Xpresso Knowledge Base : 09AllCommands

2 d back	Sketch	Adds the selected sketch entities to the back sketch of the 3D part.
2 d bottom	Sketch	Adds the selected sketch entities to the bottom sketch of the 3D part.
2 d cut	Sketch	Cuts a feature from the selected sketch entities.
2 d front	Sketch	Adds the selected sketch entities to the front sketch of the 3D part.
2 d left	Sketch	Adds the selected sketch entities to the left sketch of the 3D part.
2 d right	Sketch	Adds the selected sketch entities to the right sketch of the 3D part.
2 d to 3 d	Sketch	Converts a 2D object to a 3D object
2 d top	Sketch	Adds the selected sketch entities to the top sketch of the 3D part.
3 d dimension	Sketch	Control the visibility of 3D sketch dimensions.
3 d sketch	Sketch	Adds a new 3D Sketch
3 d sketch plane	Drawing	Control the visibility of 3D sketch planes.
3 point arc	Sketch	Sketches a 3 point arc. Select start and end points
add camera	View	Adds a camera.
add curvature	Sketch	Adds a curvature control handle that you drag along the spine position
add in	Add Ins	Launch the add-in manager.
add relation	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
align between lines	Drawing	Aligns the centers of the selected annotations between the nearest selected horizontal or vertical lines.
align bottom	Drawing	Aligns the bottom edges of selected annotations
align horizontal	Drawing	Aligns the centers of selected annotations horizontally
align left	Drawing	Aligns the left edges of selected annotations
align right	Drawing	Aligns the right edges of selected annotations
align top	Drawing	Aligns the top edges of selected annotations
align vertical	Drawing	Aligns the centers of selected annotations vertically
all filters	Selection Filter	Filter all
along x	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
along y	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
along z	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
angle rectangle	Sketch	Sketches a rectangle at an angle.
angle snaps	Relations	Snap to angle.
angstroms	units	Changes the units to Angstroms.
annotation errors	View	Checks for errors in the annotations
appearance callouts	Drawing	Creates an appearance callout
arc	Sketch	Sketches a center point arc. Set the center point. Drag to place the arc starting point
assembly cut	Assembly	Creates a cut feature in the assembly by extruding a sketched profile.
assembly from assembly	Assembly	Creates an Assembly from previously created Assemblies
assembly from part	Assembly	Creates an Assembly from previously created Parts
assembly hole	Assembly	Uses the Hole Wizzard to create a hole inside an assembly.
assembly revolve cut	Assembly	Creates a cut feature in the assembly by revolving a sketched profile.
assembly sketch pattern	Assembly	Creates a sketch driven pattern.
assembly table pattern	Assembly	Creates a table driven pattern.
assembly transparency	View	Toggles the transparency of the assembly.
at middle	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
at pierce	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
automatic relation	Sketch	Turns automatic creation of geometric relations on or off.
automatic solve	Sketch	Enables / disables solving the sketch after each change.
axis	Feature	Adds a reference axis.
back	View	Changes the view to the Back Plane.
back plane	View	Changes the view to the Back Plane.
base flange	Sheet Metal	Creates a sheet metal part or adds material to an existing sheet metal part.
baseline dimensions	Drawing	Creates a Baseline Dimension
belt chain	Sketch	Creates a belt / chain item
bend table	Sheet Metal	Inserts a new bend table.
blend	Feature	Creates a Blend
body color	View	Applies a color to entities in a model.
body texture	View	Applies a texture to entities in a model.
bottom	View	Changes the view to the Bottom Plane.
bottom plane	View	Changes the view to the Bottom Plane.
boundary surface	Surface	Creates a boundary surface between profiles in two directions.
break corner	Sheet Metal	Cuts material from a face or edge in a sheet metal part.
browse open	File	Display pictures of open documents
calculate simulation	Tools	Calculates the simulation.
cancel	General	Cancels the current action.
center point arc	Sketch	Sketches a center point arc. Set the center point. Drag to place the arc starting point, then to set its length and direction.
center rectangle	Sketch	Sketches a rectangle from the center.
center snaps	Relations	Snap to center points.
