--- title: Podaris:Plan Tools, Functions & Shortcuts Overview description: The toolbar is located on the left of the screen in Plan Mode and features a number of tools for creating and analysing projects. --- [Skip to content](https://support.podaris.com/tools#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![podaris\_logo\_png.png\]](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/podaris_logo_png.png?height=50&name=podaris_logo_png.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Go to podaris.com](https://podaris.com/) [Go to podaris.com](https://podaris.com/) Podaris Support Centre - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://support.podaris.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Planning & Engineering](https://support.podaris.com/planning-engineering?hsLang=en) 3. [Tools](https://support.podaris.com/planning-engineering?hsLang=en#tools) # Podaris:Plan Tools, Functions & Shortcuts Overview ## The toolbar is located on the left of the screen in Plan Mode and features a number of tools for creating and analysing projects.  Those tools and their respective keyboard shortcuts are: ### Tool Shortcuts | Tool | Key | Function | | --- | --- | --- | | ![Screenshot 2026-06-23 at 14.24.30](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-23%20at%2014.24.30.png?width=34&height=37&name=Screenshot%202026-06-23%20at%2014.24.30.png) [Select](https://support.podaris.com/select-tool?hsLang=en) | 1 | Selects and modifies objects | | ![Screenshot 2026-06-25 at 09.23.21](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2009.23.21.png?width=34&height=37&name=Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2009.23.21.png)[Pan](https://support.podaris.com/pan-tool?hsLang=en) | 2 | Allows you to navigate your map without selecting entities | | ![Screenshot 2026-06-24 at 16.48.35](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-24%20at%2016.48.35.png?width=36&height=37&name=Screenshot%202026-06-24%20at%2016.48.35.png) [Copy](https://support.podaris.com/copy-tool?hsLang=en) | Y | Copies and pastes selected objects | | ![rotate](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Documentation_Images/rotate.png?width=36&name=rotate.png) [Rotate](https://support.podaris.com/rotate?hsLang=en) | R | Rotates selected objects | | ![Screenshot 2026-07-28 at 10.28.49](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-07-28%20at%2010.28.49.png?width=36&height=39&name=Screenshot%202026-07-28%20at%2010.28.49.png) [Interrogator](https://support.podaris.com/interrogator-tool?hsLang=en) | | Answers demographic and dataset questions about whatever you currently have selected on the map | | ![Screenshot 2026-06-25 at 10.42.14](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2010.42.14.png?width=34&height=35&name=Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2010.42.14.png) [Station](https://support.podaris.com/station-tool?hsLang=en) | S | Creates station or access points | | ![Screenshot 2026-06-25 at 11.22.58](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2011.22.58.png?width=34&height=38&name=Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2011.22.58.png) [Draw](https://support.podaris.com/draw-tool?hsLang=en) | D | Creates control points and lines | | ![Screenshot 2026-06-23 at 13.53.00](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-23%20at%2013.53.00.png?width=34&height=35&name=Screenshot%202026-06-23%20at%2013.53.00.png) [Erase](https://support.podaris.com/erase-tool?hsLang=en) | X | Erases objects | | ![Screenshot 2026-06-25 at 11.23.40](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2011.23.40.png?width=33&height=36&name=Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2011.23.40.png) [Services](https://support.podaris.com/services-tool?hsLang=en) | K | Opens the scheduled services tool | | ![Screenshot 2026-06-25 at 11.26.07](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2011.26.07.png?width=33&height=33&name=Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2011.26.07.png) [Pattern Inspector](https://support.podaris.com/pattern-inspector-tool?hsLang=en) | | Find and update route patterns that serve two stops or pass through a location | | ![isochrone](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Documentation_Images/isochrone.png?width=34&name=isochrone.png) [Isochrone](https://support.podaris.com/isochrone-tool?hsLang=en) | I | Calculates travel times from any location | | ![Screenshot 2026-06-25 at 11.25.16](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2011.25.16.png?width=30&height=34&name=Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2011.25.16.png) [Journey Planner](https://support.podaris.com/journey-planner-tool?hsLang=en) | J | Understand how individual journeys will navigate your multi-modal network | | ![comments](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Documentation_Images/comments.png?width=34&name=comments.png) [Comment](https://support.podaris.com/comment-tool?hsLang=en) | C | Comments within a view | | ![Screenshot 2026-06-23 at 14.59.40](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-23%20at%2014.59.40.png?width=33&height=38&name=Screenshot%202026-06-23%20at%2014.59.40.png) [Measure](https://support.podaris.com/measure-tool?hsLang=en) | M | Measures the distance between points | | ![Screenshot 2026-06-23 at 16.12.34](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-23%20at%2016.12.34.png?width=33&height=33&name=Screenshot%202026-06-23%20at%2016.12.34.png) [Zoom](https://support.podaris.com/zoom-tool?hsLang=en) | 9 | Zooms into a selected area | | ![Screenshot 2026-06-25 at 11.41.52](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2011.41.52.png?width=33&height=31&name=Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2011.41.52.png) Streetview | N | Allows you to click a point on the map to display in [Google Streetview](https://www.google.com/streetview/) mode | | ![Screenshot 2026-06-25 at 11.49.51](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2011.49.51.png?width=29&height=33&name=Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2011.49.51.png) [Analyst](https://support.podaris.com/analyst-tool?hsLang=en) | | Comprises a number of visualisation and analysis capabilities for exploring your networks | | ![Screenshot 2026-06-25 at 11.50.07](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2011.50.07.png?width=33&height=34&name=Screenshot%202026-06-25%20at%2011.50.07.png) [Snapshot](https://support.podaris.com/snapshot-tool?hsLang=en) | | create high-resolution screenshots of portions of your map for download in different image formats | ### Tool Specific Shortcuts These shortcuts allow you to perform various operations once a tool is selected. | Tool | Key | Function | | --- | --- | --- | | ![draw](https://support.podaris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Documentation_Images/draw.png?width=34&name=draw.png) [Draw](https://support.podaris.com/draw-tool?hsLang=en) | Shift+1 | Switch to 1 way track | | | Shift+2 | Switch to 2 way track | When a tool is selected, options for that tool will be displayed in the [Tool Properties Panel](https://support.podaris.com/tool-properties?hsLang=en), which by default is docked at the top of the sidebar. A common property of all tools is that pressing ESC will cancel the current tool action if one is in progress (for example, doing a measurement or drawing a line), while pressing ESC will exit the tool and return to the Select Tool. ### Selection Operation shortcuts These shortcuts operate on the entities you have selected | Key | Function | | --- | --- | | ctrl+C | Copy | | ⇧ SHIFT+L | Change layer type of selected entities | | ⇧ SHIFT+R | Rename a selected station | | DEL | Delete the selected entities | ### Global Shortcuts | Key | Function | | --- | --- | | ctrl+Z | Undo | | ctrl+Y | Redo | | ctrl+V | Paste objects from the copy buffer | | L | Open the current layer selector | | V | Open the current view selector | - [Welcome](https://support.podaris.com/welcome?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Introduction](https://support.podaris.com/welcome?hsLang=en#introduction) - [Getting Started](https://support.podaris.com/welcome?hsLang=en#getting-started) - [Key Concepts](https://support.podaris.com/welcome?hsLang=en#key-concepts) - 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