Keyboard and mouse shortcuts

Tricks and Tips keyboard shortcuts

There are many keyboard and mouse shortcuts in Simcenter Amesim. Here are the available keyboard shortcuts:

Simcenter Amesim keyboard shortcuts

Command	Shortcut
	New	Ctrl+N
	Open	Ctrl+O
	Save	Ctrl+S
	Force Model Recompilation	Ctrl+T
	Write files for simulation	Ctrl+Shift+W
	Print	Ctrl+P
	Quit	Ctrl+Q
	Undo	Ctrl+Z
	Redo	Ctrl+Y
	Cut	Ctrl+X
	Copy	Ctrl+C
	Paste	Ctrl+V
	Delete	Del
	Paste from clipboard	Ctrl+Shift+V
	Insert text	Ctrl+Shift+T
	Find	Ctrl+F
	Rotate	Ctrl+R
	Mirror	Ctrl+M
	Select all	Ctrl+A
	Create supercomponent	Ctrl+W
	External variables	Ctrl+E
	Zoom +/-	Ctrl ++/Ctrl +-
	Zoom all	Ctrl+0
	Default Zoom	Ctrl+1
	Model explorer	Ctrl+Shift+E
	Run monitor	Ctrl+Shift+U
	Experiment view	Ctrl+Shift+M
	Sketch mode	F9
	Submodel mode	F10
	Parameter mode	F11
	Simulation mode	F12
	Labels: Show	Ctrl+L
	Labels: Hide	Ctrl+Shift+L
	Model update assistant	Ctrl+K
	Premier submodel	Ctrl+I
	Global parameters	Ctrl+G
	Study parameters	Ctrl+B
	Run parameters	Ctrl+U
	Start simulation	F7
	Stop simulation	F8
	Update	F5
	Preferences	Ctrl+Shift+P
	Online	F1

Help keyboard shortcuts

Command	Shortcut
	New Tab	Ctrl+T
	Print	Ctrl+P
	Close Tab	Ctrl+F4 (Windows)
Ctrl+W (Linux)
	Quit	Ctrl+Q (Windows only)
	Copy selected text	Ctrl+C
	Find in Text	Ctrl+F
	Find Next	F3
	Find Previous	Shift+F3
	Zoom in	Ctrl++
	Zoom out	Ctrl+-
	Normal size	Ctrl+0
	Contents	Alt+ C
	Index	Alt+ I
	Bookmarks	Alt+ O
	Search	Alt+ S
	Home	Alt+Home
	Back	Alt+Left
	Forward	Alt+Right
	Reload current page	F5
	Next Page	Ctrl+Alt+Right
	Previous Page	Ctrl+Alt+Left
	Add Bookmark	Ctrl+D

Other shortcuts

The following shortcuts can greatly simplify your use of Simcenter Amesim:

Area	Function	Shortcut
Library Tree	Expand or collapse a node	Right arrow: expand node Left arrow: collapse node
Sketch	Pick up unconnected line	Ctrl+left mouse click near the unconnected end of the line.
Sketch	Repeat last component addition to sketch from Library Tree	Space bar
Global parameters window	Create a Real parameter	Ctrl+R
Global parameters window	Create an Integer parameter	Ctrl+I
Global parameters window	Create a Text parameter	Ctrl+T