Mouse Controls


Action	Description	3DEXPERIENCE Profile	CATIA Profile	SOLIDWORKS Profile
Select	Selects objects or models in your work area.	Left-click	Left-click	Left-click
Center Viewpoint	Adjusts the model to the mouse pointer.	Middle-click	Middle-click	-
Context Menu	Displays the context menu.	Right-click	Right-click	Right-click
Selection Trap / Box Selection	Selects the objects inside the box selection.	On empty area or non-editable object: Shift + hold left-click + drag mouse	On empty area or non-editable object: hold left-click + drag the mouse Left to right: select only the items within the box Right to left: includes anything the boxes in the selection	On empty area or non-editable object: hold left-click + drag the mouse Left to right: select only the items within the selection box Right to left: includes anything the selection box crosses in the selection
Edit / Activate	Activates objects for editing in your work area.	-	-	Double left-click the object
Copy	Copies the selected objects.	-	-	Ctrl + hold left-clock + drag the mouse on an object in the work area or from the tree to the work area. Note: On a Macintosh, use the Cmd key.
Pan	Moves the model across the work area.	Hold middle-click + drag the mouse	Hold middle-click + drag the mouse	Ctrl + hold middle-click + drag the mouse Ctrl + hold left-click + drag the mouse Note: On a Macintosh, you can use both Cmd and Ctrl keys.
Tumble Rotate	Rotates the view about the viewport center or entity.	On empty area or non-editable object: hold left-click + drag mouse Hold middle-click + hold left-click + drag mouse Hold middle-click + hold right-click + drag mouse Alt + hold left-click + drag mouse	Hold middle-click + hold left-click + drag mouse Hold middle-click + hold right-click + drag mouse	Hold middle-click + drag the mouse
Screen Rotate	Rotates the view parallel to the screen about the viewport center or entity.	-	-	Alt + hold middle-click + drag the mouse Note: On a Macintosh, use the Option key.
View Rotate	Rotates the view about a fixed axis. The view rotates relative to a face, edge, or vertex.	-	-	Hover over a geometry feature in the model to highlight it, and then press Ctrl + Shift + hold middle-click + drag the mouse. Notes: On a Macintosh, use the Cmd key. The geometry rotation is available on straight lines, centerlines of circles, holes, cylinders, fillets, and perpendicular rotation at the touch point on flat faces.
Shortcut Ring	Opens a circular arrangement of commonly used commands. Note: You can select an alternate gesture to open the shortcut ring.	Alt + hold right-click + drag mouse	Alt + hold right-click + drag mouse	Hold right-click + drag the mouse
Zoom	Zooms the model in and out.	Mouse wheel scroll: Forward: zoom in to the mouse pointer Backward: zoom out to the mouse pointer Or: Hold right-click + drag the mouse Hold middle-click + left-click (and release) + drag the mouse Hold middle-click + right-click (and release) + drag the mouse	Hold right-click + drag the mouse Hold middle-click + left-click (and release) + drag the mouse Hold middle-click + right-click (and release) + drag the mouse	Mouse wheel scroll: Forward: zoom in to the center of the screen Backward: zoom out to the mouse pointer Or, Shift + middle-click + drag the mouse up and down: drag upward: zoom in to the center of the screen drag downward: zoom out from the center of the screen