zoom

SCROLL-WHEEL

Zoom-In :

Zoom-Out :

The center of the Zoom is at your mouse-pointer.

PAN

If I want to PAN - say to the right - I place my mouse-pointer to the right, Zoom-Out with my Scroll-Wheel, then move my mouse-pointer to the middle and Zoom-In again with my Scroll-Wheel - this is frequently faster than CTRL+Drag

Pan :

CTRL+Drag

PAN Left or Right :

CTRL+ (scroll wheel)

PAN up or down :

SHIFT+ (scroll wheel)

SPIN

Free-Spin :

SHIFT+Drag

10º spin :

, , or

30º spin :

CTRL+ , , or

90º spin :

SHIFT+ , , or

Double-Click :

... an element to open its dialog, and edit its parameters  - if the element has a dialog!

Click :

... an element to show the element in the Selection-Window.

CTRL+Click :

... an element to show the kinematic and dynamic properties of the element in the Element-Properties dialog.

Alt+Click :

... in the graphics-area, to show a bulls-eye target of concentric rings with a scale to indicate distance to a minimum of 0.1 mm.

You should always check the actual dimension with a Measurement FB if you zoom nearer than 0.1 mm.

Right-Click :

... an element to see the shortcut menu that is contextual to the element.

Right-Click :

... an element for the last Selection-Box in the Command-Manager to complete the active command.

Right-Click :

... the graphics-area to cancel the active command or complete the command if there are elements in all Selection-Boxes of the Command-Manager

Right-click :

... the graphics-area to see the shortcut menu for each editor-type.

F1 :

Hover over a toolbar icon, then press the F1 key (Fn+F1 on a laptop) to open the help topic for the command. See also Help menu > Download Latest Help

INSERT :

Press to start the Add Part command.

ALT+C :

Continuous Cycle

ALT+F :

One Machine-Step Forward

ALT+B :

One Machine-Step Backward.

ALT+H :

Stop Continuous Cycle and move the Master-Machine-Angle to 0º.

CTRL+Z :

Undo - This is quite powerful

ESC :

Cancel the active command