Design Faster with Autodesk Inventor Keyboard Shortcuts

Save time in your design workflows with easy-to-memorize Inventor keyboard shortcuts.

If you’re an engineering designer or drafter, you’re always looking for ways to work faster and get more done under tight deadlines. There are plenty of processes and techniques to try for boosting your productivity, but one of the most effective ways to save time in CAD software happens to be one of the simplest.

Try using Autodesk Inventor Keyboard Shortcuts! Inventor keyboard shortcuts, also called Inventor hotkeys, prompt commonly-used commands with a couple of keystrokes.

It might not seem like a lot, but saving two or three clicks every time you launch commands can really add up. It’s also possible that you’ll find an Inventor keyboard shortcut for commands you use on the regular that you never knew about.

Some of the most popular Inventor keyboard shortcuts fall into four categories:

• General Inventor keyboard shortcuts
• Sketch Inventor keyboard shortcuts
• Part Inventor keyboard shortcuts
• Placed features Inventor keyboard shortcuts

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Most popular Inventor keyboard shortcuts

Inventor Keyboard Shortcuts: General Shortcuts

Ctrl + A

Select all

Ctrl + C

Copy

Ctrl + F

Find

Ctrl + N

New

Ctrl + O

Open

Ctrl + P

Print

Ctrl + S

Save

Ctrl + V

Paste

Ctrl + X

Cut

Ctrl + Y

Redo

Ctrl + Z

Undo

F2

Rename browser mode

Shift + right click

Select

Inventor Keyboard Shortcuts: Sketch Shortcuts

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Constrain curves to equal radius or length

F7

Slice graphics

F8

Show all constraints

F9

Hide all constraints

Ctrl + R

Ortho mode

Ctrl + D

Dynamic dimensions

Ctrl + Shift + P            

Snap object

Ctrl + I

Infer constraints

Inventor Keyboard Shortcuts: Part Shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + K

Chamfer                 

Ctrl + Shift + L

Loft

Ctrl + Shift + M

Mirror

Inventor Keyboard Shortcuts: Placed Features Shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + O

Circular pattern                   

Ctrl + Shift + R

Rectangular

Ctrl + Shift + S

Sweep

Did you find this helpful? Download our free Autodesk Inventor Keyboard Shortcuts PDF to print out these Inventor hotkeys or save them to your computer for easy reference.

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