Sweet Home 3D shortcuts

The following table presents the full list of keyboard shortcuts and mouse actions that you can use in Sweet Home 3D (also available in a PDF file in English or in French).

Action	Menu item	Icon	Keyboard shortcuts			Mouse actions
			Windows	Linux	Mac OS X	Windows	Linux	Mac OS X
FILE
Open a new home	File > New		Ctrl N		cmd N
Open a previously saved home	File > Open…		Ctrl O		cmd O
Save the edited home	File > Save		Ctrl S		cmd S
Save the edited home under an other name	File > Save as…		Ctrl Shift S		cmd shift S
Save the edited home in a compressed file with same quality	File > Save and compress		Ctrl Alt S		cmd alt S
Close the edited home	File > Close		Alt F4		cmd W
Display Page setup pane	File > Page setup…		Ctrl Shift P		cmd shift P
Print the edited home	File > Print…		Ctrl P		cmd P
Display Preferences pane	File > Preferences…  (Sweet Home 3D > Preferences… under Mac OS X)		Ctrl M		cmd ,
EDIT
Transfer the focus to a pane (pane surrounded by a colored rectangle receiving keyboard inputs)			Tab or Shift + Tab			Click in the pane
Undo the last action	Edit > Undo		Ctrl Z		cmd Z
Redo the last undone action	Edit > Redo		Ctrl Y		cmd shift Z
Copy and delete the items selected in home	Edit > Cut		Ctrl X		cmd X
Copy the selected items in clipboard (+ a text of the selected furniture when the furniture list has focus, or an image of the selected items when the plan has focus)	Edit > Copy		Ctrl C		cmd C
Paste the copied or cut items into home	Edit > Paste		Ctrl V		cmd V
Paste the copied or cut piece into the group selected in home	Edit > Paste to group		Ctrl Shift V		cmd shift V
Paste the style of the copied or cut item to the selected ones (the copied and selected items must be of the same type)	Edit > Paste style		Ctrl Alt V		cmd alt V
Delete the selected items	Edit > Delete		Del		Back space
Select all items in the furniture list or the plan	Edit > Select all		Ctrl A		cmd A
FURNITURE
Select a piece in furniture catalog or furniture list			Arrows ←↑↓→			Click on the piece
Select contiguous pieces in furniture catalog or furniture list			Shift Arrows ←↑↓→			Shift + Click on the last piece
Sort furniture list	Furniture > Sort by > Column					Click once on column header for ascending sort, twice for descending sort
Toggle the selection of a piece in furniture catalog or furniture list						Ctrl + Click		cmd + Click
Add the piece selected in the catalog to the plan at (0,0)	Furniture > Add to home		Ctrl Shift F		cmd shift F	Drag and drop piece in furniture list
Add a piece of the catalog anywhere in the plan						Drag and drop catalog piece in the plan
Display the modification pane of the selected pieces of furniture	Furniture > Modify…		Ctrl E		cmd E	Double-click on a piece
Create a group from selected pieces	Furniture > Group		Ctrl Shift G		cmd shift G
Ungroup all the pieces of the selected groups	Furniture > Ungroup		Ctrl Shift U		cmd shift U
Align side by side selected pieces of furniture	Furniture > Align side by side		Ctrl Shift B		cmd shift B
Reset the elevation of selected pieces according to their environment	Furniture > Reset elevation		Ctrl Shift Y		cmd shift Y
Display the wizard used to import a 3D model as a piece of furniture (at second step, use Shift key to rotate degree by degree the 3D model)	Furniture > Import furniture…		Ctrl Shift I		cmd shift I	Drag and drop a OBJ, 3DS, DAE, KMZ or ZIP file onto catalog, furniture list or plan
Display the wizard used to import an image as a texture (at first step, a BMP, JPEG, GIF or PNG file can be dragged onto wizard)	Furniture > Import texture…		Ctrl Alt I		cmd alt I
PLAN
Switch to the Select mode	Plan > Select		Ctrl L		cmd L
Select the foremost item under mouse cursor						Click on item (in Select mode)
Toggle the selection of the foremost item under mouse cursor						Shift + Click on item
Select items intersecting a selection rectangle						Press mouse button over no item and drag mouse over items
Toggle the selection of items intersecting a selection rectangle						Shift + Press mouse button and drag mouse over items
Select an item under mouse cursor (including hidden items)						Right click + choose item in Select object submenu
Toggle the selection of an item under mouse cursor						Shift + Right click + choose item in Toggle selection submenu
Move selected items pixel by pixel			Arrows ←↑↓→			Drag and drop selected items
Move selected items 10 pixels by 10 pixels			Shift Arrows ←↑↓→
Move selected items along horizontal or vertical plan axis						Drag selected items, pressing the Shift key after the first mouse move
Duplicate selected items						Ctrl + Drag and drop selected items		alt + Drag and drop selection
Duplicate selected items along horizontal or vertical plan axis						Ctrl + Shift + Drag and drop selected items		alt + shift + Drag and drop
Toogle temporarily magnetism set in preferences while moving the selected item						Alt while dragging	Shift Alt while dragging	cmd while dragging
Switch to the Pan mode	Plan > Pan		Ctrl Alt P		cmd alt P
Pan in the plan in Pan mode						Drag and drop mouse
Pan in the plan in other modes						Space + Drag and drop mouse
Pan up and down in the plan			Page up ⇞ / Page down ⇟			Mouse wheel		Swipe trackpad
Pan left and right in the plan			Ctrl ⇞ / ⇟			Shift + Mouse wheel
Zoom in plan and pan to show selected items	Plan > Zoom in		Ctrl K	Ctrl +	cmd +
Zoom out	Plan > Zoom out		Ctrl Shift K	Ctrl –	cmd –
Zoom in or out centered on mouse cursor						Ctrl + Mouse wheel		cmd + Wheel
Lock the base plan (preventing the selection of base plan items)	Plan > Lock base plan		Ctrl Alt L		cmd alt L
Unlock the base plan (when the base plan is locked)	Plan > Unlock base plan		Ctrl Alt L		cmd alt L
Force the scale line to be horizontal or vertical during the second step of Import backgroung image wizard						Press Shift while dragging scale line ends
WALL
Switch to the Create walls mode	Plan > Create walls		Ctrl Shift W		cmd shift W
Draw a wall and subsequent walls (in Create walls mode)						Click at wall start then at each wall end
Curve currently drawn wall (in Create walls mode)						Ctrl + Click + Choose angle with mouse + Click		alt + Click + Choose angle + Click
Enter wall dimensions with the keyboard (in Create wallsmode)			Enter
End drawing walls (in Create walls mode)			Esc / Double Enter in keyboard mode			Double-click at last wall end
Create missing walls around a room (in Create wallsmode)						Double-click in a room
Display the modification pane of the selected walls	Plan > Modify walls…		Ctrl Shift E		cmd shift E	Double-click on a wall
Join the closest free ends of the selected walls	Plan > Join walls		Ctrl Alt J		cmd alt J
ROOM
Select Create rooms mode	Plan > Create rooms		Ctrl Shift R		cmd shift R
Draw a room (in Create rooms mode)						Click at each corner of the room
Enter room dimensions with the keyboard (in Create rooms mode)			Enter
End drawing a room (in Create rooms mode)			Esc / Double Enter in keyboard mode			Double-click at the last corner
Create a room surrounded by walls (in Create roomsmode)						Double-click inside a closed surface
Display the modification pane of the selected rooms	Plan > Modify rooms…		Ctrl Alt E		cmd alt E	Double-click on a room
Add a point to an existing room						Right click on room border + select Add point to roommenu item
Delete a point from an existing room						Right click on room point + select Delete point from roommenu item
POLYLINE
Switch to the Create polylines mode	Plan > Create polylines		Ctrl Shift J		cmd shift J
Draw a polyline (in Create polylines mode)						Click at each point of the polyline
Curve drawn polyline (in Create polylines mode)						Ctrl + Click at the end of the first segment		alt + Click at end of segment
Enter segment dimensions with the keyboard (in Create polylines mode)			Enter
End drawing a polyline (in Create polylines mode)			Esc / Double Enter in keyboard mode			Double-click at the last point
Display the modification pane of the selected polylines	Plan > Modify polylines…		Ctrl Alt Shift E		cmd alt shift E	Double-click on a polyline
DIMENSION
Switch to the Create dimensions mode	Plan > Create dimensions		Ctrl Shift L		cmd shift L
