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List of Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts by function

 

File

 

New Project

[Ctrl] + N

Open Project

[Ctrl] + O

Save

[Ctrl] + S

Print

[Ctrl] + P

 

Edit

 

Undo

[Ctrl] + Z

Redo

[Ctrl] + Y

Cut

[Ctrl] + X

Copy

[Ctrl] + C

Paste

[Ctrl] + V

Delete

[Del]

Find

[Ctrl] + F

 

View

 

 

Redraw

-

[F3]

Initial View

-

[Ctrl] + [F3]

Zoom

Fit

[Ctrl] + 0

-

In

[Ctrl] + +

 

Window

[Ctrl] + [Shift]+W

-

Out

[Ctrl] + -

Pan

Left

[Ctrl] + LeftArrow

-

Right

[Ctrl] + RightArrow

-

Up

[Ctrl] + UpArrow

-

Down

[Ctrl] + DownArrow

View Point

Iso

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + I

-

Top

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + T

-

Bottom

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + B

-

Left

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + L

-

Right

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + R

-

Front

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + F

-

Rear

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + E

-

Rotate Left

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + LeftArrow

-

Rotate Right

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + RightArrow

-

Rotate Up

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + UpArrow

-

Rotate Down

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + DownArrow

Previous View Status

-

[Ctrl]+ B

Shrink Elements

-

[Ctrl]+ K

Perspective View

-

[Ctrl]+ J

Remove Hidden Lines

-

[Ctrl]+ H

Render View

-

[F6]

Select Identity

Element Type

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + A

-

Material

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + B

-

Section

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + C

-

Thickness

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + D

-

Named Plane

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + E

-

Story

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + F

-

Structure Group

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + G

Select Single

-

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + S

Select All

-

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + A

Select Previous

-

[Ctrl] + Q

Select Recent Entities

-

[Ctrl] + R

Activities

Active

[F2]

-

Inactive

[Ctrl]+[F2]

-

Active All

[Ctrl]+A

-

Acitvity Identity

[Ctrl]+D

Display

-

[Ctrl]+E

 

Model

 

 

Structure Wizard

Arch

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + W

-

Frame

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + X

-

Truss

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + Y

-

Plate

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + Z

Nodes

Create Nodes

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + 1

-

Delete Nodes

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + 2

-

Translate Nodes

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + 3

-

Rotate Nodes

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + 4

-

Project Nodes

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + 5

-

Mirror Nodes

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + 6

-

Divide Nodes

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + 7

-

Merge Nodes

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + 8

-

Compact Numbers

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + 9

-

Node Table

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + N

Elements

Create Elements

[Alt] + 1

-

Delete Elements

[Alt] + 2

-

Translate Elements

[Alt] + 3

-

Rotate Elements

[Alt] + 4

-

Extrude Elements

[Alt] + 5

-

Mirror Elements

[Alt] + 6

-

Divide Elements

[Alt] + 7

-

Intersect Elements

[Alt] + 8

-

Change Element Patameters

[Alt] + 9

-

Compact Numbers

[Alt] + 0

-

Element Table

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + M

Properties

Material Table

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + L

-

Section Table

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + S

-

Thickness Table

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + T

Boundaries

Supports Table

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + P

-

Beam End Release Table

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + D

-

Rigid Link Table

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + R

Mass

Nodal Masses Table

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + U

Define Structure Group

-

[Ctrl] + [F1]

Check Structure Data

Check and Remove Duplicate Elements

[F12]

 

Load

 

 

Static Load Cases

-

[F9]

Load Tables

Nodal Loads Table

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + N

-

Beam Load Table

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + M

-

Floor Load Table

[Ctrl] + [Shift] + O

 

Analysis

 

 

Perform Analysis

-

[F5]

 

Results

 

 

Combinations

-

[Ctrl] + [F9]

 

Mode

 

 

Preprocessing Mode

-

[F7]

Post-processing Mode

-

[Ctrl] + [F7]

 

Query

 

 

Project Status

-

[Ctrl] + T

Query Nodes

-

[F4]

Query Elements

-

[Ctrl] + [F4]

 

Tools

 

 

MCT Command Shell

-

[Ctrl] + [F12]

Text Editor

-

[Ctrl] + [F5]

Graphic Editor

-

[Ctrl] + [F6]

 

Window

 

 

New Window

-

[Ctrl] + W

 

Help

 

 

Index

-

[F1]

 

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