Entity Selection Commands and Options:

B

Select face or object behind current selection

F

Select faces mode

O

Select objects mode

E

Select edges mode

V

Select vertices mode

M

Multi-select mode

Ctrl + A

Select all visible objects

Ctrl + Shift + A

Deselect all objects

Geometry Properties Entry Mode:

F3

Switch to the point entry mode (using the mouse or coordinate text boxes to draw objects). Switching takes effect only after the drawing of an object has started.

F4

Switch to the dialog box entry mode (draw objects by specifying properties in the Command and Attribute tab of a dialog box). Switching takes effect only after the drawing of an object has started.

View Navigation:

Ctrl + D

Fit view

Ctrl + '+'

Zoom in (screen center)

Ctrl + '-'

Zoom out (screen center)

Alt + double-click

Change the view orientation to one of nine predefined views depending on where you double-click within the Modeler window. See Changing the Model View with Alt+Double-Click Areas for more information.

Alt + arrow keys

Rotate the view about a vertical or horizontal axis. Each press of an arrow key rotates the view 2.5°.

Ctrl + arrow keys

Pan the view vertically or horizontally. Each press of an arrow key pans the view 10 screen pixels.

MMB + drag

(no modifier)

Freely rotate the view orientation (except when clicking and dragging near the window border). When clicking near the window border, rotation is constrained about the screen-normal axis.

MMB + X + drag

Constrained rotation of the view orientation about the X axis

MMB + Y + drag

Constrained rotation of the view orientation about the Y axis

MMB + Z + drag

Constrained rotation of the view orientation about the Z axis

Wheel

Rotate the mouse wheel to zoom in and out. Rotate the top of the wheel forward (away from the mouse) to zoom in closer, and rotate it rearward to zoom out.

Shift + MMB + drag

Zoom in or out. Moving the cursor upward zooms in closer. Moving it downward zooms out. (* see note below)

Ctrl + MMB + drag

Pan the view (* see note below)

(*) Note: The listed actions for Shift and Ctrl keys in combination with the MMB are the view navigation assignments for 2024 R2. Simultaneously, legacy hot keys using Shift or Alt + Shift in combination with the LMB for these functions continue to be supported by default. Optionally, you can choose to disable the legacy shortcuts that were applicable to version 2023 R2 and earlier. See Choosing the View Navigation Options for more information.

Geometry Rendering Modes:

F6

Render the geometry as wireframes (no shading of faces)

F7

Render the geometry with smooth, shaded faces