centerline	Sketch	Draw a centerline
centimeters	units	Changes the units to centimeters
chamfer	Feature	creates a bevel feature along an edge
change transparency	Assembly	Changes the transparency of the selected item
check model	Tools	Checks the model
check sketch	Sketch	Checks a sketch for errors
circle	Sketch	Sketches a circle. Select the center of the circle
circular component pattern	Assembly	Patterns components around an axis or circular feature
circular pattern	Feature	Patterns features, faces, and bodies around an axis.
circular sketch pattern	Sketch	Adds a circular pattern of sketch entities.
clear filters	View	Resets the filters.
close	Fille	Closes the active document.
close all	File	Closes all windows.
close file	File	Closes the active document.
closed corner	Sheet Metal	Extends the face of a sheet metal part.
coincident	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
colinear	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
collapse all	File	Collapses all open trees
collapse tree	File	Collapses all open trees
color	View	Applies a color to entities in a model.
color scheme	View	Adjusts the color scheme.
combine	Feature	Combines selected faces
component color	View	Applies a color to entities in a model.
component pattern	Sketch	Patterns components
component texture	View	Applies a texture to entities in a model.
composite	Sketch	Combines selected edges
concentric	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
construction	Sketch	Toggles sketch entities between construction geometry and normal sketch geometry.
convert entities	Sketch	Converts selected model edges or sketch entities into sketch segments.
coordinate system	View	Defines a coordinates system for a part of assembly.
copy	General	Copy selected item
copy entities	Sketch	Copy selected model edges or sketch entities into sketch segments.
coradial	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
corner trim	Sheet Metal	Trim out material from the corner in a sheet metal part.
cosmetic thread	Drawing	Adds a cosmetic thread to a cylindrical or conical face.
cosmos express	Add ins	Opens Cosmos Express
cosmos flow	Add Ins	Opens Cosmos FloWorks
curvature	Sketch	Displays scalable curvature combs that visually enhance the curves of a selected spine.
curvature combs	View	Displays a part or assembly with different colors according to the local radius of curvature.
curve pattern	Feature	Patterns features
curve through reference points	Sketch	Adds a curve through selected reference points located on one or more planes.
curve through x y z points	Sketch	Adds a curve through X
customize	Tools	Opens Customizing options
cut	Feature	Cuts a solid model by extruding a sketched profile in one or two directions.
cut everything	Feature	Cuts a solid model by extruding a sketched profile in one or two directions.
cut item	General	Cuts the selection and puts it on the clipboard.
cut next	Feature	Cuts a solid model by extruding a sketched profile in one or two directions.
cut through all	Feature	Cuts a solid model by extruding a sketched profile in one or two directions.
cut vertex	Feature	Cuts a solid model by extruding a sketched profile in one or two directions.
cut with surface	Feature	Cuts a solid model by removing material with a surface.
d w g editor	Add Ins	Opens the DWG Editor
deform	Feature	Applies global deformation to solid or surface bodies.
delete	General	Removes the selected items.
delete body	Feature	Deletes a body
delete face	Feature	Deletes faces from solid bodies to create surfaces
deviation analysis	Tools	Opens a Deviation Analysis
dimension	Sketch	Creates a smart dimension
dimension as document	units	Applies the document dimension style to selected dimensions.
display picture	View	Displays the picture.
dissolve assembly	Feature	Dissolves the selected sub-assembly.
dome	Feature	Adds one or more domes to selected planar or non-planar faces.
dowel pin symbol	Drawing	Inserts a Dowel Pin Symbol
draft	Feature	Tapers model faces by a specified angle
draft analysis	Tools	Opens a Draft Analysis
drawing from assembly	Drawing	Creates a Drawing from previously created Assemblies
drive works	Add Ins	Opens Drive Works
driven dimension	Sketch	Creates a Driven Dimension.
dynamic mirror	Sketch	Mirrors entities dynamically about a centerline.
edges removed	View	Remove tangent edges displayed.
edges visible	View	Hidden line display shows tangent edges as visible edges.
edit assembly	Feature	Edits and existing assembly.
edit block	Sketch	Edits the selected block
edit color	View	Applies a color to entities in a model.
edit component	Feature	Edit the currently selected component
edit feature	Feature	Edits the selected feature.
edit part	Feature	Edits a new part.
