Sweet Home 3D shortcuts
ActionFILE
Open a new home
Open a previously saved home
Save the edited home
Save the edited home under an other name
Save the edited home in a compressed file with same quality
Close the edited home
Display Page setup pane
Print the edited home
Display Preferences pane

EDIT
Transfer the focus to a pane
(pane surrounded by a colored rectangle receiving keyboard inputs)
Undo the last action
Redo the last undone action
Copy and delete the items selected in home
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)
Paste the copied or cut items into home
Paste the copied or cut piece into the group selected in home
Paste the style of the copied or cut item to the selected ones
(the copied and selected items must be of the same type)
Delete the selected items
Select all items in the furniture list or the plan
FURNITURE
Select a piece in furniture catalog or furniture list
Select contiguous pieces in furniture catalog or furniture list
Sort furniture list

Menu item

Icon

File > New
File > Open...
File > Save
File > Save as...
File > Save and compress
File > Close
File > Page setup...
File > Print...
File > Preferences…
(Sweet Home 3D > Preferences…
under Mac OS X)

Ctrl N
Ctrl O
Ctrl S
Ctrl Shift S
Ctrl Alt S
Alt F4
Ctrl Shift P
Ctrl P
Ctrl M

Mouse actions
LinuxMac OS X

Click in the pane

Edit > Undo
Edit > Redo
Edit > Cut
Edit > Copy

Ctrl Z
Ctrl Y
Ctrl X
Ctrl C

cmd Z
cmd shift Z
cmd X
cmd C

Edit > Paste
Edit > Paste to group
Edit > Paste style

Ctrl VCtrl Shift V
Ctrl Alt V

cmd V
cmd shift V
cmd alt V

Edit > Delete
Edit > Select allDelCtrl A

Back space
cmd AArrows ←↑↓→Shift Arrows ←↑↓→Furniture > Sort by > Column© Copyright 2022 eTeks

Windows

cmd N
cmd O
cmd S
cmd shift S
cmd alt S
cmd W
cmd shift P
cmd P
cmd ,Tab or Shift + Tab

Toggle the selection of a piece in furniture catalog or furniture list
Add the piece selected in the catalog to the plan at (0,0)
Furniture > Add to home
Add a piece of the catalog anywhere in the plan
Display the modification pane of the selected pieces of furniture
Furniture > Modify...
Create a group from selected pieces
Furniture > Group
Ungroup all the pieces of the selected groups
Furniture > Ungroup
Align side by side selected pieces of furniture
Furniture > Align side by side
Reset the elevation of selected pieces according to their environment Furniture > Reset elevation
Display the wizard used to import a 3D model as a piece of furniture
Furniture > Import furniture…
(at second step, use Shift key to rotate degree by degree the 3D model)Version 7.0

Keyboard shortcuts
WindowsLinuxMac OS X

Ctrl Shift F

cmd shift F

Ctrl E
Ctrl Shift G
Ctrl Shift U
Ctrl Shift B
Ctrl Shift Y
Ctrl Shift I

cmd E
cmd shift G
cmd shift U
cmd shift B
cmd shift Y
cmd shift I

Click on the piece
Shift + Click on the last piece
Click once on column header forascending sort, twice for descending sort
Ctrl + Click
cmd + Click
Drag and drop piece in furniture list
Drag and drop catalog piece in the plan
Double-click on a piece

Drag and drop a OBJ, 3DS, DAE, KMZ orZIP file onto catalog, furniture list or planPage 1

Sweet Home 3D shortcuts
ActionMenu item

Icon

Display the wizard used to import an image as a texture
Furniture > Import texture...
(at first step, a BMP, JPEG, GIF or PNG file can be dragged onto wizard)
PLAN
Switch to the Select mode
Plan > SelectSelect the foremost item under mouse cursor
Toggle the selection of the foremost item under mouse cursor
Select items intersecting a selection rectangle

Keyboard shortcuts
WindowsLinuxMac OS X
Ctrl Alt I
cmd alt I

Ctrl L

Click on item (in Select mode)
Shift + Click on item
Press mouse button over no itemand drag mouse over items
Shift + Press mouse button and dragmouse over items
Right click + choose itemin Select object submenu
Shift + Right click + choose itemin Toggle selection submenu
Drag and drop selected items

