Keys & Shortcuts
on this page: open, import, save | view | place | select
& group | move | layout
| resize | rotate | edit | pep scale & rotate
| animate | scripts &
routes | abbreviations | hints
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Walk Viewer = Ctrl-k
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Examiner Viewer = Shift-Ctrl-e
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Temporarily switch from selection mode to view mode = Alt
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Toggle between selection mode and view mode = Esc
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Free view = F2
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View front = F3
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View back = F4
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View left = F5
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View right = F6
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View top = F7
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View bottom = F8
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Dolly = Alt-drag
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Pan = Ctrl-Alt-drag
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Rotate in same plane = Ctrl-Alt-drag middle
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Move and resize = drag before releasing to place
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Place without moving or resizing = click
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Select all = Ctrl-/
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Deselect all = Ctrl-\
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Select multiple = Ctrl-click or Shift-click
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Group = Ctrl-g
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Ungroup = Shift-Ctrl-g
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Move in plane of surface = drag
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Constrain move in plane of surface = Shift-drag
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Move perpendicular to surface = Ctrl-drag
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Nudge in plane of front-facing surface = arrow keys
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Nudge perpendicular to front-facing surfaces = Ctrl-up
arrow or Ctrl-down arrow
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Place yellow Snap Target = click middle on object; also drag to
place, Shift-drag makes target "stick" to features
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Put away Snap Target = click middle over background
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Constrain Snap Target to vertices, edges, centers = Shift-click
middle on object
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Place green Snap Source = Ctrl-click middle; also drag to
place, Shift-drag makes source "stick" to features
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Put away Snap Source = Ctrl-click middle
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Move selection to snap target = Ctrl-m
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Move selection center to snap target = Shift-Ctrl-m
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Move grid by increments = drag
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Move grid freely = Ctrl-drag
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Uniform scale = drag
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Squish & stretch = Shift-drag
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Constrained rotate = drag
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Free rotate = Shift-drag
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Move center of rotation = Ctrl-drag
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Undo = Ctrl-z
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Redo = Shift-Ctrl-z
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Edit selected PEP object
(launches appropriate editor) = Ctrl-e
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Cut = Ctrl-x
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Copy = Ctrl-c
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Copy clone = Shift-Ctrl-c
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Paste copy = Ctrl-v
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Paste clone = Shift-Ctrl-v
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Delete = Backspace
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Position PEP Jack = drag diamond
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Constrain move PEP Jack in plane of green balls = Shift-drag
diamond
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Constrain move PEP Jack along axis = Ctrl-drag diamond
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Move selected PEPs = drag on any PEP
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Constrain move selected PEPs = Shift-drag on any PEP
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Move selected PEPs in perpendicular direction = Ctrl-drag
on any PEP
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Scale selected PEPs about center of PEP Jack = drag end cubes
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Scale selected PEPs along axis of PEP Jack = Shift-drag
end cubes
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Scale selected PEPs in plane of green balls = Ctrl-drag
end cubes
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Constrained rotation of PEPs about center of PEP Jack = drag
green balls
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Free rotation of points about center of PEP Jack = Shift-drag
green balls
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Snap movement of PEPs is affected by snap target, layout grids, and by
the PEP snap options panels.
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Open Animation = Ctrl-o
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New Animation = Ctrl-n
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Add Member = Ctrl-a
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Cut (keyframes) = Ctrl-x
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Copy (keyframes) = Ctrl-c
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Paste overlay at current time = Ctrl-v
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Delete keyframes = Backspace
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Undo* = Ctrl-z
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Redo* = Ctrl-Shift-z
*Note: Undo and Redo in the keyframe animator acts on the latest
change; it doesn't matter whether that change is in the keyframe
animator or in the scene.
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Create a route = Click on two mating terminals
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Remove a route = Ctrl-click on terminal
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Follow a route = Alt-click on wire lead
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View info on route = Shift-click on wire lead
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Create route (without clearing well) = Shift-click on
terminal
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PEP refers to points, edges, and polygons.
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Ctrl-Alt-u means to press at the same time the Ctrl, Alt,
and u keys on your keyboard. Keys always appear in italics.
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click means to quickly press and release the left mouse
button
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click-middle means to quickly press and release the middle
mouse button
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drag means to press and hold down the left mouse button
while dragging the mouse
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drag-middle means to press and hold down the middle mouse
button while dragging the mouse
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When dragging on-screen manipulators, hold down Shift to add
constraints to your dragging motion, or hold down Ctrl to
perform alternate actions.
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At any time in the primary window, hold down Alt to enable
the viewing controls.