Did you know you can click ESC during file open of an assembly and Solid Edge will stop loading the parts and just open
the assembly document?

• Dependant upon when exactly ESC is clicked during the file-open process.
  
  

Did you know there are shortcut keys for changing the view of the model in the graphics window?

• CTRL+T = Top view
• CTRL+B = Bottom view
• CTRL+L = Left view
• CTRL+R = Right view
• CTRL+F = Front View
• CTRL+K = Back view
• CTRL+I = Isometric View
• CTRL+J = Diametric View

Did you know that while IPA into a part or subassembly, you can locate the top level’s reference planes by holding down
the SHIFT key?

• Use the reference planes in a higher-level assembly document to define profiles, sketches, and feature extents for the
  component on which you are currently working
• Creates an associative link to the assembly reference planes

Did you know that you no longer need to customize your toolbars in Part and Sheet Metal to include the Assembly Select Tool?

• Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology automatically puts the user in Assembly PathFinder when IPA’d
• ESC key no longer takes user up one level in assembly
• User can turn on and off parts directly in PathFinder with checkmark

Did you know that you can create your own shortcut keystrokes by clicking the pull down from Tools “Quick Access Toolbar”?

• Assign ALT+S for the Select Tool to quickly cancel a command to start a new one without having to move your mouse -
  ***per environment
• If the Assign button becomes active after defining the keystroke you will know it is not already being used by another command
• If the keystroke is already in use, the dialog will show the user below the entered key stroke
  

Did you know that when you in-place activate into a part from an assembly or just enter into the sketch environment, the 
“Close Sketch” and “Close and Return” commands are on the right side of the screen?

• To make them always available you can RMB click on them and add them to the “Quick Access Toolbar”
  which makes them always available

Did you know that you can add your most commonly used commands to the “Quick Access Toolbar”?

• The user can add commands through the “More Commands” pull down
• A user can also add command buttons directly from the command by RMB clicking on it and selecting the
  “Add to Quick Access Toolbar”
• Remove commands the same way.. 
  

Did you know that you can use your “ALT” key to show short cut key strokes for each of the command ribbon tabs?

• By clicking on one of the short cut keys, let’s use “T”, and the system will then show the user specific short cut
  keys for the commands within the “Tools” tab – HINT: do not hold the ALT key down

Did you know that you can build a list of view styles and add them to a list to choose between?
 

• Select the “Styles” command, then in the “Styles” dialog select “3D View Styles” from the pulldown and create
  a new style which will automatically get added to the list

Did you know you can highlight a feature, or highlight a document in Parts Library, and click F2 to enter Rename mode?

• Did you know you can restore the default name of a feature by clicking F2 for rename,
  delete the text completely, and then click Enter?

Did you know that you can select a part already in the assembly from the assembly pathfinder and drag it into the graphics
window for fast replication?

• Another method is to graphically select a part and hit CTRL+C  to copy it to the Windows clipboard
• CTRL+V to paste another occurrence in the assembly

Did you know that by holding down SHIFT and dragging a component into an assembly, SE will place it in the assembly with
no constraints at the cursor location

• Great for adding many components quickly and then using the “Assemble” command to create relationships
• Good for adding non-graphic parts 

Did you know that by holding down CTRL and dragging a component into an assembly, SE will place it grounded and aligned to the assembly origin

• Great for rebuilding divided parts when you know the origin for both parts is coincident 

Did you know that holding down CTRL+SHIFT and then scrolling the scroll-wheel on your mouse will change the perspective view of a model?