Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls
Default keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls.
General Shortcuts
Browser
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Show selection | A |
| Hide selection | H |
| Isolate selection | I |
| Delete | Delete |
| Edit (Post Browser only) |
E |
Common Across Tools
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Cycle through secondary ribbon tools | Ctrl + Tab |
| Cycle through guide bar selectors | Tab |
| Exit a tool | Esc Right-click and mouse through the exit control Double right-click |
Display
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Show all of the current entity type | A |
| Hide selection | H |
| Isolate selection | I |
| Reverse display | R |
| Show adjacent entities to selection | J |
Edit
| 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 |
Entity Selector
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Set to lines | L |
| Set to points/parts | P |
| Set to solids/surfaces/systems | S |
Tip: For entity types that have the same first
letter (solids, surfaces), continually press the keyboard shortcut to alternate
between entity types.
File Management
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| New | Ctrl + N |
| Open | Ctrl + O |
| Import | Ctrl + I |
| Save | Ctrl + S |
| Save as | Ctrl + Shift + S |
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 |
| 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 |
| Suspend snaps | Alt |
| Clear selection | Esc |
View
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Rotate | Middle Mouse
Drag Arrow Keys |
| 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.
Workspace
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Open context sensitive help | F1 |
| Search tool | Ctrl + F |
Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Shortcuts
The following shortcuts are available only when the aerodynamics and aeroacoustics setup environment is loaded.
Common Across Tools
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Exit a tool | Esc Right-click and mouse through the exit control Double right-click |
Display
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Show/Hide all | A |
| Show/Hide selection | H |
| Isolate selection | I |
| Reverse display | R |
| Reverse selection | Ctrl + R |
| Turn selected parts transparent | Ctrl |
Edit
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Delete | Delete |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Y |
| Cut | Ctrl + X |
| Copy | Ctrl + C |
| Paste | Ctrl + V |
File Management
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| New | Ctrl + N |
| Open | Ctrl + O |
| Import | Ctrl + I |
| Save | Ctrl + S |
| Save as | Ctrl + Shift + S |
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 |
| Reverse selection | Ctrl + R |
View
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Rotate | Middle Mouse Drag |
| Turntable Rotate | Shift + Right Mouse Drag |
| Set rotation center | C + Left 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 |
| Dynamic Zoom | Ctrl + Shift + Right Mouse Drag |
| Fit (and fit selected) | F |
| Rotate to the closest principle axes | N |
| Standard Views - Top | Ctrl + F6 |
| Standard Views - Bottom | Ctrl + Shift + F6 |
| Standard Views - Front | Ctrl + F7 |
| Standard Views - Back | Ctrl + Shift + F7 |
| Standard Views - Right | Ctrl + F8 |
| Standard Views - Left | Ctrl + Shift + F8 |
| Standard Views - Isometric | Ctrl + F9 |
Workspace
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Open context sensitive help | Ctrl + F1 |
| Open the Model Browser | F2 |
| Open the Property Editor | F3 |
| Open the command window | Ctrl + F4 |
| Open the Python window | F4 |
| Show full screen | F11 |
| Open the Move tool | M or T |
| Open the Push/Pull tool | P |
| Exit the application | Ctrl + Q |