edit sketch	Sketch	Edit sketch
edit table	Feature	Edits the embedded design table.
eighths	units	Changes the units to show in eighths of an inch.
ellipse	Sketch	Sketch a complete ellipse. Select the ellipse center
end cap	Weldments	Creates an end cap feature using the end faces on open structural members.
end sketch	Sketch	Ends the currents sketch
enter	General	Same as hitting the enter key
equal	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
equation	Sketch	Creates an equation
escape	General	Same as hitting the escape key
exit	File	Quits SolidWorks and prompts to save documents.
exit sketch	Sketch	Creates a new sketch
explode block	Sketch	Explodes the selected block
exploded view	Assembly	Separates the components into an exploded view.
extend	Sketch	Extends a sketch entity to meet another sketch entity.
extend surface	Surface	Extends the edge
extrude	Feature	Extrudes a sketch or selected sketch contours in one or two directions to create a solid feature
extrude all	Feature	Extrudes a sketch or selected sketch contours in one or two directions to create a solid feature
extrude next	Feature	Extrudes a sketch or selected sketch contours in one or two directions to create a solid feature
extrude surface	Feature	Extrudes a sketch or selected sketch contours in one or two directions to create a solid feature
face curves	Sketch	Extracts iso-parametric curves from a face and converts them into 3D sketch entities.
feature color	View	Applies a color to entities in a model.
feature pattern	Assembly	Patterns features
feature statistics	Tools	Opens the feature statistic page
feature texture	View	Applies a texture to entities in a model.
features toolbar	View	Features toolbar
featureworks	Add Ins	FeatureWorks
feet	units	Changes the units to show in feet.
feet and inches	units	Changes the units to show in feet and inches.
fill pattern	Feature	Area fill features
fillet	Feature	Creates a fillet
fillet bead	Weldments	Adds a fillet weld bead feature between two disjoint bodies.
fillet manager	Feature	Opens the Fillet Manager
filter axes	Selection Filter	Toggle axes filter
filter bead	Selection Filter	Toggle beads filter
filter blocks	Selection Filter	Filter blocks filter
filter bodies	Selection Filter	Toggle bodies filter
filter center marks	Selection Filter	Toggle center marks filter
filter centerlines	Selection Filter	Toggle centerlines filter
filter connection points	Selection Filter	Toggle connection points filter
filter cosmetic threads	Selection Filter	Toggle cosmetic threads filter
filter datum features	Selection Filter	Toggle datum features filter
filter datum targets	Selection Filter	Toggle datum filter
filter edges	Selection Filter	Toggle edge filter
filter faces	Selection Filter	Toggle face filter
filter finish	Selection Filter	Toggle finish filter
filter geometric tolerances	Selection Filter	Toggle geometric tolerances filter
filter midpoints	Selection Filter	Toggle midpoints filter
filter notes balloons	Selection Filter	Toggle note balloons filter
filter off	Selection Filter	Turns off filters
filter on	Selection Filter	Turns filters on
filter pin	Selection Filter	Toggle pin filter
filter planes	Selection Filter	Toggle planes filter
filter points	Selection Filter	Toggle point filter
filter routing points	Selection Filter	Toggle routing points filter
filter segments	Selection Filter	Toggle segments filter
filter surface	Selection Filter	Toggle surfaces filter
filter toolbar	Selection Filter	Filter toolbar
filter vertices	Selection Filter	Toggle vertices filter
filter weld symbols	Selection Filter	Toggle weld symbols filter
filters	Selection Filter	Filters
fit spline	Sketch	Adds a spine based on selected sketch entities and edges.
fix	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
flatten	Sheet Metal	Unfolds bends in a sheet metal part.
flex	Feature	Flexes solid and surface bodies.
fold	Sheet Metal	Folds flattened bends in a sheet metal part.
for construction	Sketch	Toggles sketch entities between construction geometry and normal sketch geometry.
force rebuild	General	Rebuilds the part
forming tool	Sheet Metal	Creates a inverse dent on a sheet metal part.
four decimal	units	Change the units to show in four decimal places
four view	View	Displays a four view viewpoint with 1st or 3rd angle projection.
front	View	Changes the view to the Front Plane
front plane	View	Changes the view to the Front Plane.
