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Keyboard shortcuts – CATIA V6 (list in PDF)

10/27/2015 by Joe Leave a Comment

keyboard-shortcutsA list with almost all CATIA V6 Shortcuts. These shortcuts works also in CATIA V5 but not all. At the end of this article you’ll find the PDF to download with all commands from this article.

  1. These shortcuts are specific to Bend Part Design.

Specific Keyboard Shortcuts

To… Press…
Switch between the Fold and Unfold views. Alt+F or Alt+U
View the parameters Alt+S
Create Dxf file Alt+D
Check overlapping Alt+O
Minimize or maximize the Robot Ctrl+M

Standard Keyboard Shortcuts

These shortcuts are standard shortcuts.

To… Press…
Undo the last action Ctrl+Z
Redo the last undo action Ctrl+Y
Exit commands Esc
Delete selected items from your document Delete
Display the specification tree F3
  1. Specific Search Shortcuts for Work Instructions Planning

In the V6 database, you can search the work instruction references.

To search for… Use…
Alert work instruction references wia
Data collect work instruction references wid
Instruction work instruction references wit
Sign off work instruction references wis

General Search Shortcuts

Work instruction planning references are part of, or associated with, other objects in a PPR context. This table provides the searchable objects and search shortcuts related to Work Instructions Planning.

To search for… Use…
Catalogs catalog
Parts prt
PPR Contexts ppr
Processes prcs
Production operations mope
Production systems msys
Products prd
Resources rsc
  1. These shortcuts are specific to Bend Part Design.

Specific Keyboard Shortcuts

To … Press …
Activate the Building Slicer. Ctrl+F8
Activate the Building Estimator and see the elevation, area and volume of each story. Shift+F8
Change the stairs position of 90°. Space Bar
Lock/specify dimensions while drawing. Space Bar
Lock the smart grid to the current plane when pointing to a planar face before starting to draw (Draw on the grid). Ctrl
Manage smart grid orientation before using Draw when pointing to an edge. Shift
Align smart grid gridlines to the nearest edge before using Draw when underlying geometry is a planar face. Shift
Turn off Snap-to-grid behavior while drawing (Draw). Shift
Hide/show the Navigator tool. F8
Edit the clipboard. F2
Duplicate shapes and objects before making your selection via the Robot. Ctrl
Switch between open profile tools (Line, Arc, etc.) while drawing. Tab
Move the viewpoint forward during a walkthrough experience. Up arrow
Move the viewpoint backward during a walkthrough experience. Down arrow
Turn the viewpoint to the left during a walkthrough experience. Left arrow
Turn the viewpoint to the right during a walkthrough experience. Right arrow
Move the viewpoint forward at running speed during a walkthrough experience. Ctrl+Up arrow
Move the viewpoint backward at running speed during a walkthrough experience. Ctrl+Down arrow

Standard Keyboard Shortcuts

To … Press …
Copy selected items to the Live Buildings clipboard Ctrl+C
Paste the last item added to the Live Buildings clipboard into the current document Ctrl+V
Remove selected items from your document and place them in the clipboard Ctrl+X
Undo the last action Ctrl+Z
Redo the last undo action Ctrl+Y
Exit commands Esc
Delete selected items from your document Del
Display the tree F3

Keyboard Shortcuts for Walkthrough Experience

To… Press…
Move forward either Up, Z (on a AZERTY keyboard), or W (on a QWERTY keyboard)
Move backward either Down or S
Turn left either Left, Q (on a AZERTY keyboard), or A (on a QWERTY keyboard)
Turn right either Right or D
Run forward Ctrl+Up
Run backward Ctrl+Down
  1. Keyboard shortcuts save you time when using Live Compose.

Specific Keyboard Shortcuts

To … Press…
Duplicate shapes and objects before making your selection via the Robot Ctrl
Turn off the automatic recognition of geometrical relationships when moving 3D parts with the Robot. Shift
Edit the clipboard F2
Add to my selection Alt+B

Standard Keyboard Shortcuts

To … Press…
Copy selected items to the clipboard.

