This section provides the standard Creo Elements/Direct Modeling Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts in a printable table. You can use these shortcuts to save time and reduce the number of mouse clicks.
Standard keyboard shortcuts
F1 | Help on current context | Ctrl + C | Copy selection and put it on the Clipboard |
F2 | Select objects | Ctrl + F | Search |
F3 | Global axes on/off | Ctrl + N | Start Creo Elements/Direct Modeling over with new empty part and workplane |
F4 | Hidden on/off | Ctrl + O | Loads a file into Creo Elements/Direct Modeling |
F5 | 3D geometry on/off | Ctrl + Q | Hide/show menus | This shortcut only works for menus and dialog boxes that do not expect user input either in the dialog box or outside it (for example, settings). It does not work for dialog boxes which expect user input (for example, command dialog boxes or some properties dialog boxes). |
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F6 | 3D shaded/wire | Ctrl + S | Save selected elements |
F7 | Workplane borders on/off | Ctrl + V | Paste Clipboard contents |
F8 | Workplane axes on/off | Ctrl + X | Cut selection and put it on the Clipboard |
F11 | Toggle full screen view | Ctrl + Y | Redo one modeling operation |
F12 | Toggle Structure Browser if undocked else toggle Browser bar | Ctrl + Z | Undo one modeling operation |
Shift + Space | Show or hide the command dialog box when you perform an operation in the viewport without opening a command dialog box. For example, 1. Select any 3D edge (edge of a cube) in the viewport and drag the 3D CoPilot dragger. 2. Press Shift + Space to show or hide the Create Blend dialog box. | Ctrl+P | Open the Print dialog box. |
Del | Delete preselected parts, assemblies, workplanes, 2D elements and 3D annotations in the viewport | Arrow keys | Rotate by 45° |
Tab | • If you move the cursor over a face within multiple faces and if the face is highlighted (using Fly-by highlighting), then press TAB to move to the next method in the selection method sequence (Boss/Pocket, Rib, Slot, Boss, and Pocket) to recognize the face. • If you move the cursor over a geometric custom feature, and if the feature is highlighted, then press TAB to highlight all the faces of the feature. Press TAB again to highlight the face that is just below the cursor. The tooltip changes each time that you press TAB. | Click to select the highlighted elements. |
• If you select multiple elements and objects in the viewport, press TAB to go to the next selection in the selection list. | Shift + Arrowkeys | Rotate by 3° |
Space | If you have initiated a command, press SPACE to open the Option Mini Toolbar and to quickly find the suitable options of the command. | Ctrl + Arrowkeys | Pan |
Shift + Tab | • If you move the cursor over a face within multiple faces and if the face is highlighted (using Fly-by highlighting), then press SHIFT + TAB to move to the previous method in the selection method sequence (Boss/Pocket, Rib, Slot, Boss, and Pocket) to recognize the face. • If you move the cursor over a geometric custom feature, and if the feature is highlighted, then press SHIFT + TAB to highlight the face that is just below the cursor. Press SHIFT + TAB again to highlight all the faces of the feature. The tooltip changes each time that you press SHIFT + TAB. Tip: Click to select the highlighted elements. | Click to select the highlighted elements. |
• If you select multiple elements and objects in the viewport, press SHIFT + TAB to go to the previous selection in the selection list. | Ctrl+ Tab | |
CoPilot shortcuts
The following shortcuts may work inside a viewport window depending on which
Using CoPilots is running:
B | Toggle between straight line and arc |
Z | Undo the last segment |
Shift | Toggle snapping while key is held |
Page Up | Increase adaptive grid size |
Page Down | Decrease adaptive grid size |
Home | Reset adaptive grid to default size |
Mouse shortcuts
Left-Mouse-Button | Select |
Middle-Mouse-Button | OK (when mouse is still); Dynamic rotate (while dragging mouse) |
Right-Mouse-Button | Pop-up menu (when mouse is still); Dynamic pan (while dragging mouse) |
SHIFT+Left-Mouse-Button | Single click: Select list start/resume Double click: Select list remove |
SHIFT+Middle-Mouse-Button | Select list done |
SHIFT+Right-Mouse-Button | Catch/select/show pop-up menu |
CTRL+Left-Mouse-Button | Dynamic pan |
CTRL+Middle-Mouse-Button | Dynamic rotate |
CTRL+Right-Mouse-Button | Dynamic zoom |
SHIFT+CTRL+Left-Mouse-Button | Catch center |
SHIFT+CTRL+Middle-Mouse-Button | Rotate around the Vport-axis |
ALT+Middle-Mouse-Button | If you click the middle mouse button over a face while you hold the ALT key, a new workplane will be created parallel to this face and the 2D CoPilot starts in Line/Arc mode. If the face is not planar, the workplane's normal direction will be the normal direction of the face where you picked the face. |
SHIFT+ALT+Middle-Mouse-Button | If you hold down the ALT and SHIFT keys and click a planar face with the middle mouse button, you initiate a command to move this face by its normal direction and length. Creo Elements/Direct Modeling will prompt you to enter the distance to move this face in its normal direction. |
SHIFT+ALT+Left-Mouse-Button | If you hold down the ALT and SHIFT keys and click a face with the left mouse button, you initiate a command to move this face by two points. Creo Elements/Direct Modeling will prompt you to pick the FROM point and then the TO point. |
Ribbon keyboard shortcuts or KeyTips
KeyTips are keyboard shortcuts that offer an easy way to access the tabs or buttons on the ribbon, Quick Access toolbar, and the File menu. KeyTips are sequences of keyboard letters preceded by the Alt key.
Press the Alt or F10 key to see the KeyTip bubbles pop up for each tab and button. This is the first level of KeyTips. You can then press the key or key sequence shown in the KeyTip to activate the tab or button that you want use. Press the keys one at a time instead of holding each one down. Depending on which key you press, a second level of KeyTips may be displayed or an associated command is run. Press the Esc key to return to the first level of KeyTips.
| Press the Alt or F10 key to display or hide the KeyTips. |
Examples:
• Press Alt-S to open the Structure tab from any other tab and display KeyTips for buttons on the Structure tab.
• To create a copy of a part or an assembly, press Alt-S-PC. S opens the Structure tab and PC opens the Create Copy dialog box.
• To create a new session, press Alt-F-N.
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