{"id":2290,"date":"2021-10-21T15:48:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T15:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solidxperts.com\/?post_type=techtips&#038;p=2290"},"modified":"2024-12-03T16:49:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T21:49:16","slug":"hidden-keyboard-shortcuts-for-solidworks","status":"publish","type":"techtips","link":"https:\/\/www.solidxperts.com\/en\/blog\/hidden-keyboard-shortcuts-for-solidworks\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Keyboard Shortcuts for SolidWorks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1634769939600{background-color: #0d1327 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;post-header&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;hideme subtitle&#8221;]BLOG[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;hideme title&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Hidden Keyboard Shortcuts for 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Today, we reveal some of these different combinations to help with your part, assembly, and drawing creation.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidxperts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/hidden-shortcut-solidworks-1-300x233.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solidxperts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/hidden-shortcut-solidworks-1-300x233.png\" alt=\"hidden-shortcut-solidworks\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>SKETCHES:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dimension (min\/max) condition of an arc \u2013<\/strong> Hold down SHIFT<\/li>\n<li><strong>Snap to the grid \u2013<\/strong> Hold down SHIFT while drawing entities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Turn off automatic relations \u2013<\/strong> Hold down CTRL while drawing entities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change spline controls symmetrically \u2013<\/strong> Hold down the ALT key while dragging spline controls<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change XYZ direction in a 3D sketch \u2013<\/strong> Click the TAB key while drawing entities in a 3D sketch<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zoom to the center of the screen \u2013<\/strong> Hold down the SHIFT key and the middle mouse button while moving the mouse up and down<\/li>\n<li><strong>Copy a series of entities \u2013<\/strong> Hold down CTRL and drag the selected entities to another location<\/li>\n<li><strong>Move a series of entities \u2013<\/strong> Hold down SHIFT and drag the selected entities to another location<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>PART DOCUMENTS:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Copy Features \u2013<\/strong> Hold down CTRL and drag a feature to another location<\/li>\n<li><strong>Move Features \u2013<\/strong> Hold down SHIFT and drag a feature to another location<\/li>\n<li><strong>Switch to another open document \u2013<\/strong> Hold down CTRL, then click TAB between each one<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flip the direction of a formed feature (Sheet metal) \u2013<\/strong> Click the TAB key while dragging the feature to a face<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select transparent items \u2013<\/strong> Hold down SHIFT when attempting to choose a transparent face on a part, or vise-versa when \u201cSelect through transparent items\u201d is turned off<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change advanced settings of an appearance or scene \u2013<\/strong> Hold down the ALT key when dragging an appearance or scene from the appearance tab in the task pane<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create a plane \u2013<\/strong> Hold down CTRL and drag an existing plane<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rotate in 90-degree increments \u2013<\/strong> Hold down SHIFT plus your arrow keys<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rotate clockwise\/counterclockwise \u2013<\/strong> Hold down ALT plus your arrow keys<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pan \u2013<\/strong> Hold down CTRL plus your arrow keys<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reference Triad \u2013<\/strong> Use the CTRL, SHIFT, and ALT keys while clicking on the reference triad to change the orientation of your component<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><br \/>\nASSEMBLY DOCUMENTS<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Smart Mate \u2013<\/strong> Hold down ALT, click and drag an edge or face to another component to mate<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smart Mate + Copy \u2013<\/strong> Hold down CTRL and ALT, click and drag an edge or face to another component<\/li>\n<li><strong>Copy a part \u2013<\/strong> Hold down CTRL and drag a component to another location<\/li>\n<li>Select multiple components \u2013 Hold down the SHIFT key when window selecting components<\/li>\n<li><strong>Invert selection \u2013<\/strong> Hold down the CTRL key when window selecting components.\u00a0 Components that are already selected will become deselected<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select a transparent face \u2013<\/strong> Hold down SHIFT when attempting to pick a transparent face, or vise-versa when \u201cSelect through transparent items\u201d is turned off<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change direction of an explode step \u2013<\/strong> Hold 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