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