Draw a dimension (in Create dimensions mode)						Click at each end, move mouse to resize extension lines and click
Draw a dimension along a piece of furniture, a wall or a room side (in Create dimensions mode)						Move mouse on piece, wall or room side, double-click,  resize extension lines and click
Enter dimensions with the keyboard (in Create dimensions mode)			Enter
TEXT
Switch to the Add texts mode	Plan > Add texts		Ctrl Shift T		cmd shift T
Enter a new text						Click at text location and enter text
Display the modification pane of the selected texts	Plan > Modify text					Double-click on a text
Increase the text size of the selected items (texts, rooms, dimensions)	Plan > Modify text style > Increase size		Ctrl Alt K	Ctrl Alt +	cmd ctrl +
Decrease the text size of the selected items (texts, rooms, dimensions)	Plan > Modify text style > Decrease size		Ctrl Alt Shift K	Ctrl Alt –	cmd ctrl –
Toggle bold text style of the selected items (texts, rooms, dimensions)	Plan > Modify text style > Bold		Ctrl B		cmd B
Toggle italic text style of the selected items (texts, rooms, dimensions)	Plan > Modify text style > Italic		Ctrl I		cmd I
LEVEL
Add a level	Plan > Add level		Ctrl Alt N		cmd alt N
Add a level at the same elevation as the selected one	Plan > Add level at same elevation		Ctrl Shift N		cmd shift N
Select a level in plan			Arrows ← → with the focus on tabs			Click on level tab
Display the modification pane of the selected level	Plan > Modify level…		Ctrl Alt B		cmd alt B	Double-click on level tab
Make the selected level unviewable in the plan and 3D view	Plan > Make level unviewable		Ctrl Shift H		cmd shift H
Make the selected level viewable (when the level is unviewable)	Plan > Make level viewable		Ctrl Shift H		cmd shift H
3D VIEW
Switch to Aerial view mode	3D view > Aerial view		Ctrl D		cmd D
Switch to Virtual visit mode	3D view > Virtual visit		Ctrl Shift D		cmd shift D
Turn point of view around scene center in Aerial viewmode, or turn visitor head left, right, up and down in Virtual visitor mode			A D or Arrows ← → ⇞ ⇟			Move mouse with left button pressed
Turn point of view or visitor head 5 times faster			Shift A D or Shift Arrows ← → ⇞ ⇟			Shift + Move mouse with button pressed
Move forward/backward in Aerial view or Virtual visitormodes			W S or Arrows ↑ ↓			Roll mouse wheel		Swipe trackpad
						or Alt + Vertical moves with button pressed
Move forward/backward 5 times faster			Shift W S or Shift Arrows ↑ ↓			Shift + Roll mouse wheel		Shift + Swipe
						or Shift + Alt + Vertical mouse moves with button pressed
Move visitor up and down in Virtual visitor mode			Home / End
Move visitor up and down 5 times faster			Shift Home / End
Move visitor sideways in Virtual visitor mode			Alt Arrows ← →
Move visitor sideways 5 times faster			Shift Alt Arrows ← →
Display the modification pane of the virtual visitor (in Virtual visitor mode)	3D view > Modify virtual visitor…		Ctrl Alt M		cmd alt M
Store the current point of view	3D view > Store point of view…		Ctrl Alt R		cmd alt R
Display the 3D view in a separate window	3D view > Display in separate window		Ctrl Alt Y		cmd alt Y
3D view > Display in main window	3D view > Display in main window		Ctrl Alt Y		cmd alt Y
Make all levels viewable in the 3D view	3D view > Display all levels		Ctrl Alt A		cmd alt A
Make only the selected level and below viewable in the 3D view	3D view > Display selected level		Ctrl Shift A		cmd shift A
Display the modification pane of the 3D view	3D view > Modify 3D view…		Ctrl Shift M		cmd shift M
HELP
Display Sweet Home 3D help window	Help > Sweet Home 3D help		F1		cmd ?

Notes:

• Some icons cited in Icon column are not displayed in the toolbar
• Home ⤒, End ⤓, Page up ⇞, Page down ⇟ keys can be accessed with fn + arrow keys on some laptop keyboards
• Typing the + sign might require to also press the Shift key according to the layout of your keyboard
• Under Mac OS X, a right click can also be achieved thanks to a click with ctrl key pressed

Thanks to OKH for his great help to build this list.

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Posted by spacemushrooms on July 17, 2022 at 8:44 am #