CATIA HOT KEYS
srikanth vadapalli
CATIA V5 HOT KEYS
Esc (escape) - Abort the current process or exit the current dialog box (when there is one)
F1 - CATIA V5 assistance (get contextual online help)
F3 - Structure tree out or insert (Toggle specification tree display on and off)
Shift + F1 - Context assistance (Get help on toolbar icons)
Shift + F2 - Toggle the specification tree overview on and off - opens an overview on specifications tree in a new window.
Shift + F3 - Structure tree activate around e.g. character size to modify (activate the tree graph if the model is active and inversely)
After Shift + F3 (activate the tree graph) ---
Home - Display the top of the graph
End - Display the bottom of the graph
Page Up - Relocate the graph one page up
Page Down - Relocate the graph one page down
Ctrl + Up arrow - Relocate the graph 1/10th (one tenth) of a page to the top
Ctrl + Down arrow - Relocate the graph 1/10th (one tenth) of a page to the bottom
Ctrl + Left arrow - Relocate the graph 1/10th (one tenth) of a page to the left
Ctrl + Right arrow - Relocate the graph 1/10th (one tenth) of a page to the right
Shift + Left arrow - rotate to the left
Shift + Right arrow - rotate to the right
Shift + Up arrow - rotate upward
Shift + Down arrow - rotate downward
Alt + F8 - Macros start
Alt + F11 - Visual basic word processor
Alt + Enter - Properties
Alt + Shift + Right arrow - ROTATE the model
Alt + Shift + Left arrow - ROTATE the model
Alt + Shift + Up arrow - ROTATE the model
Alt + Shift + Down arrow - ROTATE the model
Ctrl + PAGE Up - ZOOM IN the model or tree whichever is active
Ctrl + PAGE Down - ZOOM OUT the model or tree whichever is active
Ctrl + Right arrow - Move the model to the right >> PAN
Ctrl + Left arrow - Move the model to the Left >> PAN
Ctrl + Up arrow - Move the model to the TOP >> PAN
Ctrl + Down arrow - Move the model to the Bottom >> PAN
Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow - ROTATE the model around z axis Clockwise
Ctrl + Shift + Left arrow - ROTATE the model around z axis Anti Clockwise
Ctrl + Tab - switch between the different windows (swap active document windows)
Ctrl + N - New document open
Ctrl + O - Document open
Ctrl + S - Document save
Ctrl + P - Document print
Ctrl + F - Search
Ctrl + U - Update
Ctrl + X - Cut out
Ctrl + C - Copying
Ctrl + V – Insert/Paste
Ctrl + Y – Redo
Ctrl + Z – Undo
Another useful shortcut: Clicking an icon lets you run the command associated with that icon only once. However, double-clicking an icon lets you use the associated command as many times as you want without having to click on the icon several times.