Operation

Command Line Code

Menu

Alt Key Method

Keyboard

Shortcut

Toolbar

Button

Open an existing file

op  or  open

File > Open

Alt+F O

Ctrl + O

Y

Save an open file

s  or  save

File > SaveAs

Alt+F S

Ctrl + S

Y

Close an open file

close

File > Close

Alt+F C

Ctrl + W

Y

Exit the program

exit  or  q  or  quit

File > Exit

Alt+F X

Ctrl + Q

Y

Set Default Directory

def

File > Set Default Directory

Alt+F D

N

Undo prior operations

undo

Edit > Undo

Alt+E U

Ctrl + Z

Y

Redo operations which have been undone

redo

Edit > Redo

Alt+E R

Ctrl + R

Y

Refresh the screen display

regen

Edit > Refresh

Alt+E F

F5

Y

Delete Selection

del

Edit > Delete

Alt+E D

Ctrl + X

Y

Toggle Screen Color

tog

Edit > Toggle Screen Color

Alt+E T

Ctrl + T

Y

Set Screen Color

bc

Edit > Set Screen Color

Alt+E S

Ctrl + E

Y

Set Object Color

cs

Edit > Set Object Color

Alt+E J

Ctrl + J

Y

Zoom Window

w  or  zoomw

View > Zoom Window

Alt+V Z

Y

Zoom Extents

e  or  zoome

View > Zoom Extents

Alt+V X

F6

Y

Zoom In

I  or  zoomi

View > Zoom In

Alt+V I

NumPad -

Y

Zoom Out

o  or  zoomo

View > Zoom Out

Alt+V O

NumPad +

Y

View the top of the object

t  or  top

View > Top

Alt+V T

Y

View the front of the object

f  or  front

View > Front

Alt+V F

Y

View the rear of the object

bk  or  back

View > Back

Alt+V B

Y

View the object’s left side

l  or  left

View > Left

Alt+V L

Y

View the object’s right side

r  or  right

View > Right

Alt+V R

Y

Isometric view from the “southeast” (from left front)

se

View > ISO SE

Alt+V E

Y

Isometric view from the “southwest” (from right front)

sw

View > ISO SW

Alt+V S

Y

Isometric view from the “northeast” (from left rear)

ne

View > ISO NE

Alt+V N

Y

Isometric view from the “northwest” (from right rear)

nw

View > ISO NW

Alt+V W

Y

Wireframe view

wire

View > Wireframe

Alt+V F

Y

Hidden Line view

hide

View > Hidden Line

Alt+V H

Y

Shaded view, visible edges

sh  or  shade

View > Shaded

Alt+V A

Y

Shaded view, invisible edges

shh  or  shadeh

View > Shaded Hidden

Alt+V D

Y

Move Objects

move

3D > Move

Alt+3 M

Y

Rotate the viewpoint

rv

3D > Rotate View

Alt+3 V

Y

Rotate Objects

r3

3D > 3D Rotate

Alt+3 R

F7

Y

Express Rotate Object (90º across X Axis)

xr

3D > Express Rotate

Alt+3 X

F12

Y

Draw Guide Lines

li

CAD > Line

Alt+C L

Y

Show Origin Icon

so

CAD > Show Origin Icon

Alt+C S

Y

Delete Origin Icon

delor

CAD > Delete Origin Icon

Alt+C D

N

Object Snap On

on

CAD > Osnap On

Alt+C O

Y

Object Snap Off

off

CAD > Osnap Off

Alt+C F

Y

Display All Edges

eon

CAD > Display Edges

Alt+C D

N

Turn of Display of All Edges

eof

CAD > Turn Off Edge Display

Alt+C T

N

Help

help

Help > Help

Alt+H H

F1

N

About

about

Help > About 3D Rotate

Alt+H A

N