Default Function Keys
Function keys allow quick access to commands by assigning keyboard shortcuts to the commands. You can manually assign keyboard shortcuts to common commands by accessing View-Toolbars-Customize within the Keyboard tab. Common commands already have default assignments which are listed below.
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3D SmartDimensions Function Keys
Cross-section Creation Function Keys
2D Drawing Creation Function Keys
Handle (sizebox, face, profile, sheet metal, etc.) Function Keys
UI Function Keys
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Ctrl + Shift + F9 |
Toggle between Fluent Ribbon UI and Toolbar UI |
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Ctrl + Shift + R |
Toggle Fluent Ribbon Bar On/Off |
File/Edit Function Keys
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Ctrl + N |
New |
| N | New Scene Using Default Template |
| Shift + N | New Drawing Using Default Template |
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Ctrl + O |
Open |
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Ctrl + S |
Save |
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Ctrl + W |
Close |
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Ctrl + P |
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Shift + F1 |
Context Help |
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F1 |
Help |
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Ctrl + Z and Alt + Backspace |
Undo |
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Ctrl + Y |
Redo |
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Ctrl + X and Shift + Num Del |
Cut |
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Ctrl + C and Ctrl + Num 0 |
Copy |
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Ctrl + V and Shift + Num 0 |
Paste |
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Ctrl + A |
Select All |
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Del |
Delete |
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Shift + Select |
Multiple selection |
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Ctrl + Left-Click |
Direct select of parts in a scene |
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Ctrl + Shift + Left-Click |
Direct select of multiple parts in a scene |
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Alt + Left-Click |
Direct select of features in a scene |
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Alt + Shift + Left-Click |
Direct select of multiple features in a scene |
Camera Function Keys/Buttons Assignment
Function Key Assignments
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F2 |
Pan |
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F3 |
Orbit |
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F4 |
Dolly |
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F5 |
Zoom |
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F7 and W |
Look At |
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F8 and D |
Fit Scene |
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F9 |
Perspective |
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Ctrl + F2 |
Walk |
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Ctrl + F5 and Shift + W |
Window zoom |
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Ctrl + F7 |
Target |
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Ctrl + F8 |
Activate the internal software renderer (Only active is all documents are closed) |
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Ctrl + F9 |
Activate OpenGL rendering (Only active is all documents are closed) |
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Ctrl + F10 |
Activate Hoops3D rendering (Only active is all documents are closed) |
| Shift + Z | Zoom to Selection |
Three-Button Mouse
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Middle button click |
Finish Command |
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Middle button drag |
Orbit |
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Middle button + Shift |
Pan |
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Middle button + Ctrl |
Zoom |
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Middle button + Ctrl&Shift |
Target |
Microsoft Intellimouse
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Wheel button |
Orbit |
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Rotate wheel |
Zoom |
In Drawing Three-Button Mouse
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Middle button |
Pan |
In Drawing Microsoft Intellimouse
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Wheel button |
Pan |
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Rotate Wheel |
Zoom |
With Orbit Camera toolbar button selected
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Alt |
Constrain rotation about vertical/horizontal part axis |
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Shift |
Constrain rotation about vertical/horizontal scene axis |
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Ctrl + Alt |
Constrain rotation about vertical/horizontal part axis in 45-degree increments |
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Ctrl + Shift |
Constrain rotation about vertical/horizontal scene axis in 45-degree increments |
With Walk Camera toolbar button selected
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Shift |
Tilt camera up/down |
TriBall Function Keys
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F10 and Q |
Toggles TriBall on/off for shape/part |
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Ctrl + drag |
Incremental snap to linear and angular defaults |
With TriBall selected
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Spacebar |
Toggle between TriBall Only and moving the shape and part |
Translation handle
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Shift + drag |
Activate SmartSnap feedback to TriBall center |
TriBall Positioning with 3D Curve
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P |
Place point for selected curve type when TriBall is Active |
TriBall Positioning with Copy/Link Multiple Location Active
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Enter |
Finish the positioning of the multiple copy/link command with the TriBall |
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P |
Place point for the location of the copied/linked object |
Camera Picker
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F |
Front |
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T |
Top |
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R |
Right |
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I |
Top-Front-Right |
Positioning Function Keys
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Shift + drag face/anchor |
Activate SmartSnap feedback |
With Mate & Align Positioning tool selected
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Spacebar |
Toggle through positioning options
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Tab key |
Toggle through orientation directions |
Coordinate System Keys
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A |
Show All Planes |
