Shortcut

Action

Spacebar

Repeat the last action

F1 key

Open the help system for the current tool

Esc key

Cancel the current command or goes back a step if a multiple step command

Tab key

Toggle all of the property panels on or off

F11 key

Toggle full screen mode on or off

Ctrl+Shift+T

Toggle filter transparency

Rotate mousewheel

Zoom in/out

Drag with right mouse button

Pan

Drag with left mouse button

Rotate

Ctrl+Alt+V

Hide view selector

Ctrl+Shift+V

Set viewpoint

Ctrl+Arrow keys

Rotate viewpoint

Up/Down arrow keys

Zoom in/out

Right arrow key

Zoom full

Left arrow key

Zoom previous

Page Up/Down keys

Previous/Next load case

Home/End keys

First/Last load case

Ctrl+Page Up/Down keys

Previous/Next filter

Ctrl+Home/End keys

First/Last filter

Shift key (hold down)

Force the start of a selection window if you click a point, even if on a plate

Ctrl+Alt keys (hold down)

Select all the members in a straight line if you click one of them

Ctrl+Shift keys (hold down)

Select all the segments of a subdivided member if you click one of them

Ctrl+Shift keys (hold down)

Select all the plates in a plane if you click one of them

Ctrl+A

Select all

Ctrl+R

Restore the previous selection

Ctrl+I

Invert the current selection (ie. deselect the selected items and select the rest)

Ctrl+F

Initiate the Find tool to search within the currently selected items

Ctrl+Shift+O

Toggle showing of just the selected items (ie. hides the items not selected)

Ctrl+Shift+H

Toggle hiding of the selected items and selection of the others

A key (hold down)

Temporarily disable aligning with a "locked on" node, member or global axis

C key (hold down)

Temporarily disable attaching to a node, member or plate

I key (hold down)

Temporarily disable infotips from appearing

Ctrl+N

New job

Ctrl+O

Open job

Ctrl+S

Save job

Ctrl+Shift+S

Save-As job

Ctrl+Shift+C

Save a copy

Ctrl+J

Job status

Ctrl+H

Job details and attachments

Ctrl+U

Job units

Ctrl+W

Structure wizard

Ctrl+C

Sub-menu for the Copy, Copy properties and Copy loads tools

Ctrl+D

Draw members

Ctrl+Shift+R

Renumber

Ctrl+V or Ctrl+P

View or print reports

Ctrl+M

View or print multiple reports

Ctrl+G

Print graphics

Ctrl+L

Library editor

Ctrl+Z

Undo

Ctrl+Y

Redo

Ctrl+Alt+L

Perform linear static analysis

Ctrl+Alt+N

Perform non-linear static analysis

Ctrl+Alt+B

Perform buckling analysis

Ctrl+Alt+F

Perform dynamic frequency analysis

Ctrl+Alt+S

Perform spectral response analysis

Ctrl+Alt+H

Perform harmonic response analysis

Ctrl+Alt+T

Perform transient response analysis

Ctrl+B

Manage batch analysis/design/reporting tasks

Ctrl+Shift+B

Perform batch analysis/design/reporting tasks

Ctrl+K

Kill the analysis if it can't be stopped in the normal way (click in the graphics area first).

Ctrl+Shift+N

Nodes datasheet

Ctrl+Shift+M

Members datasheet

Ctrl+Shift+P

Plates datasheet

Ctrl+Shift+Pick member

Select subdivided members

Ctrl+Alt+Pick member

Select in-line members

Ctrl+Shift+Pick plate

Select in-plane plates

L key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change distributed load diagram scales

C key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change concentrated load diagram scales

D key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change displacement diagram scales

M key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change bending moment diagram scales

S key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change shear force diagram scales

A key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change axial force diagram scales

T key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change torsion diagram scales

E key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change stress diagram scales

B key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change buckling mode shape scales

V key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change stress vector scales

R key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change reactions scales

G key

Toggle the grid on or off

S key

Toggle the snap on or off

X, Y or Z keys

Set the working plane

Ctrl+X

Exit SPACE GASS