This Quick Reference Card (QRC) is a look-up of the most useful shortcuts relevant to the main features of

DesignSpark Mechanical. This is an overview that compliments our detailed tutorials and resources.
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Select Orient Dimension

Single- Edit dimension
click Click to select one object Spacebar
while dragging
Spin

Double- Double-click to cycle through Toggle between

Tab
click Face / Edge / Curve loops editable dimensions
Ctrl

Triple- Triple-click to select all the faces Hover over geometry to

click of a body Shift dimension from it while
Zoom sketching

Add or remove an object from the Scroll • Accept the dimension

Ctrl selection Enter value
• Complete most tools

Shift
Select all objects between the original Create
Pan temporary
Shift selection and this object Shift Alt
objects

Select a driving or alternate object Create a linear / angular

Alt for many tools (in blue) ruler dimension

Select all objects Snap

completely within Ctrl Drag Shift View Create Group and store
Ctrl G ruler dimension
the box toggles selection Double-click

Select all objects Shift Drive a ruler

Drag
partially within dimension with an
the box adds to selection H Annotation dimension
Home
View
Select an Up To
Scroll Select other objects under the cursor U reference
V
Plan
Plane selected View
• Click to get command menus
Drag
• Drag to invoke gesture shortcuts
Files
• Exit current tool and return to selection Zoom
Double-click
• Click drop-down arrow for more options Fit
such as area and boundary selection selection Ctrl S Save
Anything
Revert to the last set of selected Z
selected items
Ctrl Shift S Save As

To exit current tool and return Save As

Esc to selection Ctrl Alt S
Previous view Next view New Version

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 Sketch & Section

• Select sketch curves and Splines

use model edges
• Select faces and edges by Select entire spline to move
their section lines and points
• Add spline point
• Remove spline point
Drag sketch and
• Measure curvature
section curves
• Drag endpoint
tangency
Move and Rotate curves

• Press to copy in Drag and Move Snaps

Ctrl
• Toggle extension indicators
On Curve Grid Point Mid Point End Point Multiple
• Toggle snapping to grid
Shift Snap Types
• Grab dimension reference

Esc • Cancel an in-progress action Indicators Dimension Anchors

Extension
Tangent Arc Center Select reference curve or
point [also with Shift ]

Golden
Move dimension
Rectangle
base point
[also with blue circle ]
Back New sketch Move Plan View
to 3D grid location sketch
(re-select) grid Right
Angle Change dimension
Angle reference angle
[also with blue line ]
Square
Associations

Shell Create with tool Round & Chamfer Create by pulling edges
Show offset baseline faces
Toggle with +
Pull option: Maintain offset

Change face property: None

Remove with
This face
Change face offset Other face or by changing face property
Center

Coaxial Create: + Create Coaxial Group Pattern

Create with Move
+ Create Patterns
Remove: + Remove from Coaxial Group

Remove with + Unpattern Member

Change: + Set Cylinder Diameter
Works on:
• Solids, surfaces, curves, planes, beams
• Protrusions and depressions
• Components
• Imported features of interest

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