Hotkeys and shortcuts for Solidworks 2019

(Total 76)

Ctrl + N
Windows
New
Ctrl + O
Windows
Open
Ctrl + W
Windows
Close window
Ctrl + F4
Windows
Close file
Alt + F4
Windows
Close Solidworks
Ctrl + ⭾ Tab
User Interface
Moves among open documents.
Ctrl + S
Windows
Save
Ctrl + P
Windows
Print
Ctrl + F
Windows
Find / replace
Ctrl + A
Windows
Select all
Ctrl + X
Windows
Cut
Ctrl + C
Copy/Paste
Drawings. Copies and pastes drawing views.
Ctrl + V
Copy/Paste
Drawings. Copies and pastes drawing views.
Ctrl + Z
Windows
Undo
Ctrl + Y
Windows
Redo
R
Commands
Browse recent documents
S
User Interface
Opens the shortcut bar.
D
Commands
Confirmation corner / breadcrumbs
W
Commands
Command search
Ctrl + B
User Interface
Rebuilds the model.
Ctrl + Q
Commands
Force regen
Del
Commands
Delete
⤶ Enter
User Interface
Repeats the last command.
Ctrl + F1
Commands
Task pane
F5
Commands
Toggle selection filter toolbar
F6
Commands
Toggle selection filter type
F7
Commands
Spell check
F10
Commands
Toolbar
F11
Commands
Full screen
⭾ Tab
Sketching
Changes the XYZ plane when sketching in a 3D sketch.
↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab
Assemblies
While Inserting a Component. Rotates the component -90º.
↑   Shift + Mouse left click
Sketching
Turns on snapping.
A
Commands
Tangent arc toggle
F
Display
Zooms to fit.
Space
Display
Opens the View Selector and Orientation dialog box.
Ctrl + Space
Display
Opens the View Selector.
Ctrl + 1
View commands
Front
Ctrl + 2
View commands
Back
Ctrl + 3
View commands
Left
Ctrl + 4
View commands
Right
Ctrl + 5
View commands
Top
Ctrl + 6
View commands
Bottom
Ctrl + 7
View commands
Isometric
Ctrl + 8
View commands
Normal to
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Z
View commands
Undo view change
↑   Shift + Z
Display
Zooms the model in.
Z
Display
Zooms the model out.
G
View commands
Area magnify
Alt
Assemblies
Mates. Temporarily hides a face when you hover over a face and click Alt.
Alt + Mouse movement
Sketching
Symmetrically adjusts both handles of a control point in a spline.
Alt + Ctrl + Mouse movement
Assemblies
Copies the component and creates a SmartMate.
Ctrl + Mouse movement
Sketching
Suppresses inference lines when dragging an endpoint.
↑   Shift + Alt
Assemblies
Mates. Show a temporarily hidden face when you hover over the hidden face and click Shift + Alt.
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Alt
Assemblies
Mates. Show all temporarily hidden faces in a semi-transparent state.
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab
Assemblies
To show one or more components, move the pointer to the graphics area, and press and hold Ctrl + Shift + Tab. All hidden components are temporarily displayed as transparent. Click a hidden component to change it to shown.
Mouse movement
Assemblies
On a component. Rotates a component relative to the assembly origin.
Alt + Mouse movement
Assemblies
On a Component. Invokes mouse gestures instead of the Rotate Component tool.
↑   Shift + ← ↑ → ↓
Display
Rotates the model 90º.
↑   Shift + F10
Assemblies
Opens the shortcut menu and context toolbar.
Context menu button
Assemblies
Opens the shortcut menu and context toolbar.
Alt + Mouse left click
Selection
Select the back faces in the View Selector cube.
Alt + 0176
Dimensions and Annotations
Inserts a degree º symbol.
Alt + 0216
Dimensions and Annotations
Inserts a diameter Ø symbol.
Alt + 0181
Dimensions and Annotations
Inserts a µ symbol.
`
Dimensions and Annotations
Change the annotation view plane for a dimension or annotation.
Alt + ← ↑ → ↓
Display
Rotates the model parallel to the viewing plane.
Alt + Mouse movement
Display
Rotates the model parallel to the viewing plane.
↑   Shift + Mouse movement
Display
Zooms the model in and out about the screen center.
Alt + Mouse wheel up and down
Display
Shows a section view when using the magnifying glass.
↑   Shift + Mouse movement
Sketching
When sketching a line, the line snaps to specific lengths.
Ctrl + ← ↑ → ↓
Move
Pans a model.
Ctrl + Mouse movement
Move
Pans a model.
Ctrl + Mouse left click
Selection
Select multiple entities.
↑   Shift
Selection
Select a transparent face on a part.
Ctrl
Sketching
(while sketching) Turn off automatic sketch relations.
Ctrl + R
User Interface
Redraws the screen.