Shaded wire frame CTRL + 2 Snap to reference lines/points F4 - Keyboard Shortcuts Hidden lines CTRL + 3 Snap to geometry lines/points F5 Rendered CTRL + 4 Snap to nearest points F6 Show only selected CTRL + 5 Snap to any position F7 Representation for component parts Advanced options CTRL + E Wire frame SHIFT + 1 Inquire object SHIFT + I Shaded wire frame SHIFT + 2 Modeling shortcuts Hidden lines SHIFT + 3 Create new model CTRL + N Rendered SHIFT + 4 Open model CTRL + O Show only selected SHIFT + 5 Create clip plane SHIFT + X General shortcuts Rollover highlight H Help F1 Set view rotation point V Save CTRL + S Measure distance F Properties ALT + ENTER Autorotate SHIFT + R, SHIFT + T Undo CTRL + Z Disable view rotation F8 Redo CTRL + Y 3D / Plane CTRL + P Interrupt ESC Fly (in perspective views) SHIFT + F Repeat the last command ENTER Select all CTRL + A Open the Views list CTRL + I Select assembly ALT + object Copy CTRL + C Hide object SHIFT + H Move CTRL + M Snapshot F9, F10, F11, F12 Delete DEL Undo last polygon pick Backspace Drag and drop D Finish polygon input Space bar Pan P Open component catalog CTRL + F Middle button pan SHIFT + M Create AutoConnection CTRL + J Move right x Phase manager CTRL + H Move left z Clash check SHIFT + C Move down y Drawing list CTRL + L Move up w Print drawings SHIFT + P Center by cursor INS Create report CTRL + B Zoom original HOME Drawing shortcuts Zoom in/out PG UP/PG DN Associative symbol SHIFT + A Zoom previous END Drawing list CTRL + O Rotate using mouse CTRL + R Set next drawing color mode B Rotate using keyboard CTRL + arrow keys, Ghost outline SHIFT + G SHIFT + arrow keys Open next drawing CTRL + PG DN Ortho O Open previous drawing CTRL + PG UP Relative coordinate input @, R Add orthogonal dimension G Absolute coordinate input $, A Add free dimension F Next position TAB Add to Master Drawing Catalog CTRL + M Previous position SHIFT + TAB Recreate drawing SHIFT + R Smart Select S User Coordinate System (UCS) shortcuts Selection filter CTRL + G Set coordinate system origin U Add to selection SHIFT Set coordinate system by two points SHIFT + U Toggle selection CTRL Toggle orientation CTRL + T Lock X, Y or Z coordinates X, Y or Z Reset current CTRL + 1 Select all select switch F2 Reset all CTRL + 0 - Keyboard Shortcuts Defining shortcuts If you frequently use certain commands, assign keyboard shortcuts to them. You will find it faster than using the icons and menus.
To assign a shortcut to a command:
Click Tools > Customize... to open the Customize
dialog box.
Click on the command on the list on the left.
Use the Filter list box to find commands easily. Click
the down arrow to select subgroups of commands. ALL displays all the commands available in Tekla Structures. You can also type in the command name to search for commands.
Use the Shortcut fields to assign a shortcut to the
command. You can use a single letter, or combine a letter with the Shift, Alt or Ctrl key.
Move the command to the Menu list by clicking the
right arrow. This will activate the shortcut and also add the command in the User menu.