Hotkeys

Many of the most frequently used commands in Ansys ICEM CFD are accessible via single or combination keystrokes. Many of these hotkeys are common across all contexts while others are specific to the active function group – Geometry, Blocking, or Edit Mesh. To access any hotkeys related to geometry, mesh, blocking operations, you must first go to the respective tab.


Note:  Make sure that the Caps Lock is not toggled ON when using hotkeys.

Hotkeys work only when the cursor is in the graphics display area.


Hotkeys which are available in any context are shown in the following image and table.

Figure 96: Common Hotkeys

Common Hotkeys

F1Open online help
F4Emergency Reset

Note:  Emergency Reset is useful if a series of random keystrokes accidentally locks the keyboard. If a user clicks too fast or bumps multiple keys at a time the keyboard may lock up. The Emergency reset attempts to fix this problem and unlock the keyboard.

F5Set wireframe offset
F6Set wireframe offset to 0
F7Increment wireframe offset
F8Decrement wireframe offset

Note:  The Wireframe Offset Display controls allow you to optimize the wireframe display for solid and wireframe modes. This can be useful when the wireframe display is difficult to see in contrast to the solid display. For example, if the wireframe offset is set too high you can see overlapping lines, if it is set too low, the wireframe lines look dim. This can happen when adjusting the zoom, or if the model dimensions make the wireframe offset difficult to compute automatically. When generating images of the mesh it is recommended that the wireframe offset be increased slightly to ensure better crispness of solid/wireframe mesh display. Increasing the wireframe display makes the wireframe lines larger and clearer, but it can also bring lines in the background to the foreground. The default Wireframe offset (Z-offset) tries to automatically set the wireframe value based on the model dimensions.

F10Save Project
F11Emergency Reset
F12Save hardcopy
EnterApply

Note:  Pressing the Enter key after typing in a field in the GUI is the same as clicking on the Apply button.