How can I model with my preferred input device using shortcuts, gestures, or hotkeys? – Shapr3D Help Desk

You can navigate, edit, sketch, and model intuitively with your preferred input device in Shapr3D. If you’re using a pen, you can use the pen and your fingers to activate basic gestures. But if you don’t have a pen, you can use a keyboard with a mouse or trackpad to interact with the app and type in dimensional values. You can also easily sketch and model with a Wacom device.

To manage shortcuts, gestures, or hotkeys, go to Settings > Single Key Action and choose between Command Search and Hotkeys. When the Command Search setting is selected, you can start typing anywhere in the workspace the name of the tool you want to use, and a search box will automatically appear. When the Hotkeys setting is enabled, you can execute tools with their equivalent hotkey, and start Command Search with 'X' or 'Ctrl + F'.

Below is a cheat sheet that’ll show you hotkeys, shortcuts, and basic gestures for the keyboard, pen, mouse, and trackpad. You can also find this cheat sheet in the app by tapping Help > Keyboard Shortcuts, or by long-pressing the Control key.

Pen

Navigation
Sketching
Edit
Selection
2D drawings

Keyboard and mouse

Navigation
Sketching
Modeling
Edit
Selection
2D drawings

Keyboard and trackpad

Navigation
Sketching
Modeling
Edit
Selection
2D drawings

Pen

	Tool/Action	Gesture/Shortcut/Hotkey
Navigation
	Rotate camera	Hold down the Shift key and drag or hover over the tablet with your pen
	Move camera	Hold down the Control key and drag or hover over the tablet with your pen
	Zoom camera	Hold down the Alt key and drag or hover over the tablet with your pen
	Zoom to face	Hover over a face and press the Space bar
	Rotate 2D view by 90 degrees	Rotate with two fingers
	Reset view	Double-tap the Orientation Cube
	Switch to front view	Tap the Orientation Cube’s front face
	Switch to back view	Tap the Orientation Cube’s back face
	Switch to top view	Tap the Orientation Cube’s top face
	Switch to bottom view	Tap the Orientation Cube’s bottom face
	Switch to right view	Tap the Orientation Cube’s right face
	Switch to left view	Tap the Orientation Cube’s left face
Sketching
	Start sketch	Press down with the pen and start drawing
	Finish sketch and remove last-placed point	Tap the endpoint and then Delete in the menu
	Add fit point to spline	Long-tap anywhere on the spline
Edit
	Update 2D drawing	Tap Update Drawing
	Search for commands	Go to Help > Search Commands
	Undo	Swipe left with three fingers
	Redo	Swipe right with three fingers
	Delete	Tap once and tap Delete in menu
	Finish sketch	Lift the pen from the screen
Selection
	Select full object	Tap twice with the pen
	Select all	Tap all items in the Items manager
	Deselect all	Tap the empty space on the grid with the pen
	Select single part	Tap once with the pen
	Select multiple parts	Tap the parts, one by one, with the pen
	Select area	Long-tap the screen and drag the pen across the space
2D Drawings
	Update 2D drawing	Tap Update Drawing

Keyboard and Mouse

Note: Hotkeys are highlighted in blue. To use hotkeys, go to Settings > Single Key Action > Hotkeys.

