Hot Keys
 
Hot keys are an easy way to save time while working on a geometry.  They enable you to quickly complete common tasks without going through the menus.  Listed below are the various hot keys and their function.

NOTE:  If you are using a HP, do not hold ALT down when using a hot key.  Press ALT followed by the appropriate key.  The key sequence for all hot keys associated with a button is listed on the button. The ^ symbol is used for the "Ctrl" key and the - for the "Alt" key.

Hot Key Catagories:
  1. Pick Limits
  2. Pick Types
  3. Pick/Unpick
  4. Visibility
  5. Adjusting Views
  6. Topology
  7. Points
  8. Vectors
  9. Curves
  10. Surfaces
  11. Utilities
  12. Other

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Pick limits: 
"a"  All 
"p"  Point 
"c"  Curve 
"s"  Surface 
"v"  Vector
"r" Parametric
"h" Physical
"u" Composite
"m" Mesh
"g" Group
Pick types: 
"3"  3D 
"e"  Everything 
"b"  Partial banded 
"w"  Whole banded 
"l"  Label 
Pick/Unpick: 
"TAB"  Toggle between picking and unpicking 
"d" Toggle between picking discrete and continuous 
"R" (Shift-r) Repick
"Esc" or "F6" Clear the pick list 
"F7" Pick a Vertex 
"F8" Pick a Curve 
"F9" Pick a Surface 
"F10" Pick a Vector 
"F12" Pick entire contents of Group 
Visibility: 
"o" On 
"O" (Shift-o) Off 
"t" Toggle 
"1"  Toggle Surfaces
"!" (Shift-1) Toggle Curves
"2" Toggle Surface Grid (S_grid)
"@" (Shift-2) Toggle Edge Grid (E_grid)
Adjusting views: 
"Keypad 0" Reset view 
"Keypad 5" Write view to file 
"Keypad 6" Read view from file 
"Keypad ." or "F5" Set center of rotation 
"x"/"y"/"z" Rotate Screen Image about respective SCREEN (fixed) axis
"Z" Initiate zoom box (invoked with zoom button, default = Right MB)
"PageUp"  Increase near clipping plane 
"PageDown" Reduce near clipping plane 
"Keypad +" Increase zoom sensitivity
"Keypad -" Decrease zoom sensitivity
"Keypad *" Increase translation sensitivity
"Keypad /" Decrease translation sensitivity
"Up Arrow" Increase rotation sensitivity
"Down Arrow" Decrease rotation sensitivity
Topology: 
"G" Glue all or picked geometry
"U" Unglue picked geometry
"T" Trim picked surfaces
"C" Check topology
"D" Pick degenerate geometries
Points: 
"Ctrl-p" Create a point
"Ctrl-a" Average selected points
Vectors: 
"Ctrl-v" Create a vector
"Ctrl-r" Reverse picked vectors
"Ctrl-t" Create tangent vectors
"Ctrl-n" Create normal vectors
Curves: 
"Ctrl-l" Create a line
"Ctrl-c" Create a cubic curve
"Ctrl-q" Create a quadratic curve
"Ctrl-b" Blend selected curves
"Ctrl-s" Stretch a picked curve
"Ctrl-e" Extract bounding parametrics
Surfaces: 
"Alt-r" Create a ruled surface
"Alt-t" Create a TFI surface
"Alt-f" Create a four-point surface
"Alt-c" Create a carpet surface
Utilities: 
"Alt-s" Split picked geometries
"Alt-u" Union picked geometries
"Alt-i" Intersect picked geometries
"Alt-p" Project picked curves
Other: 
"?" Inquire information on picked geometry
"DELETE" Delete picked geometry
"Print Screen" Write screen image file
"B" (Shift-b) Break surface at underlying point
"E" (Shift-e) Generate edge grid
"S" (Shift-s) Generate surface grid
"V" (Shift-v) Generate volume grid
"Ctrl-u" Add entity to Composite
"Ctrl-g" Add entity to Group
"Ctrl-o" Open file
"Ctrl-w" Write file
"Ctrl-x" Exit


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