Navigation in Archicad

Archicad gives you several ways to find and open the project view or window you need.

Navigator

The Navigator palette contains all of your project’s viewpoints, views, Layouts and Publisher sets, listed in four maps.

Find and double-click any item to open it.

Use the search field to locate items by name.

Note: When you open a new view or new layout, it can either replace the opened view/layout, or open in a separate new tab. Change this preference in Options > Work Environment > More Options.

Exception: You can have only one Floor Plan and one 3D window open at a time.

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See Navigator.

Tab Bar

Click any tab, or click on its preview, to activate it.

See Tab Bar.

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Window menu

Use Window > Navigate or other commands

Mini-Navigator toolbar

Open from Windows > Toolbars

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Pop-up Navigator

A pared-down version of the Navigator palette, available in pop-up form at the right edge of the Tab bar. You can use this instead of the Navigator palette to save screen space.

See Pop-up Navigator.

Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut

Window

F2

last Floor Plan

F3

last 3D

Shift+F3

3D (Perspective)

Ctrl+F3

3D (Axonometry)

F6

last Section

F7

last Layout

Pan and zoom

Use commands at View > Zoom menu

Use shortcut icons next to the bottom scrollbar

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Related Topics

Navigator

Organizer

Pop-up Navigator

Tab Bar

Zoom

Fit in Window

Set Orientation

Navigator Preview (2D)

Navigation in the 3D Window