The clipboard holds a maximum of 12 items.

Ctrl+C
Paste the last item added to the clipboard into the current document Ctrl+V
Remove selected items from your document and place them in the clipboard Ctrl+X
Undo the last action Ctrl+Z
Redo the last undo action Ctrl+Y
Exit commands Esc
Delete selected items from your document Delete
Display the Tree F3
  1. Keyboard shortcuts save you time when using Live Shape.

Specific Keyboard Shortcuts

To … Press…
Switch between the three Robot planes to define the support plane before starting to draw (Draw on Grid ). Left or Right Arrow
Lock the smart grid to the current plane when pointing to a planar face before starting to draw (Draw on Grid ). Spacebar
Manage smart grid orientation before using Draw when pointing to an edge. Shift
Turn off Snap-to-grid behavior while drawing (Draw). Ctrl
Turn off automatic detection of geometric relationships while drawing (Draw ). Shift
Switch between open profile tools (Line, Arc, etc.) while drawing Tab
Reverse arc orientation while creating it (Draw > Arc) Shift
Specify values (rectangle dimensions, circle and sphere radius, and line and cylinder length) when drawing or creating shapes. Spacebar
Duplicate shapes and objects before making your selection via the Robot Ctrl
Turn off the automatic recognition of geometrical relationships when moving 3D parts with the Robot. Shift
Edit the clipboard F2
Add to my selection Alt+B

Standard Keyboard Shortcuts

To … Press…
Copy selected items to the clipboard.

The clipboard holds a maximum of 12 items.

Ctrl+C
Paste the last item added to the clipboard into the current document Ctrl+V
Remove selected items from your document and place them in the clipboard Ctrl+X
Undo the last action Ctrl+Z
Redo the last undo action Ctrl+Y
Exit commands Esc
Delete selected items from your document Delete
Display the Tree F3
  1. Keyboard shortcuts save you time when using Natural Sketch.

To… Press…
Launch the View Render Style dialog box and choose between the Perspective and Parallel view type. F2
Launch the view selection and choose between front, top, bottom, left or right view. F4
Translate the plane in increments of 10 mm, or rotate the plane in increments of 15 deg, when manipulating the drawing plane (in the Select Plane or Symmetry command). Shift
Force the translation in a single direction, when manipulating the drawing plane (in the Select Plane or Symmetry command). Alt *
Activate Trace Over in order to refine the closest curve, when using the Pen or the Primitives command. (and hold down) Alt.
Add newly selected elements to those already selected, when using the Transform command. Ctrl
Translate the 3D manipulator in increments of 10 mm, or rotate the 3D manipulator in increments of 15 deg, when using the Transform command. Shift
Activate Symmetry, when using the Transform command. Alt *
Force the translation in a single direction, when using the Transform command. Alt *
To snap the 3D manipulator onto the nearest canonical plane. Double-click the manipulator plane.
* Can be used in combination with Shift.
  1. You can use a list of keyboard shortcuts to run commands more quickly.

Important: Clicking an icon lets you run the command associated with that icon only once. However, double-clicking an icon lets you use the associated command as many times as you want without having to click the icon several times.

