Using Alternate Keyboard Functions
Many of the Tool functions and Edit Control functions have variations that can be selected by holding down the Ctrl, Shift and/or Alt keys.
The following tables show the standard 3D Canvas function and the variations that are available:
Component Selection Tool
| None | Ctrl | Shift | Alt | Ctrl-Alt | |
| Left-Click | Selects highlighted component. Dragging moves component along the X and Z axes. | Scales object equally in all directions/Adjusts light intensity/Adjusts camera field of view/Scales bone. | Scales object along the X and Z axes. | Selects an object group. | Selects an object group and all child object groups. |
| Right-Click | Shows popup menu. Dragging moves component along the Y axis. | Scales object equally in all directions/Adjusts light intensity/Adjusts camera field of view/Scales bone. | Scales object along the Y axis. | ||
| Left-Double-Click | Opens selected object's source/Attaches skin to selected bone. | ||||
| Edit Control Axis |
Rotates component around selected axis. | Rotates view around component. | |||
| Edit Control Sphere |
Rotates component around X and Y axes. | Rotates view around component. | |||
| Edit Control XZ Plane |
Moves component along X and Z axes. | ||||
| Edit Control YZ Plane |
Moves component along Y axis. | ||||
| Edit Control XZ Scale Plane |
Scales object along X and Z axes/Adjusts light Intensity/Adjusts camera field of view/Scales bone. | Scales object equally in all directions/Adjusts light intensity/Adjusts camera field of view/Scales bone. | |||
| Edit Control YZ Scale Plane |
Scales object along Y axis/Adjusts light intensity/Adjusts camera field of view/Scales bone. | Scales object equally in all directions/Adjusts light intensity/Adjusts camera field of view/Scales bone. |
Point and Face Selection Tool
| None | Ctrl | Shift | Alt | Ctrl-Alt | |
| Left-Click | Selects highlighted item¹. Dragging moves selection along the X and Z axes. | Toggles highlighted item¹. Dragging toggles multiple items. | Selects highlighted item¹. Dragging selects multiple items. | Selects all faces that point in the same direction as the selected face. | Selects all faces that use the same material as the selected face. |
| Right-Click | Shows Popup Menu. Dragging moves selection along the Y axis. | ||||
| Left-Double-Click | Opens selected object's source | ||||
| Edit Control Axis | Rotates selection around selected axis. | Rotates view around object. | |||
| Edit Control Sphere |
Rotates selection around X and Y axes | Rotates view around object. | |||
| Edit Control XZ Plane |
Moves selection along the X and Z axes. | ||||
| Edit Control YZ Plane |
Moves selection along the Y and Z axes. | ||||
| Edit Control XZ Scale Plane |
Scales selection along X and Z axes. If a single face is selected, the face will be scaled perpendicular to its normal (the direction it faces). | Scales selection equally in all directions. If a single face is selected, the face will be scaled perpendicular to its normal (the direction it faces). | Scales a chamfer. | ||
| Edit Control YZ Scale Plane |
Scales selection along Y axis. If a single face is selected, the face will be scaled perpendicular to its normal (the direction it faces). | Scales selection equally in all directions. If a single face is selected, the face will be scaled perpendicular to its normal (the direction it faces). | Scales a chamfer. |
¹To restrict selection to only points, hold down the
"1" key. To restrict selection to only edges, hold down the "2" key. To
restrict selection to only faces, hold down the "3" key.
