Reference
Keyboard Shortcuts
A summary of commonly used Onshape keyboard shortcuts. Mastering these will significantly speed up your modeling workflow.
View Controls
| Shortcut | Function | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F | Fit to window | Makes the model fill the entire viewport |
| N | View Normal | Switch to a straight-on view of the selected face |
| K | Show/hide mate connectors | Toggle the visibility of mate connector points |
Sketch Tools
| Shortcut | Function | Description |
|---|---|---|
| L | Line | Line tool — draw straight line segments |
| C | Circle | Center Point Circle — draw a circle from its center |
| G | Corner Rectangle | Draw a rectangle by specifying two diagonal corners |
| D | Dimension | Add length, angle, or radius dimensions to sketch entities |
| U | Use tool | Project existing geometry edges onto the current sketch |
| Q | Construction | Toggle a line to construction mode (won't generate solid geometry) |
| T | Tangent constraint | Make two curves share the same direction at their connection point |
| V | Vertical constraint | Force a line to stay vertical |
Edit Operations
| Shortcut | Function | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z | Undo | Revert the last operation |
| Ctrl+C | Copy | Copy the selected element |
| Ctrl+V | Paste | Paste the copied element |
| Shift+F | Fillet | Round off sharp edges |
| Shift | Lock inference | Lock the inferred mate connector direction |
| Esc | Cancel current tool | Exit the active tool |
| Delete | Delete selected | Remove the currently selected element |
Mouse and Trackpad Controls
| Action | Function | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Right-click drag | Rotate model | Hold right mouse button and drag to rotate the view |
| Middle-click drag / Ctrl+right-click drag | Pan | Hold middle button or Ctrl+right-click and drag to pan the view |
| Scroll wheel | Zoom | Scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in or out |
| Two-finger drag (trackpad) | Rotate | Drag with two fingers on the trackpad to rotate the model |
| Shift+two-finger drag | Pan | Hold Shift and drag with two fingers to pan |
| Pinch (trackpad) | Zoom | Pinch with two fingers on the trackpad to zoom |