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TABLE OF CONTENTS

One Key Shortcuts
Keyboard Diagram...................................................................... 3
Printable Keyboard Stickers......................................................... 14

Multi-Character Command
Aliases by Category
Annotation................................................................................. 6

Keyboard Shortcut
Commands by Category

Assembly.................................................................................... 6

Assembly.................................................................................... 4

Dynamic Simulation.................................................................... 8

Drawing Manager....................................................................... 4

Frame Analysis............................................................................ 8-9

General....................................................................................... 4

Mold Design............................................................................... 9-10

Part............................................................................................. 4

Part............................................................................................. 10

Placed Features........................................................................... 4

Placed Features........................................................................... 11

Sketch........................................................................................ 5

Presentation................................................................................ 11

Tools........................................................................................... 5

Sheet Metal................................................................................ 11

View........................................................................................... 5

Sketch........................................................................................ 11-12

Work Features............................................................................ 5

Sketch Features........................................................................... 12

Cable & Harness......................................................................... 6-7
Dimension.................................................................................. 7
Drawing Manager....................................................................... 8

Stress Analysis............................................................................. 12-13
Tools........................................................................................... 13
Tube & Pipe................................................................................ 13
View........................................................................................... 13

NOTE: To enable the use of multi-character command aliases in Inventor, make
sure the “Use default multi-character Command Aliases” option is checked.
To access this, select Tools tabOptions panelCustomize, and click the
Keyboard tab.

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CANCEL

HELP

PAN

ZOOM SELECTED

ROTATE

PREVIOUS VIEW

HOME VIEW

SLICE GRAPHICS

SHOW ALL
CONSTRAINTS

HIDE ALL
CONSTRAINTS

SKETCH VISIBILITY

ONE KEY SHORTCUTS [SEE PRINTABLE KEYBOARD STICKERS ON PAGE 14]

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9

F10

~
`

!

1
Tab

Caps Lock

@

#

$

%

^

&

*

(

)

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

Q

W

E

R

Y

U

I

O

Z

Shift
Ctrl

S

A

Start

D
X

F
C

G
V

Alt

=	EQUAL / Constrains curves to equal
radius or length.
;	GROUNDED WORK POINT / Creates a
grounded work point and activates the
3D Move/Rotate tool.
/

T

WORK AXIS / Creates a new work axis.

H
B

J
N

K
M

=
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GROUNDED
WORK POINT

;

WORK POINT

WORK AXIS

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Alt

PrtScn
SysRq

Backspace

EQUAL

P

L
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,

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-

F11 F12

Home

Insert

Enter

Delete

]

Pause
Break

End
ZOOM
SELECTED

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WORK
PLANE

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ScrLK

Page
Up
LOOK AT

DELETE

Page
Down

Shift
Ctrl

DELETE	
DELETE / Removes the selected item
from the model or drawing.
END	ZOOM SELECTED / Zooms in on a
specifically selected item.
ESC

CANCEL / Closes the active tool.

]	WORK PLANE / Creates a new work
plane.

HOME	ZOOM ALL / Zooms to the extents of all
objects in the graphics window.

.	WORK POINT / Creates a new work
point.

PAGE UP
LOOK AT / Looks at a selected entity.

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KEYBOARD SHORTCUT COMMANDS

Assembly

General

ALT-DRAG MOUSE
	MATE CONSTRAINT / Applies a mate
constraint.

CTRL-A
	SELECT ALL / Selects everything on the
screen.

CTRL-H
	REPLACE COMPONENT / Replaces
one assembly component with another
component.

CTRL-C

SHIFT-TAB
	PROMOTE / Removes a part from a
subassembly and makes it an individual
part in the parent assembly.

Drawing Manager
CTRL-SHIFT-N
	NEW SHEET / Inserts a new drawing
sheet.
CTRL-SHIFT-T
	LEADER TEXT / Adds notes with leader
lines to a drawing.

COPY / Copies selected items.

CTRL-F	
FIND / Presents the Find Part Sketches
dialog box in part files; opens the Find
Assembly Components dialog box in
assembly files.
CTRL-N

NEW / Displays the New File dialog box.