full screen	View	Toggles Full Screen View.
fully define sketch	Drawing	Fully defines the selected sketch
grid	View	Control the visibility of all types.
grid snap	Relations	Snap to grid points.
gusset	Weldments	Adds a gusset feature between two planar adjoining faces.
halves	units	Changes the units to show in Halves.
hatch fill	Drawing	Adds a crosshatch pattern or solid fill to a model face or a closed sketch profile.
heal edges	Feature	Heals edges
helix	Sketch	Adds a helix or spiral curve from a sketched circle.
help	General	Displays help topics for SolidWorks.
hem	Sheet Metal	Curls edges of a sheet metal part.
hidden lines removed	View	Remove hidden lines.
hidden lines visible	View	Show hidden lines.
hidden views	View	Shows hidden views
hide	View	Hides the selected sketch.
hide all	View	Hides all items
hide axes	View	Control the visibility of axes.
hide bodies	View	Hides bodies
hide camera	View	Control the visibility of cameras.
hide component	Feature	Hides the selected component
hide curves	View	Control the visibility of curves.
hide hidden lines	View	Display only those model edges that can be seen from the current view orientation.
hide lights	View	Hides lights
hide origins	View	Control the visibility of origins.
hide sketches	View	Control the visibility of sketches.
hide tree	General	Hides the feature tree.
hole alignment	Drawing	Aligns holes
hole wizard	Feature	Opens the Hole Wizard.
horizontal	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
horizontal break	Drawing	Creates a horizontal break
horizontal dimensions	Drawing	Creates a horizontal dimension
hundreths	units	Changes the units to show in Hundredths of an inch.
import diagnosis	Feature	Runs the import diagnostics tool
inches	units	Change the units to show in inches.
indent	Feature	Push solid / surface models by another solid / surface model.
inflection points	Sketch	Displays all the points where the concavity of a selected spine changes.
insert bends	Sheet Metal	Creates a sheet metal part from an existing part.
insert block	Sketch	Inserts a previously created block
insert component	Assembly	Insert a components
insert new part	Assembly	Inserts a new part
insert object	Feature	Inserts an OLE objects.
insert part	Feature	Inserts a part into the assembly.
insert plane	Feature	Adds a reference plane.
insert predefined view	Drawing	Inserts a predefined view
insert projected view	Drawing	Inserts a projected view
interference detection	Tools	Checks for interference
intersection curve	Sketch	Creates a sketch curve along the intersection of planes
invert	Sketch	Inverts selection
isolate	View	Temporarily show only the selected components.
isolate exit	Assembly	Exits Isolation
isometric	View	Changes the view to Isometric.
isometric view	View	Changes the view to Isometric View.
jog	Sheet Metal	Adds two bends from a sketched line in a sheet metal part.
jog line	Sketch	Adds a jog to a line in a 2D or 3D.
join	Feature	Joins two or more lines
left	View	Changes the view to the Left Plane
left plane	View	Changes the view to the Left Plane
line	Sketch	Sketches a line.
line color	Drawing	Edit the line color
line formats	Drawing	Changes the format of the selected line
line style	Drawing	Changes the Line style.
line thickness	Drawing	Adjust the thickness of a line.
listen on startup	Xpresso	Toggles the Listen on startup feature.
loft	Feature	Adds material between two or more profiles to create a solid feature.
lofted cut	Feature	Cuts a solid model by removing material between two or more profiles.
lofted surface	Surface	Creates a lofted surface between two or more profiles.
make assembly	File	Makes a new assembly from selected components
make drawing from part	Drawing	Creates a Drawing from previously created Parts
make sub assembly	File	Forms a new sub assembly inside existing assembly
mass properties	Tools	Opens the mass properties window
mate	Assembly	Positions two components relative to one another.
mate angle	Mates	Positions two components relative to one another.
mate coincident	Mates	Positions two components relative to one another.
mate concentric	Mates	Positions two components relative to one another.
mate distance	Mates	Positions two components relative to one another.
mate parallel	Mates	Positions two components relative to one another.
mate perpendicular	Mates	Positions two components relative to one another.
mate reference	Assembly	Specifies entities to use as references for automatic mating using Smart Mates.
