Keyboard shortcuts - PIXDsurvey

Category

Action

Windows

Mac

Note

General shortcuts

New project

Ctrl + N

⌘ + N

Open project

Ctrl + O

⌘ + O

Save project

Ctrl + S

⌘ + S

Close project

Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4

⌘ + W

In the case of unsaved changes, an additional pop-up is displayed

Exit software

Alt + F4

⌘ + Q

In the case of unsaved changes, an additional pop-up is displayed

Open the PIX4D Support website

F1

⌘ + ?

Edit

Undo the previous action

Ctrl + Z

⌘ + Z

Revert the last action(s)

Redo the previous action

Ctrl + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Z

⌘ + ⇧ + Z

Revert the last Undo(s). The function is only available after the Undo command

Invert selection

Ctrl + Shift + I

⌘ + ⇧ + I

To select all the elements that do not belong to the current selection

Delete the selected object

Del, or backspace

Del, or backspace

An object needs to be selected

Accept edits

Enter

Enter

Accept edits after adjusting the position of the vertex

Discard edits

Esc

Esc

During the object vectorization and editing

Select next vertex

Tab

Tab

Select the next vertex in the selected geometry

Select previous vertex

Shift + Tab

Shift + Tab

Select the previous vertex in the selected geometry

View

Hide all panels

Ctrl + Shift + H

⌘ + ⇧ + H

To close all panels and display only the 3D view

Hide image viewer

Ctrl + I

⌘ + I

Toggle on and off the display of the image viewer

Orthographic view

5

5

Switch to orthographic view

Perspective view

6

6

Switch to perspective view

Zoom to fit all content

Ctrl + 1

⌘ + 1

The scene is zoomed out to the whole extent

Zoom to selection

Ctrl + 2

⌘ + 2

Zoom on the selected object

Top view

7

7

View from the top. The scene is zoomed out to the whole extent

Window

Minimize

Ctrl + M

⌘ + M

To minimize PIX4Dsurvey

Show next tab

Ctrl + Tab

⌃ + Tab

To move to the next project in the project bar

Show previous tab

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

⌃ + ⇧ + Tab

To move to the previous project in the project bar

Tools

Polyline

L

L

Enable the Polyline tool

Distance

D

D

Enable the Distance measurement tool

Marker

M

M

Enable the Marker tool

Polygon

P

P

Enable the Polygon tool

Catenary

U

U

Enable the Catenary tool

Circle

C

C

Enable the Circle tool

Volume measurement

V

V

Enable the Volume measurement tool

Assisted road marking

Shift + R

⇧ + R

Enable the Assisted road marking tool

Assisted curb detection

Shift + B

⇧ + B

Enable the Assisted curb detection tool

Color selection

Shift + C

⇧ + C

Enable the Color selection tool

Road selection

Shift + A

⇧ + A

Enable the Road selection tool

Simple selection

S

S

Enable the Simple selection tool

Simple selection - how to draw the rectangle

S and then Ctrl + mouse drag

S and then ⌘ + mouse drag

After enabling Simple selection (S), press Ctrl or ⌘ and click and drag the cursor over the area to select
Release the mouse button to finish the selection

Simple selection - how to draw the polygon

S and then Ctrl + left-click

S and then ⌘ + left-click

After enabling simple selection (S), press Ctrl or ⌘ and click on the vertices of the polygon you want to draw to select

Rectangle selection

R

R

Enable the Rectangle selection tool

Rectangle selection - how to draw the rectangle

R and then left-click

R and then left-click

After enabling the Rectangle selection (D), press the left mouse button once, move the mouse to create a rectangle, left-click again to close the rectangle and confirm the selection

Polygon selection

J

J

Enable the Polygon selection tool

Change selection mode

W

W

To rotate between the Simple, Rectangle, and Polygon selection when in selection mode

Exit selection

ESC

ESC

To unselect and to exit from Rectangle or Polygon back to Simple selection

Marker creation in the image viewer

Shift + M

⇧ + M

Add a marker on the selected image

Bookmark camera

Ctrl + B

⌘ + B

Bookmark current view

Stockpile detection

Shift + S

⇧ + S

Enable the Stockpile detection tool

Assign to class

Ctrl + L

⌘ + L

To assign selected points to an ASPRS or Terrain class

Profile

Ctrl + D

⌘ + D

To start drawing a profile

Next step in the profile

Ctrl + Up

⌘ + Up

To move the profile horizontally to the next interval step

Previous step in the profile

Ctrl + Down

⌘ + Down

To move the profile horizontally to the previous interval step

Wireframe

Scroll wheel button

Scroll wheel button

Enables a style view where the faces of polygons are invisible