CTRL-O
	OPEN / Displays the Open dialog box,
to open an existing file.
CTRL-P
CTRL-S

SAVE / Displays the Save As dialog box.

CUT / Cuts selected items.

CTRL-Y	
REDO / Redoes previously undone
commands.
CTRL-Z

Part
CTRL-SHIFT-K
CHAMFER / Activates the Chamfer tool.
CTRL-SHIFT-L
LOFT / Activates the Loft tool.
CTRL-SHIFT-M
MIRROR / Activates the Mirror tool.

PRINT / Displays the Print dialog box.

CTRL-V
	PASTE / Pastes a cut or copied item from
one location to another.
CTRL-X

SHIFT-RIGHT MOUSE CLICK
	SELECT / Activates the select command
menu.

Placed Features
CTRL-SHIFT-O
	CIRCULAR PATTERN / Opens the Circular
Pattern dialog box.
CTRL-SHIFT-R
	RECTANGULAR PATTERN / Opens the
Rectangular Pattern dialog box.
CTRL-SHIFT-S
SWEEP / Activates the Sweep tool.

UNDO / Undoes the effects of commands.

DELETE	
DELETE / Removes the selected item from
the model or drawing.
QUIT	EXIT / Quits the application; prompts to
save documents.

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KEYBOARD SHORTCUT COMMANDS

Sketch

View

=	EQUAL / Constrains curves to equal radius
or length.

ALT-.	USER WORK POINTS VISIBILITY / Makes
work points visible.

F5	PREVIOUS VIEW / Returns to the last
display.

F7	SLICE GRAPHICS / Slices away temporarily
the portion of the model that obscures the
plane.

ALT-]	USER WORK PLANE VISIBILITY / Makes
work planes visible.

F6	HOME VIEW / Rotates objects in the
graphics window into an isometric
orientation.

F8	SHOW ALL CONSTRAINTS / Displays all
constraints.
F9	HIDE ALL CONSTRAINTS / Hides All
constraints.

ALT-/	USER WORK AXES VISIBILITY / Makes
work axes visible.
CTRL-.	ORIGIN POINTS VISIBILITY / Makes the
default origin points visible.
CTRL-]
	ORIGIN PLANE VISIBILITY / Makes the
default origin planes visible.

F10	SKETCH VISIBILITY / Makes sketches
visible.
HOME	ZOOM ALL / Zooms to the extents of all
objects in the graphics window.
PAGE UP
LOOK AT / Looks at a selected entity.

Tools

CTRL-/
	ORIGIN AXES VISIBILITY / Makes the
default origin axes visible.

SHIFT-F3
	ZOOM WINDOW / Zooms to the area you
define with a window.

ALT-F8

CTRL-0 TOGGLE SCREEN / Toggles screen.

SHIFT-F5
NEXT VIEW / Advances to the next view.

MACROS / Opens the Macros dialog box.

ALT-F11
	VISUAL BASIC EDITOR / Launches the
Microsoft Visual Basic Editor.
ESC

CANCEL / Closes the active tool.

F1

HELP / Opens the Inventor help files.

CTRL-SHIFT-E
	DEGREES OF FREEDOM / Displays
degrees of freedom.
CTRL-SHIFT-Q
	IMATE GLYPH / Activates the iMate Glyph
tool.
CTRL-W
	STEERING WHEELS / Displays the Steering
Wheel view tool.
END	ZOOM SELECTED / Zooms in on a
specifically selected item.
F2	PAN / Views areas of the graphics
window. (You must hold the [F2] key
down.)
F3	ZOOM SELECTED / Realtime zoom in and
out of the graphics window. (You must
hold the [F3] key down.)
F4	ROTATE / Rotates objects in the graphics
window.

SHIFT-MIDDLE MOUSE CLICK
ROTATE / Rotates a model.

Work Features
;	GROUNDED WORK POINT / Creates a
grounded work point and activates the 3D
Move/Rotate tool.
/

WORK AXIS / Creates a new work axis.

]	WORK PLANE / Creates a new work
plane.
.	WORK POINT / Creates a new work
point.

