AnyLogic provides a number of keyboard and mouse shortcuts that you can use to perform actions when working with specific application areas.
Keyboard shortcuts are assigned to certain commands, allowing you to use the keyboard instead of the mouse when working in AnyLogic. Standard Windows shortcuts are also supported.
| Windows | macOS | Action | ||
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| Application | ||||
| Alt + F4 | Cmd + Q | Exit AnyLogic. | ||
| F1 | F1 | Open AnyLogic help. | ||
| Model | ||||
| Ctrl + N | Cmd + N | Create a new model. | ||
| Ctrl + O | Cmd + O | Open an existing model. | ||
| Ctrl + S | Cmd + S | Save the currently selected model. | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Cmd + Shift + S | Save all open models. | ||
| Simulation | ||||
| F7 | F7 | Build the currently selected model. | ||
| F5 | F5 | Run the previously launched simulation. After you create or open a model, the action executed by this command will depend on Preferences > Advanced > Run button (F5) setting: either it runs the model just created and opened, or it runs the previously run experiment. | ||
| Edit | ||||
| Ctrl + X | Cmd + X | Cut the currently selected element to the clipboard. | ||
| Ctrl + C | Cmd + C | Copy the currently selected element to the clipboard. | ||
| Ctrl + V | Cmd + V | Paste the element from the clipboard. | ||
| Del | Del | Delete the currently selected element. | ||
| Ctrl + Z | Cmd + Z | Undo the previous action. | ||
| Ctrl + Y | Cmd + Y | Redo the previously undone action. | ||
| Ctrl + F | Cmd + F | Search and replace the specified text strings. | ||
| Graphical Editor | ||||
| Ctrl + 0 | Ctrl + 0 | Zoom the graphical editor to 100%. | ||
| F2 | F2 | Rename the element currently selected in the graphical editor. | ||
| Ctrl + A | Cmd + A | Select all elements in the graphical editor. | ||
| Arrow keys | Arrow keys | Move the selected elements up, down, left or right in 10 pixels increments. If snapping to grid is off, the selected elements will move in 1 px increments. | ||
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Shift + arrow keys Alt + arrow keys |
Shift + arrow keys Option + arrow keys |
Move the selected elements up, down, left or right in 1 pixel increments. If snapping to grid is off, the selected elements will move in 10 px increments. | ||
| Properties View | ||||
| Ctrl + Space | Option + Space | Open the code completion window. | ||
| Ctrl + Enter | Cmd + Enter | Perform refactoring of the element being renamed. Note that this command can only be invoked immediately after modifying the value of the element’s Name property field, that is, before moving to other property fields or elements. | ||
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Ctrl + X Shift + Del |
Cmd + X | Cut the currently selected text to clipboard. | ||
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Ctrl + C Ctrl + Insert |
Cmd + C | Copy the currently selected text to clipboard. | ||
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Ctrl + V Shift + Insert |
Cmd + V | Paste text from clipboard. | ||
| Ctrl + J | Cmd + J | In properties with code fields: Compile the model (if not done already), then open the code editor and highlight the code line corresponding to the currently selected code field. | ||
| Debugging* | ||||
| F6 |
F6 |
Debug the recently run experiment. | ||
| F9 | F9 | Resume. | ||
| F12 | F12 | Step over. | ||
| F11 | F11 |
Step into. |
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| Shift + F11 | Shift + F11 | Step return. | ||
* These commands are available in AnyLogic Professional and AnyLogic University Researcher editions only.
There are several modifier keys that you can use to alter the mouse actions when working with the certain application areas:
| Windows | macOS | Action | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Projects view | |||||||
| Ctrl + drag | Cmd + drag | Create a copy of the current selection. | |||||
| Graphical editor | |||||||
| Right-click and drag | Space + drag | Pan the diagram. | |||||
| Ctrl + scroll | Cmd + scroll | Zoom in or out of the diagram. | |||||
| Alt + click | Option + click | Select a single element belonging to a group (or a single markup shape from a complex markup element). | |||||
| Ctrl + drag | Cmd + drag | Create a copy of the current selection. | |||||
| Alt + drag | Option + drag | Move the current selection with snapping to grid temporarily disabled. | |||||
| Shift + drag | Shift + drag | Shift the current selection horizontally / vertically while maintaining vertical / horizontal center alignment. | |||||
| Model window | |||||||
| Ctrl + scroll | Ctrl + scroll | Zoom in or out of the model window. | |||||
| Drag | Cmd + drag | Pan the model window. | |||||
| 3D Scene | |||||||
| Alt + drag | Option + drag | Rotate the 3D scene. | |||||
| Properties view | |||||||
| Ctrl + click | Cmd + click | In properties with code fields: Navigate to the selected element in the graphical editor. Allows you to switch between agents. | |||||
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