To Customize Ribbon Menu and Top Menu

Right click in empty space on the ribbon menu, then select Customize Ribbon Bar or Customize Quick Access Toolbar. Note: customization to the ribbon and top menu will be stored and kept throughout IronCAD scenes. This is different to Scene template settings or Drawing template settings, both of which are only stored inside the specific scene or drawing.

To Customize Keyboard Shortcuts

Click MENU (top left), then Tools, then Customize. Keyboard shortcuts are stored on the computer level and will stay the same in different IronCAD files.
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To Customize 3D Scene setting or 2D Drawing settings

These settings are specific to a 3D Scene or 2D Drawing. You can customize an empty 3D Scene by right clicking in empty space and using the various options. These changes will not show in new scenes, unless you save this one as your default template. You can customize a 2D Drawing template settings by clicking on the Sheet Setup and Styles and Layers buttons. When saving either file, click on the save menu file type dropdown and choose to save as a template file.

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Default Keyboard Shortcuts

UI Function Keys

Ctrl + Shift + F9 Toggle between Fluent Ribbon UI and Toolbar UI

Ctrl + Shift + R Toggle Fluent Ribbon Bar On/Off

File/Edit Function Keys

Ctrl + N New

Ctrl + O Open

Ctrl + S Save

Ctrl + W Close

Ctrl + P Print

Shift + F1 Context Help

F1 Help

Ctrl + Z Undo

Ctrl + Y Redo

Ctrl + X Cut

Ctrl + C Copy

Ctrl + V Paste

Ctrl + A Select All

Del Delete

Shift + Select Multiple selection

Ctrl + Left-Click Direct select of parts in a scene

Ctrl + Shift + Left-Click Direct select of multiple parts in a scene

Alt + Left-Click Direct select of features in a scene

Alt + Shift + Left-Click Direct select of multiple features in a scene

Camera Function Keys/Buttons Assignment

Function Key Assignments

F2 Pan

F3 Orbit

F4 Dolly

F5 Zoom

F7 Look At

F8 Fit Scene

F9 Perspective

Ctrl + F2 Walk

Ctrl + F5 Window zoom

Ctrl + F7 Target

Ctrl + F8 Activate the internal software renderer (Only active is all documents are closed)

Ctrl + F9 Activate OpenGL rendering (Only active is all documents are closed)

Ctrl + F10 Activate Hoops3D rendering (Only active is all documents are closed)

Three-Button Mouse

Middle button + Drag + Shift Pan

Middle button + Drag + Ctrl Zoom

Middle button + Ctrl&Shift Target

Wheel button + Drag Orbit

Wheel Button Click Finish Command

Rotate wheel Zoom

In Drawing Three-Button Mouse

Wheel button + Drag Pan

Rotate Wheel Zoom

With Orbit Camera Toolbar Button Selected

Alt Constrain rotation about vertical/horizontal part axis

Shift Constrain rotation about vertical/horizontal scene axis

Ctrl + Alt Constrain rotation about vertical/horizontal part axis in 45-degree increments

Ctrl + Shift Constrain rotation about vertical/horizontal scene axis in 45-degree increments

