Autodesk Inventor Keyboard Shortcuts

Every one of Autodesk Inventor's 74 keyboard shortcuts, collected so you can design mechanical products faster

Autodesk Inventor is a 3D, CAD & animation application developed by Autodesk. It lets users design mechanical products with a professional-grade toolset.

Keyboard shortcuts are essential for working efficiently in Autodesk Inventor. Memorizing even a handful of key combinations can cut hours from a weekly workflow.

Since Autodesk Inventor runs solely on Windows, every shortcut listed here is specific to that operating system.

Windows

74 shortcuts 13 categories

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General 1 shortcut

Exits the current command or cancels the current operation

Esc Esc Esc

File 6 shortcuts

Creates a new file

Cmd +N Ctrl +N Ctrl +N

Opens an existing file

Cmd +O Ctrl +O Ctrl +O

Saves the active document

Cmd +S Ctrl +S Ctrl +S

Saves a copy of the active document

Shift +Cmd +S Ctrl +Shift +S Ctrl +Shift +S

Prints the active document

Cmd +P Ctrl +P Ctrl +P

Closes the current document

Cmd +W Ctrl +W Ctrl +W

Edit 7 shortcuts

Undoes the last action

Cmd +Z Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z

Redoes the last action

Shift +Cmd +Z Ctrl +Y Ctrl +Y

Copies the selected objects

Cmd +C Ctrl +C Ctrl +C

Cuts the selected objects

Cmd +X Ctrl +X Ctrl +X

Pastes objects from the clipboard

Cmd +V Ctrl +V Ctrl +V

Deletes the selected objects

Delete Delete Delete

Selects all objects in the current view

Cmd +A Ctrl +A Ctrl +A

View 6 shortcuts

Zooms in

Ctrl ++ Ctrl ++ Ctrl ++

Zooms out

Ctrl +- Ctrl +- Ctrl +-

Zooms to fit the view

Ctrl +Shift +Z Ctrl +Shift +Z Ctrl +Shift +Z

Pans the view

Space Space Space

Rotates the view

Shift +Space Shift +Space Shift +Space

Toggles visibility of selected solids, work features

Alt +V Alt +V

Global 13 shortcuts

Help for the active command or dialog box.

F1 F1 F1

Pans the graphics window.

F2 F2 F2

Zooms in or out in the graphics window.

F3 F3 F3

Rotates objects in the graphics window.

F4 F4 F4

Returns to the previous view.

F5 F5 F5

Display the isometric view of the model.

F6 F6 F6

Quits a command.

Esc Esc Esc

Deletes selected objects.

Delete Delete Delete

In model views, when selecting a component or subassembly, accesses the Select Other drop-down menu.

Cmd +A Ctrl +A Ctrl +A

Activates Redo (revokes the last Undo).

Cmd +Y Ctrl +Y Ctrl +Y

In the active Line command, removes the last sketched segment.

Cmd +Z Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z

Activates the Select command menu.

Shift +Right Shift +Right Shift +Right

Automatically rotates model in graphics window. Click to quit.

Shift +Rotate Shift +Rotate Shift +Rotate

Sketch 2 shortcuts

To draw a circle.

C C C

Activates the General Dimension command.

D D D

Drawing 2 shortcuts

Activates the Balloon command.

B B B

Activates the Baseline Dimension Set command.

BDA BDA BDA

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Assembly 2 shortcuts

In assemblies, applies a mate constraint. In a sketch, moves spline shape points.

Ctrl +Opt Alt +drag mouse Ctrl +Alt

Activates the Constraint command.

C C C

Part 3 shortcuts

Create a chamfer

CH CH CH

Creates a face draft / taper.

D D D

Activates the Extrude command.

E E E

2D Sketch 1 shortcut

Creates circular pattern of sketch geometry.

CP CP CP

3D Sketch 5 shortcuts

Toggles the dimension HUD on or off

Cmd +D Ctrl +D Ctrl +D

Toggles ortho draw mode on or off for 3D sketch lines or splines

Cmd +R Ctrl +R Ctrl +R

Toggles apply constraints on and off.

Cmd +I Ctrl +I Ctrl +I

Toggles object snap on and off.

Shift +Cmd +P Ctrl +Shift +P Ctrl +Shift +P

Switches sketch planes for lines and splines

Shift +Space Shift +Space Shift +Space

Tools 2 shortcuts

Toggles Inventor browser with Vault add-in browser.

Opt +A Alt +A Alt +A

Toggles Inventor browser with Vault add-in browser.

Opt +S Alt +S Alt +S

Commands 24 shortcuts

Activates the Fillet command.

F F

Activates the Feature Control Frame command.

C +F C +F

Activates the Hole command.

H H

Activates the Line command / Starts the Horizontal Constraint command

L L

Creates a leader text

L +E L +E

Creates a loft feature.

L +O L +O

Activates the Move Component command.

M M

Creates a mirror feature.

M +I M +I

Activates the Create Component command.

N N

Activates the Ordinate Dimension Set command.

O +D +S O +D +S

Activates the Place Component command.

P P

Activates the Create iMate command.

Q Q

Activates the Revolve command.

R R

Activates the Rotate Component command.

R +O R +O

Creates rectangular pattern of feature or sketch geometry.

R +P R +P

Activates the 2D Sketch command.

S S

Activates the 3D Sketch command.

S +3 S +3

Creates a sweep feature.

S +W S +W

Activates the Text command. / Activates the Tweak Components command.

T T

Activates the Trim command.

T +R T +R

Creates a workplane.

] ]

Creates a work axis.

/ /

Creates a work point.

. .

Creates a grounded work point.

; ;

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