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Use shortcut keys and command aliases

You can use common Microsoft Windows shortcut keys and Autodesk Inventor commandaliases to perform certain tasks in Autodesk Inventor.

Use Windows shortcut keys

Select both keys to activate the shortcut.

Keys ResultCtrl+C Copy selected items.

Ctrl+N Create a document.

Ctrl+O Open a new document.

Ctrl+P Print the active document.Ctrl+S Save the active document.

Ctrl+V Paste items from the clipboard to the active document.Ctrl+Y Redo.Ctrl+Z Undo.

Use shortcut keys and command aliases to start Autodesk Inventor commandsNoteThe following applies only when default multi-character Command Aliases are loaded. See

Customize - Keyboard tabfor information on how to enable or disable default multi-characterCommand Aliases.

Autodesk Inventor has many predefined shortcut keys and command aliases. A command alias isan alphanumeric character or character sequence that can be used to start a command. in

Autodesk Inventor, a shortcut can be defined using any of the following keys or key

combinations:

A punctuation key (including ` - = [ ] \ ; ' , . /), or one of the following keys: Home, End,Page Up, Page Down, Up Arrow, Down Arrow.

A combination of Shift along with a numeric key (0-9), punctuation key, or one of thefollowing keys: Home, End, PgUp, PgDn, Up Arrow, Down Arrow.

Any combination of Shift, Ctrl, and Alt along with an alphanumeric character.Other keys, including function keys, can have reserved shortcuts assigned to them, but these keys

are not user-definable. The following is a list of some of the more commonly used shortcuts andcommand aliases predefined in Autodesk Inventor 2011.

Some shortcut keys are active only in specific environments. For example, B is not active in apart document because the associated command is active only in a drawing.

You can see the predefined shortcut key or command alias when you pause the cursor over a

command. You can see all predefined shortcut keys and command aliases by selecting Tools tab

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Options panel Customize and clicking the Keyboard tab. In most cases, you can edit

the shortcut or command alias and assign a custom value.

Warning: If other definitions are imported, or the Autodesk Inventor 2011 definitions are edited,

the information in the following table no longer applies.

Key Result

F1 Help for the active command or dialog box.F2 Pans the graphics window.

F3 Zooms in or out in the graphics window.

F4 Rotates objects in the graphics window.

F5 Returns to the previous view.Backspace In the active Line command, removes the last sketched segment.

Delete Deletes selected objects.

Esc Quits a command.

SpacebarWhen the 3D Rotate command is active, switches between dynamic rotation andstandardisometricandsingle planeviews.

Alt+ drag

mouseIn assemblies, applies a mate constraint. In a sketch, moves spline shape points.

Ctrl+Y Activates Redo (revokes the last Undo).

Ctrl+Z Activates Undo (revokes the last action).

Shift+ right-click

Activates the Select command menu.

Shift+ Rotate

toolAutomatically rotates model in graphics window. Click to quit.

B Adds a balloon to a drawing.C Adds an assembly constraint.

D Adds a dimension to a sketch or drawing.

E Extrudes a profile.FC Adds a feature control frame to a drawing.

H Adds a hole feature.

L Creates a line or arc.

ODS Adds an ordinate dimension.P Places a component in the current assembly.

R Creates a revolved feature.

S Creates a 2D sketch on a face or plane.

T Tweaks a part in the current presentation file.