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Keyboard accelerators let you perform commands more quickly than graphical commands.

KeysDescription
EscQuits the current function.
F4Redoes the last operation.
Ctrl (held)Multi selection.
Shift (held)Removes from the selection.
Ctrl+TShows all objects.
TDisplays/hides collaboration tools.
Ctrl+CCopies the selected actors to the clipboard, replacing the previous clipboard content.
Note: You cannot copy the following collaborative actors: cutting planes, grids, cameras, coordinate systems, paths, BOM tables, ground, and compass.
Ctrl+XCuts selected actors, but also deletes the selected actors.
Ctrl+VPastes actors into the current document.
Tip: If pasted actors are not visible in the current viewport, use Zoom Selection or Zoom Fit All .
DeleteDeletes the selected actors.
Note: You cannot delete geometry actors when the Forbid delete part right is granted, and you cannot delete geometry or collaborative actors when the Forbid delete actor right is granted. See Viewing the Rights Granted for the Active Document.
Space BarDisplays Digger.
Ctrl+DDisplays Digger.
XDisplays Digger.
Ctrl+ASelects all.
Ctrl+ZUndoes the last operation.
Ctrl+YRedoes the last operation.
HHides the selected part.
TabHides temporarily the part under the mouse cursor.
Tab+ShiftCalls back the part one after the other.
KKeeps hidden a part that was hidden with tab.
Ctrl+SSaves a file.
RRefreshes the scene.
AltEnables curve detection mode. Available only in transformation mode: rotate, translate, and explode.
Ctrl+WDisplays/hides shadow.
Ctrl+GDisplays/hides the grid.
Alt + key 1 to 8Enables rendering modes.
Ctrl+Shift+FFront/back view.
Ctrl+Shift+RRight/left view.
Ctrl+Shift+TTop/bottom view.
SShow stats (number of actors, triangles, and so on).
AApply an anti-aliasing filter on the scene.
Alt+EnterDisplays the document's Properties pane.
Ctrl+arrow keysPans the camera (same as middle-click).
Shift+arrow keys Rotates the camera (same as right-click).
Alt+Left/Right arrow keys Rolls the camera (same as Alt+right-click).


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