Shortcut Keys
Shortcut Keys
Shortcut Keys are key combinations which accelerate the selection of frequently used functions. Assigned shortcuts appear in ToolTips and pull-down menus in parenthesis to the right of the function name.
Standard Keyboard Shortcuts
Standard Windows |
Functions |
Function Submenu Pop-ups |
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Function |
Key Combination |
Function |
Key Combination |
Function |
Key Combination |
| File New | Ctrl+N | Set Attributes | Ctrl+A | Line Submenu | L |
| File Open | Ctrl+O | Dimension Driven Edit | Ctrl+D | Arc Submenu | A |
| File Save | Ctrl+S | Quick Dimension | Ctrl+Q | Circle Submenu | C |
| File Save As | Ctrl+F | Remove Face(s) | Ctrl+R | Create Feature Menu | F |
| Close Window | Ctrl+F4 | Dynamic Transform | Ctrl+T | Rectangle Submenu | R |
| Ctrl+P | Dynamic Face(s) | Ctrl+W | Solid Face Menu | S | |
| Print Preview | Ctrl+Shift+P | Edit Entity | Ctrl+E | Point Menu | O |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z | Move Entity | Ctrl+M | Trim Submenu | T |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z |
Toggle Model-Layout Mode |
Ctrl+L | Break Submenu | K |
| Cut to Clipboard | Ctrl+C | Set Selection Mask | Ctrl+K | Primitives Submenu | P |
| Paste from Clipboard | Ctrl+V | Set Display View | Alt+S | Boolean Submenu | B |
| Help Contents | Alt+F1 | Set Construction Pane | Alt+Z | Blend Submenu | D |
| Help for Selected Item | Shift+F1 | — | — | Modify Feature Submenu | M |
| Delete | Delete Button | — | — | Surface Submenu | U |
| — | — | — | — | Swept Solid Submenu | W |
| — | — | — | — | Trim-Split Submenu | X |
| — | — | — | — | Spline Submenu | I |
| — | — | — | — | Note Submenu | N |
Pop Up Toolbars |
Docked Toolbars |
Control Bars |
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Function |
Key Combination |
Function |
Key Combination |
Function |
Key Combination |
| Create toolbar | Shift+C | History Bar | Shift+H | Tree Window | Shift+W |
| Modify toolbar | Shift+F | Position Snap Bar | Shift+P | Part Splitter | Shift+A |
| Detail toolbar | Shift+D | View Cplane toolbar | Shift+V | — | — |
| X-form toolbar | Shift+X | Navigation toolbar | Shift+N | — | — |
Default Mouse Button Shortcuts
For a diagram: Viewport Navigation Shortcuts Diagram
Viewport Navigation |
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Function |
Mouse Button + Drag Combination |
Function |
Mouse Button + Drag Combination |
| Zoom Fit All (Auto scale) | Hold Right + Drag South | Previous View | Hold Right + Drag Northeast |
| Zoom Window | Hold Right + Drag Southeast to West | Toggle Quad Single Viewport | Hold Right + Drag Northeast |
| Zoom Half | Hold Right + Drag West | Pan | Hold Middle & Right + Drag |
| Zoom Double | Hold Right + Drag East | Re-center Viewport | Middle |
| Rotate | Hold Middle + Drag | — | — |
Additional Standard Keyboard Shortcuts
View, C-Plane and Viewport Navigation, (also see Mouse Shortcuts above) |
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Function |
Key Combination |
Function |
Key Combination |
Function |
Key Combination |
| Pan Up | Up Arrow | Right View | Alt+5 | Rotate Counter-clockwise | Shift+Pg Down |
| Pan Down | Down Arrow | Left View | Alt+6 | Top Cplane | Ctrl+1 |
| Pan Left | Left Arrow | Isometric View | Alt+7 | Front Cplane | Ctrl+2 |
| Pan Right | Right Arrow | Rotate Up | Shift+Up Arrow | Back Cplane | Ctrl+3 |
| Top View | Alt+1 | Rotate Down | Shift+Down Arrow | Bottom Cplane | Ctrl+4 |
| Front View | Alt+2 | Rotate Left | Shift+Left Arrow | Right Cplane | Ctrl+5 |
| Back View | Alt+3 | Rotate Right | Shift+Right Arrow | Left Cplane | Ctrl+6 |
| Bottom View | Alt+4 | Rotate Clockwise | Shift+Page Up | — | — |
Conversation Bar |
Misc |
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Function |
Key Combination |
Function |
Key Combination |
Function |
Key Combination |
| Menu Button 1 | F1 | Menu Button 8 | F8 | Temporary Enable-Disable Selection List* | Hold Ctrl |
| Menu Button 2 | F2 | Menu Button 9 | F9 | Temporary Enable-Disable Position Snap* | Hold Ctrl |
| Menu Button 3 | F4 | Menu Button 10 (F11) | F11 | Temporary Enable-Disable Dynamic Selection* | Hold Ctrl |
| Menu Button 4 | F4 | Skip Done in Function (F12) | F12, end, Ctrl+R Btn | Next Entity (Dynamic Selection) | (Spacebar) |
| Menu Button 5 | F5 | Accept OK Entry in Function | Enter, R Btn | Temporary Reverse Order (Dynamic Selection)* | Hold Shift |
| Menu Button 6 | F6 | Backup in Function | F10, Bcksp, M Btn | Anchor Location or Behavior Toggle | Key Left of 1 |
| Menu Button 7 | F7 | — | — | — | — |
You can customize all defaults, and you can assign multiple Shortcut Keys to the same function. For information on customizing Shortcut Keys, click here.
*These keys are not customizable.
NOTE: Shortcut Keys are often referred to as Accelerator Keys or Hot Keys throughout the Help system.
NOTE: See Alternative Keyboard Shortcuts for a list of the shortcut key assignments for the KeyCreator 9 and CADKEY Classic keyboard files.