Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls
Default keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls.
File Management
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| New model | Ctrl + N |
| Save | Ctrl + S |
| Save as | Ctrl + Shift + S |
Workspace
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Open context sensitive help | F1 |
View
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Rotate | Middle Mouse Drag Arrow Keys |
| Incrementally rotate clockwise, counter clockwise | Ctrl + Right
Arrow Ctrl + Left Arrow |
| Flip the model | Ctrl + Up
Arrow Ctrl + Down Arrow |
| Set rotation center | Ctrl + Middle Mouse Click on model |
| Reset rotation center | Ctrl + Middle Mouse Click in space |
| Pan | Right Mouse Drag Left + Right Mouse Drag |
| Zoom | Middle Mouse Scroll |
| Circle zoom | Alt + Middle Mouse
Draw Z, then Left Mouse Draw |
| Fit (and fit selected) | F |
| Go back to previous view | B |
| Save a view | Ctrl + Numeric Key (0-9) |
| Recall a view | Numeric Key (0-9) |
Tip:
- Quickly save a custom view by pressing Ctrl + number. For example, pressing Ctrl + 1 creates a custom view and assigns it the name Ctrl + 1. To then recall, press the corresponding number used to save the view. For example, if you pressed Ctrl + 1 to save the custom view, press 1 to quickly recall this view in the future.
- Right-click on a view to recapture, rename, delete, and control the display state of the view.
Display
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Enter and exit the Show/Hide tool | D |
| Show selection If there is no selection, show all of the current entity type |
A |
| Show entire model | Shift + A |
| Hide selection If there is no selection, hide all of the current entity type |
H |
| Hide and clear selection (Idle mode only) |
Ctrl + H |
| Isolate selection and turn off all other entity types If there is no selection, isolate the current entity type |
I Middle Mouse Click with entities selected (Show/Hide tool only)
Tip: Middle mouse click again to reverse the isolated
display. This is useful if you want to append to your selection and isolate more
entities.
|
| Isolate selection and retain all other entity types | Shift + I |
| Show entities adjacent to selection If there is no selection, show adjacent entities that are the same type as the entity selector (Idle mode only) |
J |
| Reverse display of selection If there is no selection, reverse the display of the current entity type |
R |
| Switch the display from mesh only, geometry only, or both (Idle mode only) |
G |
| Toggle on/off IDs of a selection (Idle mode only) |
Ctrl + Q |
| Review Mode | Q |
Tip: To show elements only, press E to switch the entity filter to elements, then I/Shift + I to
isolate all displayed elements. To add loads to the display, press L to switch to loads,
then A to show.
Editing
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Delete | Delete |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Y |
| Perform an action This is akin to clicking Apply on a
guide bar.
 |
Middle Mouse Click |
| Organize | O |
| Cut | Ctrl + X |
| Copy | Ctrl + C |
| Paste | Ctrl + V |
| Paste (into new component) | Ctrl + V |
| Paste (into current component) | Ctrl + Shift + V |
Selection
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Window select | Left Mouse Drag |
| Append selection | Ctrl + Left Mouse Click |
| Deselect | Shift + Left Mouse Click |
| Select displayed | Ctrl + A |
| Select all | Ctrl + Shift + A |
| Select adjacent | Ctrl + J |
| Select attached | Ctrl + T |
| Select similar (based on type and config if applicable) | Ctrl + M |
| Reverse selection | Ctrl + R |
| Open advanced selection | Spacebar |
| Quick advanced selection Configurable via Mouse Control Preferences |
Alt + Left Mouse Click |
| Adjust feature angle when selecting elements By Face or By Edge | Alt + Scroll |
| Edit | Double Mouse Click |
| Suspend snaps | Alt |
| Clear active selector | Backspace |
| Clear all guide bar selectors | Esc |
Entity Selector
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Set to components/connectors | C |
| Set to elements | E |
| Set to laminates/lines/loads | L |
| Set to materials | M |
| Set to nodes | N |
| Set to plies/points/properties | P |
| Set to solids/surfaces/systems | S |
| Set to all | Esc + Esc |
Tip: For entity types that have
the same first letter (solids, surfaces), continually press the keyboard shortcut to
alternate between entity types.
Browser
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Show selection | A |
| Hide selection | H |
| Isolate selection | I |
| Delete | Delete |
| Duplicate | Ctrl + D |
| Rename | F2 |
| Review Mode | Q |
Common Across Tools
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Exit a tool | Esc Right-click and mouse through the exit control Double right-click |