Edit Modes

Use these hotkeys to switch to different edit modes.

	Press:	To switch to:
	A	Add mode
	B	Break mode
	C	Rect Zoom mode
	D	Delete mode
	G	Magnet mode TipUse Magnet mode to select a circular range of vertices. The further a vertex is from the centre of the circular selection, the less it is affected by the gestural move.
	Ctrl+S-drag	Set Magnet scale TipWith Magnet mode selected, press Ctrl+S and then drag to set the size of the magnet's circular selection.
	L	Lighting mode TipWith Lighting mode selected, drag from a light node to an image surface to specify the surfaces affected by a given light.
	M	Move mode TipYou can parent nodes in Move mode by holding the cursor over the edge of the node. When the parenting arrow cursor appears, drag from the node to another.
	O	Orbit mode TipUse Orbit mode to change the position of the camera relative to the point of view of the camera.
	P	Parent mode
	Alt+P	Pan mode TipThis moves the camera and the point of interest simultaneously. Pan camera left or right, up or down. Do not confuse panning the camera with panning the image window entirely (see Image Window Controls). This hot key is not available in the schematic.
	R	Rotate mode TipWith Rotate mode selected, click an axis icon in Perspective view. When the rotation trackball appears, drag over the axis icon to rotate the associated object. If you begin dragging over the X-, Y-, or Z-axis trackball rings, the rotation is constrained to that axis.
	Alt+R	Re-entry mode
	S	Select mode
	Alt+S	Scale mode
	T	Translate mode TipSimilar to Move mode, except you cannot constrain movement along the X-, Y-, or Z-axis.
	U	Auto mode
	W	Duplicate mode
	X	Xscale mode
	Y	Yscale mode
	Z	Zoom mode

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