mate tangent	Mates	Adds a tangent mate between the two selected components
material	Feature	Applies a material and its physical properties to a part.
measure	Tools	Opens the measure window
merge	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
meters	units	Changes the units to meters.
microns	units	Changes the units to show in microns
midpoint	Relations	Adds a midpoint constraint.
millimeters	units	Changes the units to show in Millimeters.
mils	units	Change the units to show in millimeters
minimum radius	Sketch	Displays the measurement of the smallest radius in a selected spine.
mirror	Feature	Mirrors feature
mirror entities	Sketch	Mirrors selected entities about a center line.
miter flange	Sheet Metal	Adds a series of flanges to one or more edges of a sheet metal part.
model items	Drawing	Inserts a Model Item
modify perspective	View	Changes the parameters for a perspective view.
modify sketch	Sketch	Scale
mold cavity	Feature	Creates a Mold Cavity
mold core	Mold Making	Extracts core(s) from existing tooling split.
mold split	Feature	Splits the Mold
move component	Assembly	Moves selected components
move entities	Sketch	Moves a sketch entities and annotations.
move size	Sketch	Moves a sketch entities and annotations.
move surface	Surface	Moves
multi jog leader	Drawing	Inserts a Multi Jog Leader
nanometers	units	Change the units to show in nanometers
nearest snap	Relations	Snap to the nearest curve.
new assembly	File	Opens a new Assembly template file.
new file	File	Opens a new File.
new macro	Macro	Creates a new Macro
new part	File	Opens a new Part.
normal	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
normal to	view	Set viewport normal to a selection
normal view	View	Changes the view to normal the selected plane.
note	Drawing	Adds a note.
offset	Sketch	Adds sketch entities by offsetting faces
offset entities	Sketch	Adds sketch entities by offsetting faces, edges, curves, or sketch entities a specified distance.
okay	General	The same clicking the green check marks.
one decimal	units	Changes the units to show one decimal place.
opaque	Assembly	Changes a item to display as opaque
open	File	Opens an existing document.
open component	File	Opens an existing Component.
open docuemets	File	Display pictures of open documents
open drawing	File	Opens an existing Drawing
open part	File	Opens an existing Part.
options	Tools	Opens the options window
ordinate dimension	Drawing	Creates a ordinate dimension
page setup	File	Change printing setup.
pan	View	Scrolls the view
parabola	Sketch	Sketches a parabola. Place the focus
parallel	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
parallel snap	Relations	Snap parallel to line.
parallelogram	Sketch	Sketches a parallelogram.
partial ellipse	Sketch	Sketch a partial ellipse. Select the ellipse center
parting line	Mold Making	Establishes parting lines to separate core and cavity surfaces.
parting lines	Mold Making	Establishes parting lines to separate core and cavity surfaces.
parting plane	Mold Making	Establishes parting lines to separate core and cavity surfaces.
parting surface	Mold Making	Creates parting surfaces between core and cavity surfaces.
paste	General	Inserts contents from the clipboard.
pattern	Feature	Patterns features, faces, and bodies in one or two linear directions
perimeter circle	Sketch	Sketches a circle by its perimeter select a point on the perimeter
perpendicular	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
perpendicular snap	Relations	Snap perpendicular to curve.
perspective	View	Displays a perspective view of the model.
picture	Feature	Inserts a picture.
planar surface	Surface	Creates a planar surface using a sketch or a set of edges.
plane	Sketch	Inserts a plane into the 3d sketch.
playback	View	Plays back the video
point	Sketch	Sketches a point.
point snap	Relations	Snap to points.
polygon	Sketch	Sketches a polygon. You can change the number of sides after sketching the polygon.
previous sheet	View	Opens the previous sheet
previous view	View	Reverts to previous view.
print	File	Prints the active document.
print preview	File	Displays full pages as they will be printed.
project	Sketch	Converts selected model edges or sketch entities into sketch segments.
projected curve	Sketch	Projects a sketched curve onto a face of sketch.
properties	File	Show/Edit the Properties of the current selection.
push pull	Feature	Adjust a surface by pushing and pulling on it.
quadrant snap	Relations	Snap to quadrant points.
quarters	units	Changes the units to show in quart of an inch.
radiate	Surface	Radiates a surface originating from an edge parallel to a plane.
