Keyboard shortcut commands
Keyboard shortcut commands organized by category.
Assembly
ALT-DRAG MOUSE |
MATE CONSTRAINT / Applies a mate constraint. |
CTRL-H |
REPLACE COMPONENT / Replaces one assembly component with another component. |
SHIFT-TAB |
PROMOTE / Removes a part from a subassembly and makes it an individual part in the parent assembly. |
Drawing Manager
CTRL-SHIFT-N |
NEW SHEET / Inserts a new drawing sheet. |
CTRL-SHIFT-T |
LEADER TEXT / Adds notes with leader lines to a drawing. |
General
CTRL-A |
SELECT ALL / Selects everything on the screen. |
CTRL-C |
COPY / Copies selected items. |
CTRL-F |
FIND / Presents the Find Part Sketches dialog box in part files; opens the Find Assembly Components dialog box in assembly files. |
CTRL-N |
NEW / Displays the New File dialog box. |
CTRL-O |
OPEN / Displays the Open dialog box, to open an existing file. |
CTRL-P |
PRINT / Displays the Print dialog box. |
CTRL-S |
SAVE / Displays the Save As dialog box. |
CTRL-V |
PASTE / Pastes a cut or copied item from one location to another. |
CTRL-X |
CUT / Cuts selected items. |
CTRL-Y |
REDO / Redoes previously undone commands. |
CTRL-Z |
UNDO / Undoes the effects of commands. |
DELETE |
DELETE / Removes the selected item from the model or drawing. |
QUIT |
EXIT / Quits the application; prompts to save documents. |
SHIFT-RIGHT MOUSE CLICK |
SELECT / Activates the select command menu. |
Part
CTRL-SHIFT-K |
CHAMFER / Activates the Chamfer tool. |
CTRL-SHIFT-L |
LOFT / Activates the Loft tool. |
CTRL-SHIFT-M |
MIRROR / Activates the Mirror tool. |
Placed Features
CTRL-SHIFT-O |
CIRCULAR PATTERN / Opens the Circular Pattern dialog box. |
CTRL-SHIFT-R |
RECTANGULAR PATTERN / Opens the Rectangular Pattern dialog box. |
CTRL-SHIFT-S |
SWEEP / Activates the Sweep tool. |
Sketch
= |
EQUAL / Constrains curves to equal radius or length. |
F7 |
SLICE GRAPHICS / Slices away temporarily the portion of the model that obscures the plane. |
F8 |
SHOW ALL CONSTRAINTS / Displays all constraints. |
F9 |
HIDE ALL CONSTRAINTS / Hides All constraints. |
Tools
ESC |
CANCEL / Closes the active tool. |
F1 |
HELP / Opens the Inventor help files. |
View
ALT-. |
USER WORK POINTS VISIBILITY / Makes work points visible. |
ALT-] |
USER WORK PLANE VISIBILITY / Makes work planes visible. |
ALT-/ |
USER WORK AXES VISIBILITY / Makes work axes visible. |
CTRL-0 |
TOGGLE SCREEN / Toggles screen. |
CTRL-SHIFT-E |
DEGREES OF FREEDOM / Displays degrees of freedom. |
CTRL-SHIFT-Q |
IMATE GLYPH / Activates the iMate Glyph tool. |
CTRL-W |
STEERING WHEELS / Displays the Steering Wheel view tool. |
END |
ZOOM SELECTED / Zooms in on a specifically selected item. |
F2 |
PAN / Views areas of the graphics window. (You must hold the [F2] key down.) |
F3 |
ZOOM SELECTED / Realtime zoom in and out of the graphics window. (You must hold the [F3] key down.) |
F4 |
ROTATE / Rotates objects in the graphics window. |
F5 |
PREVIOUS VIEW / Returns to the last display. |
F6 |
HOME VIEW / Rotates objects in the graphics window into an isometric orientation. |
F10 |
SKETCH VISIBILITY / Makes sketches visible. |
HOME |
ZOOM ALL / Zooms to the extents of all objects in the graphics window. |
PAGE UP |
LOOK AT / Looks at a selected entity. |
SHIFT-F3 |
ZOOM WINDOW / Zooms to the area you define with a window. |
SHIFT-F5 |
NEXT VIEW / Advances to the next view. |
SHIFT-MIDDLE MOUSE CLICK |
ROTATE / Rotates a model. |
Work Features
; |
GROUNDED WORK POINT / Creates a grounded work point and activates the 3D Move/Rotate tool. |
/ |
WORK AXIS / Creates a new work axis. |
] |
WORK PLANE / Creates a new work plane. |
. |
WORK POINT / Creates a new work point. |