Draw
- Last UpdatedAug 14, 2025
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The default set of keyboard keys for Draw are as follows:
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Function Key |
Description |
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F1 |
Online Help. |
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F2 |
Clear Canvas. |
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F3 |
Object Snap On/Off. |
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F4 |
Additional Grips On/Off. |
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F5 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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F6 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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F7 |
Grid On/Off. |
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F8 |
Orthogonal drawing On/Off. |
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F9 |
Grid Snap On/Off. |
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F10 |
Polar Tracking On/Off. |
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F11 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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F12 |
Dynamic hints On/Off. |
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General Key |
Description |
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Delete |
Deletes selected elements. |
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Tab |
Repeat last action / Move between Canvas Editor entry fields. |
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Space |
Repeat last action / Lock Canvas Editor entry fields. |
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Home or Page Up |
Navigates to WORL* level in any Explorer. |
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End or Page Down |
Navigates to Bottom Level in any Explorer. |
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Esc |
Exits the current Operation. |
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Arrow Up |
Shows last used option in IN-Canvas. |
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Arrow Down |
Shows options Tile under Contextual Editor for the current operation. |
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Enter |
To Re-use last operation on canvas. |
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Alt |
Toggles Function Shortcuts – you are presented with UI Shortcut keys. |
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Insert |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift |
Create Orthogonal line while creating a STRA. |
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Key Combinations |
Description |
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Ctrl + A |
Select All Elements in the View. |
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Ctrl + B |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + C |
Prompts the Home > Copy to Clipboard action. |
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Ctrl + D |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + E |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + G |
GETWORK |
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Ctrl + H |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + I |
Invokes the Properties Grid window. |
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Ctrl + J |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + K |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + L |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + M |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + N |
Invoke Project >> New Drawing option at Backstage. |
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Ctrl + O |
Invoke OPEN window to browse and open a existing sheet. |
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Ctrl + P |
Invoke Project >> PRINT option from the backstage. |
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Ctrl + Q |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + R |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + S |
SAVEWORK |
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Ctrl + T |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + U |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + V |
Paste the clipped entity |
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Ctrl + W |
Close the Current Drawing Sheet. |
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Ctrl + X |
Cut the Selected entity. |
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Ctrl + Y |
Redo the last operation. |
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Ctrl + Z |
Undo the last operation. |
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Ctrl + F1 |
Minimize the Fluent UI. |
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Ctrl + F2 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F3 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F4 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F5 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F6 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F7 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F8 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F9 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F10 |
Display the menu bar options: Restore, Size, Move, min., max., Close at top left of Application. |
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Ctrl + F11 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F12 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + 0 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + 1 |
Set View (1) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (1). |
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Ctrl + Shift + 2 |
Set View (2) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (2). |
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Ctrl + Shift + 3 |
Set View (3) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (3). |
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Ctrl + Shift + 4 |
Set View (4) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (4). |
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Ctrl + Shift + 5 |
Set View (5) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (5). |
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Ctrl + Shift + 6 |
Set View (6) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (6). |
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Ctrl + Shift + 7 |
Set View (7) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (7). |
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Ctrl + Shift + 8 |
Set View (8) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (8). |
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Ctrl + Shift + 9 |
Set View (9) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (9). |
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Ctrl + Shift + A |
Selects all elements for current owner. |
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Ctrl + Shift + B |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + C |
Prompts the Home > Copy with Base Point action. |
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Ctrl + Shift + D |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + E |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + G |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + H |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + I |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + J |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + K |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + L |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + M |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + N |
New Quick Sheet. |
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Ctrl + Shift + O |
Open the CE Sheet under the Draw Explorer. |
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Ctrl + Shift + P |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + Q |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + R |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + S |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + T |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + U |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + V |
Prompts the Home > Paste to Original Coordinates action. |
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Ctrl + Shift + W |
Closes All open Drawings. |
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Ctrl + Shift + X |
Cut the Selected entity. |