Group Selection Tool
| None | Shift | Ctrl | Alt | Shift-Alt | Shift-Ctrl | |
| Left-Click-Drag | Selects points in the selection rectangle. | Selects faces that have centers in the selection rectangle. | Selects edges that have centers in the selection rectangle. | Selects points in the selection rectangle. Includes only points on the faces oriented in your direction. | Selects faces that have centers in the selection rectangle. Includes only those faces oriented in your direction. | Selects edges that have centers in the selection rectangle. Includes only edges on the faces oriented in your direction. |
| Right-Click | Shows Popup Menu. |
Operation Adjustment
Tool
| None | Ctrl | Alt | |
| Left-Click | Enables the current operation for adjustment. Dragging moves operation along the X and Z axes. | Scales operation along the X and Z axes. | Enables not only the current Operation for adjustment, but also any other like-Operations that immediately precede the current Operation in the Layers List. |
| Right-Click | Shows Popup Menu. Dragging moves operation along the Y axis. | Scales operation along the Y axis. | |
| Left-Double-Click | Opens object's source. | ||
| Edit Control Axis | Rotates operation around selected axis. | Rotates view around object. | |
| Edit Control Sphere | Rotates operation around X and Z axes. | Rotates view around object. | |
| Edit Control XZ Plane |
Moves operation along X and Z axes. | ||
| Edit Control YZ Plane |
Moves operation along Y axes. | ||
| Edit Control XZ Scale Plane |
Scales Operation along X and Z axes | Scale operation equally in all directions | |
| Edit Control YZ Scale Plane |
Scales Operation along Y axis. | Scale operation equally in all directions |
Shift Tool
| None | Ctrl | |
| Left-Click/Drag | Shifts the object along X and Z axes without moving its group. | Shifts the object's group axis along the X and Z Axes without changing the object's position. |
| Right-Click/Drag | Shifts the object along the Y axis without moving its group. | Shifts the object's group axis along the Y Axis without changing the object's position. |
| Edit Control Axis | Shifts the object around the selected axis. | Shifts the object's group axis around the selected axis without changing the object's orientation. |
| Edit Control XZ Plane | Shifts the object along X and Z axes without moving its group. | Shifts the object's group axis along the X and Z Axes without changing the object's position. |
| Edit Control YZ Plane | Shifts the object along the Y axis without moving its group. | Shifts the object's group axis along the Y Axis without changing the object's position.
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Center Button Navigation
| None | Ctrl | Shift | Ctrl-Shift | |
| Center Mouse Button | While the mouse pointer is over an object examines the object. While not over an object results in zooming in/out. | navigation along the XZ plane hovering over the scene. | navigation along the XY plane. | zoom in/out. |
Arrow Keys
| None | Ctrl | Shift | Ctrl-Shift | |
| Left Arrow | Nudge object along the X axis. | - | Rotationally nudge object around Y axis. | Rotationally nudge object around Z axis. |
| Right Arrow | Nudge object along the X axis. | - | Rotationally nudge object around Y axis. | Rotationally nudge object around Z axis. |
| Up Arrow | Nudge object along the Z axis. | Nudge object along the Y axis. | Rotationally nudge object around X axis. | |
| Down Arrow | Nudge object along the Z axis. | Nudge object along the Y axis. | Rotationally nudge object around X axis. |
Other
In addition to the
functions listed above, the current modelling constraints and the current
modelling coordinates mode can be overridden by holding in the following
keys when using a 3D Canvas tool:
| Key | Effect |
| C | Enables the standard 3D Canvas modeling mode. |
| E | Enables point gliding, a special form of face coordinates modeling mode that is used to move a single point across a plane. The plane is based on the face that the mouse pointer was hovering over when the point was selected. This is particularly useful for moving a point created by the division of an edge. Holding down the Z key while holding the E key and dragging moves the point along the edge on which the point was created. |
| F | Enables the face coordinates modeling mode. |
| Q | Enables the object coordinates modeling mode. |
| S | Enables the screen coordinates modeling mode. |
| W | Enables the world coordinates modeling mode. |
| X | Constrains movement to only the X axis. |
| Y | Constrains movement to only the Y axis. |
| Z | Constrains movement to only the Z axis. |
Note that above overrides only apply to the use of 3D Canvas tools. They have no effect on how operations are applied.
The following function keys are used to select rendering modes:
| Function Key | Effect |
| F2 | Selects Smooth Rendering |
| F3 | Selects Flat Rendering |
| F4 | Selects Solid Outline Rendering |
| F5 | Selects Wireframe Rendering |
| F6 | Selects Points Rendering |
| F7 | Selects Cartoon Rendering |
The following function keys are used to select highlighting modes:
| Function Key | Effect |
| Shift-F2 | Selects the standard highlighting mode. |
| Shift-F3 | Selects the Operation Direction highlighting mode. |
| Shift-F4 | Selects the Texture Wrap Preview highlighting mode. |
The following ctrl-keys are used to select tools:
| Ctrl | Effect |
| A | Selects the Operation Adjust Tool. |
| B | Selects the Material Sample Tool |
| D | Selects the Deform Tool |
| E | Selects the Material Fill Tool |
| F | Selects the Point and Face Selection Tool. |
| G | Selects the Group Selection Tool. |
| H | Selects the Rotation Axis Tool |
| Q | Selects the Component Tool. |
| R | Selects the Shift Tool |
| W | Selects the Paint Tool |