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Annotation
BA	AUTO BALLOON / Creates one or more
item balloons used to identify components
in drawing views.
CAT	CATERPILLAR / Adds a weld caterpillar
annotation.
CB	CENTERLINE BISECTOR / Adds a
centerline bisector.

RTB	REVISION TABLE / Creates a revision
table.
ST	SURFACE TEXTURE SYMBOL / Adds a
surface texture symbol.
SY	SYMBOLS / Adds sketched symbols to a
drawing sheet.

CL	CENTERLINE / Adds a centerline.

T	TEXT / Activates the text tool in a drawing
file.

CM	CENTER MARK / Adds a center mark.

TB	TABLE / Creates a table.

DI	DATUM IDENTIFIER SYMBOL / Adds a
datum identifier symbol.

WS	WELDING SYMBOL / Provides annotation
and acts as a grouping mechanism by
referencing multiple beads with a single
welding symbol.

EF	END FILL / Adds a weld end fill annotation
in a drawing view or on a 3D weld bead
to represent the hatched or filled region
indicating the end of a weld bead.
F	FEATURE CONTROL FRAME / Places a
feature control frame in drawing files.
FI	FEATURE IDENTIFIER SYMBOL / Adds a
feature identifier symbol.
HTF	HOLE TABLE-FEATURES / Selects feature
set (all punch center instances from a
single feature).

Assembly
C	CONSTRAINTS / Adds an assembly
constraint.
CO	COPY COMPONENTS / Creates a copy of
the component.

HTS	HOLE TABLE-SELECTION / Selects
recovered punch centers individually.

G	ROTATE COMPONENT / Activates the
Rotate tool.

HTV	HOLE TABLE-VIEW / Adds a hole table to
a view.

IA	ANALYZE INTERFERENCE / Analyzes
assemblies for interference.

LE	LEADER TEXT / Adds notes with leader
lines to a drawing.

MI	MIRROR COMPONENTS / Creates a
mirror component.

PL	PARTS LIST / Creates a parts list.

N	CREATE COMPONENT / Displays the
Create In-Place Component dialog box.

RT	REVISION TAG / Adds revision tags to a
drawing.

PC	PATTERN COMPONENT / Selects one
or more components to include in the
pattern.
RA	REPLACE ALL / Replaces all occurrences
of the component in the current assembly.
V	MOVE COMPONENT / Activates the
Move Component command.

Cable & Harness
AR	AUTOMATIC ROUTE / Automatically
routes one or more selected wires into
segments based on the shortest path
through the network and the segment
opening that is closest to the wire start
and endpoints.
BR	CHECK BEND RADIUS / Checks for bends
that do not meet the specified minimum
bend radius on segments, and routed and
unrouted wires and cables in the active
harness assembly.
BS	BROKEN SKETCH ENTITY / Sets the
start point and endpoint for the length to
remove from the cable, wire, or segment.
CA	CONNECTOR AUTHORING / Adds Cable
and Harness-specific data to complete the
definition of connectors for use in Cable
and Harness.
CC	CREATE CABLE / Creates a cable
containing multiple wires that are
connected or terminated to selected pins
within a harness assembly.

P	PLACE COMPONENT / Places a
component in the current assembly.

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Cable & Harness
CF	CREATE FOLD / Creates fold.
CR	CREATE RIBBON CABLE / Creates a
ribbon cable between a start and end
connector.
CS	CREATE SEGMENT / Creates a harness
segment.
CV	PLACE CONNECTOR VIEWS / Places
connector views.
CW	CREATE WIRE / Creates a wire between
selected pins within a harness assembly.
E

EDIT / Edits nailboard sketch.

EH	EXPORT HARNESS DATA / Exports
harness data.
F	FAN IN / Collapses wire stubs on top of
one another to reduce the detail or clutter
in nailboard documentation.
FO	FAN OUT / Equally distributes wire stubs
about the endpoint of a segment using
the specified angle and sorting direction.
HA	CREATE HARNESS / Adds the harness
subassembly to an assembly file with the
specified name and location, and displays
the Cable and Harness tab.
HD	HARNESS DIMENSION / Adds a driven,
aligned dimension between 2 points.
HP	HARNESS PROPERTIES / Custom
properties of harness components.
IH	IMPORT HARNESS DATA / Imports
harness data.

