======================================================= Creo Elements / Direct Modeling 20.1 keyboard shortcuts ======================================================= First published at 2/14/2022 on https://defkey.com/creo-elements-direct-modeling-20-shortcuts Creo Elements / Direct Modeling 20.1 has 57 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. General ------- F1 Help on current context F2 Select objects F3 Global axes on/off F4 Hidden on/off F5 3D geometry on/off F6 3D shaded/wire F7 Workplane borders on/off F8 Workplane axes on/off F11 Toggle full screen view F12 Toggle Structure Browser if undocked else toggle Browser bar Shift + Space Show or hide the command dialog box when you perform an operation in the viewport without opening a command dialog box. For example, 1. Select any 3D edge (edge of a cube) in the viewport and drag the 3D CoPilot dragger. 2. Press Shift (plus) Space to show or hide the Create Blend dialog box. Del Delete preselected parts, assemblies, workplanes, 2D elements and 3D annotations in the viewport Tab If you move the cursor over a face within multiple faces and if the face is highlighted (using Fly-by highlighting), then press TAB to move to the next method in the selection method sequence (Boss/Pocket, Rib, Slot, Boss, and Pocket) to recognize the face. Tab If you move the cursor over a geometric custom feature, and if the feature is highlighted, then press TAB to highlight all the faces of the feature. Press TAB again to highlight the face that is just below the cursor. The tooltip changes each time that you press TAB. Tab If you select multiple elements and objects in the viewport, press TAB to go to the next selection in the selection list. Space If you have initiated a command, press SPACE to open the Option Mini Toolbar and to quickly find the suitable options of the command. Shift + Tab If you move the cursor over a face within multiple faces and if the face is highlighted (using Fly-by highlighting), then press SHIFT + TAB to move to the previous method in the selection method sequence (Boss/Pocket, Rib, Slot, Boss, and Pocket) to recognize the face. Shift + Tab If you move the cursor over a geometric custom feature, and if the feature is highlighted, then press SHIFT + TAB to highlight the face that is just below the cursor. Press SHIFT + TAB again to highlight all the faces of the feature. The tooltip changes each time that you press SHIFT + TAB. Tip: Click to select the highlighted elements. Shift + Tab If you select multiple elements and objects in the viewport, press SHIFT + TAB to go to the previous selection in the selection list. Ctrl + C Copy selection and put it on the Clipboard Ctrl + F Search Ctrl + N Start Creo Elements/Direct Modeling over with new empty part and workplane Ctrl + O Loads a file into Creo Elements/Direct Modeling Ctrl + Q Hide/show menus Ctrl + S Save selected elements Ctrl + V Paste Clipboard contents Ctrl + X Cut selection and put it on the Clipboard Ctrl + Y Redo one modeling operation Ctrl + Z Undo one modeling operation Ctrl + P Open the Print dialog box. Arrow keys Rotate by 45° Shift + Arrow keys Rotate by 3° Ctrl + Arrow keys Pan Ctrl + Tab Activate Probe for 3D elements and 3D objects to select a geometry that is hidden by another geometry CoPilot ------- B Toggle between straight line and arc Z Undo the last segment Shift Toggle snapping while key is held Page Up Increase adaptive grid size Page Down Decrease adaptive grid size Home Reset adaptive grid to default size Mouse ----- Left click Select Middle click OK (when mouse is still); Dynamic rotate (while dragging mouse) Right click Pop-up menu (when mouse is still); Dynamic pan (while dragging mouse) Shift + Left click Select list start/resume Shift + Double click Select list remove Shift + Middle click Select list done Shift + Right click Catch/select/show pop-up menu Ctrl + Left click Dynamic pan Ctrl + Middle click Dynamic rotate Ctrl + Right click Dynamic zoom Shift + Ctrl + Left click Catch center Shift + Ctrl + Middle click Rotate around the Vport-axis Alt + Middle click If you click the middle mouse button over a face while you hold the ALT key, a new workplane will be created parallel to this face and the 2D CoPilot starts in Line/Arc mode. If the face is not planar, the workplane's normal direction will be the normal direction of the face where you picked the face. Shift + Alt + Middle click If you hold down the ALT and SHIFT keys and click a planar face with the middle mouse button, you initiate a command to move this face by its normal direction and length. Creo Elements/Direct Modeling will prompt you to enter the distance to move this face in its normal direction. Shift + Alt + Left click If you hold down the ALT and SHIFT keys and click a face with the left mouse button, you initiate a command to move this face by two points. Creo Elements/Direct Modeling will prompt you to pick the FROM point and then the TO point. Ribbon ------ Alt Show to KeyTip bubble for tabs and buttons. You can then press the key or key sequence shown in the KeyTip bubble to activate the tab or button you want to use F10 Show to KeyTip bubble for tab and button. You can then press the key or key sequence shown in the KeyTip bubble to activate the tab or button you want to use Last modified on (UTC): Monday, February 14, 2022 Defkey © All rights reserved.