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⤢ SOLIDWORKS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 37 1 Ctrl Front View 2 Ctrl Back View 3 Ctrl Left View 4 Ctrl Right View 5 Ctrl Top View 6 Ctrl Bottom Vie… 7 Ctrl Isometric… 8 Ctrl Normal To 9 0 Q Ctrl Force Reb… W Ctrl Close Doc… E R Recent Do… T Y Ctrl Redo U I O Ctrl Open Doc… P Ctrl Print A Ctrl Select All S Ctrl Save D Selection… F Zoom to Fit G H J K L Z Ctrl Undo X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B Ctrl Rebuild N Ctrl New Docu… M MORE SHORTCUTS Shortcut Bar S View Orientation / Vie… Space Cycle Open Docume… Ctrl Tab Delete Del Zoom to Area Z Open View Selector Ctrl Space Rotate Model Alt LEFT Rotate Model UP Rotate Model 90 Deg… Shift UP Pan Model Ctrl UP Selection Filter Toolbar F5 Toggle Selection Filte… F6 Help F1 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SOLIDWORKS · WINDOWS SOLIDWORKS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 37 1 Ctrl Front View 2 Ctrl Back View 3 Ctrl Left View 4 Ctrl Right View 5 Ctrl Top View 6 Ctrl Bottom Vie… 7 Ctrl Isometric… 8 Ctrl Normal To 9 0 A Ctrl Select All Z Ctrl Undo E R Recent Do… T Y Ctrl Redo U I O Ctrl Open Doc… P Ctrl Print Q Ctrl Force Reb… S Ctrl Save D Selection… F Zoom to Fit G H J K L M W Ctrl Close Doc… X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B Ctrl Rebuild N Ctrl New Docu… MORE SHORTCUTS Shortcut Bar S View Orientation / Vie… Space Cycle Open Docume… Ctrl Tab Delete Del Zoom to Area Z Open View Selector Ctrl Space Rotate Model Alt LEFT Rotate Model UP Rotate Model 90 Deg… Shift UP Pan Model Ctrl UP Selection Filter Toolbar F5 Toggle Selection Filte… F6 Help F1 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SOLIDWORKS · WINDOWS ⤢ FILE Save Ctrl S Open Document Ctrl O New Document Ctrl N Close Document Ctrl W Cycle Open Documents Ctrl Tab Print Ctrl P Recent Documents R FEATURES Rebuild (changed features) Ctrl B Force Rebuild (entire model) Ctrl Q SELECTION Selection Breadcrumbs to C… D Selection Filter Toolbar F5 Toggle Selection Filters F6 EDIT Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Cut Ctrl X Delete Del Select All Ctrl A TOOLS Shortcut Bar S Help F1 VIEW Zoom to Fit F View Orientation / View Sele… Space Isometric View Ctrl 7 Front View Ctrl 1 Normal To Ctrl 8 Top View Ctrl 5 Zoom to Area Z Open View Selector Ctrl Space Rotate Model Alt LEFT Rotate Model (incremental) UP Rotate Model 90 Degrees Shift UP Pan Model Ctrl UP Back View Ctrl 2 Left View Ctrl 3 Right View Ctrl 4 Bottom View Ctrl 6 SOLIDWORKS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 37 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SOLIDWORKS · WINDOWS ⤢ FILE 07 Save Ctrl S Open Document Ctrl O New Document Ctrl N Close Document Ctrl W Cycle Open Documents Ctrl Tab Print Ctrl P Recent Documents R TOOLS 02 Shortcut Bar S Help F1 FEATURES 02 Rebuild (changed features) Ctrl B Force Rebuild (entire model) Ctrl Q SELECTION 03 Selection Breadcrumbs to Cursor D Selection Filter Toolbar F5 Toggle Selection Filters F6 EDIT 07 Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Cut Ctrl X Delete Del Select All Ctrl A VIEW 16 Zoom to Fit F View Orientation / View Selector Space Isometric View Ctrl 7 Front View Ctrl 1 Normal To Ctrl 8 Top View Ctrl 5 Zoom to Area Z Open View Selector Ctrl Space Rotate Model Alt LEFT Rotate Model (incremental) UP Rotate Model 90 Degrees Shift UP Pan Model Ctrl UP Back View Ctrl 2 Left View Ctrl 3 Right View Ctrl 4 Bottom View Ctrl 6 SOLIDWORKS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 37 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SOLIDWORKS · WINDOWS ⤢ SOLIDWORKS · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 6 SETS · No.01 SOLIDWORKS TOTAL 37 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS FILE 07 EDIT 07 VIEW 16 TOOLS 02 FEATURES 02 SELECTION 03 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Save Ctrl S Open Document Ctrl O New Document Ctrl N Close Document Ctrl W Cycle Open Documents Ctrl Tab Print Ctrl P Recent Documents R Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Cut Ctrl X Delete Del Select All Ctrl A Zoom to Fit F View Orientation / View