For any CAD software, Model manipulation options are very important to improve the productivity & for ease of use. This article will introduce you to all these options below in the aspect for CATIA V5
Model Manipulation with Mouse
| Function | Options using your Mouse |
| Pan | Hold Middle Mouse B |
| Zoom | Hold Middle Mouse B + Click Right B or
Hold Middle Mouse B + Click Left B |
| Rotate | Hold Middle Mouse B + Hold Right B or
Hold Middle Mouse B + Hold Left B |
Model Manipulation with Keyboard
| Function | Option using your Keyboard |
| Pan | CTRL + RIGHT Arrow Key: Move the model to the right
CTRL + LEFT Arrow Key: Move the model to the Left CTRL + TOP Arrow Key: Move the model to the Top CTRL + BOTTOM Arrow Key: Move the model to the Bottom |
| Zoom | CTRL + PAGE UP: ZOOM IN the model
CTRL + PAGE DOWN: ZOOM OUT the model |
| Rotate | SHIFT + LEFT Arrow Key: rotate to the left
SHIFT + RIGHT Arrow Key: rotate to the right SHIFT + UP Arrow Key: rotate upward SHIFT + DOWN Arrow Key: rotate downward |
And below is some other shortcuts that as CATIA user should know
Esc: Abort the current process or exit the current dialog box (when there is one)
- F1: Get CATIA V5 assistance by launching the contextual help documentation
- F3: Toggle specification tree display on and off
- SHIFT – F1: Context assistance (Get help on toolbar icons)
- SHIFT – F2: Toggle the specification tree overview on and off – opens an overview on specifications tree in a new window.
- SHIFT – F3: Structure tree activate around e.g. character size to modify (activate the graph if the model is active and inversely)
- ALT + F8: Macros start
- ALT + F11: Visual basic editor
- CTRL + SHIFT + Right arrow: ROTATE the model Clockwise
- CTRL + SHIFT + LEFT arrow: ROTATE the model Anti Clockwise
- CTRL + Tab: switch between the different windows (swap active document windows)
- CTRL + N: New document open
- CTRL + O: Document open
- CTRL + S: Document save
- CTRL + P: Document print
- CTRL + F: Search
- CTRL + U: Update
- CTRL + X: Cut out
- CTRL + V: Insert
- CTRL + Y: Redo
- CTRL + Z: Undo
- CTRL + G: Selection Sets
- ALT + Enter: Properties