Selecting Elements

Elements can be selected in several ways using the mouse, keyboard, and Selections panel.

Mouse & Trackpad

Action Mouse or Trackpad
Select an element Click the element
Add an element to the selection Command ⌘-click or Shift-click
Remove an element from the selection Command ⌘-click or Shift-click a selected element
Select multiple elements Drag from an empty area to create a selection box
Open the context menu Right-click
Pan Right-click and drag, or drag with two fingers on a trackpad
Zoom Use the mouse touch surface or pinch on a trackpad

Keyboard

Action Key
Deselect all elements, and remove simulation motion paths Escape
Nudge up
Nudge down
Nudge left
Nudge right
Nudge 10× farther Shift + Arrow key
Nudge 1/10 the distance Command ⌘ + Arrow key

Linkage

Command Shortcut
Preferences…⌘,
Hide Linkage⌘H
Hide Others⌥⌘H
Quit Linkage⌘Q

File

New⌘N
Open…⌘O
Close⌘W
Save…⌘S
Save As…⇧⌘S
Revert to Saved⌘R
Print…⌘P

Edit

Undo⌘Z
Redo⇧⌘Z
Cut⌘X
Copy⌘C
Paste⌘V
Paste as Background Image⇧⌘V
DeleteDelete
Delete Clean⌘Delete
Duplicate⌘D
Deselect AllEscape
Select All⌘A
Select NextTab
Select Previous⇧Tab

Assemble

Add ConnectorA
Add Anchor⌥A
Add Linked Connector⌃A
GroundG
CombineB
FastenF
JoinJ
LinkL
LockK
SlideS
SplitT
UnfastenU

Arrange

Even Space⇧E
Flip Horizontal⌥⇧H
Flip Vertical⌥⇧V
Line Up⇧L
Line Up Horizontal⇧H
Line Up Vertical⇧V
Parallelogram⇧P
Perpendicular⇧D
Rectangle⇧R
Right Angle⇧A
Rotate...⌥⇧R
Rotate to Meet⇧M
Scale...⇧S

View

Zoom In⌘=
Zoom Out⌘-
Zoom to Fit⌘F
Auto DimensionsD
Grid⌘G
Grid Size⇧⌘G
Labels⌘L
HintsH
Video AreaV
Show Sidebar⇧⌘S
Sidebar Panel › Properties⌘1
Sidebar Panel › Selections⌘2
Sidebar Panel › Library⌘3
Sidebar Panel › Controls⌘4
Enter Full Screen⌃⌘F

Simulation

RunR
Run⌥R
PauseSpace
Run Fast⇧⌘F
Run All⇧⌘A
Run Manual⇧⌘M
One CycleQ
Half Cycle⌥Q
Step Back
Step Forward
Clear Simulation Results⌥C

Snap

Snap⌘;

Window

Minimize⌘M

Help

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