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7 Reference: MapleSim Keyboard Shortcuts
Task
Windows and Linux
Mac
Create a new model
Ctrl + N
Command + N
Open an existing model
Ctrl + O
Command + O
Close the active document
Ctrl + F4 (Windows)
Ctrl + W (Linux)
Command + W
Save the model as an .msim file
Ctrl + S
Command + S
Load Maple worksheet
F10
Print
Ctrl + P
Command + P
Print Layout Mode
Ctrl + Shift + L
Command + Shift + L
Page Setup
Ctrl + Shift + P
Command + Shift + P
Cancel operation while drawing a connection
Esc
Rotate the selected modeling component 90 degrees clockwise
Ctrl + R
Command + R
Rotate the selected modeling component 90 degrees counter-clockwise
Ctrl + L
Command + L
Flip the selected modeling component horizontally
Ctrl + H
Command + K
Flip the selected modeling component vertically
Ctrl + F
Command + F
Group the selected modeling components into a subsystem
Ctrl + G
Command + G
Reroute the selected connections
Ctrl + D
Command + D
Reroute all connections
Ctrl + A, Ctrl + D
Command + A,
Move selected objects to the back
Ctrl + Shift + B
Move selected objects backward
Ctrl + Alt + B
Move selected objects forward
Ctrl + Alt + F
Move selected objects to the front
Ctrl + Shift + F
View the selected modeling component or subsystem in detail
Ctrl + M, or Ctrl + Down Arrow
Command + M, or Command + Down Arrow
View the parent level of the current subsystem
Ctrl + Up Arrow
Command + Up Arrow
Return to Main
Home
Navigate to parent component
Zoom into the model workspace
Ctrl + numeric keypad plus key, or
Ctrl and move the mouse wheel forward
Command + numeric keypad plus key, or
Command and move the mouse wheel forward
Zoom out from the model workspace
Ctrl + numeric keypad minus key, or
Ctrl and move the mouse wheel backward
Command + numeric keypad minus key, or
Command and move the mouse wheel backward
Scale the model diagram to fit in the model workspace
Ctrl + T
Command + T
Reset zoom factor to the default zoom factor (100%)
Ctrl + 0 (zero)
Command + 0 (zero)
Connect ports
Ctrl + Shift + C
Command + Shift + C
Delete the currently selected item
Backspace or Delete
Delete
Fit scene
V
Select mode
Pan mode
F2
Zoom mode
F3
Rotate mode
F4
Move the camera around a 3-D model in the perspective view
Left mouse button click and drag
or Ctrl + left mouse button click and drag
Mouse click and drag
or Command + mouse click and drag
Panning a 3-D model
Right mouse button click and drag
or Shift + left mouse button click and drag
or
Shift + mouse click and drag
Zoom into or out from the 3-D workspace
Mouse scroll wheel forward (zoom in), or backward (zoom out)
or middle mouse click and drag
or Alt + left mouse button click and drag
Mouse wheel scroll forward (zoom in), or backward (zoom out)
or Alt + mouse click and drag, or mouse wheel
Change perspective view to look down the negative X, Y, or Z axis
X
Y
Z
Change perspective view to look down the positive X, Y, or Z axis
Shift + X
Shift + Y
Shift + Z
Change perspective view to look at the right side of the scene
R or Ctrl + 4
R or Command + 4
Change perspective view to look at the left side of the scene
L or Ctrl + 3
L or Command + 3
Change perspective view to look at the top side of the scene
T or Ctrl + 5
T or Command + 5
Change perspective view to look at the bottom side of the scene
M or Ctrl + 6
M or Command + 6
Change perspective view to look at the Front side of the scene
F or Ctrl + 1
F or Command + 1
Change perspective view to look at the Back side of the scene
B or Ctrl + 2
B or Command + 2
Save the current camera pose. (Only one camera pose can be saved.)
S
Return to the last saved camera pose.
H
Refresh 3-D view
Shift + F5
Run simulation
F5
View Simulation Results.
If the Simulation Results is currently in focus, bring MapleSim window into focus.
F6
View Rerun Simulation Window.
If the Rerun Simulation Window is currently in focus, bring MapleSim window into focus.
Shift + F6
View 3-D Workspace.
If the 3-D Workspace is currently in focus, bring MapleSim window into focus.
F7
View Apps Manager.
If the Apps Manager is currently in focus, bring MapleSim window into focus.
F8
Toggle enable/disable selected components or connections to exclude selection from the next simulation
Ctrl + E
Command + E
Expands a section
Right Arrow
Collapses a section
Left Arrow
Moves cursor to the following or previous section
Up or Down Arrow
Tile plot windows
Shift + T
Cascade plot windows
Shift + C
Fit plots in plot window. Automatically adjust row heights to fit all plots in a plot window in the available vertical space.
Shift + F
View the Modelica Code Editor.
If the Modelica Code Editor is currently in focus, bring MapleSim window into focus.
F9
New Modelica custom component
Save Modelica custom component
Find and replace
Go to a line
Autocomplete on part of a keyword or component name
Ctrl + Space
Command + Space
Insert a Modelica syntax template after typing a typing a term like block, if, ife, or for. See Using MapleSim > Building a Model > Modelica Custom Components > Modelica Code Editor > Syntax Templates for a complete list of terms.
Ctrl + Shift + Space
Command + Shift + Space
Toggle left navigation pane (if unlocked)
Ctrl + Tab
Command + Tab
Perform a search
Alt + S
Open Help window
F1
Compare models
F12
For keyboard shortcuts for 2-D math notation, refer to Using MapleSim > Building a Model > Annotating a Model > Key Combinations for 2-D Math Notation.
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