SolidWorks Quick Reference FeatureManager Design Tree

Status Indicators Display Pane

Keyboard Shortcuts
(+) Over defined Click at the top of the
Rotate horizontally or vertically Arrows (-) Under defined FeatureManager to expand
Rotate 90º Shift+arrow (?) Not solved the Display Panel.
Rotate about screen center Alt+arrow (f) Fixed
Pan Ctrl+arrow Lightweight Hide/Show Component:

Zoom in/out Shift+Z/z Out-of-date lightweight Shown

Previous view Ctrl+Shift+Z Hidden
Front Ctrl+1
External References: Display Mode:
Left Ctrl+3
-> Reference present
Top Ctrl+5 Wireframe
->? Out of context
Isometric Ctrl+7 ->* Locked Hidden lines
Normal To Ctrl+8 ->x Broken No hidden lines
Orientation dialog Spacebar
Assembly Mates: Shaded with edges
Zoom to fit F
References present
Middle-mouse controls Wheel down/up to Shaded
References missing
zoom in/out Suppressed Color:
Toggle Selection Filter Toolbar F5
PDMWorks Documents: Part color
Toggle Selection Filters F6
Filter Edges E Checked out to you Override color
Filter Vertices V Checked out to another Texture:
Filter Faces X
Open in SolidWorks Part texture
Select/rename in FeatureManager F2
In memory, not open
Rebuild model Ctrl+B Override texture
New document or reference
Copy/paste features or entities Ctrl+c/Ctrl+v/
Ctrl-drag Vault and local copies equal
Delete features or entities <Delete>
Newer copy in local view
Snap to min/max of arcs Shift (while
Newer copy in vault
dimensioning)
Document not in vault
Document Number: SWQRCENG06060
Copyright Solidworks Corporation 2006
 Tools Power Functions
Polygon Smart Fasteners Highlight all visible differences
DrawCompare: between two drawings. (Tools,
Centerpoint Arc No External References DrawCompare)
Predict whether an injection-molded
Tangent Arc Mate MoldFlowXPress
part will fill with plastic.
3 Point Arc Move Component
Design Library Locate reusable parts, assemblies,
Spline Rotate Component and other elements.

Centerline Exploded View 3D Content Central From the Design Library tab, link to
manufacturing suppliers with
Swept Boss/Base Interference Detection models you can view and download.

Lofted Boss/Base Model View Customization

Rib Projected View Right-click in the toolbar area and click Customize… to use these
tabs:
Shell Auxiliary View • Toolbars to select which toolbars to display
• Commands to drag commands to toolbars
Draft Aligned Section View • Menus to change names and positions of menu items
• Keyboard to view and print commands and change shortcuts
Hole Wizard Broken out section
• Options to view/reset customizations or to toggle the visibility of
toolbars and menus for areas of expertise
Mirror Alternate Position View
Click Tools, Options and use these tabs:
Break • System Options includes settings for Default Templates, File
Locations, Performance, Display/Selection, etc.
• Document Properties includes settings for Detailing, Grid/Snap,
Units, Colors, Material Properties, Image Quality, etc.