Key/Mouse Combo

VX Function

Ctrl + +

Rolling the mouse wheel with the Alt key held down <Alt-Roll> is equivalent to tapping the <F6> key. It scrolls through alternate picks when there are multiple valid picks on top of each other. Unlike <F8> or <Shift-Roll>, it does not search for picks that satisfy other filter settings -- only picks that are valid under the active Pick Filter setting -- the ones you would get with <Alt-Pick> or <Ctrl-Alt-Pick>.

Zoom in/out.  Roll forward to zoom in.  Roll backward to zoom out.

SHIFT +

Auto Pick Filter

Shift + Ctrl +

Automatically executes a Window Pick where the first pick is the first diagonal corner of the selection window.

Shift +

Displays the active Filter Options.  Same as .

Shift +

Inside the VX Graphics Window - Initiates a chain pick.  All lines, arcs, curves, or edges connected end to end will be picked.  

If a fillet surface is selected, VX will attempt to chain pick all connected filleted surfaces.  This can be used on imported surfaces from IGES files.

Inside a Scrolling List - Selects all items between the picked item and the first item on the active pick list - all other items are unpicked. You can use (Ctrl)+(Left-click) to unpick an item from the active pick list.  This functionality currently applies to the following VX forms:

View Manager

Layer Manager

History Manager

VX Object Manager

Shift +

Redraw Display.  Same as .

Ctrl +

Unpicks a highlighted entity.

Alt +

Wireframe Mode - Picks the second entity.  While selecting entities, the first valid entity pick is ignored and the second one is used (e.g., when two or more entities cross the pick aperture).  This may be used to pick entities (i.e., lines) that lie on top of each other or to pick the "second" face adjacent to an edge.
 

Shaded or Hidden Line Mode - Only faces that are hidden from view are highlighted (i.e., they are selectable) as the cursor move over them.  If you want to select a face that is hidden behind a visible face, use <Alt> + Pick.

Ctrl + Alt +

Picks the third entity as described in Wireframe Mode above.

Page Up

Previous Input Field

Page Down

Next Input Field

Delete

Unpick Last

Esc

Escapes from the active process. This the same as picking from the Tool Bar.

Tab

Moves the input focus forward among the child windows of the active window.  The "child window" could be a selection list, input area, button, etc.

Tab + Shift

Moves the input focus backward among child windows of the active window (opposite the Tab key).