Dimension
L	CABLE & HARNESS LIBRARY / Adds new
library definitions, and modifies, copies,
and deletes existing library definitions for
harness objects such as wires, cables, raw
ribbon cables, and virtual parts.

BD	BASELINE DIMENSION / Adds baseline
dimensions.

NB	NAILBOARD / Specifies the harness
assembly and setup to create or edit a
nailboard view.

CN	CHAMFER NOTE / Adds a chamfer note
to a drawing view.

P	PIVOT / Fixes segment points so you can
drag the selected segment relative to that
fixed point.*
P	PLACE PIN / Places a pin.*
PD	PROPERTY DISPLAY / Displays properties
for the selected objects.
PG	PLACE PIN GROUP / Automatically places
multiple pins with the specified naming,
configuration, and orientation on a part.

BN	BEND NOTES / Creates or edits a bend
note.

D	GENERAL DIMENSION / Adds a
dimension to a sketch or drawing.
HN	HOLE/THREAD NOTES / Adds a hole or
thread note with a leader line.
O	ORDINATE DIMENSION SET / Activates
the Ordinate Dimension Set command.
OD	ORDINATE DIMENSION / Adds an
ordinate dimension.
PN

PUNCH NOTES / Creates a punch note.

RG	REPORT / Process reports for the active
harness assembly.
RH	REVIEW HARNESS DATA / Reviews
harness data.
RT	ROUTE / Routes cables and wires
manually.
RW	RECONNECT WIRE PINS / Reconnects
wire pins.
SP	CREATE SPLICE / Creates a splice.
TB	TABLE / Creates a table.
U	UNROUTE / Unroutes selected wires from
selected segments.
V	ASSIGN VIRTUAL PARTS / Assigns virtual
parts.

*NOTE: The same alias can perform different commands depending on the design environment and object you are working on.

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Drawing Manager

Dynamic Simulation

Frame Analysis

AV	AUXILIARY VIEW / Places an auxiliary
view by projecting from an edge or line in
a parent view.

AVI

A	ANIMATE RESULTS / Animates the
selected simulation results.

B	BALLOON, BOM / Activates the Balloon
tool or displays the BOM Properties dialog
box, depending on the work environment.
BV

BASE VIEW / Creates a base view.

BRV	BREAK / Creates a broken, foreshortened
view.
BO	BREAK OUT / Removes a defined area
of material to expose obscured parts or
features in an existing drawing view.
CR	CROP / Use to set boundary type
and visibility of crop cut lines for crop
operations.
DV	DETAIL VIEW / Provides circular and
rectangular shapes of detail profile.
PV	PROJECTED VIEW / Creates a projected
view.
RD	RETRIEVE DIMENSIONS / Retrieves model
dimensions in a drawing.
SV

SECTION VIEW / Creates a section view.

PUBLISH MOVIE / Creates AVI animation.

CC	CONVERT ASSEMBLY CONSTRAINTS /
Converts assembly constraints.

AM

AXIAL MOMENT / Adds an axial moment.

CSA	PUBLISH TO STUDIO / Creates studio
animation.

B	PROBE / Displays the simulation results for
a specific point on the model.

DM	DYNAMIC MOTION / Dynamic part
motion.

BC	BOUNDARY CONDITIONS / Toggles
display of all boundary conditions.

F	FORCE / Applies force on the selected
objects.

BD	BEAM DETAIL / Displays detailed results
(diagrams, tables) for the selected beams
of a structure.

FEA

EXPORT TO FEA / Exports to FEA.

J

INSERT JOINT / Inserts joint.

BM	BENDING MOMENT / Applies the
bending moment to the selected beam.

MS	MECHANISM STATUS AND
REDUNDANCIES / Provides model status
information and guides you through the
process of repairing redundant constraints.

C	CREATE SIMULATION / Creates a
simulation.

OG	OUTPUT GRAPHER / Displays graphs
and numerical values of all the input and
output variables in a simulation during and
after the simulation completes.

CL	CONTINUOUS LOAD / Applies and
distributes uniform load along the beam
you select.

