Common Keyboard Shortcuts

Opening new views

Key	Action
Alt+0	Data Explorer
Alt+1	New Graphic View
Alt+2	New Output View
Alt+3	Message Pane

Graphic View Manipulation

Key	Action
I	Isometric View
P	Plan view
X	X elevation
Y	Y elevation
Shift + up / down	Pan up / down
Ctril + up / down	Zoom in / out
R	Rotate (see cursor modes for other rotate mode options)
R and then Ctrl+left click	To select a new point to rotate about
V	Volume to view only a part of the structure (see cursor modes for other volume mode options)
V and then Ctrl+left click	To undo previous volume

Selection

Key	Action
E	Select elements / members
N	Select Nodes
Ctrl+Alt+S	Snap to grid points

Cursor modes

Action	Rotate	Zoom	Volume	Select	Polyline	Sculpt Geometry
Click	-	Zoom in and pan	Delete last volume	Clear and select picked item	Add vertex	Create node if necessary, add node to topology list
Drag	Rotate	Zoom box	New inclusive volume	Clear and select items	Drag existing vertex	Drag existing node on grid plane
Ctrl+click	Pick object point	Pan	-	Toggle picked item	-	As click, but use node as start of next element
Ctrl+drag	Vertical: zoom / Horizontal: distance	-	New exclusive volume	Toggle items	-	-
Shift+click	Reset object point	Zoom out and pan	Delete all volumes	Select picked item	-	-
Shift+drag	Pan	-	-	Select items	-	-
Ctrl+shift+click	Re-scale	Re-scale	Re-scale	Re-scale	Re-scale	Re-scale
Right click	Context menu	Context menu	Context menu	Context menu	Context menu	Context menu
Right drag	Rotate	Rotate	Rotate	Rotate	Rotate	Rotate

Tip: For more shortcuts and accelerators, visit the GSA References tab (opens new window).