Deswik Keyboard Shortcuts ✦ Premium

If your setup differs or you want to set your own hotkeys:

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To maximize benefit from Deswik shortcuts:

Many Deswik power users borrow the Maptek Vulcan/Leapfrog convention: deswik keyboard shortcuts

You can map these by adding:

F4 "ViewTop"
F5 "ViewFront"
F6 "ViewLeft"

| Shortcut | Action | | :--- | :--- | | Ctrl + A | Select All | | Ctrl + Shift + A | Select All (in specific contexts) | | W | Select by Window (draw a rectangle to select) | | P | Select by Polygon (draw a shape to select) | | C | Select by Circle | | L | Select by Polyline (Follows a string path) | | Ctrl + I | Invert Selection | | Ctrl + Click | Add to selection (Pick mode) | | Shift + Click | Remove from selection |

Deswik keyboard shortcuts are not ancillary features but core components of professional mine design. By reducing mechanical friction, they allow the engineer to iterate faster on pit optimization, stope design, and haul road alignment. While Deswik provides a robust default set (F-keys, Ctrl combinations, and standard CAD aliases), its true power emerges through the customized deswik.keys file and user-defined command aliases. For any mining professional using Deswik daily, investing one hour in learning and customizing shortcuts yields a cumulative productivity gain of dozens of hours annually. If your setup differs or you want to

Scenario: You need to isolate a faulty ramp string, delete it, and redraw it.

Inefficient way: Click Layer dropdown -> Scroll -> Find layer -> Toggle off -> Click delete icon -> Click line icon.

Efficient way (using shortcuts):

Deswik understands that every mining engineer works differently. You can remap any command.

Step-by-step customization:

Recommended Custom Shortcuts to Add: