Keyboard Shortcuts

Keystroke

Function

+

Expands the tree view to show the headings directly under the selected heading.

<Ctrl> C

Copy

<Ctrl> P

Print

<Ctrl> V

Paste

<Ctrl> Y

Redo

<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 2

XY Bottom view

<Ctrl> Num Pad 4

YZ Left view

<Ctrl> Num Pad 6

YZ Right view

<Ctrl> Num Pad 8

XY Top view

<Ctrl> Num Pad +

Toggles the big mouse cursor on and off.

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.

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.

<Shift> while selecting objects

Add selection mode. Items can only be added to 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.