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Keyboard Shortcuts

Selection Drawing Tool

  • Double-clicking tool - Tool remains active
  • Control key - Tool remains active above +
  • Shift key - Deselects pipes and junctions
  • Alt key - Toggles pipe and junction selection

Pipe Drawing Tool

  • Double-clicking tool - Tool remains active
  • Control key - Tool remains active
  • Shift key - Draws horizontal or vertical pipes

Zoom Select Tool

  • Shift key - Zoom state will always be 100%.

Dragging junctions from Toolbox

  • Control key - Morphs junction
  • Shift key - Splits pipe

Inspecting pipes and junctions

  • Right click +
  • Shift key - Shows undefined items
  • Control key - Shows Output data
  • Alt key - Shows optimized data (AFT Mercury only)
  • Control and Alt key - Shows Output and (AFT Mercury only) Optimized data

Moving junctions with connected pipes

  • Control key - Move junctions but not pipes (no snap)

Pipe and junction specifications window

  • F2 - Highlight feature toggle
  • F5 - Jump to next higher pipe or junction
  • Ctrl+F5 - Jump to next lower pipe or junction

Edit

  • Ctl+Z - Undo
  • Ctl+C - Copy
  • Ctl+X - Cut
  • Ctl+V - Paste
  • Ctl+D - Duplicate
  • Ctl+A - Select all
  • F6 - Select special

View

  • Ctl+H - Show object status
  • Ctl+F - Find
  • Ctl+K - Open Calculator (within Specification window)

Analysis

  • Ctl+R - Run model

Arrange

  • Ctl+E - Pipe segments
  • Ctl+L - Lock object   F3 - Reverse (flow) direction
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