Solidworks 2019

Dimensions and Annotations

Inserts a degree º symbol.

Alt + 0176

All hotkeys for Solidworks 2019

Windows
New

Ctrl + N

Windows
Open

Ctrl + O

Windows
Close window

Ctrl + W

Windows
Close file

Ctrl + F4

Windows
Close Solidworks

Alt + F4

User Interface
Moves among open documents.

Ctrl + ⭾ Tab

Windows
Save

Ctrl + S

Windows
Print

Ctrl + P

Windows
Find / replace

Ctrl + F

Windows
Select all

Ctrl + A

Windows
Cut

Ctrl + X

Copy/Paste
Drawings. Copies and pastes drawing views.

Ctrl + C

Copy/Paste
Drawings. Copies and pastes drawing views.

Ctrl + V

Windows
Undo

Ctrl + Z

Windows
Redo

Ctrl + Y

Commands
Browse recent documents

R

User Interface
Opens the shortcut bar.

S

Commands
Confirmation corner / breadcrumbs

D

Commands
Command search

W

User Interface
Rebuilds the model.

Ctrl + B

Commands
Force regen

Ctrl + Q

Commands
Delete

Del

User Interface
Repeats the last command.

⤶ Enter

Commands
Task pane

Ctrl + F1

Commands
Toggle selection filter toolbar

F5

Commands
Toggle selection filter type

F6

Commands
Spell check

F7

Commands
Toolbar

F10

Commands
Full screen

F11

Sketching
Changes the XYZ plane when sketching in a 3D sketch.

⭾ Tab

Assemblies
While Inserting a Component. Rotates the component -90º.

↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab

Sketching
Turns on snapping.

↑   Shift + Mouse left click

Commands
Tangent arc toggle

A

Display
Zooms to fit.

F

Display
Opens the View Selector and Orientation dialog box.

Space

Display
Opens the View Selector.

Ctrl + Space

View commands
Front

Ctrl + 1

View commands
Back

Ctrl + 2

View commands
Left

Ctrl + 3

View commands
Right

Ctrl + 4

View commands
Top

Ctrl + 5

View commands
Bottom

Ctrl + 6

View commands
Isometric

Ctrl + 7

View commands
Normal to

Ctrl + 8

View commands
Undo view change

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Z

Display
Zooms the model in.

↑   Shift + Z

Display
Zooms the model out.

Z

View commands
Area magnify

G

Assemblies
Mates. Temporarily hides a face when you hover over a face and click Alt.

Alt

Sketching
Symmetrically adjusts both handles of a control point in a spline.

Alt + Mouse movement

Assemblies
Copies the component and creates a SmartMate.

Alt + Ctrl + Mouse movement

Sketching
Suppresses inference lines when dragging an endpoint.

Ctrl + Mouse movement

Assemblies
Mates. Show a temporarily hidden face when you hover over the hidden face and click Shift + Alt.

↑   Shift + Alt

Assemblies
Mates. Show all temporarily hidden faces in a semi-transparent state.

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Alt

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.

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab

Assemblies
On a component. Rotates a component relative to the assembly origin.

Mouse movement

Assemblies
On a Component. Invokes mouse gestures instead of the Rotate Component tool.

Alt + Mouse movement

Display
Rotates the model 90º.

↑   Shift + ← ↑ → ↓

Assemblies
Opens the shortcut menu and context toolbar.

↑   Shift + F10

Assemblies
Opens the shortcut menu and context toolbar.

Context menu button

Selection
Select the back faces in the View Selector cube.

Alt + Mouse left click

Dimensions and Annotations
Inserts a degree º symbol.

Alt + 0176

Dimensions and Annotations
Inserts a diameter Ø symbol.

Alt + 0216

Dimensions and Annotations
Inserts a µ symbol.

Alt + 0181

Dimensions and Annotations
Change the annotation view plane for a dimension or annotation.

`

Display
Rotates the model parallel to the viewing plane.

Alt + ← ↑ → ↓

Display
Rotates the model parallel to the viewing plane.

Alt + Mouse movement

Display
Zooms the model in and out about the screen center.

↑   Shift + Mouse movement

Display
Shows a section view when using the magnifying glass.

Alt + Mouse wheel up and down

Sketching
When sketching a line, the line snaps to specific lengths.

↑   Shift + Mouse movement

Move
Pans a model.

Ctrl + ← ↑ → ↓

Move
Pans a model.

Ctrl + Mouse movement

Selection
Select multiple entities.

Ctrl + Mouse left click

Selection
Select a transparent face on a part.

↑   Shift

Sketching
(while sketching) Turn off automatic sketch relations.

Ctrl

User Interface
Redraws the screen.

Ctrl + R

Similar combinations for other applications


ALT+[Digits] Symbol Codes (Windows)
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Mathematical

Alt +0176