RF	REFERENCE FRAME / Creates a Reference
Frame from the input provided.
SET	DYNAMIC SIMULATION SETTINGS / Sets
options that apply to the entire Dynamic
Simulation session.
TO	TORQUE / Applies torque on the selected
objects.
TR	TRACE / Creates the absolute or relative
kinematic values (trajectory, velocity, and
acceleration) of one or more points placed
anywhere on a component.
UF	UNKNOWN FORCE / Calculates the
required force, torque, or jack to keep a
mechanism in static equilibrium for a given
position

CB	COLOR BAR / Edits color bar.

D	DIAGRAM / Adds custom user diagram.
EX	EXPORT / Exports to robot structural
analysis.
F	FORCE / Applies a force of the specified
magnitude to the selected faces, edges, or
vertices.
FL	FLOATING PINNED CONSTRAINT / Adds
floating pinned constraint.
LB	BEAM LABELS / Toggles display of beam
labels.

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Frame Analysis

Mold Design

LN	NODE LABELS / Toggles display of node
labels.

2D	2D DRAWING / Creates one or more
drawing documents.

CH	CREATE HEEL / Creates one or more heels
on an insert.*

LP	PROBE LABELS / Toggles visibility of probe
labels.

AM	ANIMATE RESULTS / Animates the
selected simulation results.

CI

LS	LOCAL SYSTEMS / Toggles display of
beam local systems.

AO	ADJUST ORIENTATION / Prompts the
Adjust Orientation dialog box.

CM	COMBINE CORES AND CAVITIES /
Creates, edits, or deletes a combined core
or cavity.

LV	LOAD VALUES / Toggles display of load
values.

AP	ADJUST POSITION / Prompts the Adjust
Position dialog box.

CP	PLACE CORE PIN / Places a core pin into a
mold.

MA	BEAM MATERIALS / Enables you to
change the material of the beam.

AR	AUTO RUNNER SKETCH / Creates an
auto runner sketch.

MO	MOMENT / Applies the general moment
to the selected beam.

AU	MOLD BASE AUTHOR / Assigns
component attributes before inserting
a user defined mold base.

CS	COOLING COMPONENT / Specifies the
components that conduct the coolant
through the cooling channels.

N	NO SHADING / Turns off the Shaded
Results display.
P	BEAM PROPERTIES / Provides physical
and engineering properties of a frame
member, and enables you to customize
the data.
PN	PINNED CONSTRAINT / Applies pinned
constraint when no displacement and free
rotation is allowed on beam or node.
R

REPORT / Generates a report.

RE	RELEASE / Assigns a release of specified
degrees of freedom to a selected beam in
a structure.
RL	RIGID LINK / Enables you to define a rigid
link between selected nodes in a frame
structure.
S

SIMULATE / Runs a simulation.

X	FIXED CONSTRAINT / Applies a fixed
constraint on selected faces, edges, or
vertices.

BC	BRIDGE CURVE / Connects curves by G2
continuity.
BL	MOLD BOOLEAN / Integrates the
interference checking function and the
Boolean calculation.
BR	BOUNDED RUNOFF SURFACE / Creates a
runoff surface.
CC	COOLING CHANNEL CHECK / Checks
cooling channels for safety, interference,
and distance between cooling system
segments.*

CREATE INSERT / Creates an insert.

CW	COLD WELL / Defines the cold wells that
are at the end of the sprue or on a runner.
DW	DEFINE WORKPIECE SETTING / Enables
you to generate a rectangular or cylindrical
workpiece, which is the precondition for
generating the core and cavity.
EJ	EJECTOR / Creates an ejector pin to eject
a plastic part.
EM	EDIT MOLDABLE PART / Edits a moldable
part.
ES	USE EXISTING SURFACE / Creates, edits,
or deletes the existing patching or runoff
surface.

CC	PLACE CORE AND CAVITY / Places or
deletes imported core and cavity.*
CD	CORE/CAVITY / Core/Cavity design and
analysis environment.
CH	COOLING CHANNEL / Creates a cooling
channel.*

*NOTE: The same alias can perform different commands depending on the design environment and object you are working on.

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Mold Design
ET	EXTEND RUNOFF SURFACE / Extends
runoff surface.

