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DesignSpark Mechanical V6.0The developer has given this list of keyboard shortcuts to quickly access tools, tool guides, and other DesignSpark Mechanical commands. However, the list is not exhaustive, and you can customise or add even more shortcuts via File -> DesignSpark options -> Customize -> Shortcuts.
| Open the Radial Menu | O |
| Blend | B |
| Circle | C |
| Combine | I |
| Escape (the current operation) | Esc |
| Measure | E |
| Fill | F |
| Home | H |
| Line | L |
| Pull | P |
| Rectangle | R |
| Select | S |
| 3D mode | D |
| Plan view | V |
| Section mode | X |
| Sketch mode | K |
| Up To tool guide | U |
| Move | M |
| Trim Away | T |
| Spin | Drag with middle mouse button |
| Pan | Shift+drag with middle mouse button |
| Zoom | Ctrl+drag up and down with middle mouse button |
| Zoom Extents | Alt+Z |
| Snap view | Shift+double-click middle mouse button |
| Previous view | Left arrow |
| Next view | Right arrow |
| File menu | Alt+F |
| Close document | Ctrl+F4 |
| Complete | Enter |
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Copy Faces | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Cut | Ctrl+X |
| Cut Faces | Ctrl+Shift+X |
| Delete | Del |
| Detach face | Ctrl+D |
| Exit | Alt+F4 |
| Invert selection | Ctrl+Shift+I |
| Display next Design window | Ctrl+Tab |
| Display previous Design window | Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
| Move sketch grid in | Ctrl+right arrow |
| Move sketch grid out | Ctrl+left arrow |
| Nudge primary (active) dimension Up by normal amount | Shift+up arrow |
| Nudge primary (active) dimension Down by normal amount | Shift+down arrow |
| Nudge primary (active) dimension Up by small amount | Alt+Shift+up arrow |
| Nudge primary (active) dimension Down by small amount | Alt+Shift+down arrow |
| Nudge primary (active) dimension Up by large amount | Ctrl+Shift+up arrow |
| Nudge primary (active) dimension Down by large amount | Ctrl+Shift+down arrow |
| Nudge secondary (inactive) dimension Down by normal amount | Shift+left arrow |
| Nudge secondary (inactive) dimension Up by normal amount | Shift+right arrow |
| Nudge secondary (inactive) dimension Down by small amount | Shift+Alt+left arrow |
| Nudge secondary (inactive) dimension Up by small amount | Shift+Alt+right arrow |
| Nudge secondary (inactive) dimension Down by large amount | Ctrl+Shift+left arrow |
| Nudge secondary (inactive)dimension Up by large amount | Ctrl+Shift+right arrow |
| New | Ctrl+N |
| Open | Ctrl+O |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Ctrl+P | |
| Print Preview | Ctrl+F2 |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y |
| Save | Ctrl+S |
| Save As | Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Save As New | Alt+Shift+S |
| Share As File | Alt+S |
| Save As New Version | Ctrl+Alt+S |
| Select all of same type as selected | Ctrl+A |
| Bold text | Ctrl+B |
| Italicize text | Ctrl+I |
| Underline text | Ctrl+U |
| Hide object | Ctrl+H |
| Hide others | Alt+H |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Zoom In | Ctrl+ + |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl+ - |
| Set spin center | Ctrl+T |
| Locate spin center | Ctrl+L |
| Clear spin center | Ctrl+Q |
| Expand entire node in Structure tree | ' * ' on number pad |
| Expand selected node in Structure tree | ' + ' on number pad |
| Collapse selected node in Structure tree | ' - ' on number pad |
| Activate Component | Ctrl+Shift+A |
| Show All | Ctrl+Shift+H |
| Initiate FlyThrough mode | Ctrl+Shift+F |
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