3D Quick Reference
Navigate in the Scene with the Mouse
To do this | Do this |
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Zoom the scene | Roll the mouse wheel or hold down Shift and the right mouse button and drag the mouse |
Zoom the scene in Planning View | Hold down the middle and the right mouse button and drag the mouse |
Move the camera backwards and forwards in normal 3D view | Hold down the middle and the right mouse button and drag the mouse |
Pan the scene | Hold down the right mouse button and drag the mouse or hold down the middle and the right mouse button and drag the mouse |
Rotate the scene | Hold down the left and the right mouse button and drag the mouse or hold down Ctrl and the right mouse button and drag the mouse |
Navigate in the Scene with the Keyboard (Move the Camera)
To do this | Do this |
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Move the camera up by 10 cm | Press Shift+Z on the keyboard |
Move the camera down by 10 cm | Press Z on the keyboard |
Move the camera left by 10 cm | Press Q on the keyboard |
Move the camera right by 10 cm | Press E on the keyboard |
Tilt the camera upwards by 1° | Press W on the keyboard |
Tilt the camera downwards by 1° | Press S on the keyboard |
Rotate the viewing direction by 0.2° to the left | Press A on the keyboard |
Rotate the viewing direction by 0.2° to the right | Press D on the keyboard |
Rotate the viewing direction by 2° to the left | Press Shift+A on the keyboard |
Rotate the viewing direction by 2° to the right | Press Shift+D on the keyboard |
Rotate the Object Camera
To do this | Do this |
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Rotate the object camera by 0.2° | Press the left or right down arrow key |
Rotate the viewing direction by 0.2° | Hold down Shift+Ctrl and press the left or right down arrow key |
Reset the orientation to the default setting | Press Pos1 on the keyboard |
Remove object camera | Press Esc on the keyboard |
Move and Rotate Objects
To do this | Do this |
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Move the object in the scene with the mouse | Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse |
Move the object by 0.1 meters | Press the left, right, up, or down arrow keys |
Move the object by 1 meter | Hold down Shift and press the left, right, up, or down arrow keys |
Move the object vertically up and down with the mouse | Hold down Alt and drag the mouse |
Move the object vertically up and down by 0.1 meters | Hold down Ctrl or Alt and press the up or down arrow keys |
Move the object vertically up and down by 1 meter | Hold down Alt and press the up or down arrow keys |
Rotate the object by 1° counter-clockwise or clockwise | Hold down Ctrl and press the left or right arrow keys (hold down Shift in addition to rotate in greater steps) |
Rotate the object by 45° counter-clockwise or clockwise | Hold down Shift and Ctrl and press the left or right arrow keys |
While Modeling
To do this | Do this |
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Open the dialog Edit 3D Properties | Press spacebar |
Show Grid | Press Ins |
Activate full screen mode Deactivate full screen mode | Press Pause/Break key Press Esc |
Select object | Click the object with the left mouse button |
Select multiple objects | Shift/Ctrl+click the objects with the left mouse button and drag a marquee over the objects. Hold down Shift/Ctrl to add selection to existing selection. |
Select all objects in the scene window (except for path nodes and manipulators) | Press Ctrl+A |
Add straight segments to a polycurve | Click the left mouse button |
Add curved segments to a polycurve | Ctrl+click the left mouse button |
Prevent that Plant Simulation uses the end angle of the polycurve as start angle when you create a new polycurve | Hold down the Alt key |
Terminate curve mode | Esc |
Open object | Press the + key |
Delete object, retain Connector | Ctrl+Del |
Show barred areas in the model | Press the o key |
Select children of a Frame without selecting the Frame | Hold down Alt/Alt Gr |
Duplicate simulation objects and graphics in 3D windows | Drag the object/graphic and drop it at another location in the 3D window |
Insert the path to a simulation object or 3D graphic into the open Method editor | Drag the 3D object/3D graphic into the Method Editor and drop it there |
Show the frames per second, the number of nodes and polygons, amount of RAM used, and the OpenGL version used | Press F |
Start 3D Stereo mode | Shift+Pause/Break key |
Copy path/settings of objects/graphics to paste into a Method | Ctrl+C in the object inserted into Frame Ctrl+V in the Method |
For the Edit Ribbon Tab
Command | Key combination |
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Show or Hide Manipulators | Press M |
Group | Press Ctrl+G |
Ungroup | Press Ctrl+U |
Align to Grid | Press ' Press Shift+' |
Snap to Grid | Press # |
Print Scene | Press Ctrl+P |
For the View Ribbon Tab
Command | Key combination |
|---|---|
Show All | Press V |
Zoom to Objects | Press . |
Use Planning View | Press P |
Show Object Names | Press N |
Show Connections | Press C |
Show Obstacles | Press O |
Show Grid | Press Insert |
Hide Selected Elements | Ctrl+H |
In the Dialog Show 3D Graphic Structure
Command | Key Combination |
|---|---|
Edit 3D Properties | Ctrl+3 or Spacebar |
Cut | Ctrl+X |
Copy | Ctrl+C |
Paste | Ctrl+V |
Delete | Del |
Ungroup | Ctrl+U |
Refresh | F5 |
Rename | F2 |