AnyLogic provides you with a number of keyboard and mouse shortcuts, which you can use to perform actions when working with the certain application areas.
Keyboard shortcuts are assigned to certain commands that enable you to use the keyboard instead of the mouse when working in AnyLogic. The standard Windows shortcuts are also supported.
| Windows | macOS | Action | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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/open a model, the action executed by this command will depend on Preferences > Advanced > Run button (F5) preference: either it launches the just created / opened model or it launches the previously run experiment. | ||
| Edit | ||||
| Ctrl + X | Cmd + X | Cut the currently selected element to clipboard. | ||
| Ctrl + C | Cmd + C | Copy the currently selected element to the Clipboard. | ||
| Ctrl + V | Cmd + V | Paste the element from 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/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. | ||
| Shift + arrow keys or Alt + arrow keys | Shift + arrow keys or 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 code completion window. | ||
| Ctrl + J | Cmd + J | Open code editor and highlight the code line corresponding to the currently selected code field. | ||
| 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, i.e., before switching to other property fields or elements. | ||
| Ctrl + X or Shift + Del | Cmd + X | Cut the currently selected text to clipboard. | ||
| Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert | Cmd + C | Copy the currently selected text to clipboard. | ||
| Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert | Cmd + V | Paste text from clipboard. | ||
| 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. | |||||
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