Reference
BuildVision AI Keyboard Shortcut Reference
Use the documented shortcuts for editor tools, Sheets, undo and redo, deletion, drawing completion, and cancellation.
See it in BuildVision AI
Manual takeoff tools
Select, pan, count, measure lines and polylines, draw areas and rectangles, erase, calibrate, extract legends, comment, undo, and redo.
- V/H/C/L/P/A/R/E/K/M/N shortcuts
- Geometry, legend, and comment tools
- Undo, redo, and shortcut help
What you'll accomplish
Move through the editor quickly with the shortcuts available in BuildVision AI.
Steps
- Tools: V Select, H Pan, C Count, L Linear, P Polyline, A Area, R Rectangle, E Eraser, K Calibrate, M Comment, N Extract legend.
- Sheets: G opens/closes; Escape closes while the overlay owns keyboard capture.
- History: Ctrl/Cmd+Z Undo; Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z or Ctrl/Cmd+Y Redo.
- Objects: Ctrl/Cmd+C Copy, Ctrl/Cmd+V Paste, Ctrl/Cmd+D Duplicate, Delete/Backspace Delete.
- Drawing/help: Enter or double-click completes eligible drafts; Escape backs out; ? opens the shortcut guide.
What to expect
- Editable inputs are protected from global tool/delete handling.
- Meta/Ctrl/Alt combinations do not trigger tool letters.
- Zoom, fit, page navigation, review, and export remain explicit controls rather than invented shortcuts.