Selector Space Isometric View Ctrl 7 Front View Ctrl 1 Normal To Ctrl 8 Top View Ctrl 5 Zoom to Area Z Open View Selector Ctrl Space Rotate Model Alt LEFT Rotate Model (incremental) UP Rotate Model 90 Degrees Shift UP Pan Model Ctrl UP Back View Ctrl 2 Left View Ctrl 3 Right View Ctrl 4 Bottom View Ctrl 6 Shortcut Bar S Help F1 Rebuild (changed features) Ctrl B Force Rebuild (entire model) Ctrl Q Selection Breadcrumbs to Cursor D Selection Filter Toolbar F5 Toggle Selection Filters F6 SOLIDWORKS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 Ctrl Front View 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ctrl Isometric… 8 Ctrl Normal To 9 0 Q W E R T Y Ctrl Redo U I O Ctrl Open Doc… P A S Ctrl Save D F Zoom to Fit G H J K L Z Ctrl Undo X C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B Ctrl Rebuild N Ctrl New Docu… M MORE SHORTCUTS Shortcut Bar S View Orientation / Vie… Space shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SOLIDWORKS · WINDOWS Keyboard map EDIT Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V TOOLS Shortcut Bar S FEATURES Rebuild (changed features) Ctrl B FILE Save Ctrl S Open Document Ctrl O New Document Ctrl N VIEW Zoom to Fit F View Orientation / View Selector Space Isometric View Ctrl 7 Front View Ctrl 1 Normal To Ctrl 8 SOLIDWORKS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SOLIDWORKS · WINDOWS Isometric EDIT 04 Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V TOOLS 01 Shortcut Bar S FEATURES 01 Rebuild Ctrl B FILE 03 Save Ctrl S Open Document Ctrl O New Document Ctrl N VIEW 05 Zoom to Fit F View Orientation / View… Space Isometric View Ctrl 7 Front View Ctrl 1 Normal To Ctrl 8 SOLIDWORKS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SOLIDWORKS · WINDOWS Typewriter SOLIDWORKS · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 5 SETS · No.01 SOLIDWORKS TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS FILE 03 EDIT 04 VIEW 05 TOOLS 01 FEATURES 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Save Ctrl S Open Document Ctrl O New Document Ctrl N Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Zoom to Fit F View Orientation / View Selector Space Isometric View Ctrl 7 Front View Ctrl 1 Normal To Ctrl 8 Shortcut Bar S Rebuild (changed features) Ctrl B Editorial SOLIDWORKS is a widely used parametric CAD application for designing mechanical parts, assemblies, and engineering drawings. Its keyboard shortcuts and mouse gestures speed up sketching, feature creation, and view changes throughout the design process.
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All SOLIDWORKS keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
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16 Action Shortcut Zoom to Fit F View Orientation / View Selector Space Isometric View Ctrl 7 Front View Ctrl 1 Normal To Ctrl 8 Top View Ctrl 5 Zoom to Area Z Open View Selector Ctrl Space Rotate Model Alt LEFT Rotate Model (incremental) UP Rotate Model 90 Degrees Shift UP Pan Model Ctrl UP Back View Ctrl 2 Left View Ctrl 3 Right View Ctrl 4 Bottom View Ctrl 6
7 Action Shortcut Save Ctrl S Open Document Ctrl O New Document Ctrl N Close Document Ctrl W Cycle Open Documents Ctrl Tab Print Ctrl P Recent Documents R
7 Action Shortcut Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Cut Ctrl X Delete Del Select All Ctrl A
3 Action Shortcut Selection Breadcrumbs to Cursor D Selection Filter Toolbar F5 Toggle Selection Filters F6
2 Action Shortcut Rebuild (changed features) Ctrl B Force Rebuild (entire model) Ctrl Q
2 Action Shortcut Shortcut Bar S Help F1
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Frequently asked questions
Does the poster include every SOLIDWORKS shortcut? SOLIDWORKS has 37 keyboard shortcuts on Windows — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
Can I print it at home? Yes. The digital download is a high-resolution 300 DPI file you can print at home or at any print shop, in standard frame sizes.
Does it cover both Mac and Windows? We sell a separate edition per platform so every key matches your keyboard exactly. This page is the Windows edition.
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