What hotkeys and shortcuts are available in Grasshopper?

by David Rutten

Aug 11, 2012

Menu shortcuts are customizable, but there are a some special keys and mouse-button combinations that trigger specific functions in the Grasshopper canvas.

Always:

  • RMB+Drag = Pan left/right/up/down
  • RMB+Ctrl+Drag = Zoom in/out
  • Scroll Wheel = Zoom in/out
  • MMB+Click = Wheel menu
  • Spacebar = Wheel menu
  • LMB+Alt+Drag = Split objects (aka 'The Moses Tool')

While over an empty canvas spot:

  • LMB+Drag = selection rectangle
  • LMB+Shift+Drag = addition selection rectangle 
  • LMB+Ctrl+Drag = removal selection rectangle
  • RMB+Click = Canvas menu

While over an object:

  • LMB+Drag = Drag selected objects
  • LMB+Shift+Drag = Drag selected objects along 45-degree guides
  • LMB+Drag+Alt = Copy all dragging objects
  • LMB+Click = Either select one object or do nothing if object is already selected
  • LMB+Shift+Click = Add an object to the selection
  • LMB+Ctrl+Click = Remove an object from the selection 
  • LMB+Ctrl+Shift+Click = Toggle the selection state
  • LMB+Ctrl+Alt = Info mode
  • LMB+Ctrl+Shift+Alt = Save info mode as image
  • RMB+Click = Object context menu

While over an input/output grip:

  • LMB+Drag = Create a new wire
  • LMB+Shift+Drag = Create a new wire without erasing old wires
  • LMB+Ctrl+Drag = Erase an existing wire by tracing over it
  • LMB+Ctrl+Shift+Drag = Move all existing wires to some other grip
  • LMB+Drag+RMB = Create a new wire without exiting the wire tool
  • LMB+Drag+RMB+Shift = Add a wire without exiting the wire tool
  • LMB+Drag+RMB+Control = Remove a wire without exiting the wire tool

While over a component icon on the toolpanels:

  • LMB+Shift+Click = Create a component aggregate

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    Max Marschall

    LMB+Ctrl+Shift+Drag = Move all existing wires to some other grip

    Is there also "Copy all existing wires to some other grip"?

    Just came across this again...Does anyone know how?

    Cheers,

    Max

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    Dec 14, 2016

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      Nilou

      Hi,

      I'm automating a series of tasks in GH and am trying to navigate through a couple of saved views in grasshopper to control the data flow. My problem is that I couldn't figure out a shortcut key for "view -> restore named view". I checked the preferences/interface to see if I can assign a hotkey, but couldn't figure it out. Is there a way?

      Thank you,

      Nilou

      Dec 29, 2016

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        Peter

        Hello!

        Do you know shortcut to move all existing wires to some other grip on mac?

        Mar 10, 2018