Keyboard Reference
This is a list of keyboard operations related to the Building Blocks pane.
Key |
Function |
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Space or Control+Space |
Show a pop-up property editor for the current selection. |
Backspace |
Clear the current selection. |
Tab |
When the Building Blocks pane has input focus and the handle is visible, Tab moves focus to the Ref. Point fields in the Object Properties control set (if visible). |
Return/Enter |
Accepts the currently proposed block. |
Up Arrow, Page Up, Left Arrow |
Scrolls up in the list of proposed blocks. |
Down Arrow, Page Down, Right Arrow |
Scrolls down in the list of proposed blocks. |
Shift+{Up or Down Arrow} |
When doing point-to-point snapping to geometry, scrolls through geometry layers. |
Delete |
Deletes blocks or control points. |
Alt+click |
Reposition the handle without moving selected objects. |
Alt+mousewheel |
First-person navigation mode. |
Control or Shift |
Modifies selection behavior |
Shift |
Modifies handle behavior; toggles the display of snap targets in Split Blocks mode. |
Shift+click |
Can do point-to-point movement/snapping. |
Shift+3 |
Toggles the Show Surfaces mode on and off. |
Esc |
Cancel the current mode/operation. |
A |
Show all the blocks. |
Control+A |
selects all body points, control points on an edge, edges, faces or blocks depending on the current seed selection type. |
B |
Converts a face selection to a block selection. |
C |
Enter Control Point mode. |
Control+C |
copies selected blocks from the current set to the clipboard. |
Control+Shift+C |
copies the text from the Information control set and displays it in a small window. |
D |
Add one block. |
F1 |
Show help for the Building Blocks pane. |
Shift+L |
Hide the selected blocks. |
Control+Alt+L |
Zoom to selection. |
Control+Shift+L |
Show only the selected blocks. |
P |
Switch between parallel and perspective rendering mode. |
S |
Switch between surface and deep selection. |
T |
Split one block. |
Control+V |
copies blocks from the clipboard into the current set. |
W |
Toggle wireframe visibility in the geometric data set. |
Control+X |
removes selected blocks from the set and places them onto the clipboard. |
Control+Z |
undoes the last command. |
Also see the View Manipulation Quick Reference.
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