Surface Repair Hotkeys

Currently, the Surface Repair hotkeys are available in any surface preparation mode, even if the button is not visible in the Surface Repair in-place dialog. For example, if you are using the Merge/Imprint tool, you can still use G to flag edges as part curves, even though the button is not visible. This shortcut saves time by removing the need to change between tools.

Selection Mode

These modes appear at the bottom of the scene next to the selection control toolbar.


Action	Hotkey
Open Selection Mode Menu	CTRL + Space
Select Individual Mode	CTRL + Space and I
Select Patch Mode	CTRL + Space and P

Surface Diagnostics

This slide-out panel appears on the right-hand-side of the Graphics window.


Action	Hotkey
Select First Problem Area	UP
Select Previous Problem Area	LEFT
Select Next Problem Area	RIGHT
Select Last Problem Area	DOWN
Toggle Full/Summary Size of Diagnostics Panel	SPACE
Open/Close Diagnostics Panel	SHIFT + D
Manage Diagnostics	SHIFT + W
Run/Execute Diagnostics	CTRL + X

Surface Repair

These tools appear under the Repair tab.


Action	Hotkey
Delete Selected Faces	D
Create Face from Selected Vertices	V
Collapse Selected Vertices	L
Split Selected Edges/Faces	I
Swap Selected Edge	W
Fill Polygonal Patch	P
Auto Repair Surface Errors	A
Fill Holes Using Selected Edges	Q
Zip Selected Edges	E
Remesh Selected Faces	N
Smooth Selected/Attached Vertices	M
Merge Adjacent Vertices/Duplicate Faces	J
Undo	CTRL + Z
Redo	CTRL + Y

Feature Repair

These tools appear under the Repair tab.


Action	Hotkey
Flag Edges as Feature	G
Unflag Feature Edges	U
Mark Feature Edges	SHIFT + A
Toggle Chase Edge Selection Mode	SHIFT + C
Toggle Select Curve Mode	SHIFT + F
Fix All Feature Errors	SHIFT + T
Mark as Not a Feature Error	SHIFT + U
Flag Vertices as Feature	SHIFT + O
Unflag Feature Vertices	SHIFT + P
Mark Feature Vertices	SHIFT + S

Quad Repair

These tools appear under the Quad tab.


Action	Hotkey
Create a new quad face from four vertices	O
Create a new quad face from two triangles	K
Split quad face into triangles	B

Global Tools

These tools appear under the Global tab.


Action	Hotkey
Project Selected Vertices	CTRL + J
Transform Selected Entities	CTRL + W
Inflate or Translate Selected Faces or Edges	CTRL + O
Merge / Imprint Single or Multiple Parts	CTRL + I
Intersect or Boolean Selected Faces	CTRL + I
Find, Review, and Delete Selected Surfaces	CTRL + E

Projection Options

These options appear when the Global Tool, Project Selected Vertices is toggled on.


Action	Hotkey
Display the Plane Selection Tool in the Scene	ALT + 4
Perform the Projection Based on the Vertex Selection Set	ALT + J

Transform Options

These options appear when the Global Tool, Transform Selected Entities is toggled on.


Action	Hotkey
Perform the Transform Based on the Current Selection	ALT + A

Offset Faces / Edges Options

These options appear when the Global Tool, Inflate or Translate Selected Faces or Edges is toggled on.


Action	Hotkey
Offset Selected Faces / Edges in the Specified Direction	ALT + C

Merge / Imprint Options

These options appear when the Global Tool, Merge / Imprint Single or Multiple Parts is toggled on.


Action	Hotkey
Imprint the Selected Source Set onto the Destination Set	ALT + I

Intersect / Boolean Faces Options

These options appear when the Global Tool, Intersect or Boolean Selected Faces is toggled on.


Action	Hotkey
Intersect Selected Face Sets / Plane	ALT + U

Edit Connected Surfaces Options

These options appear when the Global Tool, Find, review, and delete connected surfaces is toggled on.


Action	Hotkey
Toggle Surfaces Highlighted in Table	ALT + SPACE
Toggle Mark on All Surfaces in Table	ALT + X
Delete Surfaces Marked in Table	ALT + N
Highlight Surfaces in Table That Have any Faces in Selection Set	ALT + Y

Query Tools

These tools appear under the Query tab.