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Ctrl + Shift + Y |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + Z |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F1 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F2 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F3 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F4 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F5 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F6 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F7 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F8 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F9 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F10 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F11 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F12 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + Backspace |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + Left Arrow |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + Right Arrow |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + Up Arrow |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + Down Arrow |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + 0 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + 1 |
Triggers the Save Work Confirm window. |
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Alt + 2 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + 3 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + 4 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + 5 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + 6 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + 7 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + 8 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + 9 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + F1 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + F2 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + F3 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + F4 |
Quit Application. |
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Alt + F5 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + F6 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + F7 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + F8 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + F9 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + F10 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + F11 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Alt + F12 |
(EDIT in 3D Mode) Triggers UI Trace Control & Pixel level Info. |
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Alt + A |
ANNOTATE. |
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Alt + C |
Clear Canvas |
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Alt + D |
DRAW. |
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Alt + E |
Invokes Help Viewer window. |
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Alt + F |
PROJECT tab at Backstage. |
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Alt + H |
HOME |
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Alt + I |
ADMIN |
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Alt + M |
MANAGE |
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Alt + O |
AUTO |
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Alt + R |
AREA |
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Alt + T |
TOOLS |
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Alt + U |
UPDATE |
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Insert |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + Insert |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + Delete |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F1 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F2 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F3 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F4 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F5 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F6 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F7 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F8 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F9 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F10 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F11 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F12 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Insert |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl +Delete |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + 0 |
Sets Drawing as Current Owner in the Active Properties. |
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Ctrl + 1 |
Set View (1) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (1). |
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Ctrl + 2 |
Set View (2) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (2). |
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Ctrl + 3 |
Set View (3) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (3). |
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Ctrl + 4 |
Set View (4) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (4). |
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Ctrl + 5 |
Set View (5) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (5). |
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Ctrl + 6 |
Set View (6) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (6). |
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Ctrl + 7 |
Set View (7) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (7). |
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Ctrl + 8 |
Set View (8) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (8). |
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Ctrl + 9 |
Set View (9) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (9). |
Manipulation Options
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3D Orbit |
Description |
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Middle Mouse button in 3D View |
Enables 3D orbit function. |
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Middle Mouse button + Shift Key |
Enables 3D Orbit function to work in Fast Mode. Note: |
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Pan |
Description |
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Ctrl + Middle Mouse button |
Enables PAN function in perspective mode. |
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Ctrl + Middle Mouse button + Shift Key |
Enables PAN function to work in Fast Mode. Note: |
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Mouse button functions |
Description |
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Left Mouse Click |
Select any elements. |
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Right Mouse Click |
Invokes the PowerWheel. |
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Middle Mouse Click |
Center View to selected point. |
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Mouse Wheel Scroll Up/Down |
Zoom In/Out. |
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Zoom |
Description |
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Scroll Up/Down |
Zoom In/Out. |
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Scroll Up/Down + Ctrl Key |
Zoom In/Out, Slower. |
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Scroll Up/Down + Shift Key |
Zoom In/Out, Faster. |
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In Canvas Feedback |
Description |
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Apostrophe |
Toggles through available coordinate systems. 3D Cartesian > Cylindrical > Spherical > 3D Cartesian > … |
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@ |
Toggles between Relative and Absolute input mode. |
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# |
Toggles between World mode and Local mode. |
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Up/Down |
Navigates to/from distance text box. |
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Drawlist Management |
Description |
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ADD |
Converts the selected rules to Add Entry rules |
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SUBSTRACT |
Converts the selected rules to Remove Entry rules |
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CTRL + ADD |
Appends a new Add Entry rule to the drawlist |
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CTRL + SUBTRACT |
Appends a new Remove Entry rule to the drawlist |
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Left mouse button drag from explorer |
Appends an Add Entry rule for the dragged item |
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Left mouse button drag from explorer + SHIFT |
Appends a Remove Entry rule for the dragged item |