Quickswitch

The QuickSwitch is a special component of Geometra, and it houses two very important features: Managing Estimates and Navigating between files.

Estimates

Adding a new Estimate to a project will effectively give you a clean slate to work from, unless you choose to duplicate and existing estimate. Setting up a new estimate lets you calculate options and additions to your project without the hassle of separating it from your main estimate. Duplicating an estimate is a fast way to test large changes to the project to try and find cost optimisation.

Files

Switching between files quickly while in the middle of working on an estimate is done via the QuickSwitch. You can see the entire structure of the projects Drive from here and using the search field in the top right of the dialog you can more easily find that specific file you’re looking for and switch to it. Switching is done via double click.

Global

Action

Hotkey

Open Feedback

Ctrl + Alt + F

Focus Search

Shift + Space

Projects

Action

Hotkey

New Project

Ctrl + Alt + N

Open Selected Project

Ctrl + O

Delete Selected Project(s)

Delete

Drive

Action

Hotkey

New Folder

Ctrl + Alt + N

Upload File

Ctrl + U

Download selected File(s)

Ctrl + D

Open selected File in Estimate

Ctrl + O

Delete selected File

Delete

Delete selected File without confirmation

Shift + Delete

Set status `Not started` for selected file(s)

Ctrl + Alt + 1

Set status `In progress` for selected file(s)

Ctrl + Alt + 2

Set status `Review` for selected file(s)

Ctrl + Alt + 3

Set status `Complete` for selected file(s)

Ctrl + Alt + 4

Expand all folders

Ctrl + Alt + E

Collapse all folders

Ctrl + Alt + W

Estimate

Action

Hotkey

Select tool `Select`

Ctrl + 1

Select tool `Point`

Ctrl + 2

Select tool `Line`

Ctrl + 3

Select tool `Area`

Ctrl + 4

Select tool `Reduction` (when an Area is selected)

Ctrl + Shift + 4

Select tool `Ellipse`

Ctrl + 5

Select tool `Draw`

Ctrl + 6

Select tool `Comment`

Ctrl + 7

Select tool `Image`

Ctrl + 8

Select tool `Arrow`

Ctrl + 9

Select tool `Scale`

Ctrl + 0

New Folder

Ctrl + Alt + N

Toggle `Snap On`

Ctrl + G

Delete selected Object(s)

Delete

Delete selected Objects(s) without confirmation

Shift + Delete

Undo last placed point

Ctrl + Z

Select all objects

Ctrl + A

Deselect all objects

Ctrl + Shift + A

Toggle `Prevent editing`

Ctrl + Shift + L

Focus `Name` field

Focus `Nr/Tag` field

Focus Fill Colour

Focus Border Colour

Open `Tiles`

Open `Angles`

F10

Copy Object

Ctrl + C

Paste Object

Ctrl + V

Duplicate Object

Ctrl + D

Copy Rows from selected Object(s)

Ctrl + Shift + C

Paste Rows to selected Object(s)

Ctrl + Shift + V

Replace Rows in selected Object(s)

Ctrl + Shift + D

Copy Style from selected Object

Ctrl + Alt + C

Paste Style to selected Object(s)

Ctrl + Alt + V

Copy Properties from selected Object

Ctrl + Shift + Alt + C

Paste Properties to selected Object(s)

Ctrl + Shift + Alt + V

Open Export dialog

Ctrl + E

Save to PDF

Ctrl + P

Set status `Not started` for selected object(s)

Ctrl + Alt + 1

Set status `In progress` for selected object(s)

Ctrl + Alt + 2

Set status `Review` for selected object(s)

Ctrl + Alt + 3

Set status `Complete` for selected object(s)

Ctrl + Alt + 4

Expand all folders

Ctrl + Alt + E

Collapse all folders

Ctrl + Alt + W

Toggle File pane

Alt + Shift + 1

Toggle Rows pane

Alt + Shift + 2

Toggle Properties pane

Alt + Shift + 3

2D / PDF

Action

Hotkey

Select tool `Zoom Selection`

Alt + Z

`Zoom In`

Alt + ArrowUp

`Zoom Out`

Alt + ArrowDown

`Fit to screen`

Alt + 0

`Rotate left`

Alt + ArrowLeft

`Rotate right`

Alt + ArrowRight

3D / IFC

Action

Hotkey

Select tool `3D Navigation`

Alt + 1

Select tool `Move`

Alt + 2

Select tool `Zoom`

Alt + 3

Select tool `First Person`

Alt + 4

Reset view

Alt + 0

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