Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are key combinations that invoke commands.

Note: Many of the keyboard shortcuts listed in the following tables are also displayed in the command tooltip.

See Also
Mouse Controls
Table 1. System
Keyboard Shortcut Action
X From the standard area of the action bar, select Switch App to open the Switch App dialog box and select the required app.
Esc Exits the active command.
Tab Moves to next tab stop in dialog boxes.
Shift + Tab Moves to previous tab stop in dialog boxes.
Enter Executes focused control in dialog boxes.
Space Executes focused control in dialog boxes.
Arrow keys Navigates through buttons and listed items in dialog boxes.
M Measure
Ctrl + S Saves current model.
Ctrl + Y Redoes the last command.
Ctrl + Z Undoes the last command.
Delete Deletes the selected item.
Table 2. View
Keyboard Shortcut Action
F Zoom to Fit
N Normal To
G View Selector
Shift + Middle drag
Windows and Macintosh systems work differently.
Windows - Zooms view in/out.
Macintosh - Rotates view.
V View Filter
Shift + Z Steps in zoom view.
Z Steps out zoom view.
Ctrl + 1 Front view.
Ctrl + 2 Back view.
Ctrl + 3 Left view.
Ctrl + 4 Right view.
Ctrl + 5 Top view.
Ctrl + 6 Bottom view.
Ctrl + 7 Isometric view.
Alt + Middle drag
Windows and Macintosh systems work differently.
Windows - Rotates view.
Macintosh - Pans view left/right/up/down.
Arrow keys Rotates the view.
Shift + Arrow keys Rotates the view by 90 degrees.
Ctrl + Arrow keys Pans the view left/right/up/down.
Ctrl + Middle drag
Windows and Macintosh systems work differently.
Windows - Pans view left/right/up/down.
Macintosh - Zooms view in/out.
Alt + T keys Switches the view between perspective and orthographic.
Alt + Arrow keys Rotates the view on the Z-axis.
  • Left, up, down: negative rotate along the z-axis (tilt)
  • Right: positive rotate along the z-axis (tilt)
* on the keypad Expands the tree view of the selected Product, 3DShape, or Feature.
/ on the keypad Collapses the tree view of the selected Product, 3DShape, or Feature.
Table 3. Sketch
Keyboard Shortcut Action
A
Press A to achieve the following results:
Arc
Switch between line and arc when using the Line tool.
Cycle between sketch commands within the action bar flyout.
C Center Circle
D Dimensions
E Ellipse
L Line
O Offset
R Corner Rectangle
T Centerline Slot
S Displays a context toolbar of common action bar commands.
Tab Locks the dimension orientation when using the Dimension tool and making selections.
Ctrl + C keys Copies the selected sketch objects to the local app clipboard.
Ctrl + V keys Pastes the sketch objects from the local app clipboard to the work area. The sketch object insert near the current position of the mouse pointer.
Ctrl + X keys Cuts (deletes) the sketch objects and places it in the local app clipboard. Use the paste function (Ctrl + V) to insert the cut sketch object in the new location.