QCAD User Reference Manual
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Paste along Entity (PE)
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View
Draft Mode (DF)
Screen-based Linetypes (NL)
Anti-aliasing (NT)
Grid (GR)
Zoom
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Auto Zoom (ZA)
Zoom to Selection (ZS)
Previous View (ZV)
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Overlays
Direction (VD)
Order (VO)
Startpoint (VS)
Stored Views
Add View… (VA)
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Edit View… (VE)
Pick View (VP)
Isometric Grid Off (JO)
Top Projection (JT)
Right Projection (JR)
Left Projection (JL)
Layer List (GY)
Block List (GB)
View List (GV)
Property Editor (GP)
Selection Filter (GF)
Library Browser (GL)
Command Line (GM)
Clipboard Display (GC)
Status Bar (GS)
Focus on Command Line
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Display Distance/Angle
Select
Deselect All (TN)
Select All (TA)
Select View (TV)
Invert Selection (TI)
(De-)Select Rectangular Area (TR)
(De-)Select Polygon (TP)
(De-)Select Contour (TC)
(De-)Select Intersected Entities (TX)
(De-)Select Layer (TL)
Draw
Point
Single Point (PO)
N Points on Line (PN)
MxN Points (PM)
Line
Line from 2 Points (LI)
Line from Angle (LA)
Horizontal Line (LH)
Vertical Line (LV)
Angle Bisector (LB)
Parallel (with Distance) (LP)
Parallel (through Point) (LG)
Tangent (Point, Circle) (LT1)
Tangent (Two Circles) (LT2)
Orthogonal / Tangent (LN)
Relative Angle (LR)
Orthogonal (LO)
Freehand Line (LF)
Arc
Center, Point, Angles (AR)
2 Points and Radius (AD)
2 Points and Angle (A2)
2 Points and Length (AL)
2 Points and Height (AH)
3 Points (A3)
Concentric (with Distance) (AC)
Concentric (through Point) (AG)
Tangentially Connected (AN)
Tangent, Point, Radius (AT)
Circle
Center, Point (CI)
Center, Radius (CR)
Center, Diameter (CA)
2 Points and Radius (CD)
2 Points (C2)
3 Points (C3)
Concentric (with Distance) (CC)
Concentric (through Point) (CG)
Tangent and 2 Points (CT1)
Tangent, Point, Radius (CTP)
2 Tangents and Point (CT2)
2 Tangents and Radius (CTR)
3 Tangents (CT3)
Ellipse
Ellipse (Center, Point, Ratio) (EP)
Ellipse Arc (EA)
Ellipse with Radii (EI)
Ellipse with Diameters (ED)
Parallel Curve (with Distance) (EC)
Parallel Curve (through Point) (EG)
Inscribed in Quadrilateral (EQ)
Spline
Spline (Control Points) (SP)
Spline (Fit Points) (SL)
Insert Fit Point (NI)
Append Fit Point(s) (NA)
Remove Fit Point (NR)
Simplify (NP)
Polyline
Draw Polyline (PL)
Polyline from Segments (OG)
Polyline from Selection (OC)
Partial Polyline Along Selection (OL)
Insert Node (OA)
Append Node(s) (OP)
Delete Node(s) (OD)
Remove Nodes between Two Nodes (OB)
Trim Segments (OT)
Relocate Start Point (OR)
Change Segment Type (OX)
Arc to Line Segments
Offset (OQ)
Morph (OM)
Boolean Operations (OW)
Simplify (OS)
Normalize Polylines (ON)
Insert Nodes at Self-Intersections (OV)
Logically close Polylines (OE)
Logically open Polylines (OJ)
Shape
Rectangle (RE)
Rectangle with Size (RS)
Rectangle (3 Points) (R3)
Polygon (Center, Corner) (PG1)
Polygon (2 Points of Side) (PG2)
Polygon (Center, Side) (PG3)
Polygon (Side, Side) (PG4)
Star (PT)
Hatch
Hatch from Selection… (HA)
Hatch from Segments… (HS)
Viewport
Add Viewport (VT)
Manage Viewport Layers… (VY)
Ring (RI)
Wipeout (WP)
Text… (TE)
Insert Bitmap… (IM)
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Dimension
Aligned (DA)
Rotated (Linear) (DL)
Horizontal (DH)
Vertical (DV)
