Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls
Learn keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls for common operations.
Configure keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls in the Preferences dialog, which can be accessed by clicking from the menu bar.
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Function | Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
| Help | F1 |
| Model Browser | F2 |
| Property Editor | F3 |
| Command Window | F4 |
| Model Configuration Toolbar | F5 |
| Quick Analysis Run | F8 |
| Quick Motion Run | F9 |
| Force Explorer | F10 |
| Full Screen Mode | F11 |
| Exit | Esc |
| Delete | Delete |
| Show/Hide all | A |
| Fit | F |
| Show/Hide selected | H |
| Isolate | I |
| Move tool | M |
| Push/Pull tool | P |
| Reverse shown/hidden entities | R |
| Turn selected parts transparent | Ctrl |
| Select displayed | Ctrl + A |
| Copy | Ctrl + C |
| Import | Ctrl + I |
| New Model | Ctrl + N |
| Open Model | Ctrl + O |
| Quick Snapshot | Ctrl + P |
| Reverse Selection | Ctrl + R |
| Save Model | Ctrl + S |
| Paste | Ctrl + V |
| Cut | Ctrl + X |
| Redo | Ctrl + Y |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z |
| Save As | Ctrl + Shift + S |
| Top View | Ctrl + F6 |
| Bottom View | Ctrl + F6 + Shift |
| Front View | Ctrl + F7 |
| Back View | Ctrl + F7 + Shift |
| Right View | Ctrl + F8 |
| Left View | Ctrl + F8 + Shift |
| Isometric Views | Ctrl + F9 |
| Suspend snaps | Alt |
| Exit application | Alt + F4 |
| Ribbon tab shortcuts | Alt + <letter> |
| Rotate the view to normal to the sketch plane, and switch from perspective to orthographic projection | Shift + N |
Mouse Controls
| Function | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Rotate | Middle Mouse Drag Ctrl + Middle Mouse Drag Shift + Middle Mouse Drag |
| Turntable Rotate |
Shift + Right Mouse Drag |
| Rotate to the closest principle axes | N |
| Pan | Right Mouse Drag Left Mouse + Right Mouse Drag Ctrl + Right Mouse Drag Ctrl + Left Mouse + Right Mouse Drag Shift + Left Mouse + Right Mouse Drag Alt + Left Mouse + Right Mouse Drag |
| Zoom about the mouse cursor | Middle Mouse Scroll |
| Dynamic Zoom |
Ctrl + Shift + Right Mouse Drag |
| Set rotation center |
C + Left-click |
| Clear rotation center | Ctrl + Middle-click |
| Window (box) select | Left Mouse Drag |
| Append selection | Ctrl + Left-click |
| Deselect | Shift + Left-click |