SOLIDWORKS Essential Keyboard Shortcuts Default)
Command
Keyboard shortcut Description
General
New
Ctrl
N
Open
Ctrl
O
Close
Ctrl
W
Save
Ctrl
S
Print
Ctrl
P
Undo
Ctrl
Z
Redo
Ctrl
Y
Cut
Ctrl
X
Copy
Ctrl
C
Paste
Ctrl
V
Select All
Ctrl
A
Toggle Selection Filter Toolbar
F5
Toggle Selection Filters
F6
Selection
T
Drag a box or lasso over a model without starting
the drag from a blank region of the graphics area.
Orientation
Spacebar
Displays the View Orientation dialog box.
Zoom to Fit
F
Zoom Out
Z
Zoom In
Shift
Z
Copy Appearance
Ctrl
Shift
C
Paste Appearance
Ctrl
Shift
V
Hide the hovered-over component / bodies
TAB
Show the hovered-over component / bodies
Shift
TAB
Show all the hidden components / bodies
Ctrl
Shift
Hide the hovered-over face
ALT
Show the hovered-over face
Shift
ALT
Show all the temporarily hidden face(s)
Ctrl
Shift
Rebuild
Ctrl
B
Rebuild All Configurations
Ctrl
Shift
Redraw
Ctrl
R
Force Rebuild Top Level Assembly
Ctrl
Q
Force Rebuild All Configurations
Ctrl
Shift
Select Over Geometry
View
Part/assembly display
TAB
ALT
Rebuild / redraw shortcuts
B
Refreshes the screen but does not rebuild the part.
Q
Navigation
Browse Recent Documents
R
Expand / Collapse Tree
C
Collapse All Items
Shift
C
Move Among Open Documents
Ctrl
Tab
Open The Shortcut Bar
S
Opens shortcut bar at pointer.
D
When selecting an entity, moves Selection
Breadcrumbs to pointer. When editing a feature,
moves Confirmation Corner to pointer.
Move Selection Breadcrumbs, Confirmation Corner