SOLIDWORKS Commands

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Windows Commands

Browse Recent Documents ........................... R

Shortcut Bar ...................................................S
Command Search .........................................W
Rebuild .................................................Ctrl + B
Force Regen......................................... Ctrl + Q
Redraw .................................................Ctrl + R
Delete .................................................... Delete
Repeat Last Command ............................Enter
Task Pane............................................ Ctrl + F1
Toggle Selection Filter Toolbar .....................F5
Toggle Selection Filter Type ..........................F6
Spell Check ...................................................F7
Toolbars ......................................................F10
Full Screen ..................................................F11
Hide Component under Mouse..................Tab
Show Component under Mouse .....Shift + Tab
Dimension to Arc Min/Max .............. Shift LBM
Tangent Arc Toggle ........................................ A

Zoom to Fit ................................................... F

Orientation ...................................... Spacebar
View Cube ..............................Ctrl + Spacebar
Front ................................................... Ctrl + 1
Back .................................................... Ctrl + 2
Left ..................................................... Ctrl + 3
Right ................................................... Ctrl + 4
Top...................................................... Ctrl + 5
Bottom................................................ Ctrl + 6
Isometric ............................................ Ctrl + 7
Normal To ........................................... Ctrl + 8
Undo View Change .................. Ctrl + Shift + Z
Zoom In ............................................. Shift + Z
Zoom Out ..................................................... Z

New ...........................................Ctrl + N
Open......................................... Ctrl + O
Close Window ..........................Ctrl + W
Close File ................................. Ctrl + F4
Close SOLIDWORKS .................. Alt + F4
Swap Windows ...................... Ctrl + Tab
Save ........................................... Ctrl + S
Print........................................... Ctrl + P
Find/Replace ............................. Ctrl + F
Select All....................................Ctrl + A
Cut ............................................. Ctrl + X
Copy .......................................... Ctrl + C
Paste..........................................Ctrl + V
Undo.......................................... Ctrl + Z
Redo .......................................... Ctrl + Y

SOLIDWORKS Mouse Gestures

Select Fully Enclosed Entities ...............LMB Drag Left to Right
Select Intersected Entites .....................LMB Drag Right to Left
Select a Range .......................................Hold Shift + LMB Click
Select or Deselect Entities ...................... Hold Ctrl + LMB Click
Pan.................................................................Ctrl + MMB Drag
Translate Assembly Component ............................... LMB Drag
Zoom about Pointer .............................................. MMB Scroll
Zoom about Center ......................................Shift + MMB Drag
Rotate ..................................................................... MMB Drag
Rotate Assembly Component.................................. RMB Drag
Rotate Normal to Screen ................................ Alt + MMB Drag
Smart Mates .....................................................Alt + LMB Drag

LMB = Left Mouse Button; MMB = Middle Mouse Button; RMB = Right Mouse Button

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