Keyboard Functions

Tab (Ribbon) Move the cursor over the ribbon. Scroll the mouse. Scroll changes the view between different tabs.  
Window New Window Shift+F
  Delete window Ctrl+F4
  Tile Horizontally Shift+F4
     
Archive Browser Open Archive Browser / Change tab B
Item Browser Open Item Browser / Change tab B
Open Item Open checked out Item - G4 -> Flow Ctrl+I
     
Collapse the assembly tree Collapse the assembly tree or its branch
  • After you have selected a branch or the main symbol of the assembly.
 Shift + left arrow key.
Open an assembly tree branch Open an assembly tree branch
  • After you have selected a branch.
 Shift + right arrow key.
View Pan Shift+middle mouse button
  Rotate Middle mouse button
  Rotate part in an assembly Ctrl+Shift+left mouse button
  Zoom Shift+right mouse button
  Zoom Area Z
  Zoom All A
  Restore previous zoom (2D drawing) P
In the model:  Search from a model, for example parts. Shift+F
In the drawing: Zoom Area to New Window Shift+F
New drawing/model limits Shift+A
  Selected projection to perspective Ctrl+D
  Redraw R
  Refresh view, constraints and changed parts F5
  Update and delete hidden lines, update texts macros in the drawing Shift+F5
  Zoom In F6
  Zoom Out F7
     
  Machining features visible/off in model M
  Reference geometry visible/off in model G
  Hide part in the assembly model or in the assembly tree H
  Restore Hidden Ctrl+Shift+H
  Remove Hidden Lines Ctrl+H
  When moving a group (a lot of elements) only extreme limits / all elements visible. Shift+K
     
Model presentation Render a Model Shift+P
     
Other views Open Other Views dialog box 3D Model / Sketching mode. P
     
Project Open a Project Ctrl+J
     
File New Document Ctrl+N
  Save Ctrl+S
  Export Ctrl+E
  Import Ctrl+O
     
In the drawing Selection All options from the list / All elements/objects in the 2D drawing

If you select objects before pressing Ctrl+A, the selection is limited to the same object types.

 Ctrl+A
The Selection in the assembly model Select all parts of the model. Ctrl+A
  Subassembly selected when clicking a part from the model Alt+left mouse button
     
Working with Selected Element Copy to Clipboard Ctrl+C
  Paste from Clipboard Ctrl+V
  Cut to Clipboard Ctrl+X
  Delete Delete
     
  Undo Ctrl+Z
  Redo Ctrl+Y
     
  Attach / Unattach the line or point in the sketch. Enabled in the 2D and 3D sketch. F
  Attach / Unattach Assembly Part or Subassembly F
     
Rotating selected element in XY plane at intervals of 5 degrees Cursor key Up or Cursor key Down
  at intervals of 1 degrees Cursor key Left or Cursor key Right
  at intervals of 45 degrees Ctrl+M
     
Search To a Point / To point of a Point Cloud. X
  Intersection S
  To the apparent intersection of two lines Shift+D
  Line L
  To the center of the line C
  Middle D
  Surface Shift+M
  Through Surface W
  Prevents snap to line and line points in a drawing Alt
  Select one element / part / assembly of the entity. Alt
     
  Grid Points ><
  Prevents snap to grid point Alt
  Find character string in a drawing Ctrl+F
     
Relative Snap Reset relative offset coordinates = Set Local Origin Q
     
Locking the Cursor X axis U
  Y Axis I
  Z Axis O
  Horizontal(XY) plane. Shift+O
  Vertical (XZ) plane Shift+I
  Lateral (YZ) plane Shift+U
  Parallel E
  Perpendicular T
  Plane normal N
  Release Direction Lock / Layer Lock F
  Change the Direction of a Locked Cursor's Snap Point J
  Prevent the cursor from snapping in the direction of the ruler. Alt
     
Cursor Appearance Coordinate Cursor K
  Crosshair Cursor Shift+H
     
Constraints Show Constraints F9
     
Rename A feature, sketch, configuration, geometric constraint in the feature tree of a part.

A local part or a subassembly in the assembly, a geometric constraint in the assembly tree.		 F2
     
Printing Print the contents of a drawing or model window Ctrl+P
     
Acis Check Acis competency (volume) Shift+C
     
Misc Accept, Confirm middle mouse button or V
  Quit Esc
     
User Guide Open Help F1
     
G4Plant: View a list of the pipe lines in the model. Alt + click the empty area in the window
     
Profile Structure Design Rotate the profile cross section clockwise before positioning it. Right cursor key
Rotate the profile cross section counter-clockwise before positioning it Left cursor key
Mirror the profile before positioning it. F9
Select the profile reference point before positioning it. F8