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Keyboard Shortcuts

GS. Keyboard
Shortcuts
Shortcut keys for menu commands are indicated in the
menus and/or related dialog boxes.

Note: Most ribbon

tabs are accessible by pressing the <Alt> key and
then the letter key corresponding in
the tooltip over that ribbon tab. STAAD.Pro also supports shortcut keys for
window and dialog box
navigation and other functions.

Table 1. Working with

files

Action Shortcut

Create a new STAAD.Pro project file. <Ctrl+N>

Open an existing STAAD.Pro project file. <Ctrl+O>

Save the current project file. <Ctrl+S>

Print the output report. <Ctrl+P>

Quit the program. <Alt+F4>

Table 2. Editing
models

Action Shortcut

Undo an action. <Ctrl+Z>

Redo an action <Ctrl+Y>

Cancel an action. <Esc>

Copy a selected element. <Ctrl+C>

Paste an element from the

clipboard. <Ctrl+V>

Cut an element (copies the

selected element to the clipboard and deletes the selected <Ctrl+X>
copy).

Delete a selected element. <Del>

Move selected objects. <F2>

Table 3. Navigating the view

window

Action Shortcut

Rotate model up or down in the

view window. Up or Down arrow keys
(<↑>, <↓>)

Rotate model left or right in the

view window. Left or Right arrow keys
(<←>, <→>)

Spin mode left or right in the view

window. <Ctrl+Left> or
<Ctrl+Right> arrow keys

Close the current active view. <Ctrl+F4>

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Action Shortcut

Open the Orientation dialog, which is used

to precisely control the zoom <F4>
and rotation of the active view window.

Refresh the active view window. <F5>

Tile all view windows, tables,

forms, etc. horizontally. <Shift+F4>

Cascade all view windows, tables,

forms, etc. <Shift+F5>

Tile all view windows, tables,

forms, etc. vertically. <Ctrl+Shift+F4>

Animation in full screen

(Postprocessing mode). <F12>

Table 4. Working with

models

Action Shortcut

Create a new group from selected

entities. <Ctrl+G>

Initiate the analysis and, if

used, batch design for the current input file. <Ctrl+F5>

Open the relevant help topic. <F1>

Table 5. Toggling the display

of model labels

Action Shortcut

Display member specifications

(i.e., truss, beta angle, etc.). <Shift+A>

Show axes window. <Ctrl+Shift+A>

Display beam numbers. <Shift+B>

Display the design brief for

physical members. <Ctrl+Shift+B>

Display solid element numbers. <Shift+C>

Display dimensions. <Shift+D>

Display the beam ends, color coded

for start and end. <Shift+E>

Display the design envelope for

physical members. <Ctrl+Shift+E>

Display floor loading. <Shift+F>

Show the diagram information. <Shift+G>

Display the design group for

physical members. <Ctrl+Shift+G>

Display the wind load tributary

area. <Shift+H>

Show axes at origin. <Shift+I>

Display the entity reference

numbers. <Shift+J>

Display node point labels. <Shift+K>

Display the master-slave links. <Shift+L>

Display the material label for

each entity. <Shift+M>

Display physical member numbers. <Ctrl+Shift+M>

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Action Shortcut

Display node numbers. <Shift+N>

Display the local beam axis (beam

orientation). <Shift+O>

Display plate element numbers. <Shift+P>

Display surface element numbers. <Ctrl+Shift+P>

Display member/element releases. <Shift+R>

Display the support node labels. <Shift+S>

Display the local plate element

axis (plate orientation). <Shift+T>

Display the local surface element

axis (surface orientation). <Ctrl+Shift+T>

Display load values. <Shift+V>

Display wind loads. <Shift+W>

Display member sections. <Shift+X>

Display the floor load

distribution. <Shift+Y>

Table 6. Model rendering

Action Shortcut

View the analytical model (no

outline) <Ctrl+0>

View the model in wireframe

(outline of members) <Ctrl+1>

View the model filled (members

drawn solid) <Ctrl+2>

View the rendered model window <Ctrl+4>

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