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Most of the time, users deal with real world problems that are usually 3D. 3D geometries and grid
generation can be difficult to mesh depending on the
complexity of the geometry. Working with 3D geometry
and grid generation can be made a lot faster with
effective use of the Hot Keys available in CFD-GEOM.
The viewer supports many key board shortcuts that
facilitate the use of CFD-GEOM. These shortcuts allow
you to rapidly modify the view of the model and also
allows for rapid customization of entity picking
modes. A list of available hot keys in CFD-GEOM V2007
is given in table below with their description.
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Key
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Description
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Ctrl+q / Ctrl+w
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Close CFD-GEOM
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Ctrl+g/ Ctrl+f |
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Reset View
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Shift+f
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Fit to View
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Ctrl+# / Alt+#
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-
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Stored Views (Please see description below for
more details)
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Shift+p
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-
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Change Projection
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Shift+a
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-
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Toggle Global Axis
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Shift+middle mouse drag/release
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-
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Lasso Zoom
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Shift+left mouse drag/release
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Lasso Pick
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Ctrl+left mouse drag/release |
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Lasso unpick (works on picked entities)
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Ctrl+a
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-
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Pick all displayed entities that are pickable
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Ctrl+u
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-
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Unpick
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Ctrl+t
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Toogle between blanked/unblanked entities
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Shift+left arrow
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-
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Pan Left
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Shift+right arrow
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-
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Pan Right
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Shift+up arrow
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-
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Pan Up
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Shift+down arrow
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-
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Pan Down
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Up Arrow
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-
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Zoom In
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Down Arrow
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-
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Zoom Out
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Wheel Mouse
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Zoom In or Out
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Left or Right Arrow
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-
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Cycle Up or Down between Viewers
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Ctrl+z
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-
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Undo
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Ctrl+y
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-
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Redo
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q/ Esc |
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Quit Current Tool
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F2 or F12
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-
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Same as Middle Mouse to complete set or validate current selection
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F3
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-
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Cancel
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r
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-
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Cycle through available picks
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p
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Pick Points only
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l
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Pick Lines only
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c
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Pick Curves only
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u
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Pick Untrimmed Surfaces only
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s
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Pick Surfaces Only
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C
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Pick Discrete Surfaces Only
(will be available in V2010)
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L
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Pick All Unused Loops only
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e
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Pick Edges only
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E
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Pick Edge Linking Groups only
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f
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Pick Faces only
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b
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Pick Blocks (Structured Domains) only
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S
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Pick Shells only
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d
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Pick Unstructured Domains only
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D
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Pick Semi-Structured Domains only
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F
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Pick Filaments only
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a
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Pick All |
Note: For the lasso modes to operate properly, the
modifier button, e.g., the Ctrl or Shift must be
pressed at the time the mouse button is released, or
the operation will be canceled.
In addition to the named views (Front View, Back View, etc.), the viewer supports up
to ten different quick access views. To save a view,
position the model to the desired view, press and
hold the Ctrl key and then select any number
between 0-9. To later restore the view, press and
hold the Alt key and then select the
corresponding desired view by selecting a number
between 0-9. Subsequent view saved after ten will
overwrite the previous views that were stored.
Try using these short cut keys and you will see how efficiently you can work with CFD-GEOM.
If you have any questions about this tip or would
like us to discuss other topics in the future,
please let us know.
Regards,
Kartik Shah
ESI CFD Support Team
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