Shortcut Keys

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Shortcut Keys

For an easy navigation and creation of diagrams, Electrical Modeler provides a series of shortcut keys to some of its tools or to frequently performed operations. The next table contains all shortcut keys available only to models in EDB format.

Shortcut keys to Electrical Modeler tools

Shortcut Key

Description

ALT + HOME

Returns to System level

ALT + Right arrow

Goes to the next element in the navigation history

B

Inserts a Branch

BACKSPACE

Returns to the previous element in the navigation history

Click the mouse wheel button

Moves (Pan) the drawing area

CTRL + Zero (0)

Fits all objects

CTRL + A

Selects all objects

CTRL + Drag

Copies the selected objects

CTRL + Right mouse button

Area zoom

CTRL + Rotate mouse wheel

More or less zoom

CTRL + Down arrow

Moves the selected object down (short step)

CTRL + Left arrow

Moves the selected object to the left (short step)

CTRL + Right arrow

Moves the selected object to the right (short step)

CTRL + Up arrow

Moves the selected object up (short step)

CTRL + Y

Redoes the last operation

CTRL + Z

Undoes the last operation

DELETE

Removes the selected objects

Down arrow

Moves the selected objects down

ESC

Returns to Selection mode

F11

Decrements the StrokeThickness property from the selected or currently edited Substation or Feeder

F12

Increments the StrokeThickness property from the selected or currently edited Substation or Feeder

F2

Edits the name of the selected object(s)

F7

Decrements the size of Description fonts (names of objects)

F8

Increments the size of Description fonts (names of objects)

J

Inserts a Jumper

L

Inserts a Transmission Line Segment

Left arrow

Moves the selected objects to the left

Right arrow

Moves the selected objects to the right

SHIFT + Drag

Moves the selected objects without complying to grid-defined spacing

SHIFT + Double-click

Selects all objects of the type clicked

SHIFT + Left arrow

Rotates the selected objects counter-clockwise, in 45-degree steps

SHIFT + Right arrow

Rotates the selected objects clockwise, in 45-degree steps

TAB

Selects the next element, according to the creation order

Up arrow

Moves the selected objects up

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