Getting started > Keyboard and mouse shortcuts
  
Keyboard and mouse shortcuts
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
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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).
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.
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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.
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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
Activate Probe for 3D elements and 3D objects to select a geometry that is hidden by another geometry
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.
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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.