Shortcut

Action

Spacebar

Repeat the last action

F1 key

Open the help system for the current tool

Esc key

Cancel the current command or goes back a step if a multiple step command

Tab key

Toggle all of the property panels on or off

F11 key

Toggle full screen mode on or off

Ctrl + Shift + T

Toggle filter transparency

Rotate mousewheel

Zoom in/ out

Drag with right mouse button

Pan

Drag with left mouse button

Rotate

Ctrl + Alt + V

Hide view selector

Ctrl + Shift + V

Set viewpoint

Ctrl + Arrow keys

Rotate viewpoint

Up/ Down arrow keys

Zoom in/ out

Right arrow key

Zoom full

Left arrow key

Zoom previous

Page Up/ Down keys

Previous/ Next load case

Home/ End keys

First/ Last load case

Ctrl + Page Up/ Down keys

Previous/ Next filter

Ctrl + Home/ End keys

First/ Last filter

Shift key (hold down)

Force the start of a selection window if you click a point, even if on a plate

Ctrl + Alt keys (hold down)

Select all the members in a straight line if you click one of them

Ctrl + Shift keys (hold down)

Select all the segments of a subdivided member if you click one of them

Ctrl + Shift keys (hold down)

Select all the plates in a plane if you click one of them

Ctrl + Shift + Up/ Down

Grow/ Shrink selection of members or plates

Ctrl + A

Select all

Ctrl + R

Restore the previous selection

Ctrl + I

Invert the current selection (ie. deselect the selected items and select the rest)

Ctrl + F

Initiate the Find tool to search within the currently selected items

Ctrl + Shift + O

Toggle showing of just the selected items (ie. hides the items not selected)

Ctrl+Shift+H

Toggle hiding of the selected items and selection of the others

A key (hold down)

Temporarily disable aligning with a "locked on" node, member or global axis

C key (hold down)

Temporarily disable attaching to a node, member or plate

I key (hold down)

Temporarily disable infotips from appearing

Ctrl + N

New job

Ctrl + O

Open job

Ctrl + S

Save job

Ctrl + Shift + S

Save-As job

Ctrl + Shift + C

Save a copy

Ctrl + J

Job status

Ctrl + H

Job details and attachments

Ctrl + U

Job units

Ctrl + W

Structure wizard

Ctrl + C

Sub-menu for the Copy, Copy properties and Copy loads tools

Ctrl + D

Draw members

Ctrl + Shift + R

Renumber

Ctrl + V or Ctrl + P

View or print reports

Ctrl + M

View or print multiple reports

Ctrl + G

Print graphics

Ctrl + L

Library editor

Ctrl + Z

Undo

Ctrl + Y

Redo

Ctrl + Alt + L

Perform linear static analysis

Ctrl + Alt + N

Perform non-linear static analysis

Ctrl + Alt + B

Perform buckling analysis

Ctrl + Alt + F

Perform dynamic frequency analysis

Ctrl + Alt + S

Perform spectral response analysis

Ctrl + Alt + H

Perform harmonic response analysis

Ctrl + Alt + T

Perform transient response analysis

Ctrl + B

Manage batch analysis/ design/ reporting tasks

Ctrl + Shift + B

Perform batch analysis/ design/ reporting tasks

Ctrl + K

Kill the analysis if it can't be stopped in the normal way (click in the graphics area first).

Ctrl + Shift + N

Nodes datasheet

Ctrl + Shift + M

Members datasheet

Ctrl + Shift + P

Plates datasheet

Ctrl + Shift + Pick member

Select subdivided members

Ctrl + Alt + Pick member

Select in-line members

Ctrl + Shift + Pick plate

Select in-plane plates

L key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change distributed load diagram scales

C key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change concentrated load diagram scales

D key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change displacement diagram scales

M key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change bending moment diagram scales

S key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change shear force diagram scales

A key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change axial force diagram scales

T key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change torsion diagram scales

E key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change stress diagram scales

B key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change buckling mode shape scales

V key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change stress vector scales

R key (hold down) + Mousewheel

Change reactions scales

G key

Toggle the grid on or off

S key

Toggle the snap on or off

X, Y or Z keys

Set the working plane

Ctrl + X

Exit SPACE GASS