Baseline (DB)
Continue (DC)
Ordinate (X/Y) (DO)
Leader (DE)
Datum (DT)
Tolerance… (TO)
Radial (DR)
Diametric (DD)
Angular (DN)
Arc Length (DG)
Reset Label Position (DS)
Remove Style Overrides (DX)
Modify
Move / Copy (MV)
Rotate (RO)
Scale (SZ)
Mirror (MI)
Flip Horizontal (FH)
Flip Vertical (FV)
Move and Rotate (MR)
Rotate Two (R2)
Align Reference Points (AE)
Align (MA)
Offset (with Distance) (OF)
Offset (through Point) (OH)
Trim (RM)
Trim Both (TM)
Lengthen / Shorten (LE)
Stretch (SS)
Clip to Rectangle (CLR)
Chamfer / Bevel (CH)
Round (RN)
Divide (DI)
Split Entities (MS)
Break out Segment (D2)
Break out Manual (B2)
Auto Trim (AX)
Break out Gap (D3)
Reverse (RV)
Edit Text (MT)
Edit Tolerance (ML)
Edit Hatch (MH)
Explode (XP)
Draw Order
Bring to Front (MF)
Send to Back (MB)
Reorder (MO)
Order Connected Entities (MC)
Detection
Detect Duplicates (MD)
Detect Zero-Length Entities (MZ)
Projection
Orthographic Projection (Cylindrical) (PR)
Isometric Projection (PJ)
Isometric Projection (Cylindrical) (PC)
Matrix Transformation (MX)
Property Painter (PI)
Snap
Free (SF)
Grid (SG)
End (SE)
On Entity (ST)
Perpendicular (SU)
Tangential (SB)
Center (SC)
Reference (SR)
Middle (SM)
Middle Manual (SN)
Distance (SD)
Distance Manual (SH)
Intersection (SI)
Intersection Manual (SY)
Auto (SA)
Coordinate (SX)
Polar Coordinate (SO)
X/Y from Points (PX)
Y/X from Points (PY)
Center of Selection (SK)
Restrictions Off (EN)
Restrict Orthogonally (EO)
Restrict Horizontally (EH)
Restrict Vertically (EV)
Restrict Angle or Length (EL)
Set Relative Zero (RZ)
Lock Relative Zero (RL)
Lock Snap (SQ)
Info
Position (IO)
Relative Position (IV)
Polar Position (IL)
Relative Polar Position (IT)
Distance Point to Point (IP)
Distance Entity to Point (IE)
Distance Entity to Entity (IN)
Angle (IA)
Total Length of Selection (IS)
Polygonal Area (IR)
Arc/Circle/Ellipse Area (IC)
Polyline Area (II)
Layer
Toggle Visibility (YV)
Toggle Frozen Status (YF)
Toggle Lock Status (YL)
Show Only Active (YO)
Show All Layers (YS)
Hide All Layers (YH)
Thaw All Layers (YW)
Freeze All Layers (YZ)
Lock All Layers (YK)
Unlock All Layers (YN)
Add Layer… (YA)
Add Sublayer… (YU)
Set Parent Layer… (YX)
Create Layer from Selection… (YT)
Move Selection to Current Layer (YJ)
Duplicate Layer… (YY)
Delete Layer(s) (YR)
Purge Unused Layers (YP)
Edit Layer… (YE)
Select Layer Entities (YC)
Deselect Layer Entities (YD)
Layer States
Add... (YM)
Block
Explode (XP)
Toggle Visibility (BV)
Show All Blocks (BS)
Hide All Blocks (BH)
Add Empty Block… (BA)
Create Block from Selection (BC)
Add Layout Block… (BL)
Remove Block (BR)
Purge Unused Blocks (BP)
Rename Block (BN)
Edit Block (BE)
Edit Block from Reference (BD)
Edit Block In-place (BB)
Duplicate Block (BY)
Return to Main Drawing (EM)
Select Block References (BK)
Deselect Block References (BX)
Insert Block (BI)
Create Library Item (BT)
Attributes
Define Block Attribute (UA)
Synchronize Attributes (UY)
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Display Toolpaths (KV)
Add Tool (KA)
Edit Tool (KE)
Remove Tool (KR)
Export Tools (KO)
Import Tools (KI)
Add Profile Toolpath (KP)
Add Drill Toolpath (KL)
Edit Toolpath (KD)
Remove Toolpath (KM)
Move Toolpath Up
Move Toolpath Down
Regenerate Toolpath
Regenerate Toolpath from Tool
Regenerate All Toolpaths
Update Toolpath from Selection
Add Tab (KT)
Show CAM Tool List (GO)
Show CAM Toolpath List (GA)
Show 3D Simulation View (G3)
Show Simulation Panel (GI)
Nesting (NE)
Set Nesting Quantity