You can intuitively navigate, edit, sketch, and model with the Apple Pencil and your fingers in Shapr3D. In fact, the Apple Pencil is the best modeling device you can use to design with the app. But if you don’t have an Apple Pencil, you can use a keyboard with a mouse or trackpad to interact with the app and type in dimensional values. You can connect Bluetooth devices to your iPad, or connect your Magic Keyboard or Smart Keyboard (Folio) to your iPad.
Here’s a cheat sheet that’ll show you shortcuts and basic gestures for the Apple Pencil, mouse, and trackpad. You can find this cheat sheet in the app, too—long-press the Command key. If you're using a mouse, make sure secondary click (right-click) is enabled. If you're using a trackpad and you prefer to tap, not press down, you can register taps as clicks.
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| Rotate camera |
Tap the grid with one finger and drag on the screen *If you enable 2-Finger Rotation, you can drag two fingers to rotate the view without moving the camera. |
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Hold down the Shift key and pan with two fingers on the trackpad
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| Move camera | Pan with two fingers on the screen |
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Pan with two fingers on the trackpad | |||
| Zoom camera |
Pinch in or out with two fingers on the screen |
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Pinch in or out with two fingers on the trackpad |
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Zoom to face |
Double-tap a face with your finger |
Hover over a face and press the Space bar |
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| Reset view | Double-tap the Orientation Cube | ⌘ 1 | ⌘ 1 | |||
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Rotate 2D view by 90 degrees
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Rotate with two fingers | Click the right or left arrow above the Orientation Cube |
Click the right or left arrow above the Orientation Cube | |||
| Switch to front view | Tap the Orientation Cube’s front face | ⌘ 2 | ⌘ 2 | |||
| Switch to back view | Tap the Orientation Cube’s back face | ⌘ 3 | ⌘ 3 | |||
| Switch to top view | Tap the Orientation Cube’s top face | ⌘ 4 | ⌘ 4 | |||
| Switch to bottom view |
Tap the Orientation Cube’s bottom face | ⌘ 5 | ⌘ 5 | |||
| Switch to right view | Tap the Orientation Cube’s right face | ⌘ 6 | ⌘ 6 | |||
| Switch to left view | Tap the Orientation Cube’s left face | ⌘ 7 | ⌘ 7 |
Selection
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| Select single part | Tap once with the Apple Pencil | Click the part | Click the part | |||
| Select full object | Tap twice with the Apple Pencil | Double-click the object | Double-click the object | |||
| Select multiple parts |
Tap the parts, one by one, with the Apple Pencil |
Hold down the Shift key and click each part |
Hold down the Shift key and click each part |
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| Select area |
Long-tap the screen and drag the Apple Pencil across the space |
Click anywhere in the design space and drag the to the right or left |
Click anywhere in the design space and drag the to the right or left |
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| Select all | Tap all items in the Items manager | ⌘ A | ⌘ A | |||
| Deselect all | Tap the empty space on the grid with the Apple Pencil |
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Cycle through selection filters
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⇥ | ⇥ | ||||
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Filter selection for bodies only
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B | B | ||||
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Filter selection for edges only
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E | E | ||||
| Filter selection for faces only
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F | F | ||||
| Delete | Tap once and tap Delete in menu | ⌫ (Backspace) | ⌫ (Backspace) |
Sketching
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| Start sketch | Press down with the Apple Pencil and start drawing | Click anywhere in the design space, using the mouse | Click anywhere in the design space, using the trackpad | |||
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Finish sketch
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Lift the Apple Pencil from the screen | ⏎ | ⏎ | |||
| Finish sketch and remove last-placed point
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Tap the endpoint and then Delete in the menu | ⌫ | ⌫ | |||
| Add fit point to spline | Long-tap anywhere on the spline | Long-click anywhere on the spline, using the mouse | Long-click anywhere on the spline, using the trackpad |
2D drawings
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| Update 2D drawing | Tap Update Drawing | ⌘ R | ⌘ R |
Other
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Undo
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Swipe left with three fingers | ⌘ Z | ⌘ Z | |||
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Redo
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Swipe right with three fingers | ⇧ ⌘ Z | ⇧ ⌘ Z | |||
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Execute last command
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Left arrow key
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Left arrow key
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| Search for commands | Go to Help > Search Commands |
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