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: Add individual new items to your existing selection group. ⚙️ How to Customize Your Deswik Shortcuts

: Rotate the active workspace camera view right.

: Toggle the perspective viewing mode relative to orthogonal projection. 📐 View Manipulation & Camera Controls

Search for the command, click "Press new shortcut key," and press your desired combination. Pro-Tip: The "Most Important" Shortcut deswik keyboard shortcuts

Are you migrating from like AutoCAD?

Unless you are very precise, single-character shortcuts can trigger accidentally because Deswik is always "listening".

While Deswik.Sched relies heavily on mouse interaction for its Gantt chart, the Deswik.Sched Essentials module highlights the importance of navigation shortcuts. Familiarizing yourself with the interface's navigation basics is key to quickly moving through large schedules and configuring projects. : Add individual new items to your existing selection group

| Shortcut | Action | Pro Tip | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | New Project | Clears all current data. Always save first. | | Ctrl + O | Open Project | Opens the .dgp file browser. | | Ctrl + S | Save Project | Do this every 5 minutes. No auto-save excuse. | | Ctrl + Shift + S | Save As | Use for version control (e.g., Project_v2.dgp ). | | Ctrl + I | Import Data | Opens the layer import wizard (DXF, CSV, Datamine). | | Ctrl + E | Export Data | Exports selected objects or entire layers. | | Ctrl + P | Print / Plot | Opens the dynamic print composer. |

: Favored for maximum speed (e.g., -D for Draw Polyline, -B for Break Polyline). While fast, this limits your total number of shortcuts because if you assign D , no other shortcut can start with D .

Before diving into the cheat sheet, let's address the "why." Deswik is a hybrid environment: part CAD (like AutoCAD) and part GIS (like ArcGIS). It handles massive datasets. If you rely solely on the ribbon menus or right-click context menus, you are likely wasting hours per week. 📐 View Manipulation & Camera Controls Search for

You don't need to memorize all 50+ tonight. Start with the "Power Five":

: Cancel the current command or clear the active selection. Delete : Remove selected entities from the workspace. Ctrl + D : Duplicate the selected entity. Ctrl + M : Move the selected entities. Ctrl + R : Rotate the selected entities.

Deswik allows you to map your own hotkeys. Go to to change any default shortcut. If you are transitioning from AutoCAD or Vulcan, map your most-used commands to the keys you already know. Use a Programmable Mouse

Selecting the right vertices, solids, or strings is 80% of Deswik work. These are non-negotiable.