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 3D Canvas function and the variations that are available

Button-Toolbar-Select.gif (187 bytes) Component Selection Tool

  None Ctrl Alt
Left-Click Selects highlighted component. Dragging moves component along the X and Z axes. Scales object equally in all directions/Adjusts light intensity/Adjusts camera field of view/Scales bone. Selects highlighted object, all siblings, and all children
Right-Click Shows popup menu. Dragging moves component along the Y axis. Scales object equally in all directions/Adjusts light intensity/Adjusts camera field of view/Scales bone.  
Left-Double-Click Opens selected object's source/Attaches skin to selected bone.    
Edit Control
Axis
Rotates component around selected axis. Rotates view around component.  
Edit Control
Sphere
Rotates component around X and Y axes. Rotates view around 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 object along X and Z axes/Adjusts light Intensity/Adjusts camera field of view/Scales bone. Scales object equally in all directions/Adjusts light intensity/Adjusts camera field of view/Scales bone.  
Edit Control
YZ Scale Plane
Scales object along Y axis/Adjusts light intensity/Adjusts camera field of view/Scales bone. Scales object equally in all directions/Adjusts light intensity/Adjusts camera field of view/Scales bone.  

 

Button-Toolbar-SelectFace.gif (906 bytes) Point and Face Selection Tool

  None Ctrl Shift Alt Ctrl-Alt Ctrl-Shift
Left-Click Selects highlighted item. Dragging moves selection along the X and Z axes. Toggles highlighted item. Dragging toggles multiple items. Selects highlighted item. Dragging selects multiple items. Selects all faces that point in the same direction as the selected face. Selects all faces that use the same material as the selected face. Moves selected face along its normal (the direction it faces).
Right-Click Shows Popup Menu. Dragging moves selection along the Y axis.          
Left-Double-Click Opens selected object's source          
Edit Control Axis Rotates selection around selected axis. Rotates view around object.        
Edit Control
Sphere
Rotates selection around X and Y axes Rotates view around object.        
Edit Control
XZ Plane
Moves selection along the X and Z axes.          
Edit Control
YZ Plane
           
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).        
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).        

 

Button-Toolbar-FaceGroupSelectionTool.gif (911 bytes) Group Selection Tool

  None Shift Alt Shift-Alt
Left-Click-Drag Selects points in the selection rectangle. Selects faces that have centers in the selection rectangle. Selects points in the selection rectangle. Includes points on faces that are facing away. Selects faces that have centers in the selection rectangle. Includes those faces that are facing away.
Right-Click Shows Popup Menu.      

 

Button-Toolbar-OperationAdjustTool.gif (912 bytes) 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 Popup Menu. Dragging moves operation along the Y axis. Scales operation along the Y axis.  
Left-Double-Click Opens object's source.    
Edit Control Axis Rotates operation around selected axis. Rotates view around object.  
Edit Control Sphere Rotates operation around X and Z axes. Rotates view around object.  
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  

 

Button-Toolbar-Shift.gif (923 bytes) Shift Tool

  None Ctrl
Left-Click/Drag Shifts the object along X and Z axes without moving its frame. Shifts the object's frame along the X and Z Axes without changing the object's position.
Right-Click/Drag Shifts the object along the Y axis without moving its frame. Shifts the object's frame along the Y Axis without changing the object's position.