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3D Viewer Quick Reference

For the Edit Ribbon Tab

Command Key combination

Cut Ctrl+X

Copy Ctrl+C

Paste Ctrl+V

Delete Delete

Rename F2

Group Ctrl+G

Ungroup Ctrl+U

Select All Ctrl+A

3D Properties Ctrl+3

Print Ctrl+P

For the View Ribbon Tab

Command Key combination

Show Grid Insert

Hide Selected Elements Ctrl+H

Navigate in the Scene

To do this Do this

Zoom the scene Roll the mouse wheel or

hold down Shift and the right mouse button and drag the

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mouse

Zoom the scene in Planning Hold down the middle and the right mouse button and drag
View 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

Manipulate Objects

To do this Do this

Move the object in the scene with the Hold down the left mouse button and drag the
mouse 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 Hold down Alt and drag the mouse
with the mouse

Move the object vertically up and down Hold down Ctrl or Alt and press the up or down
by 0.1 meters arrow keys

Move the object vertically up and down Hold down Alt and press the up or down arrow
by 1 meter keys

Rotate the object by 1° 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 15° Hold down Shift and Ctrl and press the left or
right arrow keys

Move the Camera

To do this Do this

Move the camera backwards and Hold down the middle and the right mouse
forwards in normal 3D view button and drag the mouse

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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 Ctrl+W on the keyboard

Tilt the camera downwards by 1° Press Ctrl+S on the keyboard

Rotate the viewing direction by 1° to the Press A on the keyboard

left

Rotate the viewing direction by 1° to the Press D on the keyboard

right

While Modeling

To do this Do this

Activate full screen mode Press spacebar

Deactivate full screen mode Press spacebar or Esc

Select object Click the object with the left mouse

button

Select multiple objects Shift/Ctrl+click the objects with the

left mouse button
Drag a marquee over the objects.
Hold down Shift/Ctrl to add selection
to existing selection.

Select all objects in the scene window 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 Hold down the Alt key
the polycurve as start angle when you create a new
polycurve

Terminate curve mode Esc

Step into the object Press +key

Show or hide barred areas Press o key

Select children of a Frame without selecting the Hold down Alt/AltGr

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Frame

Duplicate 3D 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 3D object or 3D graphic into the Drag the 3D object/3D graphic into
open Method editor the Method editor and drop it there

Show the frames per second, the number of nodes Press F

and polygons, amount of RAM used, and the
OpenGL version used

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