Using Alternate Keyboard Functions
Many of the Tool functions and Edit Control functions have variations that can be selected by holding down the Ctrl, Shift and/or Alt keys.
The following tables show the standard 3DCrafter function and the variations that are available.
As is standard in Windows, holding the Ctrl key while highlighting an item, will add it to the current selection. Holding down the shift key while highlighting will remove it from the current selection. There are some exceptions which are mentioned below.
Component Selection Tool
| Left-Click | Selects highlighted component. Hold down 1, 2 or 3 to select points, edges or faces respectively. This is a shortcut method of using the Point/Edge/Face selection tool. |
| Right-Click | Shows pop-up menu. |
| Left-Double-Click | Hold down Alt to select component and display its properties. Hold down Ctrl to select the component's group and display its properties. |
Component Selection Tool Variations
| None | Shift | Ctrl-Shift | |
| Left-Click + A | Selects all components in the currently highlighted hierarchy that are of the same type as the component you are hovering over. | Selects all groups in the hierarchy starting with the currently highlighted component. | Selects all components in the currently highlighted hierarchy. This will include all groups also. |
| Left-Click + D | Selects all components in the currently highlighted group that are of the same type as the component you are hovering over. | Selects the group of the highlighted component. | Selects all components in the currently highlighted group. This will include the group itself. |
Component Selection Tool - Dragging
| None | Alt | Alt-Shift | Alt-Ctrl | |
| Left-Click | Moves component along the X
and Z axes. Dragging while not centered on a component is a shortcut to using the Rectangle Selection tool to select components. |
Scales the currently selected component along the X and Z axes | Scales the currently
selected component along the X, Y and Z Axes.
Scales shape equally in all directions/Adjusts light intensity/Adjusts camera field of view/Scales bone. |
Rotates the currently selected component about the X and Y axes |
| Right-Click | Moves component along the Y axis. | Scales shape along the Y axis. | Scales shape equally in all directions/Adjusts light intensity/Adjusts camera field of view/Scales bone. | Rotates the currently selected component about the Z axes. |
Component Selection Tool - Edit Control
| None | Shift | |
| Edit Control Axis |
Rotates component around selected axis. | Rotates the view around the selected scene component. |
| Edit Control Sphere |
Rotates component around X and Y axes. | Rotates the view around the selected scene component. |
| Edit Control XZ Plane |
Moves component along X and Z axes. | |
| Edit Control YZ Plane |
Moves component along Y axis. | |
| Edit Control XZ Scale Plane |
Scales shape along X and Z axes/Adjusts light Intensity/Adjusts camera field of view/Scales bone. | Scales shape equally in all directions/ |
| Edit Control YZ Scale Plane |
Scales shape along Y axis/Adjusts light intensity/Adjusts camera field of view/Scales bone. | Scales shape equally in all directions |
Point/Edge/Face Selection Tool
| Left-Click | Selects highlighted item. The closest point, edge, or face will be highlighted. |
| Left-Click + 1 | Selects the highlighted point. |
| Left-Click + 2 | Selects the highlighted edge. |
| Left-Click + 3 | Selects the highlighted face. |
| Left-Click + 4 | Selects the entire scene component. This is a shortcut method of using the component selection tool. |
| Left-Click + 5 | Selects all faces that use the same material as the currently highlighted face. |
| Left-Click + 6 | Selects all faces that point the same direction as the currently highlighted face. |
| Right-Click | Shows Pop-up Menu. |
Point/Edge/Face Selection Tool - Dragging
| None | Alt | Alt-Shift | Alt-Ctrl-Shift | |
| Left-Click | Moves selection along the X and Z axes. Dragging while no item is selected is a shortcut to using the Rectangle Selection Tool. |
Scales selection along x and z axes | Scales selection in all directions. | Scales a Chamfer |
| Right-Click | Moves selection along the Y axis. | Scales selection along y axis. | Scales selection in all directions. | Scales a Chamfer |
Point/Edge/Face Selection Tool - Edit Control
| None | Shift | Ctrl-Shift | |
| Edit Control Axis | Rotates selection around selected axis. | Rotates view around shape. | |
| Edit Control Sphere |
Rotates selection around X and Y axes | Rotates view around shape. | |
| Edit Control XZ Plane |
Moves selection along the X and Z axes. | ||
| Edit Control YZ Plane |
Moves selection along the Y and Z axes. | ||
| Edit Control XZ Scale Plane |
Scales selection along X and Z axes. If a single face is selected, the face will be scaled perpendicular to its normal (the direction it faces). | Scales selection equally in all directions. If a single face is selected, the face will be scaled perpendicular to its normal (the direction it faces). | Scales a chamfer |
| Edit Control YZ Scale Plane |
Scales selection along Y axis. If a single face is selected, the face will be scaled perpendicular to its normal (the direction it faces). | Scales selection equally in all directions. If a single face is selected, the face will be scaled perpendicular to its normal (the direction it faces). | Scales Chamfer |
Rectangle Selection Tool - Dragging
| Left-Click | Selects components in the selection rectangle |
| Left-Click + 1 | Selects points in the selection rectangle. |
