Deswik - Keyboard Shortcuts

: Reset the camera view back to default coordinates. 📂 Selection & Layer Management

One of Deswik's greatest strengths is its customizability. You are not locked into default multi-key commands. You can create your own single-key or unique shortcuts for nearly any command in the Main menu. Here's how:

What are you designing for? (e.g., Underground Hardrock, Open Pit Coal)

Drawing polylines, connecting points, and breaking segments are the daily tasks of a mine planner. These shortcuts significantly speed up the design process. Activate the Draw Polyline command. deswik keyboard shortcuts

Walk you through in the software.

Use short abbreviations related to the action (e.g., ISO for Isolate) .

Deswik.CAD keyboard shortcuts are essential for streamlining design workflows, with many power users moving away from default multi-key sequences toward customized, single-key commands for speed . You can access and manage these in Deswik via . Essential & Default Deswik Shortcuts : Reset the camera view back to default coordinates

Deswik’s default shortcuts are good, but the real power is customization. You can map any command to any key sequence using a simple text file.

Add these lines to your .key file immediately:

| Shortcut | Action | How to use it | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Select All | All visible objects in the current view. | | Ctrl + D | Deselect All | Clears selection. Faster than clicking empty space. | | Ctrl + F | Filter Select | Opens the "Select by Attributes" dialog (e.g., select all strings with Z > 1000 ). | | Ctrl + G | Group Selection | Creates a temporary selection group for editing. | | Ctrl + H | Hide Selected | Hides the chosen objects from view. | | Ctrl + Shift + H | Show All | Unhides everything. | | Q (Quick key) | Query Object | Click any object to see its properties (Layer, Length, Area). | | Delete | Delete Selected | Permanently removes selected geometry. | You can create your own single-key or unique

In addition to the common shortcuts listed above, there are several advanced Deswik keyboard shortcuts that can help you work more efficiently:

Create a shortcut for the shortcut menu itself! A common choice is TS (Tools | Shortcuts), which some remember with the mnemonic "T.S. I Love You". This is shared by experts on LinkedIn to help reduce friction when you want to add new commands on the fly. Borrowing from AutoCAD

for 3D navigation), never breaking their visual focus on the screen. The Planner’s Essential Shortcut Toolkit