With Walk Camera Toolbar Button Selected

Shift Tilt camera up/down

TriBall Function Keys

F10 and Q key Toggles TriBall on/off for shape/part

Ctrl + drag Incremental snap to linear and angular defaults

With TriBall Selected

Spacebar Toggle between TriBall Only and moving the shape and part

Translation Handle

Shift + drag Activate SmartSnap feedback to TriBall center

TriBall Positioning With 3D Curve

P Place point for selected curve type when TriBall is Active

TriBall Positioning With Copy/Link Multiple Location Active

Enter Finish the positioning of the multiple copy/link command with the TriBall

P Place point for the location of the copied/linked object

Positioning Function Keys

Shift + drag face/anchor Activate SmartSnap feedback

With Mate & Align Positioning Tool Selected

Spacebar Toggle through positioning options

Tab key Toggle through orientation directions

Coordinate System Keys

A Show All Planes

X Show/Hide YZ Plane

Y Show/Hide XZ Plane

Z Show/Hide XY Plane

Alt + Z Set/Cancel XY Current Plane

Alt + Y Set/Cancel XZ Current Plane

Alt + X Set/Cancel YZ Current Plane

Rendering Function Keys

Ctrl + R Immediate activation of realistic rendering

3D SmartDimensions Function Keys

With SmartDimension Toolbar Button Selected

Shift + select circular edge Attach to center of edge

Ctrl + select face of shape Attach to anchor of shape

Esc Cancel SmartDimension command

Cross-section Creation Function Keys

When Drawing Profile Geometry

Right-click last point of curve Activate pop-up dialog for numerical input

Shift + draw geometry Deactivate SmartCursor feedback

Tab Toggle Inscribed and Circumscribed Circle Polygon

Left-Click + Drag In the Polyline command, changes the type from line to arc (or reversed)

S Quick Access Command Toolbar for common commands

2D Drawing Creation Function Keys

Shift + select Multiple selection

Ctrl + Shift + B Switch selected view to Draft/Precise Quality

Ctrl + Shift + L Accesses Links dialog box

Ctrl + move selected textbox(es) and/or sheet geometry Copy selected text box(es)/geometry to move location

Atl + Drag Curves/text Lock position movements in the Horizontal/Vertical Orientation

Double + Left-Click Edit sheet tab name and Hit Enter to accept change

For Text Associative To A Selected Drawing View

Select Text w/Leader tool & Shift + click on geometry Place text associative to view

For SmartDimension Creation

Shift + select linear edge Set first point of linear dimension

Shift + select arc or circle Set first point of linear dimension

Ctrl + F Flip Inside/Outside Arrows

Tab key during placement Toggle between parallel/horizontal/vertical

Handle (sizebox, face, profile, sheet metal, etc.) Function Keys

Default Behavior:

Shift + drag Direct SmartSnap to faces/edges/vertices

Ctrl + drag Snap to increments specified in Handle Snapping

Ctrl + Left-click Multi-select Sizebox handles for sizing

Double + Left-click Edit the handle dimension value for sizebox dimensions

Tools/Options/Interaction - Use Snap As Default Handle Behavior:

Shift + drag Use no snapping

Right-Mouse-Click On Handle - Use SmartSnap:

Shift + drag SmartSnap to lines and axes

Miscellaneous Function Keys

Esc Deselects most tools

Ctrl + drop from catalog Replace existing part with catalog part

Ctrl + K Toggle between Parasolid and ACIS modeling kernels

Ctrl + Tab Toggle between scene and drawing environments

Shift + click 3D curve start point on existing geometry Activates automatic perpendicular placement of 3D curve

Ctrl + E Turns on/off Hidden Edges on a selected assembly/part.

Shift + Left-click Selects 3D Curve in Surfacing Command Context

Right-Click drag from Catalog Option to place as part or IntelliShape or create Assembly Feature

Shift drag and drop from Catalog Select circular edge to drop to center point.

Tab Select tab after selecting an edge to select smoothly connected edges

Right-Click Drag in Box Select Selects all element that touch or are contained in the box.

Alt + Left-Click Selects directly to the IntelliShape level

Shift + Alt + Left-Click Selects directly to the IntelliShape level and allows multiple selections of IntelliShapes

Ctrl + Left-Click Selects directly to the Part level

Shift + Ctrl + Left-Click Selects directly to the Part level and allows multiple selections of Parts

Double + Left-Click Edit dimension values for SmartDimensions , Handles, and Sketch Dimensions

Ctrl + Alt + Left-click Enable Selection List for faces, edges, and vertex entities

Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Left-click Enable Multiple Selection List for faces, edges, and vertex entities

E Edit selected feature

S Quick Access Command Toolbar for common commands on current selection level