=========================== SimSolid keyboard shortcuts =========================== First published at 2/24/2022 on https://defkey.com/altair-simsolid-shortcuts Altair SimSolid is a structural analysis tool that helps engineers get insight into the performance of their designs. It makes use of a "meshless method" of calculating stresses on fully featured CAD assemblies. SimSolid has 39 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. File management --------------- Ctrl + I Import CAD file Ctrl + O Open project Ctrl + S Save project Ctrl + W Close project Ctrl + Q Quit SimSolid Display ------- H Hide selected parts I Isolate selected parts S Suppress selected parts U Suppress unselected parts D Delete selected pards A Show all parts B Create new bookmark Esc Cancels any open dialog Ctrl + F1 Show welcome Hint & tips F1 Show / hide Help panel F2 Show / hide Project tree panel F3 Show / hide Bookmark browser panel F4 Show / hide project comments View ---- F Fit view Shift + Left click + Move the mouse (drag box) Box zoom Shift + 1 Front view Shift + 2 Back view Shift + 3 Left view Shift + 4 Right view Shift + 5 Top view Shift + 6 Bottom view Shift + 7 Isometric view View: Mouse controls -------------------- Left click + Move the mouse Rotate Right click + Move the mouse Pan Wheel up and wheel down Zoom in / out For CAD specific mouse mappings, go to Settings > Mouse Settings. Selection --------- Ctrl Hold down to multi-select and toggle select Shift Extend selection (lists & project tree) Ctrl + A Select all (lists & project tree) Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse (drag box) 1. Drag from top left to bottom right, selects all entities that are partially enclosed in box Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse (drag box) 2. Drag from bottom right to top left, selects all entities that are fully enclosed in box Clip plane ---------- Ctrl + Left click (click face) Orient the clip plane to part face Ctrl + Left click Rotate clip plane Shift + Wheel up and wheel down Move clip plan up / down - slower Ctrl + Wheel up and wheel down Move clip plan up / down - faster Last modified on(UTC): Thursday, February 24, 2022 Defkey © All rights reserved.