Delete objects

Delete the objects you have selected with the Delete key or from the right-click menu.

Once you are done, the objects you selected are gone from the drawing. A delete is one step, even when you delete many objects at once, so Ctrl+Z brings all of it back. See Undo a mistake.

Delete with the Delete key

Select the objects you want to delete.
Tip: If you click a line in an imported file, you select the whole import, because it arrives as one group. If you delete it, VCAD deletes the whole import and the import's layers in the Layers panel.
Press Delete.
Tip: If the cursor is in a field, for example in the Properties panel, Delete only works in that field. Delete from the right-click menu instead.

Select the objects you want to delete.
Right-click in the drawing.
Hold the mouse over Entity manipulation.
Click Delete.
Tip: Delete is still active afterwards, and the message line shows DELETE: Select entities, then press Enter. To delete more, select the next objects and press Enter. Press Esc when you are done.

If something doesn't work

What you see	What to do
Nothing deleted. The selection is on a locked layer	What you selected is a group or an import with a part on a locked layer. Unlock the layer in the Layers panel and delete again.
Some of the selection was not deleted	It is a group or an import with a part on a locked layer. Unlock the layer in the Layers panel and delete again.
Nothing happens when you press Delete on a Mac	Press fn and the delete key.

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Updated 11 November 2026