{"id":22602,"date":"2021-09-07T10:58:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T10:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/?p=22602"},"modified":"2022-04-21T14:33:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T09:03:26","slug":"design-faster-with-solidworks-shortcut-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/design-faster-with-solidworks-shortcut-keys\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Faster with SOLIDWORKS Shortcut Keys"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>One of the easiest ways you can design faster is by using SOLIDWORKS Shortcut Keys. The majority of us have spent time lot of time searching for commands during our day to day Design activities which could have been avoided if Shortcuts were configured. These Shortcuts cut short your mouse travel and increases the overall efficiency<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 15px;\">With <a href=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/solidworks-3d-cad\/\">SOLIDWORKS<\/a> keyboard shortcuts, you\u2019ll be able to launch commands quickly instead of wasting time searching for them in the toolbar. Plus, you can create custom shortcuts based on the commands and features you use most frequently.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 15px;\">\n<h2>How to create custom keyboard shortcuts in SOLIDWORKS?<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 2%;\">\n<li>With a document open, select Tools.<\/li>\n<li>Select Customize.<\/li>\n<li>Select the Keyboard tab.<\/li>\n<li>Click on a command you use often that doesn\u2019t have an existing shortcut.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px; text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nx1.jpg\" alt=\"Solidworks Shortcut Keys \" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 15px;\">\n<h3>Most commonly used SOLIDWORKS Shortcut Keys list:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 15px;\">We\u2019ve assembled a list of the most useful default SOLIDWORKS keyboard shortcuts that you can begin utilizing right away. It&#8217;s definitely worth learning these, as they will accelerate your work process. Once you\u2019ve learnt all these, you can even configure and customize as you wish to be accessed<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 15px;\">Fundamentally there are 3 distinct ways shortcut can be customized \u2013 <strong>Keyboard Shortcuts, \u201cS\u201d Command &amp; Mouse Gestures<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 15px;\">Today in this Blog let us have a look at various <strong>keyboard shortcuts<\/strong> that will help us to Access file, Edit File &amp; file Display<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px; text-align: center;\"><strong>File Shortcuts<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"width: 50%; margin-left: 25%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Ctrl + N<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">New<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Ctrl + O<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Ctrl + D<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Makes new drawing from part or assembly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Ctrl + A<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Makes new assembly from part or assembly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Ctrl + S<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Save<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Edit Shortcuts<\/strong><\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 50%; margin-left: 25%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Ctrl + Z<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Undo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Ctrl + Y<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Redo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Enter<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Repeats last command<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Ctrl + X<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Cut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Ctrl + C<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Copy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Ctrl + V<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Paste<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Delete<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Delete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Ctrl + B<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Rebuilds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Ctrl + Q<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Forced rebuild<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Ctrl + click items<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Selects multiple items<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Shift + drag<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Moves item<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px; text-align: center;\"><strong>View Shortcuts<\/strong><\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 50%; margin-left: 25%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Arrow keys<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Rotates model<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Ctrl + arrow keys<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Pans model<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Spacebar<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Orientation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Zooms to fit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Shift + Z<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Zooms in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Z<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; border: 1px solid;\">Zooms out<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><strong>Tip <\/strong>\u2013 The SOLIDWORKS Shortcut Keys customized in one System can be replicated across all the systems with the use of Copy setting feature wherein all the system settings and Customizations are extracted into Single file which can also be used as backup after re-installation\/Repair.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 15px;\">To know more about Copy setting features, kindly go through our Blog on the same<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 15px;\">Also kindly check out our Blog on \u201cS\u201d Command shortcut and Mouse Gestures which helps you to Customize your SolidWorks completely<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the easiest ways you can design faster is by using SOLIDWORKS Shortcut Keys. 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