4.4. Mouse
Mouse Modifiers
- Ctrl
“controls” or changes the action
- Shift
aligns to grid, or to intersections of bodies
- ESCape
cancels the active action, selection of bodies, zones
- Left button
- click
User selectable action from the tools
- +Shift
Add to the selection
- +Control
Toggle the selection of the clicked item
- +Shift+Control
Remove from the selection
- Middle button
- click
Centers viewport to hit object The hit distance is used for rotation as well
- drag-alone
Pan/Move viewport
- +Shift
select rectangle area and zoom into
- +Shift+Ctrl
select rectangle area and zoom out
- +Ctrl
rotate projection using a virtual trackball
- +Ctrl+Shift
rotate projection using a virtual trackball with steps of 15 deg
- Right button
- alone
brings up the pop-up menu (or Ctrl-Spacebar):
- +Shift
Pan/Move viewport
- +Ctrl
rotate projection using a virtual trackball
- Mouse Wheel
- alone
Zoom In/Out current viewport by 20%
- +Shift
Zoom In/Out current viewport by 2%
- +Ctrl
Move current viewport forward/backwards
- +Ctrl+Shift
Moves viewport with smaller intervals
Note
Ctrl+Shift is different than Shift+Ctrl. The order is important which key is pressed first when the mouse action starts
- Example
Ctrl + Middle-Button Starts the rotation then pressing
+ Shift while continue the rotation aligning to 15deg intervals
Shift + Middle-Button Starts drawing the rectangle for zooming in
+ Ctrl Changes the direction of the zoom to Out
When laptop mode is enabled in the Preferences then the middle and right buttons are swapped