================================== Solidworks 2019 keyboard shortcuts ================================== First published at 4/18/2019 on https://defkey.com/solidworks-shortcuts Solidworks is a mechanical design automation software that runs on Windows. It is developed by Dassault Systèmes. Solidworks 2019 has 133 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Windows ------- Ctrl + N New Ctrl + O Open Ctrl + W Close window Ctrl + F4 Close file Alt + F4 Close Solidworks Ctrl + Tab Swap windows Ctrl + S Save Ctrl + P Print Ctrl + F Find / replace Ctrl + A Select all Ctrl + X Cut Ctrl + C Copy Ctrl + V Paste Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Y Redo Commands -------- R Browse recent documents S Shortcut bar D Confirmation corner / breadcrumbs W Command search Ctrl + B Rebuild Ctrl + Q Force regen Del Delete Enter Repeat last command Ctrl + F1 Task pane F5 Toggle selection filter toolbar F6 Toggle selection filter type F7 Spell check F10 Toolbar F11 Full screen Tab Hide component under mouse Shift + Tab Show component under mouse Shift + Left click Dimension to arc min / max A Tangent arc toggle View commands ------------- F Zoom to fit Space Orientation Ctrl + Space View cube Ctrl + 1 Front Ctrl + 2 Back Ctrl + 3 Left Ctrl + 4 Right Ctrl + 5 Top Ctrl + 6 Bottom Ctrl + 7 Isometric Ctrl + 8 Normal to Ctrl + Shift + Z Undo view change Shift + Z Zoom in Z Zoom out G Area magnify Assemblies ---------- Alt Mates. Temporarily hides a face when you hover over a face and click Alt. Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Mates. Creates a SmartMate when you Alt + drag a component. Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Motion studies. Moves multiple keys in the MotionManager. Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Triad. When using the triad, aligns the triad with an edge or face when you Alt + drag the center ball or handle on the triad and drop it on an edge or face. An example of using the triad is in Move with Triad mode and in Exploded Views. Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Reordering components. When moving a component in the FeatureManager design tree, ensures that the component remains at the same level in the tree and prevents it from being moved into a subassembly. Alt + Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Copies the component and creates a SmartMate. Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Copies a component when you Ctrl + drag it. Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Selection. In an assembly with preselected components, inverts the selection when you Ctrl + drag a selection box. Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Toolbox. Creates a part instead of a configuration when you drag a Toolbox component into an assembly. Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Motion studies. Copies multiple keys in the MotionManager. Tab Hide/Show. Hides all components below the pointer. Tab While Inserting a Component. Rotates the component 90º. Shift + Alt Mates. Show a temporarily hidden face when you hover over the hidden face and click Shift + Alt. Shift + Tab Hide/Show. Shows all components below the pointer. Shift + Tab While Inserting a Component. Rotates the component -90º. Ctrl + Shift + Alt Mates. Show all temporarily hidden faces in a semi-transparent state. Ctrl + Shift + Tab Temporarily displays all hidden components as transparent and you can select which components to show. Ctrl + Shift + Tab To show one or more components, move the pointer to the graphics area, and press and hold Ctrl + Shift + Tab. All hidden components are temporarily displayed as transparent. Click a hidden component to change it to shown. Right click + Move the mouse In a blank area of the graphics area. Invokes mouse gestures. Right click + Move the mouse On a component. Rotates a component relative to the assembly origin. Alt + Right click + Move the mouse On a Component. Invokes mouse gestures instead of the Rotate Component tool. Shift + Arrow keys Reorients a Routing component when you insert a Routing component into an existing Routing assembly. Shift + F10 Opens the shortcut menu and context toolbar. Context menu key Opens the shortcut menu and context toolbar. Copy/Paste ---------- Ctrl + C Use these keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste, similar to Windows functionality. Ctrl + V Use these keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste, similar to Windows functionality. Ctrl + C Sketches. Copies and pastes sketch entities. Ctrl + V Sketches. Copies and pastes sketch entities. Ctrl + C Parts. Copies and pastes sketches. Ctrl + V Parts. Copies and pastes sketches. Ctrl + C Assemblies. Copies and pastes parts and subassemblies. If you select a feature in the FeatureManager design tree, you can copy and paste the feature as an assembly-level feature. Ctrl + V Assemblies. Copies and pastes parts and subassemblies. If you select a feature in the FeatureManager design tree, you can copy and paste the feature as an assembly-level feature. Ctrl + C Drawings. Copies and pastes drawing views. Ctrl + V Drawings. Copies and pastes drawing views. Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Sketches. Copies sketch entities. Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Parts. Copies features. Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Assemblies. Copies parts and subassemblies. Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Drawings. Copies drawing views. Dimensions and Annotations -------------------------- Alt + Left click Turns off automatic alignment when you place dimensions and annotations. Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Moves an annotation independently from the group in which it is contained. Alt + 0176 Inserts a degree º symbol. Alt + 0216 Inserts a diameter Ø symbol. Alt + 0181 Inserts a µ symbol. Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Creates additional leaders on a note when you Ctrl + drag a leader's arrowhead. Shift + Left click Snaps a dimension to the max or min location when dimensioning arcs and circles with the Smart Dimension tool. ` Change the annotation view plane for a dimension or annotation. Display ------- Alt + Arrow keys Rotates the model parallel to the viewing plane. Alt + Middle click + Move the mouse Rotates the model parallel to the viewing plane. Shift + Arrow keys Rotates the model 90º. Shift + Z Zooms the model in. Z Zooms the model out. Shift + Middle click + Move the mouse Zooms the model in and out about the screen center. F Zooms to fit. Alt + Left click Shows a hidden body or component when you hover over the body or component. Alt + Wheel up and wheel down Shows a section view when using the magnifying glass. Ctrl + Space Opens the View Selector. Space Opens the View Selector and Orientation dialog box. Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Opens the Appearances PropertyManager when you drag an appearance from the Task Pane onto a model. Drawings -------- Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Select anywhere in a table to move the table. Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Drawing views. Breaks the drawing view alignment when you insert a drawing view. Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Annotations. Copies annotations without snapping to the grid or to other annotations. Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Tables. Select anywhere in a table to move the table. Shift + Left click + Move the mouse Select one edge in a drawing view if multiple edges are collinear. In general, when you select an edge in a drawing, the entire line is highlighted if all of the line segments are collinear. Shift + Left click + Move the mouse Moves a dimension to another drawing view when you drag the dimension and drop it on another view. Move ---- Ctrl + Arrow keys Pans a model. Ctrl + Middle click + Move the mouse Pans a model. Shift + Left click + Move the mouse Sketches. Moves a set of sketch entities. Shift + Left click + Move the mouse Parts. Moves a feature. Shift + Left click + Move the mouse Drawings. Moves the selected drawing view and any related views together as if they are one entity. You can also move a dimension to a different view. Selection --------- Alt + Left click Select the back faces in the View Selector cube. Ctrl + Left click Select multiple entities. Shift Select a transparent face on a part. Shift + Left click Selects everything within the two selected items in the FeatureManager design tree. Sheet Metal ----------- Tab Flips the direction of the forming tool when dragging the forming tool onto a face. Sketching --------- Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Symmetrically adjusts both handles of a control point in a spline. Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Suppresses inference lines when dragging an endpoint. Ctrl (while sketching) Turn off automatic sketch relations. Shift + Left click Turns on snapping. Shift + Left click + Move the mouse When sketching a line, the line snaps to specific lengths. Tab Changes the XYZ plane when sketching in a 3D sketch. User Interface -------------- Ctrl + B Rebuilds the model. Ctrl + R Redraws the screen. Ctrl + Tab Moves among open documents. Enter Repeats the last command. S Opens the shortcut bar. Source: Solidworks 2019 help Last modified on(UTC): Thursday, November 26, 2020 Defkey © All rights reserved.