Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Action Modifiers

The following table are operations that can be performed using combinations of keystroke commands. Combinations of keys - such as <Ctrl> C - indicates to hold the <Ctrl> key down while pressing the C key. Modifier keys can also be used to affect the behavior of the mouse buttons or wheel.

Most commands require the respective area of the screen to be active. For example, to use <Ctrl> A to select all entities, the display area needs to be active. If the tree view is active, <Ctrl> A will not do anything.

Important: The definitions of the views and mouse button actions depend on the customization settings under the " Options View Options" tab and "Mouse Options" tab, respectively.

Keystroke	Function
*	Expands the tree view to display all the headings and branches under the selected heading.
+	Expands the tree view to show the headings directly under the selected heading.
-	Collapses the branch of the tree view under the selected heading.
<Ctrl> C	Copy
<Ctrl> O	Open
<Ctrl> P	Print
<Ctrl> S	Save
<Ctrl> V	Paste
<Ctrl> X	Cut
<Ctrl> Y	Redo
<Ctrl> Z	Undo
<Ctrl><Shift> M	Collapse all the part headings in the tree view. For large models, this makes it easier to select the parts, such as to define the properties for multiple parts simultaneously.
<Ctrl> Num Pad 1	XZ Front view
<Ctrl> Num Pad 2	XY Bottom view
<Ctrl> Num Pad 3	Isometric view
<Ctrl> Num Pad 4	YZ Left view
<Ctrl> Num Pad 5	Enclose the view
<Ctrl> Num Pad 6	YZ Right view
<Ctrl> Num Pad 7	XZ Back view
<Ctrl> Num Pad 8	XY Top view
<Ctrl> Num Pad 9	Axonometric view
<Ctrl> Num Pad +	Toggles the big mouse cursor on and off.
X, Y or Z while in rotate mode	Hold the X, Y, or Z key while rotating the model. The model view is constrained to rotate only about the respective X, Y, or Z global axis. Note: The model can be rotated with the mouse (ViewNavigateOrbit + left-click and drag), the mouse using the rotate button or button/key combination defined in the mouse options (middle-button click and drag by default), or using the cursor (arrow) keys (see the next three items).
Right or left arrow key	In the display area, these keys will rotate the model about the vertical axis of the screen. Each time you press an arrow key, the view will rotate by an amount specified in the Rotation Increment field in OptionsGraphics dialog.
Up or down arrow key	In the display area, these keys will rotate the model about the horizontal axis of the screen. Each time you press an arrow key, the view will rotate by an amount specified in the Rotation Increment field in OptionsGraphics dialog.
S and arrow keys	In the display area, these keys will rotate the model about the axis perpendicular to the screen. Each time you press an arrow key, the view will rotate by an amount specified in the Rotation Increment field in OptionsGraphics dialog.
<Ctrl> while selecting objects	Toggle selection mode. Items previously selected will be unselected, and items previously unselected will be selected.
<Shift> while selecting objects	Add selection mode. Items can only be added to the selection set.
<Ctrl><Shift> while selecting objects	Subtract selection mode. Items can only be removed from the selection set.
<Shift> while initializing Results environment	Holding the <Shift> key while a model is loading into the Results environment will reset the Results environment to the default display. Any previously opened presentations will be closed. (Saved presentations will still be available.) In addition to cleaning up and starting over, the main reason to reset the Results environment is if something in the previous presentations is causing a problem or crash when the Results environment starts.
<Ctrl> with Zoom Window (View > Zoom Area)	The first mouse click defines the center of the zoom window instead of one corner.
<Ctrl> with Mouse Zoom (View > Mouse Zoom)	Do not move the zoom pivot to the cursor.