INTERFACE CONTROL

GRIDLINE CONTROL
WALK CONTROL
Move Front

Rotate Left Rotate Right

Press & Hold

Left button

Move Back
VIEW CONTROL

View Down

Scroll Wheel
View Up / Down
View Up
 THROUGH CONTROL
CTRL + D Toggles Collision mode (Off /On)
To Top Level

To Left To Right

Press & Hold

Scroll Wheel

To Bottom Level
 MEASURE CONTROL

Shortcuts for Measure Tools panel, including the Lock feature

Default Keyboard Shortcut Description
X Lock to the X axis
Y Lock to the Y axis
Z Lock to the Z axis
P Lock to a point perpendicular to a surface
L Lock to a point parallel to a surface
Enter Quick zoom to measured area
+ Use with Enter key to zoom in to measured area
- Use with Enter key to zoom out of measured area
General Shortcuts CTRL + O Displays the Open dialog box.

Default Keyboard Shortcut Description CTRL + P Displays the Print dialog box.
PgUp Zooms to view all objects in the Scene View. CTRL + R Toggles Require mode for selected items.
PgDn Zooms to magnify all selected objects in the Scene View.
CTRL + S Saves the currently open Autodesk Navisworks file.
HOME Takes you to Home view. This keyboard shortcut only applies to
CTRL + T Toggles Third Person mode.
the Scene View windows. This means it will only work when this
CTRL + Y Reverses the last operation performed by the Undocommand.
window has focus.
CTRL + Z Reverses the last performed operation.
ESC Deselects everything.

SHIFT Used to modify the middle mouse button actions. CTRL + PgUp Displays the previous sheet.

CTRL Used to modify the middle mouse button actions. CTRL + PgDn Displays the next sheet.

ALT Turns the keytips on or off. CTRL + F1 Opens the Help system.

ALT + F4 Closes the currently active dockable window when it is undocked, CTRL + F2 Opens the Clash Detective window. This feature is available
or exits the application if the main application window is active. for Autodesk Navisworks Manage users only.
CTRL + 0 Turns on Turntable mode.
CTRL + F3 Toggles the TimeLiner window.
CTRL + 1 Turns on Select mode.
CTRL + F4 Toggles the docking window for the currently active graphics system
CTRL + 2 Turns on Walk mode.
(i.e. the Autodesk Rendering window ).
CTRL + 3 Turns on Look Around mode.
CTRL + F5 Toggles the Animator window.
CTRL + 4 Turns on Zoom mode.
CTRL + F6 Toggles the Scripter window.
CTRL + 5 Turns on Zoom Window mode.
CTRL + F7 Toggles the Tilt window.
CTRL + 6 Turns on Pan mode.
CTRL + F8 Toggles the Quantification Workbook window.
CTRL + 7 Turns on Orbit mode.

CTRL + 8 Turns on Free Orbit mode. CTRL + F9 Toggles the Plan View window.

CTRL + 9 Turns on Fly mode. CTRL + F10 Toggles the Section View window.

CTRL + A Displays the Append dialog box. CTRL + F11 Toggles the Saved Viewpoints window.

CTRL + D Toggles Collision mode. You must be in appropriate navigation CTRL + F12 Toggles the Selection Tree window.
mode (that is, Walk or Fly) for this keyboard shortcut to work.
CTRL + HOME Dollies and pans the camera so that the entire model is in view.
CTRL + F Displays the Quick Find dialog box.
CTRL + Right Arrow Play selected animation.
CTRL + G Toggles Gravity mode.
CTRL + Left Arrow Reverse Play selected animation.
CTRL + H Toggles Hidden mode for selected items.
CTRL + Up Arrow Record viewpoint animation.
CTRL + I Displays the Insert From File dialog box.
CTRL + Down Arrow Stop playing animation.
CTRL + M Displays the Merge dialog box.
CTRL + Space Pause playing animation.
CTRL + N Resets the program, closes the currently open Autodesk
Navisworks file, and creates a new file. CTRL + SHIFT + A Opens the Animation Export dialog box.
 CTRL + SHIFT + C Opens the Export dialog box and enables you to export SHIFT + F11 Opens the File Options dialog box.
current search.
Shortcuts for Time Liner Tasks or Simulate tabs
CTRL + SHIFT + I Opens the Image Export dialog box.
Default Keyboard Shortcut Description
CTRL + SHIFT + R Opens the Export Rendered Image dialog box.
ESC Cancels the current edits.
CTRL + SHIFT + S Opens the Export dialog box and enables you to export
search sets. F2 Starts editing the selected field.

CTRL + SHIFT + T Opens the Export dialog box and enables you to export the ANY CHARACTER Starts editing the selected field.

current TimeLiner schedule. RIGHT ARROW Moves the selection to the next right field, unless the current field is in
CTRL + SHIFT + V Opens the Export dialog box and enables you to export a tree column that can be expanded. In this case, it expands the row.
viewpoints.
LEFT ARROW Moves the selection to the next left field, unless the current field is in a
CTRL + SHIFT + W Opens the Export dialog box and enables you to export
tree column that can be expanded. In this case, it expands the row.
viewpoint report.
UP/DOWN ARROW Selects the row above/below the current row
CTRL + SHIFT + HOME Sets current view as Home.

CTRL + SHIFT + END Sets current view as Front. SHIFT+UP/DOWN ARROW Extends the selection to the row above/below the current row.

CTRL + SHIFT + Left Arrow Takes you to the previous redline tag. CTRL+UP/DOWN ARROW Moves the current row up/down without changing selection.

CTRL + SHIFT + Right Arrow Takes you to the next redline tag. HOME Selects the first row.

CTRL + SHIFT + Up Arrow Takes you to the first redline tag. SHIFT+HOME Extends the selection from the selection anchor to the first row.
CTRL + SHIFT + Down Arrow Takes you to the last redline tag. CTRL+HOME Moves the current row to the first row without changing selection.

F1 Opens the Help system. CTRL+SHIFT+HOME Adds the rows from the current row to the first row to the selection.
F2 Renames the selected item, when appropriate.
END Selects the last row.
F3 Repeats the previously run Quick Find search.
SHIFT+END Extends the selection from the selection anchor to the end.
F5 Refreshes your scene with the latest versions of currently
CTRL+END Moves the current row to the last row without changing selection.
loaded model files.

F11 Toggles Full Screen mode. CTRL+SHIFT+END Adds the rows from the current row to the last row to the selection.

F12 Opens the Options Editor. PAGEUP/PAGEDOWN Selects the row one page above/below the current row.

SHIFT + W Opens the last used Steering Wheel. SHIFT+PAGEUP/PAGEDOWN Extends the selection one page up/down.
SHIFT + F1 Enables you to get context-sensitive help.
CTRL+PAGEUP/PAGEDOWN Moves the current row one page up/down without changing the
SHIFT + F2 Toggles the Sets window.
selection.
SHIFT + F3 Toggles the Find Items window.
CTRL+SHIFT+PAGEUP/DOWN Adds one page up/down from the current row to the selection.
SHIFT + F4 Toggles the Find Comments window.

SHIFT + F6 Toggles the Comments window.

* Expands the entire subtree, starting from the current cell. Can also be
SHIFT + F7 Toggles the Properties window.
used to expand Viewpoints.
SHIFT + F10 Opens a context menu.