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Viewer window selection keyboard shortcuts

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to select objects in the Viewer window.

ActionKeyboard Shortcut
Select (exclusive)Click or drag
Append to selectionMiddle-click or drag
Remove from selectionRight-click or drag
Toggle selectionSpacebar-click or drag
Select rangeClick, then Shift-select
Hide selectionShift-H
Toggle EZ Selection On and OffAlt+Shift+A
Hide allShift-H with no selection
Show selectionShift-S
Show allShift-S with no selection
Select and show in NavigatorDouble-click
Add to/remove from selectionCtrl-click, or Spacebar-drag
Select all in groupG-click
Add group to selectionG-middle-click
Select object and childrenSpacebar-right click
Select root of hierarchyCtrl-right-click
Select object and parentsShift-right-click
Select whole hierarchyCtrl-Shift-right-click
Go up the hierarchy (parent)Alt-Up arrow
Go down the hierarchy (first child)Alt-Down arrow
Go sideways in the hierarchy (left sibling, same level)Alt-Left-arrow
Go sideways in the hierarchy (right sibling, same level)Alt-Right-arrow

For additional Viewer window selection keyboard shortcuts, see Working with occluded textured geometric elements.

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