Shortcuts gives you speed. Here are some of the shortcuts to help you work faster in STAAD Pro.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Create a new STAAD.Pro project file. | Ctrl+N |
| Open an existing STAAD.Pro project file. | Ctrl+O |
| Save the current project file. | Ctrl+S |
| Print the output report. | Ctrl+P |
| Quit the program. | Alt+F4 |
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Undo an action. | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo an action | Ctrl+Y |
| Cancel an action. | Esc |
| Copy a selected element. | Ctrl+C |
| Paste an element from the clipboard. | Ctrl+V |
| Cut an element (copies the selected element to the clipboard and deletes the selected copy). | Ctrl+X |
| Delete a selected element. | Del |
| Move selected objects. | F2 |
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Rotate model up or down in the view window. | Up or Down arrow keys (<↑>, <↓>) |
| Rotate model left or right in the view window. | Left or Right arrow keys (<←>, <→>) |
| Spin mode left or right in the view window. | Ctrl+Left or Ctrl+Right arrow keys |
| Close the current active view; except when the active view is the main structure view. | Ctrl+F4 |
| Open the Orientation dialog, which is used to precisely control the zoom and rotation of the active view window. | F4 |
| Refresh the active view window. | F5 |
| Tile all view windows, tables, forms, etc. horizontally. | Shift+F4 |
| Cascade all view windows, tables, forms, etc. | Shift+F5 |
| Tile all view windows, tables, forms, etc. vertically. | Ctrl+Shift+F4 |
| Animation in full screen (Postprocessing mode). | F12 |
| Restore default window layout for the current page. | Ctrl+Tab |
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Create a new group from selected entities. | Ctrl+G |
| Initiate the analysis and, if used, batch design for the current input file. | Ctrl+F5 |
| Open the relevant help topic. | F1 |
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Display member specifications (i.e., truss, beta angle, etc.). | Shift+A |
| Show axes window. | Ctrl+Shift+A |
| Display beam numbers. | Shift+B |
| Display the design brief for physical members. | Ctrl+Shift+B |
| Display solid element numbers. | Shift+C |
| Display dimensions. | Shift+D |
| Display the beam ends, color coded for start and end. | Shift+E |
| Display the design envelope for physical members. | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Display floor loading. | Shift+F |
| Show the diagram information. | Shift+G |
| Display the design group for physical members. | Ctrl+Shift+G |
| Display the wind load tributary area. | Shift+H |
Show axes at origin. Axes are color-coded: X is blue, Y is red, and Z is green.
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Shift+I |
| Display the entity reference numbers. | Shift+J |
| Display node point labels. | Shift+K |
| Display the control-dependent links. | Shift+L |
| Display the material label for each entity. | Shift+M |
| Display physical member numbers. | Ctrl+Shift+M |
| Display node numbers. | Shift+N |
Display the local beam axis (beam orientation). Local axes are color-coded: x is blue, y is red, and z is green.
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Shift+O |
| Display plate element numbers. | Shift+P |
| Display surface element numbers. | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Display member/element releases. | Shift+R |
| Display the support node labels. | Shift+S |
| Display the local plate element axis (plate orientation). | Shift+T |
| Display the local surface element axis (surface orientation). | Ctrl+Shift+T |
| Display load values. | Shift+V |
| Display wind loads. | Shift+W |
| Display member sections. | Shift+X |
| Display the floor load distribution. | Shift+Y |
| Display a pop-up tooltip with the structural diagram scale while it is changed | Ctrl+ scroll wheel up or down |
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| View the analytical model (no outline) | Ctrl+0 |
| View the model in wireframe (outline of members) | Ctrl+1 |
| View the model filled (members drawn solid) | Ctrl+2 |
| View the rendered model window | Ctrl+4 |
Shortcut keys for menu commands are indicated in the menus and/or related dialog boxes.
Note: Most ribbon tabs are accessible by pressing the <Alt> key and then the letter key corresponding in the tooltip over that ribbon tab. STAAD.Pro also supports shortcut keys for window and dialog box navigation and other functions.
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