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2. Select Customize.
3. Select the Keyboard tab.
4. Click on a command you use often that doesn’t have an existing shortcut.
For example: If you consistently use Parabolas in your designs, click on the Parabola
command in the chart. Enter a shortcut of your choosing (e.g., P).
6. You’ll get an error message if you enter a shortcut that already exists. You can overwrite this if
you choose. Select OK to nish and save.
2. Select Customize.
6. You’ll get an error message if you enter a shortcut that already exists. You can overwrite this if
you choose.
2. Select Customize.
5. Drag command from command list onto the area on the wheel to add a command to
the Gesture Wheel.
1. Press the S key on your keyboard and a shortcut box will appear. The shortcut box has four
modes: part editing, assembly, drawing, and sketch.
2. To add tools to your S Shortcut box, drag the command into the shortcut box. The box will
disappear as soon as a command is selected, or you click anywhere else on the SOLIDWORKS
display. You can customize all four modes based on what tools and commands you use regularly.
Ctrl + N New
Ctrl + O Open
Ctrl + S Save
Edit Shortcuts
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + Y Redo
Ctrl + X Cut
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + V Paste
Delete Delete
Ctrl + B Rebuilds
View Shortcuts
Spacebar Orientation
F Zooms to t
Shift + Z Zooms in
Z Zooms out
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2. Online ashcard programs. Online ashcards, such as Anki, make remembering shortcuts easy
and e cient. It uses spaced repetition so new keyboard shortcuts are more frequent, and if you
remember the card correctly, it will space out the time until you see the ashcard again. To start,
enter the SOLIDWORKS keyboard shortcuts list into the program and begin studying.
3. Write down a few shortcuts on a sticky note. Attach the note to your computer screen. Keep
the sticky note on your screen until you have memorized the shortcuts. Then, pick another set of
shortcuts and repeat the process until you have learned every SOLIDWORKS keyboard shortcut
that’s relevant to you.
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