real view graphics	View	Displays a model with hardware accelerated shadders.
rebuild	View	Rebuilds the part
record macro	Macro	Records a Macro
record video	View	Records a video
rectangle	Sketch	Sketches a rectangle.
redo	General	Redoes the last action that was reversed.
redraw	View	Redraw
reference point	Feature	Adds a reference point.
reload	File	Reloads the current document from disks.
remove from group	Drawing	Removes selected item from the group
remove snap	Relations	Removes snaps.
reorient view	View	Displays a dialog box to select standard or user defined views.
repair sketch	Sketch	Repairs the selected sketch.
repeat command	General	Repeats most recently used command.
replace component	Assembly	Finds and replaces a component.
replace face	Feature	Replaces the selected face.
reset components	Assembly	Resets the components
resolve	Assembly	Resolves the selected items
resolve component	Feature	Set the selected components to resolved.
revision symbol	Drawing	Inserts a Revision Symbol
revision table	Drawing	Inserts a revision table
revolve	Feature	Revolves a sketch or selected sketch contours around an axis to create a solid feature.
revolve cut	Assembly	Creates a cut feature in the assembly by revolving a sketched profile.
revolve surface	Surface	Creates a surface feature by revolving a open or closed profile around an axis.
revolved surface	Surface	Creates a surface feature by revolving a open or closed profile around an axis.
rib	Feature	Adds a thin-walled support to a solid body.
right	View	View right plane
right plane	View	Changes the view to the Right Plane
rip	Sheet Metal	Creates a gap between two edges in a sheet metal part.
roll back	General	Reverts the model to the state it was in before the last feature was rebuilt.
roll view	View	Rolls the model view.
rotate component	Assembly	Rotates selected components
rotate entities	Sketch	Rotates sketch entities and annotations.
rotate view	View	Rotates the model view.
route line	Sketch	Creates a route line
routing	Add Ins	Routing
routing points	View	Creates routing points
ruled surface	Mold Making	Inserts ruled surfaces from edges.
ruler	View	Shows the ruler
run macro	Macro	Runs a Macro
same length	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
save	File	Saves the active documents
save all	File	Saves the active document with a new name.
save as	File	Saves all open documents.
scale	Sketch	Scales sketch entities and annotations.
scale entities	Feature	Scales the selected entities
scale feature	Feature	Scales the selected feature.
scale molds	Mold Making	Scales the model by a specified factor.
scan equal	Sketch	Scans the sketch for equal lines
scan to 3 d	Tools	Scans to 3D
screen capture	View	Creates a screen capture
section properties	Tools	Evaluate section properties for multiple faces and sketches that lie in parallel planes.
section view	View	Displays a cutaway of a part or assembly using one or more cross section planes.
selection filter	Selection Filter	Filter selection
sew surface	Feature	Sews the selected surface.
shaded display	View	Displays a shaded view of the model.
shaded edges	View	Display shaded with edges.
shaded shadow	View	Displays a shadow under a model.
shaded with edges	View	Displays a shaded view of the model with its edges.
shape	Feature	Adds a deformed surface to a planar or non-planar face by expanding
sheet metal toolbar	Sheet Metal	Sheet metal
shell	Feature	Removes material from a solid body to create a thin-walled feature.
show axes	View	Control the visibility of axes.
show bodies	View	Shows bodies
show camera	View	Control the visibility of cameras.
show commands	Xpresso	Shows the Xpresso commands.
show component	Feature	Shows the components of an assembly.
show curves	View	Control the visibility of curves.
show hidden lines	View	Displays all edges of the model. Edges that are hidden from the current view are displayed in a different color or font.
show lights	View	Control the visibility of lights.
show origins	View	Control the visibility of origins.
show shaded with edges	View	Display shaded with edges.
show sketches	View	Control the visibility of sketches.
show tree	General	Shows the Feature Tree
shut off surfaces	Mold Making	Finds and creates mold shut off surfaces.
simple hole	Assembly	creates a cylindrical hole in the assembly.
simplify spline	Sketch	Reduces the number of points in a selected spine
single view	View	Displays the Viewport with a single view.
sixteenths	units	Change the units to show in sixteenths of an inch.
