For all you seasoned Autodesk Inventor users out there, you likely already know how much time you can save by using shortcuts. For others that are just learning, shortcuts are a good way to move faster in your design process and also give you fewer things to remember. We have put together some of the most useful and popular shortcuts within Inventor below.
By no means is the list complete, so if you want to add your favorite and help our a user who may not know, comment below to let us know!
Navigating Models Shortcuts
F2 – Pan
F3 – Zoom
F4 – Orbit
F5 – Zoom Previous
F6 – Home View
One-Key Shortcuts
One key shortcuts just make everything easier, so here’s a quick guide you can print out and put by your computer to help!
Quick Assembly Shortcuts
G – Rotate
V – Move
P – Place
C – Constrain
Tab – Demote
Modifying Parts Shortcuts
CTRL + SHIFT + K – Chamfer / Activates the Chamfer tool
CTRL + SHIFT + L – Loft / Activates the Loft Tool
CTRL + SHIFT + M – Mirror / Activates the Mirror Tool
Dimensioning Shortcuts
BD – Baseline Dimension
BN – Bend Notes
CN – Chamfer Note
D – General dimension
HN – Hole/Thread Notes
O – Ordinate Dimension Set
OD – Ordinate Dimension
PN – Punch Notes
Be sure to post your favorite/most used shortcuts below so we can add to this list!
If you want to learn more about shortcuts not covered here, you can follow this link here.