Keyboard and mouse shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts

A complete list of keyboard shortcuts in Grasshopper can be found at File > Preferences and then Interface > Shortcuts. It’s also possible to remap shortcuts and add new ones for unassigned functions. The following table is an opinionated selection of shortcuts worth remembering.

In General:

Shortcut	Function
`Ctrl` + `Tab`	Quickly switch between open Grasshopper files
`Ctrl` + `S`	Save document
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `S`	Save backup with timestamp
`F3`	Open Find…
`F4`	Open canvas search
`Space`	Open canvas search
`Ctrl` + `Space`	Open radial menu
Middle Mouse Button	Open radial menu
`Ctrl` + `M`	Toggle preview of mesh edges in the Rhino viewport

In combination with a component:

Shortcut	Function
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `V`	Paste the copied objects in the center of your view
`Insert`	Bake selected to Rhino
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `I`	Invert selection
`Ctrl` + `Q`	Toggle Preview of selected objects
`Ctrl` + `E`	Toggle Enabled of selected objects
`Ctrl` + `G`	Group selected objects
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `G`	Ungroup selected objects
`Ctrl` + `Left`	Shift selection upstream
`Ctrl` + `Right`	Shift selection downstream
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Left`	Grow selection upstream
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Right`	Grow selection downstream

Mouse shortcuts

There are also some keyboard and mouse-button combinations that ease your workflow (LMB = Left Mouse Button, RMB = Right Mouse Button).

In combination with a component:

Shortcut	Function
LMB + Drag + `Alt`	Copy all dragged objects
LMB + `Shift` + Click	Add the clicked object to the selection
LMB + `Ctrl` + Click	Remove the clicked object from the selection
LMB + `Ctrl` + `Shift` + Click	Toggle the selection state of the clicked object
LMB + `Ctrl` + `Alt`	Info mode to find the clicked object in the toolbars
LMB + `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Alt`	Save an image of currently clicked info mode

In combination with an input/output grip:

Shortcut	Function
LMB + Drag	Create a new wire
LMB + `Shift` + Drag	Create a new wire without erasing existing wires
LMB + `Ctrl` + Drag	Redraw a wire to remove the existing one
LMB + `Ctrl` + `Shift` + Drag	Move all existing wires to another grip
LMB + Drag + RMB	Create a new wire (keep wire tool active)
LMB + Drag + `Shift` + RMB	Create a new wire without erasing existing wires (keep wire tool active)
LMB + Drag + `Ctrl` + RMB	Remove an existing wire (keep wire tool active)

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Keyboard shortcuts

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Mouse shortcuts

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In combination with an input/output grip:

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