Use this key (or combination)… To…
Escape Exit the current dialog box (when there is one)
F1 Get contextual online help
Shift + F1 Get help on toolbar icons
Shift + F2 Toggle the Tree overview on and off
F3 Toggle Tree display on and off
Alt + F8 Run macros
Shift + F3 Activate the graph if the model is active and inversely
Home Display the top of the graph
End Display the bottom of the graph
Page Up Relocate the graph one page up
Page Down Relocate the graph one page down
Ctrl + Page Up Zoom in the graph
Ctrl + Page Down Zoom out the graph
Up arrow Relocate the graph 1/10th (one tenth) of a page to the top
Down arrow Relocate the graph 1/10th (one tenth) of a page to the bottom
Left arrow Relocate the graph 1/10th (one tenth) of a page to the left
Right arrow Relocate the graph 1/10th (one tenth) of a page to the right
Ctrl + Tab Swap active document windows
Ctrl + A Select all lines in a list (when multiselection is supported)
Alt + Enter Run the Properties… command
Ctrl + C Run the Copy command
Ctrl + F Run the Find… command
Ctrl + G Run the Selection Sets… command
Ctrl + N Run the New… command
Ctrl + P Run the Print… command
Ctrl + S Run the Propagate… command with the user interface
Ctrl + Shift + S Run the Propagate… command without the user interface
Ctrl + V Run the Paste command
Ctrl + X Run the Cut command
Ctrl + Y Run the Redo command
Ctrl + Z Run the Undo command
  1. The following is a table of keyboard shortcuts you can use to run commands more quickly.

Use this key… To…
Escape Exit the current dialog box (when there is one)
F1 Get contextual online help
Ctrl + Page Up Zoom in the visual representations
Ctrl + Page Down Zoom out the visual representations
Ctrl + Up Arrow Translate the visual representations to the top
Ctrl + Down Arrow Translate the visual representations to the bottom
Ctrl + Left Arrow Translate the visual representations to the left
Ctrl + Right Arrow Translate the visual representations to the right
Ctrl + Tab Translate the visual representations one tenth of a page to the top
  1. Keyboard shortcuts save you time when using CATIA Live Rendering.

To… Press…
Start rendering your object. Ctrl + Alt + R
Start rendering in batch mode. Ctrl + Alt + B
Display the queue monitor for the rendering in batch mode. Ctrl + Alt + Q
Open the material window. Ctrl + Alt + M
Open the ambience window. Ctrl + Alt + A
Create a camera. Ctrl + Shift + C
Activate the camera viewpoints. Ctrl + Alt + C
Modify the view angle. Ctrl + Alt + V
Access the rendering options. Ctrl + Alt + O
Suspend the rendering and displays a button in the middle of the screen. Ctrl + Alt + P
Save the rendered image on disk. Ctrl + Alt + D
Propage the rendered image. Ctrl + Alt + S
Activate/Deactivate the gravitational effect. Ctrl + Alt + G
Display the HUD information while rendering. Ctrl + Alt + I
Display or hide the help panel. Ctrl + Alt + H
  1. The following is a table of keyboard shortcuts you can use to run commands more quickly.

Use this key… To…
Escape Exit the current dialog box (when there is one)
F1 Get contextual online help
F3 Toggle tree display on and off
F5 Toggle object labels display on and off
Ctrl + Page Up Zoom in the visual representations
Ctrl + Page Down Zoom out the visual representations
Ctrl + Up Arrow Translate the visual representations to the top
Ctrl + Down Arrow Translate the visual representations to the bottom
Ctrl + Left Arrow Translate the visual representations to the left
Ctrl + Right Arrow Translate the visual representations to the right
Ctrl + Tab Change between application windows opened in the session
Alt + Enter Run the Properties… command
Alt + F8 Adjust column size to full width
Ctrl + C Run the Copy command (available only for textual information in dialog boxes)
Ctrl + V Run the Paste command (available only for textual information in dialog boxes)
Ctrl + X Run the Cut command (available only for textual information in dialog boxes)
  1. Here are some tips for a better use of the keyboard.

Key Command Action
Shift Activate, Remove (Pick or Brush), Split a Mesh or a Cloud Deselects selected elements
Shift Align using the robot Moves the Robot without moving the cloud
Shift 3D Curve Activates/de-activates the Snap on elements option
Ctrl Scan on Cloud Previews the scan being created
Ctrl Curve from Scans Moves the split points
Ctrl 3D Curve Projects a point on its constraining element

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