Must-Know Time-Saving SOLIDWORKS Keyboard Shortcuts
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You’re likely familiar with hotkeys like “S” to pop up your shortcut bar, and you don’t need to be an engineer to live and die by the power of “Ctrl + Z” to undo mistakes made at 3 a.m., fueled by energy drinks and ramen. But do you know how to force a rebuild or view your design from different angles at the touch of a button?
Brought to you by our SOLIDWORKS experts, we’ve compiled their most used, time-saving keyboard shortcuts, hotkeys, and mouse gestures that every user will love.
Here are our top three pro shortcuts to get you started:
Ctrl + Tab for swapping open documents
F for Zoom to Fit
Shift + Tab for hiding/showing components in an assembly
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