PH	CREATE PLANAR PITCH / Creates planar
pitch.

F	FINISH CORE/CAVITY / Activates core and
cavity environment.

PI	PLACE INSERT / Places a previously
generated insert in the mold assembly.

GC	GENERATE CORE AND CAVITY / Creates
the required files for the core and cavity.

PP	PLASTIC PART/ Places one or more parts
into a Mold Design project.

GP

GATE LOCATION / Sets gate locations.

PR	SET PLOT PROPERTY / Sets plot property.

GT

GATE / Adds a gate.

PS	CREATE PATCHING SURFACE / Creates
patching surface.*

JM	JOB MANAGER / Monitors the progress
of analyses and, if necessary, stops an
analysis.

PS	MOLD PROCESS SETTINGS / Opens mold
process settings.*

LA	LIFTER / Places a lifter assembly into the
mold so the mold can open and close
smoothly.

PT	PATTERN / Duplicates one plastic part and
arranges the resulting occurrences in a
rectangular, circular, or variable pattern.

LR

RN

LOCATING RING / Creates a locating ring.

RUNNER / Creates a runner.

MB	MOLD BASE / Provides the tools to create
a mold base.

RR	RADIATE RUNOFF SURFACE / Creates,
edits, or deletes a radiated runoff surface.

MF	MOLD FILL ANALYSIS / Predicts the
thermoplastic polymer flow inside the
mold during the filling phase.

RS	CREATE RUNOFF SURFACE / Creates a
runoff surface.

MP	PART PROCESS SETTINGS / Determines
the optimum mold temperature, melt
temperature, and injection time based on
the selected material and part geometry.
MS	MANUAL SKETCH / Activates the sketch
environment of a part where you can draw
an insert sketch.
NM	CREATE MOLD DESIGN / Creates mold
design.
PF	PART FILL ANALYSIS / Reveals
information about the flow of polymer
through parts.

SA

SM	SELECT MATERIAL / Selects material.
SP	SECONDARY SPRUE / Provides the means
to add a new secondary sprue to the mold
design and to edit, delete, and adjust the
dimensions of the secondary sprue.
UM	USER MOLD BASE / Places a user-defined
mold base.
WP	WORKPIECE POCKET / Creates pockets
for a rectangular workpiece.

Part
1	TOGGLE SMOOTH / Activates the toggle
smooth command.
E	EDIT FORM / Edits an existing form to
add, remove, or modify controls.

SLIDER / Creates a standard slider.

SB	SPRUE BUSHING / Creates a custom or
vendor sprue bushing.
SK	MOLD SHRINKAGE / Estimates the
percentage of shrinkage that occurs based
on the mold dimensions.*
SK	PART SHRINKAGE / Estimates the
percentage of shrinkage on an individual
part.*
SL	LOCK SET / Creates a side lock or an
interlock.

*NOTE: The same alias can perform different commands depending on the design environment and object you are working on.

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Placed Features

Presentation

Sketch

CH

CV	CREATE VIEW / Adds a new presentation
view.

A	BASELINE SET, ANIMATE, ARC /
Activates the Baseline Set, Animate, or Arc
tool, depending on the work environment.

CHAMFER / Creates a chamfer.

DE	DIRECT EDIT / Allows you to make quick
edits to existing solids.
EF	END FILL / Adds a weld end fill annotation
in a drawing view or on a 3D weld bead
to represent the hatched or filled region
indicating the end of a weld bead.
F	FILLET / Creates a fillet in part and
assembly files.

T	TWEAK COMPONENTS / Tweaks
components in a presentation.

Sheet Metal

GW	GROOVE WELD / Creates a groove weld
feature in a weldment assembly that
connects two face sets with a solid weld
bead.

BE

MI	MIRROR / Creates a mirror feature.

CF	CONTOUR FLANGE / Creates a contour
flange.

Q	CREATE IMATE / Displays the Create
iMate dialog box, for developing iMates.
RP	RECTANGULAR PATTERN / Creates
rectangular pattern of feature.
S	2D SKETCH / Activates the 2D Sketch
command.
S3	NEW SKETCH / Activates the 3D Sketch
command.
SH	SHELL / Removes material from a part
interior, creating a hollow cavity with walls
of a specified thickness.
TH	THREAD / Creates threads in holes or on
shafts, studs, or bolts.
W

FILLET / Activates the Fillet tool.

