You can navigate, edit, sketch, and model intuitively with your preferred input device in Shapr3D. On compatible hardware, using touch and pen activates basic gestures while a keyboard allows you to use hotkeys or do quick command searches . Follow the guidelines below to learn how to use your different input devices to interact with Shapr3D.
Getting started
Shapr3D on macOS supports keyboard and mouse usage. No manual configuration is required.
Single Key Action setting
In Shapr3D, you can choose between two ways to quickly access commands and tools via the keyboard: Hotkeys and Command Search.
When prioritizing hotkeys, you can select tools and commands with a single key press or a simple key combination. On new installations of Shapr3D, the hotkeys are enabled by default and accessing command search requires an extra hotkey (X).
Note: If you have an older version of Shapr3D, your default setting might still be set to trigger command search as you start to type.
When prioritizing command search, you can start typing in the name of the command and select from the search box that pops up, which takes a bit more keystrokes but can be easier to learn.
Choose a Single Key Action
To choose between Hotkeys and Command Search:
- Go to Settings or Preferences > Single Key Action.
- Choose your preferred action.
Customize keyboard shortcuts
You can customize your keyboard shortcuts to modify and assign shortcuts to the actions you use most, allowing you to streamline your workflow and enhance productivity.
To customize keyboard shortcuts:
- Go to Settings or Preferences.
- Open the keyboard shortcuts settings:
- Windows/iPadOS: Select Customize Keyboard Shortcuts…
- macOS: Under General, find Keyboard shortcuts and then select Customize…
- Choose the category where you want to create or modify a keyboard shortcut.
- Find the specific action, then press the keys you want to assign as the shortcut to auto-populate the field.
- To finish, select Save Changes.
Cheat sheet
Below is a cheat sheet of hotkeys, shortcuts, and basic gestures for various input devices. You can also find this cheat sheet in the Shapr3D modeling space:
- Windows: Select Help > Keyboard Shortcuts, or long-press the CTRL key.
- iPadOS: Select Help > Keyboard Shortcuts, or long-press the Command key.
- macOS: Select Help > Keyboard Shortcuts.
- Dashboard
- Navigation
- Sketching
- Modeling
- Edit
- Selection
- 2D drawings
- Project Sidebar
- Items Manager
- History Sidebar
Tip
Hotkeys are highlighted in blue. To use hotkeys, choose Hotkeys as your Single Key Action
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Gesture/Shortcut/Hotkey |
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Dashboard |
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New project |
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⌘ N |
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Import to current project |
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⇧ ⌘ I |
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Import as new project |
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⌥ ⌘ I |
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New folder |
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⇧ ⌘ N |
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New folder with selection |
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⌥ ⌘ N |
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Rename folder or project |
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⌥ ⌘ R |
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Duplicate project |
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⌘ D |
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Go back |
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⌘ [ |
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Go forward |
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⌘ ] |
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Go to enclosing folder |
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⌘ ⇧ |
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Open folder |
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⌘ ⇩ |
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Go to Recents |
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Shift + ⌘ + 1 |
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Go to Projects |
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Shift + ⌘ + 2 |
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Delete a project or folder |
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⌘+Backspace OR Delete key |
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Expand folder |
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⇦ |
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Expand folder and subfolders |
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⌥ ⇦ |
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Collapse folder |
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⇨ |
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Collapse folder and subfolders |
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⌥ ⇨ |
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Go back to the Dashboard |
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⌘ W |
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Copy projects/folders |
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⌘ C |
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Paste projects/folder |
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⌘ V |
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Orbit (Rotate camera) |
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Mouse/Magic Mouse: Secondary click (right-click) and drag the mouse Note: These controls use the Shapr3D Default navigation preset. To learn more, go to Navigation Presets. |
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Pan (Move camera) |
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Mouse: Hold down the middle mouse button and drag the mouse. Alternatively, hold the Shift key and use secondary click (right-click) to drag the mouse. Note: These controls use the Shapr3D Default navigation preset. To learn more, go to Navigation Presets. |
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Zoom camera |
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Mouse: Scroll with the mouse wheel Note: These controls use the Shapr3D Default navigation preset. To learn more, go to Navigation Presets. |
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Zoom to face |
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Hover over a face and press the Space bar. |
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Rotate 2D view by 90 degrees |
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Click the right or left arrow above the Orientation Cube. |
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iPadOS/macOS | Windows |
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Reset view |
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⌘ 1 | CTRL + 1 |
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Switch to front view |
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⌘ 2 |
CTRL + 2 |
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Switch to back view |
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⌘ 3 |
CTRL + 3 |
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Switch to top view |
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⌘ 4 |
CTRL + 4 |
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Switch to bottom view |
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⌘ 5 |
CTRL + 5 |
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Switch to right view |
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⌘ 6 |
CTRL + 6 |
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Switch to left view |
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⌘ 7 |
CTRL + 7 |
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Sketching |
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Start sketch |
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Click anywhere in the modeling space. |
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Remove last-placed point and finish sketch |
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Escape or Backspace ⌫ key. |
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Set final endpoint and finish sketch |
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Enter key |
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Add fit point to spline |
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Long-click anywhere on the spline |
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Sketch Tools |
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Constraint Settings |
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Arc |
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A |
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Parallel |
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⇧ Shift + A |
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Circle |
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C |
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Concentric |
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⇧ Shift + C |
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Polygon |
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G |
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Equal |
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⇧ Shift + E |
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Spline |
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I |
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Horizontal/Vertical |
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⇧ Shift + V |
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Line |
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L |
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Coincident |
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⇧ Shift + N |
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Offset Edge |
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O |
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Lock/Unlock |
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⇧ Shift + L |
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Rectangle |
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R |
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Midpoint |
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⇧ Shift + M |
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Trim |
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T |
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Perpendicular |
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⇧ Shift + P |
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Symmetry |
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⇧ Shift + S |
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Tangent |
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⇧ Shift + T |
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Modeling |
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Tools |
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Boolean Operations |
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Extrude |
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E |