sixty fourths	units	Change the units to show in sixty fourths of an inch.
sketch	Sketch	Creates a new sketch
sketch chamfer	Sketch	Adds a chamfer at the intersection of two sketch entities.
sketch driven pattern	Sketch	Patterns features, faces, and bodies based on sketch points.
sketch fillet	Sketch	Creates a sketched fillet
sketch from selections	Sketch	Creates a news sketch from the selected sketch entities.
sketch pattern	Sketch	Adds a linear pattern of sketch entities
sketch picture	Sketch	Adds an image file into a sketch background.
sketch plane	Sketch	Edits sketch plane.
sketch relations	View	Control the visibility of sketch relations.
sketched bend	Sheet Metal	Adds a bend from a selected sketch in a sheet metal part.
smart component	Assembly	Inserts a smart Component
solid works office	Add Ins	Opens the SolidWorks Office menu
space evenly across	Drawing	Spaces selected items evenly across
space evenly down	Drawing	Spaces selected items evenly down
space tightly across	Drawing	Spaces selected items tightly across
space tightly down	Drawing	Spaces selected items tightly down
speech properties	Xpresso	Opens the Speech Properties menu.
spelling	Tools	Checks the spelling in the current document
spline	Sketch	Sketches a spine. Click to add spine points that shape the curve.
spline handles	Sketch	Displays all the handles of a selected spine. You drag handles to reshape a spine.
spline point	Sketch	Adds a point to a spine. You can drag points to reshape splines and add dimensions between spine points.
split entities	Sketch	Splits a sketch entity into two entities by adding a split line.
split line	Sketch	Projects a sketch to curved or planar faces
standard views	View	Standard views
start listening	Xpresso	Toggles Xpresso listening for commands.
statistics	Tools	Opens the Statistics page
status bar	View	Control the visibility of the status bar
stop listening	Xpresso	Toggles Xpresso listening for commands.
stop macro	Macro	Stops a Macro
stop recording	View	Stops recording a video
structural member	Weldments	Creates a structural member by sweeping pre-defined profile along user defined paths.
suppress	standard	Removes one or more features or components from the model. Suppress does not delete the feature.
suppress all	Feature	Suppress all
suppress component	Assembly	Suppresses or resolves components. Suppressed components are not loaded in memory or visible.
suppress feature	Feature	Removes one or more features from the model. Suppress does not delete the feature.
surface offset	Surface	Creates offset surfaces using one or more continuous faces.
surface spline	Sketch	Sketches splines on a surface / face. Click to add spine points to create splines bounded to a surface / face.
sweep	Feature	Sweeps a closed profile along an open or closed path to create a solid feature.
swept cut	Feature	Cuts a solid model by sweeping a closed profile along an open or closed path.
swept surface	Surface	Creates a surface feature by sweeping an open or closed profile along an open or closed path.
symetric	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
table pattern	Sketch	Patterns features, faces, and bodies based on x-y coordinates.
tangency control	Sketch	Adds a tangency control handle that you drag along the spine position
tangent	Relations	Adds a tangent constraint to the selections
tangent arc	Sketch	Sketches an arc tangent to a sketch entity. Select the end points of a sketch entity
tangent snap	Relations	Snap tangent to curve.
ten thousandths	units	Change the units to show in ten thousands of an inch.
tenths	units	Changes the units to show in tenths of an inch.
texture	View	Applies a texture to entities in a model.
thicken	Feature	Creates a solid feature by thickening one or more adjacent surfaces. Adjacent surfaces must first be knit.
thickened cut	Feature	Cuts a solid model by thickening one or more adjacent surfaces. Adjacent surface must first be knit.
thirty seconds	units	Changes the units to show in thirty seconds of an inch.
thousandths	units	Change the units to show in thousands
three decimal	units	Changes the units to show three decimal places.
three view	Drawing	Creates a standard 3 view.
tile horizontally	View	Arrange windows as Non-overlapping tiles.
tile vertically	View	Arrange windows as Non-overlapping tiles.
toolbox	Add Ins	Opens the SolidWorks Toolbox
tooling split	Mold Making	Inserts a tooling split feature.
top	View	Changes the view to the Top Plane.
top plane	View	Changes the view to the Top Plane.
