Using hotkeys

In Vissim, you can press hotkeys to execute certain functions directly. Depending on its function, a key combination affects a selected network object, a selected network editor, the current simulation or Vissim directly, if activated.

You can create and change your own key combinations for menu commands (Customizing hotkeys).

Note: Changing program elements or hotkeys can make it more difficult for you to find and use commands. The documentation and the PTV Vision Support assume that the standard settings are used.

Alt	Rotate selected link: Alt + hold down mouse button and move mouse
Ctrl+A	In 2D mode: Toggle wireframe (Network editor toolbar), (Setting up a road network or PT link network), (Moving network objects in the Network Editor)
Ctrl + B	Show or hide backgrounds (Modeling the network for background images)
Ctrl+D	Toggle 3D mode (Using 3D mode and specifying the display)
Ctrl+E	During simulation run: Color display of driving state (Dynamically assigning a color to vehicles during the simulation)
Ctrl+L	Switch between main language and fallback language (Selecting the language of the user interface)
Ctrl+M	Measure distance (Measuring distances)
Ctrl+N	Activate or deactivate Simple Network Display (Selecting simple network display)
Ctrl+O	Open file. You can save the currently open network and load a saved network file (Overview of menus).
Ctrl+Q	Activate or deactivate Quick Mode (Using the Quick Mode)
Ctrl+R	Recalculate Spline (Recalculating the spline)
Ctrl+S	Save network file (Overview of menus)
Ctrl+T	In 3D mode: If rotate mode (3D) or flight mode (3D) is selected, switch to the other mode respectively (Navigating in 3D mode in the network), (Flight over the network)
Ctrl+U	Switching the simulation time format for the status bar (Switching the simulation time format for the status bar)
Ctrl+V Shift+Ins	Pasting network objects from the Clipboard (Pasting network objects from the Clipboard)
Ctrl+Y	Perform last operation undone again
Ctrl+Z	Undo last operation performed
Tabulator	Switch between overlapping network objects at the click position and select the next network object (Selecting a network object from superimposed network objects)
Ctrl+Tabulator	Switch between open lists and network editors (Structure of lists). Shows each of these in the foreground.
F5	Start continuous simulation. Switch to continuous simulation, if simulation was started in Simulation single step mode (Selecting the number of simulation runs and starting simulation).
F6	Start the simulation in Simulation single step mode. Switch to single-step mode simulation, if continuous simulation has been started. Perform a single step, if simulation was started in Simulation single step mode.
Esc	Stop simulation (Selecting the number of simulation runs and starting simulation). When simulating multiple scenarios, the current simulation runs are aborted. Remaining simulation runs are not executed.
Enter	Opens the window with the network object attributes, if a network object has been selected in the network editor.
Space bar	During a simulation in Simulation single step, execute the next step. Switch to single-step mode simulation, if continuous simulation has been started (Selecting the number of simulation runs and starting simulation).
+	If a continuous simulation has been started, increase the speed of the simulation.
-	If a continuous simulation has been started, reduce the speed of the simulation.
*	Maximum speed of the simulation. Alternatively, press Shift++.
/	During a continuous simulation: Use the same speed as the last simulation speed set. Alternatively, press Shift+7.
1	Execute simulation in real time, simulation speed = 1.0
Pos1	Show entire network (Displaying the entire network)
Page Up	Zoom in (Zooming in)
Page Down	Zoom out (Zooming out)
Arrow key	Move the observer position across the network, in the desired direction
A	In 3D mode: Move the current observer position horizontally to the left. If you additionally press the Shift key, the speed is increased. Alternatively for A, you can press the left arrow key.
D	In 3D mode: Move the current observer position horizontally to the right. If you additionally press the Shift key, the speed is increased. Alternatively for D, you can press the right arrow key.
E	In 3D mode: Move current observer position vertically downwards in terms of camera coordinates. If you additionally press the Shift key, the speed is increased. It can correspond to the function of S, depending on the orientation of the map.
F	In 3D mode: Move current observer position vertically downwards in terms of z coordinate of the model. If you additionally press the Shift key, the speed is increased. It can correspond to the function of S, depending on the orientation of the map.
I	In 3D mode: Make observer position over the network flatter
J	In 3D mode: Rotate observer position clockwise around z axis
K	In 3D mode: Make observer position over the network steeper
L	In 3D mode: Rotate observer position counter-clockwise around z axis
Q	In 3D mode: Move current observer position vertically upwards in terms of camera coordinates. If you additionally press the Shift key, the speed is increased. It can correspond to the function of W, depending on the orientation of the map.
R	In 3D mode only: Move current observer position vertically upwards in terms of z coordinate of the model. If you additionally press the Shift key, the speed is increased. It can correspond to the function of W, depending on the orientation of the map.
S	In 3D mode: Zoom out. Instead of S, if you press the Page Down key, it is zoomed out at larger increments.
W	In 3D mode: Zoom in Instead of W, if you press the Page Up key, it is zoomed in at larger increments.