SOLIDWORKS Composer Keyboard Shortcuts

1. Right click anywhere on the ribbon and click Customize Quick Access Toolbar

2. Click on the Customize button found towards the bottom of the dialog next to “Keyboard shortcuts:”

• Once the Customize Keyboard dialog is open you can browse all of the Composer commands and see the current key assignments under the “Current Keys:” section on the left side.

• You can apply your own shortcut keystroke by first selecting the command category in the “Categories” section, and then selecting the command from the “Commands” section, followed by placing your cursor in the “Press new shortcut key:” field and pushing the keys you’d like to set for that command. Make sure to click the Assign button to accept the change.

• If you want to remove a current keystroke assignment, follow the proceudre above to select the command then click on the entry in the “Current Keys:” field. With the keystroke highlighted, click the Remove

• If you want to revert to the default keyboard shortcuts, click the Reset All
• SOLIDWORKS Composer keyboard shortcut customizations are stored in the Windows registry. If you want to back up your current shortcuts and toolbar customizations, you can export the following registry key:“HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Dassault Systemes\Composer\MVP\SOLIDWORKS Composer\[VERSION NUMBER]\GuiSettingsRibbonENU”

Setting up shortcuts isn’t difficult and can help you be more efficient and effective with Composer.

If you have any additional questions please contact GoEngineer Technical Support at 888-559-6167 or by email at support@goengineer.com.