Use these hot keys to switch to different edit modes.
| Press: | To switch to: | |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| O | Orbit mode
TipUse Orbit mode to change the position of the
camera relative to the point of view of the camera.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| New | 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.
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| U | Auto mode | |
| W | Duplicate mode | |
| X | Xscale mode | |
| Y | Yscale mode | |
| Z | Zoom mode |
