SOLIDWORKS Keyboard Shortcuts

By using SOLIDWORKS keyboard shortcuts, you may create more quickly in one of the simplest methods possible. You won't have to waste time looking for instructions in the toolbar thanks to the SOLIDWORKS keyboard shortcuts. Additionally, you may design unique shortcuts depending on the features and actions you use the most.

Keyboard Shortcuts for SOLIDWORKS to Boost Design Efficiency

How to program your own SOLIDWORKS keyboard shortcuts

Recommendation: Only create shortcuts for commands that you often use.

1. Open a document and choose Tools.
2. Choose Customize.
3. Decide on the Keyboard tab.
4. If a command you often use doesn't have a shortcut, click it.
5. Create a unique shortcut.
   For instance: Click the Parabola command in the chart if you frequently utilize parabolas in your designs. Enter your preferred shortcut here (e.g., P).
6. If you input a shortcut that already exists, you'll receive an error notice. This is erasable if you so want. To complete and save, select OK.

How to modify SOLIDWORKS keyboard shortcuts

1. Open a document and choose Tools.
2. Choose Customize.
3. Decide on the Keyboard tab.
4. To alter a keyboard shortcut, click on it.
5. Create a new unique shortcut.
6. If you input a shortcut that already exists, you'll receive an error notice. This is erasable if you so want.
7. To complete and save, select OK.

What mouse movements are used in SOLIDWORKS?

Up to 12 customized shortcut instructions may be accessed utilising mouse gestures with a single right-click and drag action. Customizing this wheel is a wonderful method to improve productivity and save time if there are particular SOLIDWORKS keyboard shortcuts or tools that you frequently use.

The SOLIDWORKS mouse button customization process

1. Navigate to the Command Ribbon's Tools tab.
2. Choose Customize.
3. The Mouse Gestures tab should be chosen.
4. A command can be assigned to a location on the mouse gesture guide by enabling or disabling mouse gestures and selecting the number of gestures from 2 to 12.
5. To add a command to the Gesture Wheel, drag it from the command list onto the space on the wheel.

Using the S shortcut

You may access and modify other keyboard shortcuts in SOLIDWORKS by using the S keyboard shortcut. With just a few clicks of the mouse, the user may access common instructions thanks to the shortcut.

1. Your keyboard's S key will cause a shortcut box to appear. There are four modes available in the shortcut box: part editing, assembly, drawing, and sketch.
2. Drag the command into the shortcut box to add tools to your S Shortcut box. As soon as a command is chosen or you click anywhere else on the SOLIDWORKS display, the box will vanish. Based on the tools and commands you use most frequently; you may adjust each of the four settings.

What is the quickest method for learning keyboard shortcuts for SOLIDWORKS?

1. To remember keyboard shortcuts for SOLIDWORKS, use a cheat sheet.
   NO CHARGE Cheat Sheet Free SOLIDWORKS Keyboard Shortcuts pdf download.
2. Websites that provide flashcards. Online flashcard services like Anki make it simple and effective to recall shortcuts. If you recall the card correctly, it will space out the time until you see the flashcard again. It employs spaced repetition to make new keyboard shortcuts more common. Enter the SOLIDWORKS keyboard shortcuts list into the application to get started, then start learning.
3. Make a list of several quick cuts on a sticky note. The memo should be stuck on your computer screen. The sticky note should remain on your screen until you have learned the shortcuts by heart. Once you have mastered every SOLIDWORKS keyboard shortcut that applies to you, go on to another set of shortcuts and repeat the procedure.

Shortcuts for user interfaces:

• Ctrl + Q Rebuild Complete
• Shift + Tab switches between open documents
• Enter echoes the previous command

Keyboard shortcuts:

• Arrow keys and alt the model is turned such that it faces the viewing plane.
• Middle mouse button while holding the Alt key the model is turned such that it faces the viewing plane.
• Arrow keys and shift turns the model 90 degrees
• Control + Z zooms in on the model.
• Z zooms out the model.
• F fits the zoom.
• Shift + click when you hover over a body or component, it reveals any hidden parts.
• G Optical Magnifier
• Middle mouse button and Alt while using the magnifying glass, displays a segment view.
• Spacebar opens a dialogue window with a view selector and orientation.