Action	Hotkey
Vertex Locations in Laboratory and Local System	CTRL + SHIFT + V
Distance Between Two Selected Vertices	CTRL + SHIFT + D
Geometric Range of the Selected Vertices	CTRL + SHIFT + G
Length of the Selected Edge(s)	CTRL + SHIFT + L
Dihedral Angle of the Selected Edge(s)	CTRL + SHIFT + H
Geometric Range of the Selected Edge(s)	CTRL + SHIFT + E
Area of the Selected Face(s)	CTRL + SHIFT + R
Centroid of the Selected Face	CTRL + SHIFT + C
Normal of the Selected Face	CTRL + SHIFT + N
Quality of the Selected Face(s)	CTRL + SHIFT + Q
Geometric Range of the Selected Face(s)	CTRL + SHIFT + M
Part and Part Surface List for Selected Face(s)	CTRL + SHIFT + P
Toggle Find Leak Path Mode	SHIFT + L
Distance Between Selected Vertex and Edge(s)	CTRL + SHIFT + J
Distance Between Selected Vertex and Face(s)	CTRL + SHIFT + I
Distance Between Selected Edge and Face(s)	CTRL + SHIFT + K
Geometric Range of the Selected Faces / Edges / Vertices	CTRL + SHIFT + O

Classify Tools

These tool appear under the Classify tab.


Action	Hotkey
Pick a new target point on the surface as the starting point for the classification process	F9
Invert the source point direction calculation (due to inverted normals)	F10

Find Leak Path

These options appear when the Query Tool, Toggle Find Leak Path Mode is toggled on.

Shortcuts when using Find Leak Path mode over-ride the shortcuts in other modes.


Action	Hotkey
Find Leak Path Between Selected Faces	ALT + D
Clear Leak Path	ALT + BACKSPACE

Set Control

These tools appear under the Organize tab.


Action	Hotkey
Store Selected	SHIFT + G
Add Store Selected	ALT + SHIFT + E
Remove Selected From Set	ALT + SHIFT + F
Subset Store Selected	ALT + SHIFT + G

Part Edit

These tools appear under the Organize tab.


Action	Hotkey
Modify Part Surface of Selected Faces to Current	CTRL + Q

Selection Filter

These tools appear at the bottom of the Graphics window.


Action	Hotkey
Select None	SHIFT + N
Allow Faces to be Selected	ALT + 1
Allow Edges to be Selected	ALT + 2
Allow Vertices to be Selected	ALT + 3
Clear Selected Faces	SHIFT + 1
Clear Selected Edges	SHIFT + 2
Clear Selected Vertices	SHIFT + 3

Note	On a Windows computer, the grow and shrink displayed shortcuts do not always function when using the keys from the numeric row. In these instances, use the minus and plus keys from the numeric keypad instead.

Selection Controls

These tools appear on the left-hand-side of the Graphics window.


Action	Hotkey
Select Zone	SHIFT + Q
Add Select Zone	ALT + SHIFT + A
Deselect Zone	ALT + SHIFT + R
Subset Select Zone	ALT + SHIFT + S
Select Specified Threshold	SHIFT + R
Add Select Specified Threshold	ALT + SHIFT + B
Deselect Specified Threshold	ALT + SHIFT + K
Subset Select Specified Threshold	ALT + SHIFT + L
Select Faces/Edges on Part Surfaces/Part Curves	SHIFT + B
Add Select Faces/Edges on Part Surfaces/Part Curves	ALT + SHIFT + C
Deselect Faces/Edges on Part Surfaces/Part Curves	ALT + SHIFT + M
Subset Select Faces/Edges on Part Surfaces/Part Curves	ALT + SHIFT + N
Grow selected	SHIFT + '='
Shrink selected	-
Multiple Grow selected	SHIFT + M
Select Attached Edges	SHIFT + E
Select Attached Vertices	SHIFT + V
Invert Selection	SHIFT + I

Display Controls

These tools appear at the top of the Graphics window.


Action	Hotkey
Show All Faces	CTRL + A
Hide All Faces	CTRL + SHIFT + A
Show Selected Faces	CTRL + F
Hide Selected Faces	CTRL + SHIFT + F
Show Faces on Part Surfaces	CTRL + B
Hide Faces on Part Surfaces	CTRL + SHIFT + B
Grow Displayed Faces	CTRL + ’+’
Shrink Displayed Faces	CTRL + ’-’
Toggle Face, Edge and Vertex Selection Depth Control	CTRL + SHIFT + S
Restore the previously displayed scene faces	F11
Store and recall Individual (face) and Patch based view snapshots of the current display surface	CTRL + SHIFT + Z
Store Snapshot	F12
Expand Color Displayed Faces by Menu	SHIFT + SPACE

Search Panel Controls

These options appear in the search panel, on the slide out panel.


Action	Hotkey
New Table Entry	ALT + SHIFT + INSERT
Edit Filter Name	F2
Delete Selected Entry	CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE
Execute All Enabled Filters	CTRL + SHIFT + X
Open Filter Manage Panel	SHIFT + W
Close Filter Manage Panel	CTRL + SHIFT + SPACE
Browse Filter Results	UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT