Default keyboard shortcuts

Typically, use the Ctrl-key shortcuts for standard Windows commands (Ctrl+N to create a new file; Ctrl+S to save a file), and the Alt-key shortcuts to execute FeatureCAM-specific commands (Alt+R to refresh the view).

Key sequence

Action

Alt+1 (2,3,...)

Quick access toolbar items.

Alt+

Step simulation forward one step.

Alt+

Step simulation backward one step.

Alt+Enter

Properties

Alt+F1

Centerline simulation.

Alt+F2

Play/pause simulation.

Alt+F3

Single-step simulation.

Alt+L

Last view.

Alt+R

Refresh

Alt+Shift+V

Save view.

Ctrl+click a column of any list box that does sorting

Activates the second level of sorting.

Ctrl+click a viewing mode button

Stay in that viewing mode.

Ctrl+click the Play button when Home tab > Simulation panel > Sim Mode > 3D is selected.

Run 3D simulation in hidden line mode and do continuous looping.

Ctrl+click the Play button when Home tab > Simulation panel > Sim Mode > Machine is selected.

Run machine simulation in hidden line mode and do continuous looping.

Crtl+0

Bottom view

Ctrl+1

Isometric view

Ctrl+2

Front view

Ctrl+3

Isometric 2 view

Ctrl+4

Left view

Ctrl+5

Top view

Ctrl+6

Right view

Ctrl+7

Isometric 4 view

Ctrl+8

Back view

Ctrl+9

Isometric 3 view

Ctrl+A

Select all.

Ctrl+C

Copy

Ctrl+E

Center selected.

Ctrl+F

Find (text in a text window). The cursor must be in a text window.

Ctrl+H

Replace (text in a text window). The cursor must be in a text window.

Ctrl+J

Hide selected

Ctrl+K

Hide unselected

Ctrl+L

Center all.

Ctrl+N

New file

Ctrl+O

Open file

Ctrl+P

Print

Ctrl+R

Display the New Feature wizard.

Ctrl+S

Save file

Ctrl+V

Paste

Ctrl+X

Cut

Ctrl+Y

Redo

Ctrl+Z

Undo

Ctrl+click the Pick Curve button

Causes the warp status for that dialog to toggle.

Ctrl+click the Pick Curve button while a feature is selected

Toggles between simulation of the selection feature and the entire Setup.

Ctrl+click the Play button

Run simulation in hidden line mode.

Hold Ctrl while toolpath is being computed

Temporarily turns off Toolpath Computation Minimization. Toolpaths are recomputed for all features even if that feature did not change.

Ctrl+Shift+click the Play button when Home tab > Simulation panel > Sim Mode > 3D is selected.

Continuous loop simulation for 3D simulation.

Ctrl+Shift+click the Play button when Home tab > Simulation panel > Sim Mode > Machine is selected.

Continuous loop simulation for machine simulation.

Ctrl+Shift+A

Shade selected.

Ctrl+Shift+C

Unshade all.

Ctrl+Shift+N

Unshade selected.

Ctrl+Shift+P

Toggles perspective.

Delete

Delete the selected object

Esc

Stop current simulation.

F1

Context-sensitive help.

Middle-click-and-drag in the graphics window

Performs viewing based on the current viewing mode.

The mouse wheel-click-and-drag also performs this function.

Mouse scroll wheel

Zoom

Shift+click an edge when filleting

Selects all edges of the face and adds them to the list.

Shift+click the NC Code tab

Show ACL instead of NC code.

Shift+click while clipping when Multiple Region is On

Removes the entire picked region instead of to the nearest intersection.

Shift+right-click in graphics window

Dynamic viewing using current view mode.

Shift+click the Show button in the SCL dialog

Displays a dialog that shows the attributes of the model selected in SCL dialog.