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Contributor/author(s): Rich ¥Weeds¥ Nagel

This is a comprehensive organized list of hotkeys for SimCity 3000 Unlimited, Building Architect Plus, and the Scenario Creator Script Editor.

Hotkeys for SimCity 3000 Unlimited
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Data Windows
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Control+A        =  Open Meet Advisors and Petitioners Window
Control+B        =  Open Budget Window
Control+W        =  Open Neighbors Window
Control+O        =  Open Ordinances Window
Control+M        =  Open View Data Window

Demolishing
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B                =  Demolish Tool
Alt+LMB          =  Demolish Selected Tile

Education
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K                =  Build School
Shift+K          =  Build College

File Operations and System
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Control+P        =  Open Preferences Window
Control+N        =  Start New City
Control+L        =  Load Saved City
Control+F        =  Load Starter Town
Control+T        =  Load Real City Terrain
Control+S        =  Save City
Control+Alt+S    =  Save City as...
Control+Q        =  Exit SimCity 3000 Unlimited
F4               =  Open Preferences Window
F5               =  Start New City
F3               =  Load Saved City
F6               =  Load Starter Town
F7               =  Load Real City Terrain
F2               =  Save City
F1               =  Save City as...
F10              =  Exit SimCity 3000 Unlimited

Landmarks and Rewards
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Control+D        =  Open Landmark Building Window
Control+R        =  Open Rewards and Opportunities Window

Landscape
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U                =  Plant Trees
Shift+U          =  Create Surface Water

Misc
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Escape           =  Close Opened Window or Return to Centering Tool
Shift+LMB        =  Cancel Action

Movement
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Page Down        =  Rotate City View Clockwise
Page Up          =  Rotate City View Counter Clockwise
Left Arrow       =  Scroll City View Left
Right Arrow      =  Scroll City View Right
Up Arrow         =  Scroll City View Up
Down Arrow       =  Scroll City View Down
Spacebar         =  Center City View on Cursor

Query
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Control+LMB      =  Query Selected Tile
Shift+C          =  Find Coordinates of Selected Location

Recreation
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J                =  Build Small Park
Shift+J          =  Build Large Park

Services
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P                =  Build Police Station
Shift+P          =  Build Jail
F                =  Build Fire Station
H                =  Build Hospital
Control+Y        =  Open Waste Management Buildings Window

Snapshots
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Control+Shift+S  =  Take a Snapshot
Control+Shift+A  =  View Snapshots

Speed
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/                =  Pause or Unpause Simulation
.                =  Increase Simulation Speed One Level
,                =  Decrease Simulation Speed One level

Transportation
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R                =  Build Road
Shift+R          =  Build Highway
Alt+R            =  Build Bus Stop
T                =  Lay Rail
Alt+T            =  Build Train Station
Shift+T          =  Lay Subway Rail
Shift+Alt+T      =  Build Subway Station

Utilities
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L                =  Lay Power Lines
I                =  Lay Water Pipes
Control+E        =  Open Power Plant Window
Control+I        =  Open Water Structures Window

View Options
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G                =  Toggle Terrain Grid On and Off
Control+G        =  Open City Layer Views Window
Numlock          =  Toggle Toolbar On and Off
F12              =  Toggle Toolbar On and Off

Zoning
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Q                =  Zone Light Residential
W                =  Zone Medium Residential
E                =  Zone Dense Residential
A                =  Zone Light Commercial
S                =  Zone Medium Commercial
D                =  Zone Dense Commercial
Z                =  Zone Light Industrial
X                =  Zone Medium Industrial
C                =  Zone Dense Industrial
Y                =  Zone Landfill
V                =  Dezone

Zooming
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+                =  Zoom In
-                =  Zoom Out
1                =  Furthest Zoom Level
2                =  Zoom Level 2
3                =  Zoom Level 3
4                =  Zoom Level 4
5                =  Closest Zoom Level


Hotkeys for Building Architect Plus
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File Operations
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Control+L        =  Load Saved Building
Control+S        =  Save Building
Control+A        =  Save Building as...
F3               =  Load Saved Building
F1               =  Save Building
F2               =  Save Building as...

Tools
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Q                =  Cycle Through Tools in Current Mode
E                =  Eraser Tool
R                =  Eyedrop Tool
Control+K        =  Remove All Paints and Details from Building

Undo
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U                =  Undo Last Action
Y                =  Redo Last Undone Action

View Options
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F9               =  Toggle Blocks Grid On and Off
F10              =  Toggle Background Image On and Off
F11              =  Toggle Props Visibility in Construct Mode


Hotkeys for Scenario Creator Script Editor
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Clipboard
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Control+X        =  Cut to Clipboard Currently Selected Lines in Script
Control+C        =  Copy to Clipboard Currently Selected Lines in Script
Control+V        =  Paste Lines to Script from Clipboard

File Operations
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Shift+P          =  Print Current Script to a Text File

Line Selection
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Control          =  Hold Down to Select Multiple Lines in Script
Shift+A          =  Select All Lines in Current Script

See also
SimCity 3000 HotKeys

Knowledge Tree
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