train voice	Xpresso	Opens the Train Voice menu
transparency	Assembly	Changes the transparency of the selected item
trim	Sketch	Trims or extends a sketch entity to be coincident to another
trim extend	Weldments	Trims or extends structural members using adjoining structural members as the trim tools.
trim surface	Surface	Trims a surface where one surface intersects with another surface
trimetric	View	Changes the view to Trimetric.
two decimal	units	Change the units to show in two decimal places.
two horizontal	View	Display viewport with front and top views.
two vertical	View	Display viewport with front and right views.
u i n	units	UIN dimension style
undo	General	Reverses the last action.
undo view change	View	Goes back to the previous view.
unfold	Sheet Metal	Unfolds bends in a sheet metal part.
ungroup	Drawing	Ungroup selected items
unsuppress	Feature	Unsupress selection
unsuppress all	Feature	Unsupress all
unsuppress component	Assembly	Suppresses or resolves components. Suppressed components are not loaded in memory or visible.
unsuppress dependents	Feature	Unsupress dependents.
unsuppress feature	Feature	Removes one or more features from the model. Suppress does not delete the feature.
untrim	Surface	Patches surface holes and external edges by extending the surface.
update view	View	Updates the view.
utilities	Add Ins	Opens the Utilities page.
vertical	Relations	Controls the size or position of entities with constrains such as concentric or vertical.
vertical break	Drawing	Inserts a vertical break
vertical dimensions	Drawing	Creates a vertical dimension
vertical ordinate	Drawing	Creates a vertical ordinate dimension
view	View	View toolbar
view aligned	Drawing	View Aligned
view lights	View	Views lights
view orientation	View	Displays a dialog box to select standard or user-defined views.
view parting lines	View	Control the visibility of parting lines
view planes	View	Control the visibility of planes
view points	View	Control the visibility of points
view task pane	View	Control the visibility of task pane
view toolbars	View	View toolbar
web toolbar	View	Web toolbar
welded corner	Sheet Metal	Welds the selected corners in a sheet metal part.
wireframe	View	Displays all edges of the model.
wrap	Feature	Wraps closed sketch contour(s) onto a face.
xpress block	General	Creates a rectangular extrusion from the plane or face pre-selected. A midplane extrusion is created on a plane selection or a directional extrusion with a face selection. The block is centered about the point clicked on the surface/plane.
xpress cube	Xpresso	Creates a cube extrusion. A midplane extrusion is created on a plane selection or a directional extrusion with a face selection. The block is centered about the point clicked on the surface/plane.
xpress cylinder	General	Creates a circular rod extrusion. A midplane extrusion is created on a plane selection or a directional extrusion with a face selection. The block is centered about the point clicked on the surface/plane.
xpress hexagon	Xpresso	Creates a hexagon shaft extrusion. A midplane extrusion is created on a plane selection or a directional extrusion with a face selection. The block is centered about the point clicked on the surface/plane.
xpress octagon	Xpresso	Creates a octagon shaft extrusion. A midplane extrusion is created on a plane selection or a directional extrusion with a face selection. The block is centered about the point clicked on the surface/plane.
xpress pentagon	Xpresso	Creates a pentagon shaft extrusion. A midplane extrusion is created on a plane selection or a directional extrusion with a face selection. The block is centered about the point clicked on the surface/plane.
xpress tube	Xpresso	Creates a tube extrusion. A midplane extrusion is created on a plane selection or a directional extrusion with a face selection. The block is centered about the point clicked on the surface/plane.
xpresso options	Xpresso	Opens the Xpresso Option menu.
yes	View	The same clicking the green check marks.
zebra stripes	View	Displays zebra stripes to allow you to see small changes in a face that may be hard to see with a standard display.
zoom area	View	Zooms to the area you select with a bounding box.
zoom fit	View	Zooms the model to fit the window.
zoom in	View	Zooms the view in or out when you drag the pointer up or down.
zoom in out	View	Zooms the view in or out when you drag the pointer up or down.
zoom out	View	Zooms the view in or out when you drag the pointer up or down.
zoom selection	View	Zooms to selected entities.

Created by: jupdyke last modification: Wednesday 06 of May, 2009 [03:03:21 UTC] by janellec

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