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Union |
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⌘ U or CTRL + U |
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Fillet/Chamfer |
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F |
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Subtract |
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⌘ B or CTRL +B |
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Shell |
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H |
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Intersect |
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⌘ I or CTRL + I |
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Move/Rotate |
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M |
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Translate |
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N |
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Project |
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P |
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Scale |
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S |
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Revolve |
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V |
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Sweep |
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W |
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Edit |
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iPadOS/macOS |
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Windows |
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Search for commands |
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X (if hotkeys are enabled) or ⌘ F |
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X (if hotkeys are enabled) or CTRL + F |
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Undo |
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⌘ Z |
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CTRL + Z |
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Redo |
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⇧ ⌘ Z |
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Shift + CTRL + Z |
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Delete |
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⌫ |
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Backspace or Delete key |
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Finish sketch |
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⏎ |
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Enter key |
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Selection |
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Select full object |
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Double-click the object |
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Select all |
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⌘ A or CTRL + A |
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Deselect all |
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iPadOS/macOS: Esc or ⌘ . |
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Select single item |
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Click the item. |
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Select multiple items |
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Hold down the ⇧ Shift key and click each item. |
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Select area |
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Click anywhere in the modeling space and drag the arrow to the right or left. |
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Cycle through selection filters |
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⇥ (Tab key) |
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Filter selection for bodies only |
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B |
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Filter selection for edges only |
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E |
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Filter selection for faces only |
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F |
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2D Drawings |
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Update 2D drawing |
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iPadOS/macOS: ⌘ R |
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Show/hide Project Sidebar |
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iPadOS/macOS: ⇧⌘ \ |
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Jump to last visited document |
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iPadOS/macOS: ⇧⌘ [ OR ⇧⌘ ] |
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Close |
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Esc key |
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Show/Hide Items |
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iPadOS/macOS: ⌘ ⌥ S |
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Show/Hide History |
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iPadOS/macOS: ⌘ ⌥ H |
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Select all items/folders |
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iPadOS/macOS: ⌘ A |
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Collapse all expanded folders |
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macOS: ⌥ L |
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Unfocus or deselect items/folders |
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Esc key |
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Delete selected items/folders |
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iPadOS/macOS: ⌘ ⌫ |
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Select all steps |
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iPadOS/macOS: ⌘ A |
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Collapse all steps |
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macOS: ⌥ L |
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Suppress selected steps |
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iPadOS/macOS: ⌫ |
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Unfocus or deselect steps |
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Esc key |
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Delete selected steps |
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iPadOS/macOS: ⇧ ⌫ |
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Tool/Action |
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Gesture/Shortcut/Hotkey |
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Pan (Move camera) |
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iPadOS: Pan with two fingers on the screen. |
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Orbit (Rotate camera) |
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iPadOS: Tap the grid with one finger and drag on the screen. Note: If you enable 2-Finger Rotation, you can also use two fingers in a twisting motion to rotate the view. |
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Zoom camera |
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iPadOS: Pinch in or out with two fingers on the screen. |
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Zoom to face |
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iPadOS: Double-tap a face with your finger. |
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Rotate 2D view by 90 degrees |
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Rotate with two fingers. |
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Reset view |
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Double-tap the Orientation Cube. |
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Switch to front view |
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Tap the Orientation Cube’s front face. |
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Switch to back view |
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Tap the Orientation Cube’s back face. |
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Switch to top view |
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Tap the Orientation Cube’s top face. |
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Switch to bottom view |
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Tap the Orientation Cube’s bottom face. |
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Switch to right view |
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Tap the Orientation Cube’s right face. |
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Switch to left view |
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Tap the Orientation Cube’s left face. |
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Sketching |
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Start sketch |
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Use your pen to start drawing. |
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Finish sketch |
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Tap on an empty area of the grid. |
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Remove last-placed point |
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Tap the endpoint and then Delete in the menu. |
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Add fit point to spline |
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Long-tap anywhere on the spline. |
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Edit |
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Search for Commands |
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macOS: Select Search Commands. |
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Undo |
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iPadOS: Swipe left with three fingers or use the Undo icon on the screen. |
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Redo |
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iPadOS: Swipe right with three fingers or use the Redo icon on the screen. |
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Delete |
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Tap once and tap Delete in the menu. |
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Finish sketch |
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Lift the pen from the screen. |
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Selection |
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Select whole object |
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Tap twice with the pen. |
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Select all |
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Tap all items in the Items Manager. |
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Deselect all |
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Tap the empty space on the grid with the pen. |
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Select single part |
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Tap once with the touch or pen. |
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Select multiple parts |
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Tap the parts, one by one, with the touch or pen. |
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Select area |
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Long-tap the screen and drag the touch or pen across the space. |