	Tool/Action	Gesture/Shortcut/Hotkey
Navigation
	Rotate camera	Hold down the Shift key, right-click, and drag the mouse Hold down the Control and Shift keys and drag the mouse
	Move camera	Right-click and drag the mouse Hold down the Control and Alt keys and drag the mouse
	Zoom camera	Scroll with mouse wheel Hold down the Alt key, right-click, and drag the mouse
	Zoom to face	Hover over a face and press the Space bar
	Rotate 2D view by 90 degrees	Click the right or left arrow above the Orientation Cube
	Reset view	Ctrl + 1
	Switch to front view	Ctrl + 2
	Switch to back view	Ctrl + 3
	Switch to top view	Ctrl + 4
	Switch to bottom view	Ctrl + 5
	Switch to right view	Ctrl + 6
	Switch to left view	Ctrl + 7
Sketching
	Start sketch	Click anywhere in the design space
	Finish sketch and remove last-placed point	Press the Backspace key
	Add fit point to spline	Long-click anywhere on the spline
	Sketch Tools		Constraint Settings
	Arc	A	Parallel	Shift + A
	Circle	C	Concentric	Shift + C
	Polygon	G	Equal	Shift + E
	Spline	I	Horizontal/Vertical	Shift + V
	Line	L	Coincident	Shift + N
	Offset Edge	O	Lock/Unlock	Shift + L
	Rectangle	R	Midpoint	Shift + M
	Trim	T	Perpendicular	Shift + P
			Symmetry	Shift + S
			Tangent	Shift + T
Modeling
	Tools		Boolean Operations
	Extrude	E	Union	Ctrl + U
	Fillet/Chamfer	F	Subtract	Ctrl + B
	Shell	H	Intersect	Ctrl + I
	Move/Rotate	M
	Translate	N
	Project	P
	Scale	S
	Revolve	V
	Sweep	W
Edit
	Search for commands	X (if hotkeys are enabled) or Ctrl + F
	Undo	Ctrl + Z
	Redo	Shift + Ctrl + Z
	Delete	Press the Backspace or Delete key
	Finish sketch	Press the Enter key
Selection
	Select full object	Double-click the object
	Select all	Ctrl + A
	Deselect all	Ctrl + Shift + A Esc
	Select single part	Click the part
	Select multiple parts	Hold down the Shift key and click each part
	Select area	Click anywhere in the design space and drag the arrow to the right or left
	Cycle through selection filters	⇥
	Filter selection for bodies only	B
	Filter selection for edges only	E
	Filter selection for faces only	F
2D Drawings
	Update 2D drawing	Ctrl + R

Keyboard and Trackpad

Note: Hotkeys are highlighted in blue. To use hotkeys, go to Settings > Single Key Action > Hotkeys.

	Tool/Action	Gesture/Shortcut/Hotkey
Navigation
	Rotate camera	Hold down the Control and Shift keys and move your finger on the touchpad
	Move camera	Hold down the Control and Alt keys and move your finger on the touchpad
	Zoom camera	Pinch in or out with two fingers on the touchpad
	Zoom to face	Hover over a face and press the Space bar Double-click a face with two fingers on the touchpad Right-click twice with the touchpad
	Rotate 2D view by 90 degrees	Click the right or left arrow above the Orientation Cube
	Reset view	Ctrl + 1
	Switch to front view	Ctrl + 2
	Switch to back view	Ctrl + 3
	Switch to top view	Ctrl + 4
	Switch to bottom view	Ctrl + 5
	Switch to right view	Ctrl + 6
	Switch to left view	Ctrl + 7
Sketching
	Start sketch	Click anywhere in the design space
	Finish sketch and remove last-placed point	Press the Backspace key
	Add fit point to spline	Long-click anywhere on the spline
	Sketch Tools		Constraint Settings
	Arc	A	Parallel	Shift + A
	Circle	C	Concentric	Shift + C
	Polygon	G	Equal	Shift + E
	Spline	I	Horizontal/Vertical	Shift + V
	Line	L	Coincident	Shift + N
	Offset Edge	O	Lock/Unlock	Shift + L
	Rectangle	R	Midpoint	Shift + M
	Trim	T	Perpendicular	Shift + P
			Symmetry	Shift + S
			Tangent	Shift + T
Modeling
	Tools		Boolean Operations
	Extrude	E	Union	Ctrl + U
	Fillet/Chamfer	F	Subtract	Ctrl + B
	Shell	H	Intersect	Ctrl + I
	Move/Rotate	M
	Translate	N
	Project	P
	Scale	S
	Revolve	V
	Sweep	W
Edit
	Search for commands	X (if hotkeys are enabled) or Ctrl + F
	Undo	Ctrl + Z
	Redo	Shift + Ctrl + Z
	Delete	Press the Backspace or Delete key
	Finish sketch	Press the Enter key
Selection
	Select full object	Double-click the object
	Select all	Ctrl + A
	Deselect all	Ctrl + Shift + A Esc
	Select single part	Click the part
	Select multiple parts	Hold down the Shift key and click each part
	Select area	Click anywhere in the design space and drag the arrow to the right or left
	Cycle through selection filters	Press the Tab key
	Filter selection for bodies only	B
	Filter selection for edges only	E
	Filter selection for faces only	F
2D Drawings
	Update 2D drawing	Ctrl + R

*Images are from Microsoft and Wacom

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