Select an item under mouse cursor (including hidden items)
Toggle the selection of an item under mouse cursor
Arrows ←↑↓→
Shift Arrows ←↑↓→Drag selected items, pressing theShift key after the first mouse move
Ctrl + Drag and drop
alt + Drag andselected itemsdrop selection
Ctrl + Shift + Drag andalt + shift
drop selected items+ Drag and drop
Alt while Shift Alt while cmd whiledragging dragging
dragging

Duplicate selected items
Duplicate selected items along horizontal or vertical plan axis
Toogle temporarily magnetism set in preferences
while moving the selected item
Switch to the Pan mode
Pan in the plan in Pan mode
Pan in the plan in other modes
Pan up and down in the plan
Pan left and right in the plan
Zoom in plan and pan to show selected items
Zoom out
Zoom in or out centered on mouse cursor
Lock the base plan (preventing the selection of base plan items)
Unlock the base plan (when the base plan is locked)
Force the scale line to be horizontal or vertical during the second stepof Import backgroung image wizard
WALL
Switch to the Create walls mode
Draw a wall and subsequent walls (in Create walls mode)
Curve currently drawn wall (in Create walls mode)

Plan > Pan

Ctrl Alt P

cmd alt P

Plan > Zoom inPlan > Zoom out

Page up ⇞ / Page down ⇟Ctrl ⇞ / ⇟Ctrl K
Ctrl +
cmd +Ctrl Shift K
Ctrl cmd -Plan > Lock base plan
Plan > Unlock base plan

Ctrl Alt L
Ctrl Alt L

Drag and drop mouse
Space + Drag and drop mouse
Mouse wheel
Swipe
Shift + Mouse wheel
trackpadCtrl + Mouse wheel

cmd + Wheel

cmd alt L
cmd alt L
Press Shift while dragging scale line ends

Plan > Create walls

Ctrl Shift W

cmd shift W
Click at wall start then at each wall end
Ctrl + Click + Choose
alt + Clickangle with mouse + Click + Angle + Click

Enter wall dimensions with the keyboard (in Create walls mode)
End drawing walls (in Create walls mode)
Version 7.0

Mouse actions
LinuxMac OS X

cmd L

Toggle the selection of items intersecting a selection rectangle

Move selected items pixel by pixel
Move selected items 10 pixels by 10 pixels
Move selected items along horizontal or vertical plan axis

WindowsEnterEsc / Double Enter in keyboard mode Double-click at last wall end© Copyright 2022 eTeks

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Sweet Home 3D shortcuts
ActionCreate missing walls around a room (in Create walls mode)
Display the modification pane of the selected walls
Join the closest free ends of the selected walls
ROOM
Select Create rooms mode
Draw a room (in Create rooms mode)Enter room dimensions with the keyboard (in Create rooms mode)
End drawing a room (in Create rooms mode)
Create a room surrounded by walls (in Create rooms mode)
Display the modification pane of the selected rooms
Add a point to an existing room

Menu item

Icon

Enter segment dimensions with the keyboard (in Create polylines
End drawing a polyline (in Create polylines mode)
Display the modification pane of the selected polylines
DIMENSION
Switch to the Create dimensions mode
Draw a dimension (in Create dimensions mode)
Draw a dimension along a piece of furniture, a wall or a room side(in Create dimensions mode)Enter dimensions with the keyboard (in Create dimensions mode)
TEXT
Switch to the Add texts modeEnter a new text
Display the modification pane of the selected texts
Increase the text size of the selected items (texts, rooms, dimensions)
Decrease the text size of the selected items (texts, rooms, dimensions)
Toggle bold text style of the selected items (texts, rooms, dimensions)
Toggle italic text style of the selected items (texts, rooms, dimensions)
LEVELAdd a level
Add a level at the same elevation as the selected one
Select a level in plan
Version 7.0

Mouse actions
WindowsLinuxMac OS X
Double-click in a room
Double-click on a wall

Plan > Modify walls…
Plan > Join walls

Ctrl Shift E
Ctrl Alt J

cmd shift E
cmd alt J

Plan > Create rooms

Ctrl Shift R

cmd shift R

Plan > Modify rooms…

Click at each corner of the roomEnter
Esc / Double Enter in keyboard mode Double-click at the last corner
Double-click inside a closed surface
Ctrl Alt E
cmd alt E
Double-click on a room
Right click on room border + selectAdd point to room menu item
Right click on room point + selectDelete point from room menu item

Plan > Create polylines

Ctrl Shift JDelete a point from an existing room
POLYLINE
Switch to the Create polylines mode
Draw a polyline (in Create polylines mode)
Curve drawn polyline (in Create polylines mode)

Keyboard shortcuts
WindowsLinuxMac OS X

cmd shift J
Click at each point of the polyline
Ctrl + Click at the end
alt + Click at endof the first segmentof first segment

Plan > Modify polylines...

