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Some CATIA HOTKEYs description

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Some CATIA HOTKEYs description

by  ferdo  Posted    (Edited  )

Hi,

I'm very sure that you can find same topic on different forums but I didn't see it in FAQ area.


Esc (escape) - Abort the current process or exit the current dialog box (when there is one)
F1 - CATIA V5 assistance (get contextual online help)
F3 - Structure tree out or insert (Toggle specification tree display on and off)
F9 - Toggle Hide/Show
F10 - Toggle Swap Visible Space
SHIFT - F1 - Context assistance (Get help on toolbar icons)
SHIFT - F2 - Toggle the specification tree overview on and off - opens an overview on specifications tree in a new window.
SHIFT - F3 - Structure tree activate around e.g. character size to modify (activate the graph if the model is active and inversely)
SHIFT + left - rotate to the left
SHIFT + right - rotate to the right
SHIFT + UP - rotate upward
SHIFT + down - rotate downward
ALT + F8 - Macros start
ALT + F11 - Visual basic wordprocessor
Home - Display the top of the graph
End - Display the bottom of the graph
CTRL + PAGE UP >> ZOOM IN the model or tree whichever is active
CTRL + PAGE DOWN >> ZOOM OUT the model or tree whichever is active
CTRL + RIGHT arrow >> Move the model to the right >> PAN
CTRL + LEFT arrow >> Move the model to the Left >> PAN
CTRL + TOP arrow >> Move the model to the TOP >> PAN
CTRL + BOTTOM arrow >> Move the model to the Bottom >> PAN
CTRL + SHIFT + Right arrow >> ROTATE the model around z axis Clockwise
CTRL + SHIFT + LEFT arrow >> ROTATE the model around z axis Anti Clockwise
CTRL + Tab - switch between the different windows (swap active document windows)
CTRL + N - New document open
CTRL + O - Document open
CTRL + S - Document save
CTRL + P - Document print
CTRL + F - Search
CTRL + U - Update
CTRL + X - Cut out
CTRL + C - Copying
CTRL + V - Insert
CTRL + Y - Redo
CTRL + Z - Undo
CTRL + F11 >>>to get the Prselection navigator, for selecting coincident / very close elements in geometry area. Pls note: the preselection navigator cannot be used with selection filters.
Page Up - Relocate the graph one page up
Page Down - Relocate the graph one page down
Up arrow - Relocate the graph 1/10th (one tenth) of a page to the top
Down arrow - Relocate the graph 1/10th (one tenth) of a page to the bottom
Left arrow - Relocate the graph 1/10th (one tenth) of a page to the left
Right arrow - Relocate the graph 1/10th (one tenth) of a page to the right
ALT + Enter - Properties
ALT + SHIFT + Right arrow >> ROTATE the model
ALT + SHIFT + Left arrow >> ROTATE the model

Another useful shortcut:
Clicking an icon lets you run the command associated with that icon only once. However, double-clicking an icon lets you use the associated command as many times as you want without having to click on the icon several times.

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