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Adams View Keyboard Shortcuts

The entries in this section show the keyboard shortcuts for Adams View organized by operation. Keyboard shortcuts are key combinations that access commands quickly. When you enter a keyboard shortcut, the focus must be in the main window except when entering a keyboard shortcut that works in dialog boxes.
The shortcuts are organized into the following operations:
File Operations
To:
Select:
Create a new modeling database
Ctrl + n
Open an existing modeling database
Ctrl + o
Save the current modeling database
Ctrl + s
Print
Ctrl + p
Read command file
F2
Exit
Ctrl + q
Edit Operations
To:
Select:
Undo the last operation
Ctrl + z
Redo the last undone operation
Ctrl- Shift + z
Copy objects
Ctrl + c
Paste text in text boxes in dialog boxes and as comments
Ctrl + v
Cut text from text boxes in dialog boxes
Ctrl + x
Quickly clear text from text boxes
Left-click at the start of the text box, and then press Ctrl-k or Ctrl-K
Delete selected object
Del
Modify object
Ctrl + e
Escape operation
Esc
Display Operations
To display:
Select:
Command window
F3
Coordinate window
F4
Menu Builder
F5
Dialog Box Builder
F6
Working grid
g
Plotting window (Adams PostProcessor)
F8
Help window
F1
Viewing Operations
To:
Select:
Rotate view in the XY directions
r
Rotate view in the Z direction (s pin)
s (lowercase)
Translate view
t
Change perspective depth
d
Dynamically zoom view
z
Use dynamic increment
Shift
Define a zoom area
w
Center view
c
Orient view to object (e lement)
e
Fit view
f
Fit view - no ground
Ctrl + F
Orient view to front
F
Orient view to right
R
Orient view to top
T
Orient view to isometric
I
Toggle render mode between wireframe and shaded
S (Uppercase)
Toggle screen icons on and off
v
Drawing Operations
To:
Select and hold:
Turn off snapping to geometry
Ctrl
Turn off highlighting of geometry during selection
Ctrl