EnterEsc / Double Enter in keyboard mode Double-click at the last point
Ctrl Alt Shift E
cmd alt shift E Double-click on a polyline

Plan > Create dimensions

Ctrl Shift L

cmd shift L
Click at each end, move mouse to resize
extension lines and click
Move mouse on piece, wall or room side,
double-click, resize extension lines andEnter
Plan > Add texts
Plan > Modify text
Plan > Modify text style> Increase size
Plan > Modify text style> Decrease size
Plan > Modify text style > Bold
Plan > Modify text style > Italic
Plan > Add level
Plan > Add level at same elevation© Copyright 2022 eTeks

Ctrl Shift T

cmd shift T
Click at text location and enter text
Double-click on a text

Ctrl Alt K

Ctrl Alt + cmd ctrl +Ctrl Alt Shift K Ctrl Alt - cmd ctrl Ctrl B
Ctrl I

cmd B
cmd I

Ctrl Alt N
cmd alt N
Ctrl Shift N
cmd shift N
Arrows ← → with the focus on tabs

Click on level tab
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Sweet Home 3D shortcuts
Action
Display the modification pane of the selected level
Make the selected level unviewable in the plan and 3D view
Make the selected level viewable (when the level is unviewable)
3D VIEW
Switch to Aerial view mode
Switch to Virtual visit mode
Turn point of view around scene center in Aerial view modeor turn visitor head left, right, up and down in Virtual visitor mode
Turn point of view or visitor head 5 times fasterMove forward/backward in Aerial view or Virtual visitor modes

Menu item

Icon

Plan > Modify level...
Plan > Make level unviewable
Plan > Make level viewable
3D view > Aerial view
3D view > Virtual visit

Keyboard shortcuts
WindowsLinuxMac OS X
Ctrl Alt B
cmd alt BCtrl Shift H
cmd shift H
Ctrl Shift H
cmd shift H
Ctrl D
cmd D
Ctrl Shift D
cmd shift D
A D or Arrows ← → ⇞ ⇟Shift A D or Shift Arrows ← → ⇞ ⇟W S or Arrows ↑ ↓Move forward/backward 5 times faster

Shift W S or Shift Arrows ↑ ↓Move visitor up and down in Virtual visitor mode
Move visitor up and down 5 times fasterMove visitor sideways in Virtual visitor mode
Move visitor sideways 5 times faster
Display the modification pane of the virtual visitor (in Virtual visitor
Store the current point of view
Display the 3D view in a separate window

Home / End
Shift Home / EndAlt Arrows ← →Shift Alt Arrows ← →Ctrl Alt M
Ctrl Alt R
Ctrl Alt Y

cmd alt M
cmd alt R
cmd alt Y

Ctrl Alt Y

cmd alt Y

3D view > Display all levels
3D view > Display selected level3D view > Modify 3D view…

Ctrl Alt A
Ctrl Shift A
Ctrl Shift M

cmd alt A
cmd shift A
cmd shift M

Help > Sweet Home 3D help

F1

cmd ?

Display the 3D view in the main window (when it's in a separatewindow)
Make all levels viewable in the 3D view
Make only the selected level and below viewable in the 3D view
Display the modification pane of the 3D view
HELP
Display Sweet Home 3D help window

3D view > Modify virtual visitor...
3D view > Store point of view...
3D view > Display
in separate window
3D view > Display in main window

Mouse actions
WindowsLinuxMac OS X
Double-click on level tab

Move mouse with left button pressed
Shift + Move mouse with button pressed
Roll mouse wheel
Swipe trackpador Alt + Vertical moves with button pressed
Shift + Roll mouse wheel Shift + Swipeor Shift + Alt + Vertical mouse moves
with button pressed

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

Version 7.0© Copyright 2022 eTeks

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