4.3. Keyboard Map

Key

Meaning

a

small [a] alone

A

capital [A] = Shift + a

C-a

Control + a (small)

C-A

Control + Shift + A (capital)

A-←

Alt + ← left key

Control-Tab: Rotate on windows

Left side of keyboard:
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
|Esc escape  ||F1   help   ||F2   rename ||F3          ||F4          |
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
| ~          || 1          || 2          || 3          || 4          |
| `          || !          || @          || # layout2x2|| $          |
|            ||C-1  X:Y    ||C-2  -X:Y   ||C-3  Z:X    ||C-4 -Z:X    |
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+

+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
| q          || w  layout  || e   edit   || r  rotate  || t  orbit   |
| Q          || W  maximize|| E   correct|| R  REGION  || T transparency
|C-q quit    ||C-w close   ||C-e         ||C-r redraw  ||C-t transform
|C-Q         ||C-W         ||C-E         ||C-R redraw  ||C-T         |
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
      +------------++------------++------------++------------+
      | a  sel.all || s  select  || d  def.zone|| f  find    |
      | A  unselect|| S  syncView|| D          || F  freeze  |
      |C-a sel.all ||C-s save    ||C-d clone   ||C-f find    |
      |C-A unselect||C-S         ||C-D deep-cln||C-F         |
      +------------++------------++------------++------------+
             +------------++------------++------------++------------+
             | z  zoom-in || x  pan     || c center   || v  visible |
             | Z  zoom-out|| X  layer   || C center3D || V          |
             |C-z undo    ||C-x cut     ||C-c copy    ||C-v paste   |
             |C-Z redo    ||C-X         ||C-C         ||C-V special |
             +------------++------------++------------++------------+
                                         +---------------------------
                                         | space      insert
                                         |C-space     popup-menu
                                         +---------------------------
Right side of keyboard:
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
|F5 refresh  ||F6          ||F7          ||F8          ||F9          |
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
| 5          || 6          || 7          || 8          || 9          |
| % wireframe|| ^          || &          || *          || (          |
|C-5  Z:Y    ||C-6 -Z:Y    ||C-7         ||C-8         ||C-9         |
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+

      +------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
      | y          || u          || i ins. key || o  origin  || p  point   |
      | Y          || U          || I del. key || O origcycle|| P  pivot   |
      |C-y         ||C-u         ||C-i         ||C-o output  ||C-p export  |
      |C-Y         ||C-U         ||C-I         ||C-O output  ||C-P         |
      +------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
| g  grab    || h          || j          || k keyframes|| l  lattice |
| G  snap    || H          || J          || K          || L  (un)lock|
|C-g         ||C-h         ||C-j         ||C-k         ||C-l layers  |
|C-G         ||C-H         ||C-J         ||C-K         ||C-L         |
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
      +------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
      | b  body    || n rename   || m  material|| ,          || .  repeat  |
      | B  Brepeat || N          || M          || <  backward|| >  forward |
      |C-b         ||C-n notes   ||C-m edit-mat||            ||            |
      |C-B         ||C-N         ||C-M         ||            ||            |
      +------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
Symbols:
+------------++------------++------------+
|F10  ribbon ||F11  tree   ||F12 maximize|
+------------++------------++------------+
+------------++------------++------------++------------+
| 0          || - zoom-out || + zoom-in  || ← Delete   |
| )          || _ zoom-out || = zoom-in  ||            |
|C-0 center0 ||            ||            ||            |
+------------++------------++------------++------------+

