Navisworks Keyboard Shortcuts

Complete Navisworks keyboard shortcuts reference — 102 shortcuts across 3 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows.

General Shortcuts (83)

ShortcutAction
Page UpZooms to view all objects in the Scene View
Page DownZooms to magnify all selected objects in the Scene View
HomeTakes you to Home view. This keyboard shortcut only applies (General Shortcuts)
EscDeselects everything (General Shortcuts)
ShiftUsed to modify the middle mouse button actions
CtrlUsed to modify the middle mouse button actions
AltTurns the keytips on or off
Alt + F4Closes the currently active dockable window when it is undoc
Ctrl + 0Turns on Turntable mode
Ctrl + 1Turns on Select mode
Ctrl + 2Turns on Walk mode
Ctrl + 3Turns on Look Around mode
Ctrl + 4Turns on Zoom mode
Ctrl + 5Turns on Zoom Window mode
Ctrl + 6Turns on Pan mode
Ctrl + 7Turns on Orbit mode
Ctrl + 8Turns on Free Orbit mode
Ctrl + 9Turns on Fly mode
Ctrl + ADisplays the Append dialog box
Ctrl + DToggles Collision mode. You must be in appropriate navigatio
Ctrl + FDisplays the Quick Find dialog box
Ctrl + GToggles Gravity mode
Ctrl + HToggles Hidden mode for selected items
Ctrl + IDisplays the Insert From File dialog box
Ctrl + LToggles pivot point lock on and off
Ctrl + MDisplays the Merge dialog box
Ctrl + NResets the program, closes the currently open Autodesk Navis
Ctrl + ODisplays the Open dialog box
Ctrl + PDisplays the Print dialog box
Ctrl + RToggles Require mode for selected items
Ctrl + SSaves the currently open Autodesk Navisworks file
Ctrl + TToggles Third Person mode
Ctrl + YReverses the last operation performed by the Undo command
Ctrl + ZReverses the last performed operation
Ctrl + Page UpDisplays the previous sheet
Ctrl + Page DownDisplays the next sheet
Ctrl + F1Opens the Help system
Ctrl + F2Opens the Clash Detective window. This feature is available
Ctrl + F3Toggles the TimeLiner window
Ctrl + F4Toggles the docking window for the currently active graphics
Ctrl + F5Toggles the Animator window
Ctrl + F6Toggles the Scripter window
Ctrl + F7Toggles the Tilt window
Ctrl + F8Toggles the Quantification Workbook window
Ctrl + F9Toggles the Plan View window
Ctrl + F10Toggles the Section View window
Ctrl + F11Toggles the Saved Viewpoints window
Ctrl + F12Toggles the Selection Tree window
Ctrl + HomeDollies and pans the camera so that the entire model is in v (General Shortcuts)
Ctrl + RightPlay selected animation
Ctrl + LeftReverse Play selected animation
Ctrl + UpRecord viewpoint animation
Ctrl + DownStop playing animation
Ctrl + SpacePause playing animation
Ctrl + Shift + AOpens the Animation Export dialog box
Ctrl + Shift + COpens the Export dialog box and enables you to export curren
Ctrl + Shift + IOpens the Image Export dialog box
Ctrl + Shift + ROpens the Export Rendered Image dialog box
Ctrl + Shift + SOpens the Export dialog box and enables you to export search
Ctrl + Shift + TOpens the Export dialog box and enables you to export the cu
Ctrl + Shift + VOpens the Export dialog box and enables you to export viewpo
Ctrl + Shift + WOpens the Export dialog box and enables you to export viewpo
Ctrl + Shift + HomeSets current view as Home (General Shortcuts)
Ctrl + Shift + EndSets current view as Front (General Shortcuts)
Ctrl + Shift + LeftTakes you to the previous markup tag
Ctrl + Shift + RightTakes you to the next markup tag
Ctrl + Shift + UpTakes you to the first markup tag
Ctrl + Shift + DownTakes you to the last markup tag
F1Opens the Help system
F2Renames the selected item, when appropriate (General Shortcuts)
F3Repeats the previously run Quick Find search
F5Refreshes your scene with the latest versions of currently l
F11Toggles Full Screen mode
F12Opens the Options Editor
Shift + WOpens the last used SteeringWheel
Shift + F1Enables you to get context-sensitive help
Shift + F2Toggles the Sets window
Shift + F3Toggles the Find Items window
Shift + F4Toggles the Find Comments window
Shift + F6Toggles the Comments window
Shift + F7Toggles the Properties window
Shift + F10Opens a context menu
Shift + F11Opens the File Options dialog box

Shortcuts for TimeLiner Tasks or Simulate tabs (12)

ShortcutAction
EscCancels the current edits (Shortcuts for TimeLiner Tasks or Simulate tabs)
F2Starts editing the selected field (Shortcuts for TimeLiner Tasks or Simulate tabs)
RightMoves the selection to the next right field, unless the curr
LeftMoves the selection to the next left field, unless the curre
HomeSelects the first row (Shortcuts for TimeLiner Tasks or Simulate tabs)
Shift + HomeExtends the selection from the selection anchor to the first
Ctrl + HomeMoves the current row to the first row without changing sele (Shortcuts for TimeLiner Tasks or Simulate tabs)
Ctrl + Shift + HomeAdds the rows from the current row to the first row to the s (Shortcuts for TimeLiner Tasks or Simulate tabs)
EndSelects the last row
Shift + EndExtends the selection from the selection anchor to the end
Ctrl + EndMoves the current row to the last row without changing selec
Ctrl + Shift + EndAdds the rows from the current row to the last row to the se (Shortcuts for TimeLiner Tasks or Simulate tabs)

Shortcuts for Measure Tools panel, including the Lock feature (7)

ShortcutAction
XLock to the X axis
YLock to the Y axis
ZLock to the Z axis
PLock to a point perpendicular to a surface
LLock to a point parallel to a surface
EnterQuick zoom to measured area
-Use with Enter key to zoom out of measured area
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