| Left-Click + 2 | Selects edges that have centers in the selection rectangle. |
| Left-Click + 3 | Selects faces that have centers in the selection rectangle. |
| Right-Click | Shows Pop-up Menu. |
Operation Adjustment Tool
| None | Ctrl | Alt | |
| Left-Click | Enables the current operation for adjustment. Dragging moves operation along the X and Z axes. | Scales operation along the X and Z axes. | Enables not only the current Operation for adjustment, but also any other like-Operations that immediately precede the current Operation in the Layers List. |
| Right-Click | Shows Pop-up Menu. Dragging moves operation along the Y axis. | Scales operation along the Y axis. | |
| Left-Double-Click | Opens shape's source. | ||
| Edit Control Axis | Rotates operation around selected axis. | Rotates view around shape. | |
| Edit Control Sphere | Rotates operation around X and Z axes. | Rotates view around shape. | |
| Edit Control XZ Plane |
Moves operation along X and Z axes. | ||
| Edit Control YZ Plane |
Moves operation along Y axes. | ||
| Edit Control XZ Scale Plane |
Scales Operation along X and Z axes | Scale operation equally in all directions | |
| Edit Control YZ Scale Plane |
Scales Operation along Y axis. | Scale operation equally in all directions |
Shift Tool
| None | Alt | |
| Left-Click/Drag | Shifts the shape along X and Z axes without moving its group. | Shifts the shape's group axis along the X and Z Axes without changing the shape's position. |
| Right-Click/Drag | Shifts the shape along the Y axis without moving its group. | Shifts the shape's group axis along the Y Axis without changing the shape's position. |
| Edit Control Axis | Shifts the shape around the selected axis. | Shifts the shape's group axis around the selected axis without changing the shape's orientation. |
| Edit Control XZ Plane | Shifts the shape along X and Z axes without moving its group. | Shifts the shape's group axis along the X and Z Axes without changing the shape's position. |
| Edit Control YZ Plane | Shifts the shape along the Y axis without moving its group. | Shifts the shape's group axis along the Y Axis
without changing the shape's position.
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Center Button/Wheel Navigation
| None | Ctrl | Shift | Ctrl-Shift | |
| Center Mouse Button | While the mouse pointer is over a component, examines the component. Otherwise results in zooming in/out. | While the mouse pointer is over a component, examines the hover-over point. Otherwise results in navigation along the XZ plane hovering over the scene. | navigation along the XY plane. | zoom in/out. |
| Wheel | Zooms in/out. | navigation along the XZ plane hovering over the scene. |
Arrow Keys
| Alt | Alt-Shift | |
| Left Arrow | Move along the X axis. | Examine selected component. If no component is selected, examine scene. |
| Right Arrow | Move along the X axis. | Examine selected component. If no component is selected, examine scene. |
| Up Arrow | Move along the Z axis. | Move along the Y axis. |
| Down Arrow | Move along the Z axis. | Move along the Y axis. |
Arrow Keys - Group Selected
| Alt | Alt-Shift | |
| Left Arrow | Nudge group along the X axis. | - |
| Right Arrow | Nudge group along the X axis. | - |
| Up Arrow | Nudge group along the Z axis. | Nudge group along the Y axis. |
| Down Arrow | Nudge group along the Z axis. | Nudge group along the Y axis. |
Numeric Keypad
| Ctrl | |
| + | Zoom in. |
| - | Zoom out. |
Other
In addition to the
functions listed above, the current modelling constraints and the current
modelling coordinates mode can be overridden by holding in the following
keys when using a 3DCrafter tool:
| Key | Effect |
| C | Enables the standard 3DCrafter modeling mode. |
| E | Enables point gliding, a special form of face coordinates modeling mode that is used to move a single point across a plane. The plane is based on the face that the mouse pointer was hovering over when the point was selected. This is particularly useful for moving a point created by the division of an edge. Holding down the Z key while holding the E key and dragging moves the point along the edge on which the point was created. |
| F | Enables the face coordinates modeling mode. |
| Q | Enables the component coordinates modeling mode. |
| R | When faces are selected, modifies the standard 3DCrafter modeling mode, so that tool and operation effects are oriented directly along the X, Y and Z axes. |
| S | Enables the screen coordinates modeling mode. |
| W | Enables the world coordinates modeling mode. |
| X | Constrains movement to only the X axis. |
| Y | Constrains movement to only the Y axis. |
| Z | Constrains movement to only the Z axis. |
Note that above overrides only apply to the use of 3DCrafter tools. They have no effect on how operations are applied.
The following function keys are used to select highlighting modes:
| Function Key | Effect |
| F2 | Selects the standard highlighting mode. |
| F3 | Selects the Operation Direction highlighting mode. |
| F4 | Selects the Texture Wrap Preview highlighting mode. |
The following ctrl-keys are used to select tools:
| Ctrl | Effect |
| A | Selects the Operation Adjust Tool. |
| B | Selects the Material Sample Tool |
| D | Selects the Deform Tool |
| E | Selects the Material Fill Tool |
| F | Selects the Point/Edge/Face Selection tool. |
| G | Selects the Group Selection Tool. |
| H | Selects the Rotation Axis Tool |
| Q | Selects the Component Tool. |
| R | Selects the Shift Tool |
| W | Selects the Paint Tool |