HyperWorks X

Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls

Default keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls.

Configure the default behavior for keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls in the Preferences dialog,
which can be accessed by clicking File > Preferences from the menu bar.

File Management

To do this Press

Create new model Ctrl + N

Open saved model Ctrl + O

Save file Ctrl + S

Save file as Ctrl + Shift + S

Workspace

To do this Press

Open context sensitive help F1

Search tool Ctrl + F

Open command window Ctrl + F4

Show full screen F11

View

To do this Press

Rotate Middle Mouse Drag

Shift + Right Mouse Drag

Set rotation center Ctrl + Middle Mouse Click on model

Reset rotation center Ctrl + Middle Mouse Click in space

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To do this Press

Pan Right Mouse Drag

Left + Right Mouse Drag

Zoom Middle Mouse Scroll

Alt + Right Mouse Drag

Circle zoom Alt + Middle Mouse Draw

Z, then Left Mouse Draw

Incrementally rotate Arrow keys

Incrementally rotate clockwise, counter clockwise Ctrl + Right Arrow, Ctrl + Left Arrow

Fit (and fit selected) F

Go back to previous view B

Save a view Ctrl + Numeric Key (0-9)

Recall a view Numeric Key (0-9)

Display
There are slight differences in the keyboard shortcuts when you are in idle mode versus when the
Show/Hide tool is activated.

Table 1: Idle

To do this Press

Show/hide all of the current entity type A

Enter and exit the Show/Hide tool D

Hide selection H (press again to bring back last hidden)

Hide and keep selection Ctrl + H

Isolate selection I (with a selection)

Isolate current entity type I (without a selection)

Show adjacent entities to selection J (with a selection)

Show adjacent entities J (without a selection)

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To do this Press

Reverse display of selection R (with a selection)

Reverse display of current entity type R (without a selection)

Unhide (does not change the display state of U

Switch the display from mesh only, geometry only, G

Toggle on/off IDs of a selection Q

Tip: To show elements only, press E to switch the entity filter to elements, then I to isolate
all displayed elements. To add loads to the display, press L to switch to loads, then A to
show.

Table 2: Show/Hide Tool

To do this Press

Show all of the current entity type A

Show entire model Shift + A

Show none of the current entity type N

Hide entire model Shift + N

Isolate selection I

Middle Mouse Click

Isolate only selection or all of the current entity Shift + I

Reverse the display of the current entity type R

Hide selection H

Tip: Isolate works on a selection. If there is no selection made, isolate will default to what
the entity filter is set to.

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Editing

To do this Press

Delete Delete

Undo Ctrl + Z

Redo Ctrl + Y

Perform an action Middle Mouse Click

Duplicate from browser Ctrl + D

Organize O

Cut Ctrl + X

Copy Ctrl + C

Paste (into new component) Ctrl + V

Paste (into current component) Ctrl + Shift + V

Exit active tool Esc or Right Mouse Click

Selection

To do this Press

Window select Left Mouse Drag

Append selection Ctrl + Left Mouse Click

Deselect Shift + Left Mouse Click

Select displayed Ctrl + A

Select all Ctrl + Shift + A

Select adjacent Ctrl + J

Select similar (based on type and config if Ctrl + M

Reverse selection Ctrl + R

Edit Double Mouse Click

Clear selection Esc

Open and close advanced selection Spacebar

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Entity Filter

To do this Press

Set to components/connectors C

Set to elements E

Set to laminates/lines/loads L

Set to materials M

Set to nodes N

Set to plies/points/properties/parts P

Set to solids/surfaces/systems S

Set to all Esc + Esc

Tip: For entity types that have the same first letter (laminates, lines, loads), continually
press the keyboard shortcut to alternate between entity types.

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