Controlling the view using the keyboard

You generally use the mouse to view or move through your model. In addition, you can use a number of shortcut keys to move around or to control camera positions you have already defined.

If you are working in navigation mode, you can also use the shortcut menu to access the shortcut keys shown in bold.

Overview of shortcut keys

Shortcut key	Function
F2	Render
F4	Opens a new viewport of the Animation view type
F5, double-click middle mouse button	Zoom All
F6 CTRL+ middle mouse button	Zoom Section
ALT + LEFT ARROW	Takes you back to the previous view
ALT + RIGHT ARROW	Takes you to the next view
SHIFT+CTRL+S	Saves the contents of the viewport as a bitmap
LEFT ARROW, RIGHT ARROW, UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW	Rotates the view about the target point
BACKSPACE	Takes you back to the previous view
SHIFT+BACKSPACE	Takes you to the next view
CTRL	Switches camera movement: from sphere mode to camera mode (as long as you hold down the key)
CTRL++ (on the number pad)	Enlarge View
CTRL+- (on the number pad)	Reduce View
CTRL+F4	Closes the current viewport (animation window and design viewport)
CTRL+F6 CTRL+TAB	Switches between current viewport and viewport(s) in the background (e.g. between animation window and viewport in which you are drawing)
Double-click element in animation window	The Properties dialog box of the element opens. You can modify the properties of the element.
CTRL+double-click element in animation window	The Format Properties dialog box of the element clicked opens. You can modify the element’s format properties (pen thickness, line type, color, layer).