The toolbar
The toolbar at the bottom of the canvas, left to right:
Button | Contents |
Space | Space placement + space library |
Furniture and Equipment | Components from loaded libraries, including default furniture and generic components |
Door | Doors |
Window | Windows |
Context | Underlays, Gridlines, Planning Grids and Sites |
Building | Building, Shaft, Stair, Elevator, Column, Circulation |
Annotations | Text, Dimension |
Select multiple | Window selection |
Measure | Measure tool |
The capsule menu
Select any element and a small pill-shaped toolbar appears next to it called the capsule menu. It holds that element's main actions: name and type, dimensions, Edit Shape, Walls, Add Clearance, level, mirror, pin, and additional action in the three-dot menu. Each element will have slightly different actions in its capsule menu.
The program & metrics panel
The panel on the right side of the canvas shows both your program requirements and live metrics.
- Your requirements list: add (+), import, search, and drag requirements onto the canvas.
- Live areas, gross-up factors, breakdowns, and counts for the project, level, or current selection.
The main menu
The menu button in the top-left corner holds project-level commands: New / Open / Duplicate / Delete project, Switch to Metric (or Imperial) units, Import and Export submenus, Tutorials, and Send feedback to Hypar.
Views controls
View controls sit in the top-right corner:
- 2D / 3D toggle, with Perspective/Orthographic projection if in 3D and Levels if in 2D
- Walkthrough: walk through your model
- Exploded view: separates levels in a static axon view
- Zoom to fit project or selection
- Toggle default grid visibility
- Diagram mode: an abstract, “bubble diagram” type mode
Tip: In 3D, Hypar will hide walls facing you to make it easier to see inside a space, but rest assured that they are still there.
Selection
- Click to select; Shift+drag to window-select multiple elements.
- Escape deselects all; Delete/Backspace deletes.
Keyboard shortcuts
Action | Shortcut |
Undo / Redo | Ctrl/Cmd+Z / Shift+Ctrl/Cmd+Z |
Copy / Cut / Paste | Ctrl/Cmd+C / X / V |
Delete selected | Delete or Backspace |
Nudge selection | Arrow keys |
Rotate selection | Space |
Finish drawing | Enter |
Cancel / deselect | Escape |
Window select | Shift+drag |
Ortho (when drawing or placing) | Shift (hold) |
Units
Toggle the whole project between imperial and metric from the main menu: Switch to Metric/Imperial units.
Last verified against Hypar v0.2.019 (July 10, 2026).