QCad (Windows)

Construction

Parallel/Offset

PA / OF

All hotkeys for QCad (Windows)

Command lIne
Activate command line

Spacebar

Command lIne
Deactivate command line or go one step back in the current action or show the main menu if no actions are active.

Esc

Command lIne
Recall the last command inputs

Arrow Up/Down

Command lIne
Show all currently available commands or complete the first letters of a command into the full command

Tab

File Handlng
Create a New drawing

Ctrl + N

File Handlng
Open a drawing

Ctrl + O

File Handlng
Save current drawing

Ctrl + S

File Handlng
Close current drawing

Ctrl + W

File Handlng
Print current drawing

Ctrl + P

File Handlng
Quit application

Ctrl + Q

Editing Shortcuts
Undo (oops)

OO / Ctrl + Z

Editing Shortcuts
Redo

UU / Ctrl + Shift + Z

Editing Shortcuts
Cut

Ctrl + X

Editing Shortcuts
Copy

Ctrl + C

Editing Shortcuts
Paste

Ctrl + P

View Shortcuts
Redraw

RD

View Shortcuts
Zoom Window

ZW

View Shortcuts
Auto Zoom

ZA

View Shortcuts
Zoom In

ZI / +

View Shortcuts
Zoom Out

ZO / -

View Shortcuts
Pan Zoom

ZP

View Shortcuts
Back to previous view

ZV

Layer Handling
Freeze all layers

FR*

Layer Handling
Defreeze (thaw) all layers

TH*

Snapping
Free positioning

OS

Snapping
Snap to grid

SG

Snapping
Snap to endpoints

SE

Snapping
Snap to midpoints

SM

Snapping
Snap to intersections

SI

Snapping
Snap to nearest point on entity

NP

Construction
Point

PO

Construction
Line

LI

Construction
Line with Angle

LA

Construction
Parallel/Offset

PA / OF

Construction
Rectangle

RE

Construction
Regular Polygon

RP

Construction
Circle

CI

Construction
2 Point Circle

C2

Construction
3 Point Circle

C3

Construction
Arc

AR

Construction
3 Point Arc

A3

Construction
Ellipse

EP

Construction
Text

TX

Dimensioning
Aligned Dimension

DA

Dimensioning
Horizontal Dimension

DH

Dimensioning
Vertical Dimension

DV

Dimensioning
Linear (Rotated) Dimension

DR

Dimensioning
Leader

LD

Entity Selection
Deselect all

TN /Ctrl+ K

Entity Selection
Select all

Ctrl + A

Modification
Bevel (chamfer)

CH

Modification
Round

RN

Modification
Divide

DI

Modification
Trim, extend

RM / Tx

Modification
Multi line Trim, extend

TM

Modification
Move

MV

Modification
Mirror

MI

Modification
Rotate

RO

Modification
Scale

SZ

Modification
Stretch

SS

Modification
Entity PRoperties

PR

Modification
Entity Attributes

AT

Modification
Erase (Delete)

ER

Modification
Explode

XP / EX