Tip of the month! January: Keyboard shortcuts

Already middle of January, regardless happy new 2014 everybody. More and more of our users want to work at lightning speeds. To help get you there, below you can find the list of shortcuts for Palette CAD 8. Use them well, oh, and plenty please!     Display A Zoom to Extents W Zoom Window Scroll wheel Used to zoom in and out Scroll wheel held down Used to move the image detail Double-clicking the scroll wheel Zoom to Extents Page Up Full screen mode Page Down Four-window display Double-click title bar window Switch maximize / 4-window Objects and materials O Open the object catalogue Shift+O Open the bathroom fittings and plumbing catalogue Shift+M Open the material catalogue X Used to create an extruded object Q Used to load a cuboid F Load cylinders Y Used to create a line Ctrl+Y Create profile Z Used to create a wall Selections Esc Cancel selection Shift Multiple selection < Enable Object Pick > Enable Individual object selection Ctrl+< Enable Subgroup Pick Operations V Move K Copy R Rotate N Elevation (elevation, wall distance) B Cut G Scale D Stretch T Replace (exchange) DEL Delete I Intelligence Double-click Intelligence CTRL Copy object during dragging Esc Cancel operation or undo selection Snap E Snap to end point M Snap to centre point S Snap to intersection L Snap to line Other Spacebar Collision detection On/Off C Measuring Ctrl+C Copy object to clipboard Ctrl+Y Insert object from the clipboard into the scene Alt Angle lock Ctrl+F6 and Ctrl+Tab Switch between open projects   Notes For a list of all shortcuts, use the File / Help / Keyboard Assignment menu option You can customize shortcuts under File / Program settings / Interface There are practical shortcuts for the buttons in the ribbon which can be started using the Alt key As soon as the Alt key is pressed, these shortcuts are shown in the ribbons
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