WS	WELDING SYMBOL / Provides annotation
and acts as a grouping mechanism by
referencing multiple beads with a single
welding symbol.

BEND / Creates a bend.

CC	CORNER CHAMFER / Activates the corner
chamfer command.

CR	CORNER ROUND / Adds fillets or rounds
to one or more corners of a sheet metal
part.
CS	CORNER SEAM / Defines the corner
seams you add to sheet metal faces.
FA

FACE / Creates a sheet metal face.

FO	FOLD / Defines the fold in a sheet metal
face along a sketched line that terminates
at face edges.
HEM	HEM / Creates a folded hem along sheet
metal edges.
PT	PUNCHTOOL / Defines the punch of a 3D
shape into a sheet metal face.
ST	SHEET METAL DEFAULTS / Changes the
options and parameters for the active
sheet metal part from those options
defined by the selected Sheet Metal Rule.

A3	THREE POINT ARC / Draws a three-point
arc using dynamic input.
AD	AUTO DIMENSION / Prompts the Auto
Dimension dialog box.
BE	BEND / Creates a bend.
CE	CENTER POINT CIRCLE / Draws a center
point circle using dynamic input.
CH

CHAMFER / Creates a chamfer.

CP	CIRCULAR PATTERN / Creates circular
pattern of sketch geometry.
EL	ELLIPSE / Creates an ellipse with a center
point, a major axis, and a minor axis that
you define.
EX	EXTEND / Makes surfaces larger in one or
more directions.
FI	FILLET / Adds fillets or rounds to one or
more edges of a part, between two face
sets, or between three adjacent face sets.
H	FILL/HATCH SKETCH REGION / Hatches
or color fills an enclosed boundary in a
drawing sketch.
I	VERTICAL / Activates the vertical
constraint tool.
L

LINE / Creates a line or arc.

MI	MIRROR / Mirrors sketch geometry about
a selected plane.

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Sketch

Sketch Features

MO	MOVE / Moves selected sketch geometry
from point to point, or move a copy of the
geometry.

BP	BEND PART / Bends a portion of a part.
E

EXTRUDE / Extrudes a profile.

O	OFFSET / Duplicates selected sketch
geometry, and positions it an offset
distance from the original.

H

HOLE / Creates a hole in a feature.

PO	POINT, CENTER POINT / Sketches points
and center points.
POL

POLYGON / Creates polygon shapes.

LO	LOFT / Creates lofted features or bodies
by blending multiple profiles into smooth
shapes between the profiles or part faces.
R

REVOLVE / Revolves a sketch.

SW

SWEEP / Creates a sweep feature.

REC	TWO POINT RECTANGLE / Draws a
two-point rectangle using dynamic input.
REC3	THREE POINT RECTANGLE / Draws a
three-point rectangle using dynamic input.
RO	ROTATE COMPONENT / Activates the
Rotate Component command.
RP	RECTANGULAR PATTERN / Creates
rectangular pattern of sketch geometry.
SP

SPLINE / Creates a spline.

CP	CONVERGENCE PLOT / Displays the plot
within a dialog box.*
CP	PIN CONSTRAINT / Sets the pinned
constraint origin and offset.*
CS	FRICTIONLESS CONSTRAINT / Applies a
frictionless constraint on selected faces.
CT	CONTOUR SHADING / Displays color
changes using a strict banding between
colors.
FO	FORCE LOAD / Applies a force of the
specified magnitude to the selected faces,
edges, or vertices.

Stress Analysis
A	ANIMATE RESULTS / Animates the
selected simulation results.
AC	AUTOMATIC CONTACTS / Compares
automatic contacts.

TC	TANGENT CIRCLE / Creates circle tangent
to three lines.

BC	BOUNDARY CONDITIONS / Toggles
display of all boundary conditions.

X	TRIM / Activates the Trim command.

