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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

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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

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GROUNDED WORK POINT / Creates a grounded work point and activates the 3D Move/Rotate tool.

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WORK AXIS / Creates a new work axis.

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WORK PLANE / Creates a new work plane.

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WORK POINT / Creates a new work point.