       +------------++------------++------------+
       | [          || ]          || \          |
       | {          || }          || |          |
       +------------++------------++------------+
+------------++------------++------------+
| ;          || '          || Entr       |
| :          || "          || C-E Insert |
+------------++------------++------------+
       +------------+
       | ?          |
       | /          |
       +------------+
Arrows:
+------------++------------++------------+
|Ins         ||Home        ||PgUp        |
| insert     ||  center0   ||   pan-back |
|            ||            ||            |
|            ||            ||C-Up  rotZ  |
+------------++------------++------------+
+------------++------------++------------+
|Del         ||End         ||PgDn        |
| delete     ||            ||  pan-front |
|            ||            ||            |
|            ||            ||C-Dn -rotZ  |
+------------++------------++------------+
             +------------+
             | ↑  pan-up  |
             |            |
             |C-↑  rot-X  |
             |A-↑  mvup   |
             +------------+
+------------++------------++------------+
|←  pan-left || ↓  pan-down||→ pan-right |
|            ||            ||            |
|C-←  -rotY  ||C-↓  -rotX  ||C→  rotY    |
|A-←  mvleft ||A-↓  mvdown ||A→  mvright |
+------------++------------++------------+

Explanations:

X:Y

change viewport basis to X:Y

Z:X

change viewport basis

Z:Y

change viewport basis

(un)lock

toggle lock editing flag

+/-.0..9*/

used for entering coordinates while moving objects

-X:Y

change viewport basis

-Z:X

change viewport basis

-Z:Y

change viewport basis

body

insert a new body

Brepeat

repeat insertion of last body

center0

move viewport to origin (0,0,0)

center

center non 3D viewports on mouse location

center3D

center only 3D viewports on mouse location

clone

clone selected objects

close

close current window or flair

copy

copy to clipboard selected objects

correct

editing mode for correcting overlapping geometries

cut

cut to clipboard selected objects

deep-cln

deep clone, e.g. for a region will clone all bodies as well

def.zone

define a new zone or redefine a selected zone

Delete

delete selected objects

edit

set keyboard focus to the active element on properties listbox to edit

edit-mat

edit material of selected region

export

export viewport to a plot

find

move viewport to select objects

freeze

freeze selection of objects. Selected objects will be used in all zone editing operations

grab

grab and move selected objects

insert

open insert popup menu

L:3D

display the 3D layer

L:lattice

display the lattice layer

L:media

display the media layer

insert-menu

open insert menu

lattice

go to lattice prototype definition

layer

cycle layers on selected viewport

layers

open layers toolbar and select current viewport layer

layout

cycle viewport layout

layout2x2

go to 2x2 layout

material

change the material of selected region

maximize

maximize current viewport

mvdown

move selected body downwards (with Shift finer move)

mvleft

move selected body leftward (with Shift finer move)

mvright

move selected body rightward (with Shift finer move)

mvup

move selected body upwards (with Shift finer move)

next

move to next location in geometry

notes

insert current viewport as an image in project notes

orbit

orbit viewport tool

origin

toggle origin toolbar

origincycle

cycle origin toolbar

pan

pan viewport tool

pan-back

pan viewport towards the viewer

pan-down

pan viewport downwards

pan-front

pan viewport away from the viewer

pan-left

pan viewport leftward

pan-right

pan viewport rightward

pan-up

pan viewport upwards

paste

past from clipboard

point

insert a point

popup-menu

open popup menu (like right click)

prev

move to previous location in geometry

quit

close flair

repeat

repeat last action

redo

redo last undo

redraw

redraw current viewport

REGION

add a new region

rename

change the name of the selected item

ribbon

move focus to the ribbon bar

rotate

rotate selected objects

rotX

rotate around vector towards the right

-rotX

rotate around vector towards the left

rotY

rotate around vector towards the up

-rotY

rotate around vector towards the down

rotZ

rotate around vector towards the viewer

-rotZ

rotate around vector away from the viewer

save

save all files to disk

sel.all

select all objects in geometry

select

select tool

snap

toggle snapping on grid and points

special

paste special (like deep cloning)

tools

toggle visibility of left side tools

transform

open geometry transformation dialog

undo

undo last edit

unselect

unselect all selected objects

visi-All

toggle visibility flag on all objects

visible

toggle visibility flag for selected objects

visibility

toggle visibility/transparency of region

wireframe

toggle display of wireframe

zoom-in

zoom in viewport tool

zoom-out

zoom out viewport tool