In this article, we will show you a table of shortcuts and hotkeys that are most frequently used in MeasureSquare 8

Onscreen Plan Takeoff

• Wheeler : Zoom in and out
• Wheeler Down : Pan and shift rooms and plan
• Plus/Minus (+, -) Keys : Zoom in and out

Common Commands

• Ctrl + Z : Undo last command
• Ctrl + Y : Redo last command
• Ctrl + N : Create new project
• Ctrl + O : Open project
• Ctrl + S : Save project
• Ctrl + B : Open product/services database
• Ctrl + P : Preview and print
• Right-Click : Cancel any current command
• Shift : Toggle on/off 45 to 90 degrees angle
• R key : Create an arc or circle shape
• Ctrl : Disable alignment

Room Selection

• Ctrl + A : Select all rooms in the current layer
• Ctrl + Left-Click : Pick to select multiple rooms
• Left-Click hold down : Drag out rectangular area to contain rooms to highlight
• Shift + DrawRect tool : Drag out rectangular area to inverse select rooms

Room Movement and Alignment

• Ctrl : Stop auto docking

Freedraw Mode

• Ctrl + Z : Undo one step (before freedraw finishes, or reopen a closed room)
• Ctrl + Y : Redo one step (redo the last drawing)
• Ctrl + D and R : Start freedraw mode
• Up/Down/Left/Right arrow key : Change draw direction in freedraw mode
• Type in a number : Draw a line of that number in feet when in freedraw mode. If type in a number with “ or ‘, the program will draw that number in feet or inch
• Space, or Right-click, or Double Click : Close freedraw shape
• Esc or Right-click : Quit freedraw mode
• P key : Stop drawing, allow to re-start drawing by clicking on either end points
• Click start point -> R key -> click endpoint : Turn current drawing segment into curve
• Q key : Align line perpendicular to previous segment
• T key : Create a rectangular room against one line
• Shift down : Hold to swing line to any angle
• Ctrl : Disable alignment
• Hold freedraw start point + R key : Drag out a circular room
• Ctrl + Q : Toggle on/off lock to 45 to 90-degree angle

Dimension Measurement

• S key : Measure sloping dimension
• H key : Measure horizontal dimension
• V key : Measure vertical dimension

Hole and Elevation

• R key -> elevation/hole tool : Drag out a circular shape of elevation/hole
• Click Divider start point -> R key -> click divider endpoint : Turn current divider segment into a curve shape

Insert Doorway, Window and Stairway

• Ctrl + D and D : Insert a door on a wall section
• S key : Change door style
• X key : Change door swing direction
• C key : Show door setting window
• Ctrl + D and W : Insert a window on a wall section
• Ctrl + D and O : Draw a window on a wall section by dragging
• Ctrl + D and S : Insert a stair way by entering width, tread, riser and step, and label

Delete Rooms or Fixtures

• Delete key : Delete any highlighted items (rooms or fixtures)

Shift Selected Rooms

• Arrow keys : Shift highlighted items up, down, left, right

Cut, Copy, Paste Rooms

• Ctrl + X : Cut selected rooms
• Ctrl + C : Copy selected rooms
• Ctrl + V : Paste copied rooms

Select Walls

• Ctrl + Left-Click : Select multiple walls

Change Tile Pattern Position and Set Layout Direction

• PatternPos tool + F1~F12 : Show the offset fraction such as 1/2, 1/3 etc. of tile pattern position
• Shift : Select or deselect a region
• Ctrl : Keep tile replacement position

Replace Tile

• Ctrl : Hold down to flood-replace tiles

Design Tile Pattern

• Drag + F1~F12 : Show the fraction offset of one tile over another tile. For example, you can see fraction of 1/3, 2/3 when pressing F3, and see fraction of 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 when pressing F4.

GTCO Digitizer 16-Button Configuration

• Button 0 : Pick corner point while in freedraw mode (beep once)
• Button 1 : Undo pick corner while in freedraw
• Button 2 : Trace arc/curve wall (Toggle On/Off)
• Button 3 : Redo corner pick
• Button 4 : Restart freedraw (abandon current points)
• Button 5 : Close freedraw shape
• Button 6 : Enter into rectangular shape takeoff (Toggle On/Off)
• Button 7 : Enter into attachment takeoff (takeaway areas, holes, insets, etc) (Toggle On/Off)
• Button 8 : Enter into doorway takeoff (pick two door width points, second point with door leaf) (Toggle On/Off)
• Button 9 : Enter into stairway takeoff (start from first step, pick four points: first two points define stairway width, third point AND 2nd point defines a single tread length, fourth point AND 1st point defines the total tread length (Toggle On/Off)