCAD Shortcut Ctrl+O

U Undo UCS UCS Origin Units unnamed groups V View W WBlock

Edit Undo In Control Box toolbar in 3D, selectRelative Construction Methods / Align to Surface In the Coordinates toolbar, select UserOrigin Options / Preferences / Working Units Tools / Autogroup

Ctrl+Z Alt+Shift+G

Window / Floating Palettes /Show QuickViews

Tools / Create Patch File / SaveAs I Library Part File / SaveAs / Module

Ctrl+; (semi-colon)

X Xref

File / Place Module File / Hotlinks Tools / AutoCAD Commands / Xref

Ctrl+' (apostrophe) Ctrl+Shift+' (apostrophe)

Z Zoom Zoom All Zoom Extents

Display Display Display Display

/ / / /

Zoom /n Zoom Out Home View Fit in Window

Ctrl+/(slash) Ctrl+Shift+/(slash) Ctrl+Shift+ (bacleslash) Ctrl+' (apostrophe)

AutoCAD Command Zoom Previous Zoom Window 3 3dClip

ArchiCAD Coordinate Palette Selection Display / Previous View Display / Zoom to Selection

ArchiCAD Shortcut Ctrl+[ (square bracket) Ctrl+Shift+' (apostrophe)

Image / 3D Cutting Planes Ctrl+Shift+Y The following ArchiCAD commands have keyboard shortcuts, but no AutoCAD equivalent: ArchiCAD Menu Selection ArchiCAD Shortcut Display / Full Screen Ctrl+ ( backslash) Display / Next View Ctrl+] (square bracket) Display / Rebuild & Renew All S/E Ctrl+Alt+R (sections and elevations) Image / Create Fly-through Fll Image / Wireframe Ctrl+Shift+F9 Options / Stories/Do down a story Ctrl+5 Options / Stories / Go to a story Ctrl+4 Options / Stories / Go up a story Ctrl+6 Options/Stories/Show a ghost story Ctrl+8 Options / Stories / Story Settings Ctrl+7 Teamwork / Send and Receive Changes Ctrl+Shift+J Teamwork/Sign Out Ctrl+Shift+W Toggle between perpendicular, vertical, and horizontal cursor snaps when Angle is locked