Keyboard Shortcuts Inventor shortcut keys, or keyboard shortcuts, allow you to access certain tools by pressing a single key or a key combination. Many shortcut keys correspond to command aliases. keys along the top of the keyboard provide instant access to tools and are programmable to perform a series of commands. Control and shift key combinations require that you press and hold the [Ctrl] or [Shift] key and then press a second character. Like many Inventor interface items, keyboard shortcuts are only available for certain file types or work environments. Some files or work environments share the same keyboard shortcuts. : IPT = part file IAM = assembly file IDW and DWG = drawing file IPN = presentation file / Work Axis Creates a new work axis ] Work Plane Creates a new work plane [.] Work Point Creates a new work point [;] Grounded Work Point Creates a grounded work point and activates the 3D Move/Rotate tool IPT
[Alt]+ dragging the mouse [Alt]+( ] ) [Alt]+[/] [Alt]+[.] varies User Work Plane Visibility User Work Axes Visibility User Work Points Visibility Defines a mate constraint in an assembly, or moves spline shape points on a sketch Makes work planes visible Makes work axes visible Makes work points visible [Alt]+[F8] Macros Opens the Macros dialog box, IDW, [Alt]+[F11] [A] Visual Basic Editor Baseline Set, Animate, Arc Launches the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor Activates the Baseline Set, Animate, or Arc tool, depending on the work environment. [B] Balloon, BOM Activates the Balloon tool or displays the BOM Properties dialog box, depending on the work environment., IDW, IDW, IDW, DWG
[C] [Ctrl]+( ] ) [Ctrl]+[/] [Ctrl]+[.] Circle, Constraints Origin Plane Visibility Origin Axes Visibility Origin Points Visibility Activates the Circle tool or displays the Place Constraints dialog box, depending on the work environment Makes the default origin planes visible Makes the default origin axes visible Makes the default origin points visible [Ctrl]+[A] Select All Selects everything on the screen IPN IDW, DWG, IAM [Ctrl]+[C] Copy Copies selected items, IDW, [Ctrl]+[F] Find Presents the Find Part Sketches dialog box in part files; opens the Find Assembly Components dialog box in assembly files [Ctrl]+[N] New Displays the New File dialog box, IDW, [Ctrl]+[O] Open Displays the Open dialog box, to open an existing file, IDW,
[Ctrl]+[P] Print Displays the Print dialog box, IDW, [Ctrl]+[S] Save Displays the Save As dialog box, IDW, [Ctrl]+[W] SteeringWheels Displays the SteeringWheel view tool, IDW, [Ctrl] or [Shift] Add/Remove Adds or removes geometry from a set of selected items [Ctrl]+[V] Paste Pastes a cut or copied item from one location to another [Ctrl]+[W] Steering Wheels Toggles visibility of the default steering wheel for each type of file [Ctrl]+[X] Cut Cut selected items IAM, IDW,, IDW,, IDW, [Ctrl]+[Y] Redo Redoes previously undone commands, IDW, [Ctrl]+[Z] Undo Undo the effects of commands, IDW, [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[E] Degrees of Freedom Displays degrees of freedom
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[K] Chamfer Activates the Chamfer tool [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[L] Loft Activates the Loft tool [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[M] Mirror Activates the Mirror tool [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[N] Mirror Inserts a new drawing sheet IDW, DWG [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[O] Circular Pattern Opens the Circular Pattern dialog box [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Q] imate Glyph Activates the imate Glyph tool [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[R] Rectangular Pattern Opens the Rectangular Pattern dialog box [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[S] Sweep Activates the Sweep tool [D] varies Begins the Dimensions tool and allows you to place drawing dimensions on a drawing, or sketch dimensions on a sketch in part and drawing files; performs a face draft on a planar face of a feature in a part file. [Delete] Delete Removes the selected item from the model or drawing IPT, IDW, DWG, IDW, [E] Extrude Extrude a sketch
[End] Zoom Selected Zoom in on a specifically selected item, IDW, [Esc] Cancel Closes the active tool, IDW, [F] varies Creates a fillet in part and assembly files; places a feature control frame in drawing files, IDW, DWG [F1] Help Opens the Inventor help files, IDW, [F2] Pan View areas of the graphics window. (You must hold the [F2] key down.) [F3] Zoom Realtime zoom in and out of the graphics window. (You must hold the [F3] key down.), IDW,, IDW, [F4] Rotate Rotate a model, IPN [F5] Previous view Return to the last display, IDW, [F6] Home View Rotates objects in the graphics window into an isometric orientation
[F10] Sketch Visibility Makes sketches visible [G] Rotate Activates the Rotate tool IAM [H] Hole Creates a hole in a feature [Home] Zoom All Zoom to the extents of all objects in the graphics window, IDW, [I] Vertical Activates the vertical constraint tool [L] Line Sketch a line [M] [N] [O] Measure Distance Create Component Ordinate Dimensioning Opens the Measure Distance window Displays the Create In-Place Component dialog box Add ordinate dimensions [P] varies Places a pin in a part file; places a component in an assembly file [Page Up] View Face Zoom in on and rotate the specified face [Q] Create imate Displays the Create imate dialog box, for developing imates IAM IDW, DWG
[R] Revolve Revolve a sketch [S] Sketch Create a sketch [Shift]+[F3] Zoom Window Zoom to the area you define with a window [Shift]+[T] Promote Removes a part from a subassembly and makes it an individual part in the parent assembly [T] Text, Tweak Activates the text tool in a drawing file or tweaks components in a presentation, IDW, IAM [V] Move Activates the Move tool IAM IDW, [W] Fillet Activates the Fillet tool [X] Trim Activates the Sketch tool [Z] Zoom Window Zoom to the area you define with a window, IDW,