Viewer window selection keyboard shortcuts
 
 
 

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to select objects in the Viewer window.

Action Keyboard Shortcut
Select (exclusive) Spacebar-click in an empty part of the Viewer window.
Append to selection Spacebar-middle-click or drag
Remove from selection Spacebar-Right-click or drag
Toggle selection Spacebar-click or drag
Select range Click, then Shift-select
Hide selection Shift-H
Hide all Shift-H with no selection
Show selection Shift-S
Show all Shift-S with no selection
Select and show in Navigator Double-click
Add to/remove from selection Spacebar-Ctrl-click, or Spacebar-Ctrl-drag
Select all in group G-click
Add group to selection G-click
Select object and children Spacebar-right click
Select root of hierarchy Ctrl-right-click
Select object and parents Shift-right-click
Select whole hierarchy Ctrl-Shift-right-click
Go up the hierarchy (parent) Alt-Up arrow
Go down the hierarchy (first child) Alt-Down arrow
Go sideways in the hierarchy (left sibling, same level) Alt-Left-arrow
Go sideways in the hierarchy (right sibling, same level) Alt-Right-arrow