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Greetings, fellow SolidWorks users. A question we are sometimes asked is for a

comprehensive list of all the things that Ctrl, Alt, and Shift keys are used for in
SolidWorks, since this isnt exactly documented in the shortcut keys.
CTRL
Ctrl+Drag: You can use this to copy in many situations. In sketch mode, you can
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Ctrl+Drag (middle mouse button): You can use this to pan in any mode.
Ctrl+arrow keys work for this as well.
Ctrl+Click: This will allow multiple selections. I mention this one because it is so
important in SolidWorks to be able to select multiple things (entities, geometry,
parts, etc)
Ctrl+Q: This is the Force Rebuild command. You will find it nowhere on the
toolbars, nor in the menus, nor in the command manager, nor in the Customize
tab, but it is very important. This command rebuilds everything in the feature tree,
making it more powerful than the standard Rebuild (Ctrl+B).
Ctrl+B: This is the default Rebuild command (can be changed). This will rebuild
only features that have changed since the last rebuild. Long-time SolidWorks users
may remember when the default hotkey for this was R. Be warned that there may
be unseen errors in your part that will not be rebuilt or seen using this method (see
Ctrl+Q above)
If you hold down Ctrl while sketching, it wont add the automatic sketch relations
that it typically would (a temporary workaround to disabling Automatic Relations
under Tools > Options, then under the System Options tab, select Relations/Snaps
from the list on the left).
Ctrl+Spacebar: Activates the View Selector regardless of the setting when you
only press Spacebar.
Ctrl+Tab: Switch between open documents. Works in other Windows programs as
well.
Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V: Copy and Paste respectively (not unique to SolidWorks). In a
sketch, you can copy entities using this method or the Ctrl+Drag mentioned earlier.
In part mode, you can copy a sketch (does not work with the Ctrl+Drag method). In
a drawing, you can enjoy greater control over where you place your view if you use
this method over Ctrl+Drag. In an assembly, you need to select a part/assembly
from the tree to copy it, but it still works. Another really cool thing you can do in an
assembly with this is that you can select a parts feature from the tree, do a Ctrl+C
and Ctrl+V to make a copy of the same feature as an assembly-level feature!
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moving a feature from one face to another). In a drawing, this will move projected
views along with the view you have selected together, as though they are one view.
Also in a drawing, you can move a dimension to a different view.
Shift+Drag (middle mouse button): Zooms in and out smoothly. When zooming
in, it zooms in to the centre of the screen.
Shift+Arrow Keys: Rotates your view 90, regardless of what your view rotation
setting is for your arrow keys (Tools > Options, under the System Options tab
select View from the list on the left and adjust the Arrow Keys field in the View
Rotation pane). Works in part, assembly and sketch modes.
Shift+Click: In a feature tree this will select everything between two selected
items. When applying dimensions to an arc or circle, it will snap the dimension to
the max or min position depending on where you select the arc or circle. When
selecting parts in the graphics area, it allows multiple selections (same as Ctrl).
Shift+Click: When sketching, it will temporarily enable Snap To Grid (otherwise
accessible via Tools > Options, under the System Options tab select
Relations/Snaps from the list on left and check the Grid option), but it does it in a
much more intuitive way.
ALT
Alt+Drag: In an assembly, this activates the Smart Mates command (mentioned in
this blog article). When making an exploded view, you can Alt+drag the little ball in
the triad and drop it onto a planar, cylindrical, or conical face or circular edge to get
it to align to that face or axis.
Alt+Drag: In a drawing, you can move a view without having to hover over the edge
of the drawing view first. Same thing with a table
Alt+Drag: In a sketch, you can adjust both handles of a control point of a spline in
a symmetric manner.
Alt+Drag (middle mouse button): Rotates the view in a plane which is parallel
with the viewing plane. Alt+arrow keys does this as well.
Alt+Scrollwheel: When you have the magnifying glass (default hotkey G) active,
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Alt+Click: When placing a dimension or annotation in a drawing mode, this will

temporarily disable alignment with other dimensions/annotations.
Alt+0176 on numberpad: Makes a symbol. Also Alt+0216 makes , Alt+0177
makes , Alt+0181 makes . These are standard Windows Alt Characters. You can
find them listed in the bottom corner of Windows Character Map, but Ive listed the
ones you are most likely to use in SolidWorks (they also work if youre typing an
e-mail).
Of course, SolidWorks is always adding more and more of these each year and this is by
no means a complete list.
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has been working as an Applications Expert at Javelin Technologies in
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Greetings, fellow SolidWorks users. A question we are sometimes asked is for a

Alt+Click: When placing a dimension or annotation in a drawing mode, this will

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