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X |
Show/Hide YZ Plane |
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Y |
Show/Hide XZ Plane |
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Z |
Show/Hide XY Plane |
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Alt + Z |
Set/Cancel XY Current Plane |
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Alt + Y |
Set/Cancel XZ Current Plane |
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Alt + X |
Set/Cancel YZ Current Plane |
Rendering
Function Keys
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Ctrl + R |
Immediate activation of realistic rendering |
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3D SmartDimensions Function Keys
With SmartDimension toolbar button selected
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Shift + select circular edge |
Attach to center of edge |
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Ctrl + select face of shape |
Attach to anchor of shape |
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Esc |
Cancel SmartDimension command |
Cross-section Creation Function Keys
When drawing profile geometry
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Right-click last point of curve |
Activate pop-up dialog for numerical input |
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Shift + draw geometry |
Deactivate SmartCursor feedback |
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Tab |
Toggle Inscribed and Circumscribed Circle Polygon |
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Left-Click + Drag |
In the Polyline command, changes the type from line to arc (or reversed) |
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S |
Quick Access Command Toolbar for common commands |
2D Drawing Creation Function Keys
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Shift + select |
Multiple selection |
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Ctrl + Shift + B |
Switch selected view to Draft/Precise Quality |
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Ctrl + Shift + L |
Accesses Links dialog box |
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Ctrl + move selected textbox(es) and/or sheet geometry |
Copy selected text box(es)/geometry to move location |
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Atl + Drag Curves/text |
Lock position movements in the Horizontal/Vertical Orientation |
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Double + Left-Click |
Edit sheet tab name and Hit Enter to accept change |
For Text Associative to a Selected Drawing View
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Select Text w/Leader tool & Shift + click on geometry |
Place text associative to view |
For SmartDimension Creation
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Shift + select linear edge |
Set first point of linear dimension |
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Shift + select arc or circle |
Set first point of linear dimension |
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Ctrl + F |
Flip Inside/Outside Arrows |
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Tab key during placement |
Toggle between parallel/horizontal/vertical |
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Spacebar |
Enable Snap To options (ex. Snap to Quadrant) |
Handle (sizebox, face, profile, sheet metal, etc.) Function Keys
Default behavior:
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Shift + drag |
Direct SmartSnap to faces/edges/vertices |
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Ctrl + drag |
Snap to increments specified in Handle Snapping |
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Ctrl + Left-click |
Multi-select Sizebox handles for sizing |
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Double + Left-click |
Edit the handle dimension value for sizebox dimensions |
Tools/Options/Interaction - Use Snap as default handle behavior:
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Shift + drag |
Use no snapping |
Right-mouse-click on handle - Use SmartSnap:
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Shift + drag |
SmartSnap to lines and axes |
Miscellaneous Function Keys
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Esc |
Deselects most tools |
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Ctrl + drop from catalog |
Replace existing part with catalog part |
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Ctrl + K |
Toggle between Parasolid and ACIS modeling kernels |
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Ctrl + Tab |
Toggle between scene and drawing environments |
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Shift + click 3D curve start point on existing geometry |
Activates automatic perpendicular placement of 3D curve |
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Ctrl + E |
Turns on/off Hidden Edges on a selected assembly/part. |
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Shift + Left-click |
Selects 3D Curve in Surfacing Command Context |
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Right-Click drag from Catalog |
Option to place as part or IntelliShape or create Assembly Feature |
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Shift drag and drop from Catalog |
Select circular edge to drop to center point. |
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Tab |
Select tab after selecting an edge to select smoothly connected edges |
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Right-Click Drag in Box Select |
Selects all element that touch or are contained in the box. |
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Alt + Left-Click |
Selects directly to the IntelliShape level |
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Shift + Alt + Left-Click |
Selects directly to the IntelliShape level and allows multiple selections of IntelliShapes |
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Ctrl + Left-Click |
Selects directly to the Part level |
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Shift + Ctrl + Left-Click |
Selects directly to the Part level and allows multiple selections of Parts |
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Double + Left-Click |
Edit
dimension values for SmartDimensions |
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Ctrl + Alt + Left-click |
Enable Selection List for faces, edges, and vertex entities |
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Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Left-click |
Enable Multiple Selection List for faces, edges, and vertex entities |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Set as active |
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E |
Edit selected feature |
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S Ctrl + B |
Quick Access Command Toolbar for common commands on current selection level Find in Scene Browser |
| Alt + A | Advanced Selector |
| Alt + Enter | Repeat Command |
| G | Ghost |
| Shift + G | UnGhost All |
| H | Hide Selected |
| Shift + H | Show All |
| M | Measurement |