The keyboard shortcuts provide access to standard functions that are available from the File menu or the Case menu and special functions that are only accessible via a shortcut.
Shortcut |
Function |
Menu Command |
F1 |
Open Help system. |
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F2 |
Rename case. |
Case, Rename |
F5 |
Run a simulation for the current case. |
Case, Simulate |
F6 |
Generate a PDF report for the current case. |
Case, Generate report |
Shift-F4 |
Open the SAM log. |
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Shift-F5 |
Start the code generator. |
Case, Generate code |
Shift-F11 |
Run a simulation for all cases in the file. |
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Shift-F12 |
Open inputs browser with inputs for current case. |
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Ctrl-F5 |
Save case inputs as JSON. |
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Ctrl-F6 |
Load case inputs from JSON file. |
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Ctrl-F7 |
Save case inputs as JSON for SSC. |
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Ctrl-F8 |
Load case inputs from JSON for SSC file. |
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Ctrl-F9 |
Load case inputs from JSON for SSC file and run simulation. |
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Ctrl-F10 |
Create a duplicate of the current case. |
Case, Duplicate |
Ctrl-F11 |
Open the inputs browser with inputs for all cases in the file. |
File, Inputs browser |
Ctrl-Shift-n |
Open a new script editing window. |
File, New script |
Ctrl-Shift-o |
Open an .lk script file. |
File, Open script |
Ctrl-o |
Open a .sam file. |
File, Open |
Ctrl-s |
Save a .sam file. |
File, Save |
Ctrl-w |
Close the current SAM file. |
File, Close |
The following shortcuts are to special testing functions for software developers that may result in losing or changing data in your SAM file without a confirmation.
Shortcut |
Function |
Ctrl-F1 |
Create a segmentation fault, which causes SAM to close without saving. |
Shift-F7 |
Open the SAM Development Environment (open source versions only). |
Shift-F8 |
Restart SAM and reset internal databases. |
Shift-F9 |
Open SAM AppData folder. |
The following shortcut may cause SAM to stop functioning properly, so you should not use it unless you know what you are doing.
Shortcut |
Function |
Shift-F10 |
Save inputs for current case as default values. This permanently modifies the original default files, so only do this if you have a reason to modify the defaults. |
