What hotkeys and shortcuts are available in Grasshopper?

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

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Ángel Linares on August 11, 2012 at 2:06pm

Thanks! Useful to link in class ;)

"LMB+Drag+RMB": Awesome and fast! The same combination with Crtl OR Shift add or removes wires!

Permalink Reply by Vicente Soler on August 11, 2012 at 2:46pm

Although not specific to canvas, I think it should be mentioned that LMB+shift clicking on the toolbar buttons allow you to select several components before placing them in the canvas. You can then place them one by one by LMB clicking on the canvas or place them all at the same time by LMB+shift clicking on the canvas.

Permalink Reply by Vicente Soler on August 11, 2012 at 2:48pm

David, could you make a similar post for search shortcuts?

(like typing "//text" creates a panel component with "text" written on it, and so on).

Permalink Reply by Ángel Linares on August 11, 2012 at 3:00pm

You can personalize shortcuts with RMB over components in toolbar :) It's like alias translated to GH.

Nice Tip Vicente!

Permalink Reply by Philipp on August 11, 2012 at 4:19pm

btw please fix the problem with panel component shortcut (//) - in the last version there is the problem with it, it gives back division if there is nothing after the //, it was so usefull...

Permalink Reply by Steve Lewis on May 12, 2013 at 2:15pm

Thanks.

Permalink Reply by Morten Norman Lund on May 23, 2013 at 5:21am

Did the LMB+Drag+Alt = copy function disappear for 0.9.0056? Or is there a preference setting I'm not aware of?

Best regards Morten

Permalink Reply by Danny Boyes on May 23, 2013 at 5:51am

Yes. It was decided that it wasn't necessary any more....

Only joking! The simple explanation is that Rhino is "swallowing" all ALT button instances so they are not getting through to GH anymore. McNeel are aware and are looking into it.

Permalink Reply by Morten Norman Lund on May 23, 2013 at 6:07am

Thanks for the quick answer Danny.

Permalink Reply by Constantin Eugen Cozma on July 18, 2013 at 3:41am