Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls

Default keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls.

General Shortcuts


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


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


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


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.


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


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.


To do this	Press
Open context sensitive help	F1
Search tool	Ctrl + F

The following shortcuts are available only when the aerodynamics and aeroacoustics setup environment is loaded.


To do this	Press
Exit a tool	Esc Right-click and mouse through the exit control Double right-click


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


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