BE	BEARING LOAD / Applies a bearing load
to a full or partial cylindrical surface.
BO	BODY LOAD / Defines angular velocity
or angular or linear acceleration for the
model.
CC	COLOR BAR / Displays the Color Bar
settings dialog box where you adjust the
color bar display parameters.
CF	FIXED CONSTRAINT / Applies a fixed
constraint on selected faces, edges, or
vertices.

*NOTE: The same alias can perform different commands depending on the design environment and object you are working on.

GR	GRAVITY LOAD / Creates a gravity load.
MAT	ASSIGN MATERIALS / Opens the assign
materials dialogue box to assign materials
to a component.
MAX	MAXIMUM RESULT / Turns on and off
the display of the point of maximum result
in the mode.
MC	MANUAL CONTACT / Adds manual
contact conditions to selected geometry
elements.
MIN	MINIMUM RESULT / Turns on and off the
display of the point of minimum result in
the model.
ML	LOCAL MESH CONTROL / Adds a local
mesh control.
MO	MOMENT LOAD / Applies a load of the
specified magnitude around the axis and
perpendicular to the face.
MS	MESH SETTINGS / Specifies the mesh
sizing and coarseness.

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Stress Analysis

Tools

MV	MESH VIEW / Displays the element
mesh used in the solution with the result
contours. Also displays the mesh over the
undeformed model.

LA	EDIT LAYERS / Specifies a layer name and
attributes for common display properties
of drawing objects.

N	CREATE SIMULATION / Creates new
simulation.
NP	NO SHADING / Turns off the Shaded
Results display.
P	PROBE / Activates the Probe command.
You place probes as needed in areas of
interest to display the stress values for that
point.
PL	PROBE LABELS / Toggles the visibility of
probe labels.
PR

PRESSURE LOAD / Pressure load.

R

REPORT / Generates a report.

RF	REMOTE FORCE LOAD / Applies a force
of the specified magnitude to the selected
face.
S

SIMULATE / Runs a simulation.

M	MEASURE DISTANCE / Opens the
Measure Distance window.
OP	APPLICATION OPTIONS / Opens the
Application Options settings.
SE

EDIT STYLES / Style and Standard Editor.

Tube & Pipe
AT	TUBE & PIPE AUTHORING / Authors an
iPart or a normal part for publishing to the
Content Center Library.
CF	CONNECT FITTINGS / Connects existing
fittings.

MN	MOVE NODE / Drags node to a new
location.
MS	MOVE SEGMENT / Drags segment to a
new location.
NR	NEW ROUTE / Adds new rigid piping and
bent tubing routes to a pipe run.
PF	PLACE FITTING / Picks up a fitting from
your project work space to place into the
active run.
PR

CREATE PIPE RUN / Creates pipe run.*

PR

POPULATE ROUTE / Populates route.*

RT	ROUTE / Starts or continues route
definition.
ST	TUBE AND PIPE STYLES / Copies and
modifies existing style definitions and
delete styles you no longer use.
WT	GROUNDED WORK POINT / Grounded
Work Point.

DR	DERIVED MOTION / Creates or edits a
derived route.

SC	RESULT DISPLACEMENT SCALE /
Adjusts displacement scale.

ES	EDIT BASE SKETCH / Edits the base 3D
sketch.

SET	STRESS ANALYSIS SETTINGS / Activates
the stress analysis settings dialog box.

HL	HOSE LENGTH / Edits hose length by
changing end tangency weights.

SM	SMOOTH SHADING / Displays color
changes using a blended transition.

IG	INCLUDE GEOMETRY / Introduces
reference geometry to the route sketch.

SS	SAME SCALE / Maintains the same scale
while viewing different results.

IN	INSERT NODE / Inserts route node into
segment.

T	PARAMETRIC TABLE / Accesses the
parametric table to specify design
constraints and parameter ranges.

IO	ISOGEN OUTPUT / Saves a file with a
specified name and ISOGEN file type.

*NOTE: The same alias can perform different commands depending on the design environment and object you are working on.

View
ORBIT	FREE ORBIT / Rotates a model about
the center of the screen or about axes in
model space.
PAN

PAN / Pans the view.

VC	VIEWCUBE / Toggles the view of the
ViewCube.
Z	ZOOM WINDOW / Zooms in on a
specified area.

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