Common keyboard shortcuts are listed below. Click
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Customize keyboard if you want to modify these shortcuts.
File Menu
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New Project | CTRL + N |
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Open Project | CTRL + O |
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Save | CTRL + S |
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Screen Capture | CTRL + ALT + Q |
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CTRL + P |
Edit Menu
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Undo | CTRL + Z |
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Redo | CTRL + Y |
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Cut | CTRL + X |
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Copy | CTRL + C |
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Paste | CTRL + V |
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Delete | DE |
| Select All | CTRL + A |
View Menu
| Dynamic View | CTRL + ALT + O | |
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Zoom Window | CTRL + ALT + L or ZZ |
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Zoom All | CTRL + ALT + D or ZA |
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Explode | CTRL + ALT + E |
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Zoom Out | Ctrl + Alt + R or ZV |
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Zoom In | Ctrl + Alt + A |
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Display the 3D view of a structure (3D XYZ) | Ctrl + Alt + 0 |
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Project a structure on the XZ plane | Ctrl + Alt + 1 |
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Project a structure on the XY plane | Ctrl + Alt + 2 |
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Project a structure on the YZ plane | Ctrl + Alt + 3 |
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Rotate continuously around the X axis | Ctrl + Alt + X |
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Rotate continuously around the Y axis | Ctrl + Alt + Y |
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Rotate continuously around the Z axis | Ctrl + Alt + Z |
General
| Search the Help | F1 | |
| Reduce structure attributes (supports, numbers of nodes, bars, loads) presented on screen | PgDn | |
| Enlarge structure attributes (supports, numbers of nodes, bars, loads) presented on screen | PgUp | |
| Toggle on/off the section drawing display | Ctrl + Alt + P | |
| Toggle on/off the section symbol display | Ctrl + Alt + S | |
| Call text editor | F9 |
Mouse Buttons
The following actions can be performed with the mouse in the drawing area.
| Mouse wheel | Zoom in / zoom out |
| Shift + mouse wheel | Pan (top / bottom) |
| Ctrl + mouse wheel | Pan (left / right) |
| Middle mouse button | Pan |
| Shift + right mouse button | 3D rotation |
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