Learn 3D Slicer Shortcuts for Windows
Most Used 3D Slicer Shortcuts
| Action | 3D Slicer Shortcuts |
|---|
| Load a new scene (clears existing scene) | Ctrl + O |
| Import a scene (does not clear existing scene) Brings up Add Data instead | Ctrl + A |
| Save a scene | Ctrl + S |
| Close a scene | Ctrl + W |
| Undo the history of undoable commands, from last to first. | Ctrl + Z |
| Redo the history of undoable commands, from last to first. | Ctrl + Y |
| Set current module to “home” module for easy access. | Ctrl + H |
| Toggles the display of Slicer’s Edit Box. | Spacebar |
| Display the Python console Displays the QT-real console | Ctrl + P |
| Create a new fiducial list. | Ctrl + L |
| Toggle between “Persistent Place” and “Transform View” interaction modes. | Ctrl + I |
| Create a new Ruler measurement between the last two placed fiducials. | Ctrl + M |
| Display error log. | Ctrl + 0 |
| Interface documentation. | Ctrl + 1 |
| Display the Application Settings Interface for customizing Slicer. | Ctrl + 2 |
| Python Interactor. | Ctrl + 3 |
| Extension Manager. | Ctrl + 4 |
| Toggle Module Panel visible/invisible. | Ctrl + 5 |
3D Viewer Shortcuts
| Action | 3D Slicer Shortcuts |
|---|
| Fits the cameras field of view to show all that is visible in the viewer | R |
| Show triangulated surface models as wireframe. | W |
| Show triangulated surface models as shaded surfaces. | S |
Slice Viewer Shortcuts
| Action | 3D Slicer Shortcut Keys |
|---|
| Toggles the slice plane visibility in the main 3D Viewer | V |
| Fits the slice view to the volume extents in the active Slice Viewer, or in all viewers if they are linked | R |
| Decrease visible slice in the active Slice Viewer (left or down) by one unit of background pixel spacing | B |
| Increase visible slice in the active Slice Viewer (left or down) by one unit of background pixel spacing | F |
| Navigate to next fiducial in the active Slice Viewer, or in all viewers if they are linked | ` |
| Navigate to next fiducial in all Slice Viewers, independent of their linked state | Ctrl + ` |
| Navigate to the previous fiducial in the active Slice Viewer, or in all viewers if they are linked | Shift + ` |
| Navigate to the previous fiducial in all Slice Viewers, independent of their linked state | Ctrl + Shift + ` |
| Place a new fiducial in the active Slice Viewer(adds to the current fiducial list, or creates a list if there are none) | P |
| When the mouse is hovering over a fiducial in the Slice Viewer (turning it yellow), delete that fiducial | Backspace |
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