Keyboard Shortcuts

Project explorer

	Action	Keyboard shortcut
	Expand/collapse selected container	+ / -
	View selection in current view	Ctrl + Alt + N
	Rename selected object	F2
	Delete selection	Ctrl + Delete
	Search and select	Ctrl + F
	Query properties of selection	Ctrl + I
	Cut	Ctrl + X
	Copy	Ctrl + C
	Paste	Ctrl + V
	Undo	Ctrl + Z
	Redo	Ctrl + Y

Selections

		Action	Keyboard Shortcut
Selection types		Enter hands-free manipulation mode	`
		Select objects	1
		Select points	2
		Select edges	3
		Select facets	4
		Select cells	5
		Select blocks (not yet supported)	7
Region selection modes		Toggle selection mode	Shift + `
		Turn on rectangle selection mode	Shift + 1
		Turn on polygonal lasso selection mode	Shift + 2
		Turn on freehand selection mode	Shift + 3
		Temporarily suspend highlighting of the selection	Pause
Object selection ()		Select all objects in active view	Ctrl + A
		Invert selection of objects in active view	I
		Delete selected objects	Backspace / Delete
		Clear selection	Ctrl + Space
Primitive selection ()		Select all primitives in current object selection	Ctrl + A
		Smart select primitives	Ctrl + S
		Flood select primitives	Ctrl + Alt + S
		Invert primitive selection in current object selection	I
		Delete selected primitives	Ctrl + D
		Delete unselected primitives (Crop)	Alt + D, Alt + Delete

View — General

	Action	Keyboard shortcut
	View current selection in a new view	Ctrl + N
	View current selection in active view	Ctrl + Alt + N
	Open a new empty view	Ctrl + Shift + N
	Tile and tie view	Ctrl+ B
	Toggle full screen	F11
	Complete sequence	Enter
	Cancel sequence	Esc
	Undo	Ctrl + Z
	Redo	Ctrl + Y

View — Camera

	Action	Keyboard shortcut
	View data from top (press twice to zoom to fit all data into view)	End
	Zoom to selection	L
	Set viewpoint (enters Look From mode when complete)	Shift + K
	Set centre of rotation	C
	Toggle axis visibility	A
	Toggle spin animation	Alt + .
	Set spin animation rotation and speed	Alt + Left mouse button drag
	Toggle projection mode between orthographic and perspective	8
	Move camera back to previous position	B
	Move camera forward to next position	F

View — Manipulation modes

		Action	Keyboard shortcut
Manipulation modes		Enter Z-Up Mode	Z
		Enter Look-From Mode	K
		Enter Plan View Mode	P
		Enter Screen Mode	S
Rotate ()		Coarse rotate	↑ ↓ ← →
		Fine rotate	Shift + ↑ ↓ ← →
Pan ()		Coarse pan	Alt + ↑ ↓ ← →
		Fine pan	Alt + Shift + ↑ ↓ ← →
Pan ()		Coarse pan	↑ ↓ ← →
		Fine pan	Shift + ↑ ↓ ← →

View — Effects

	Action	Keyboard shortcut
	Decrease/increase point size	- / +
	Decrease/increase line width	9 / 0
	Decrease/increase block scale	Ctrl+9 / Ctrl+0
	Decrease/increase block border thickness	Ctrl+Alt+9 / Ctrl+Alt+0
	Cycle surface render mode (Solid / Wireframe / Points)	G
	Cycle bounding box visibility (Bounding box / Scene / Both)	Ctrl + Alt + Shift+ J
	Toggle headlight on/off	Alt + 3
	Toggle left light on/off	Alt + 4
	Toggle right light on/off	Alt + 5
	Increase/decrease brightness of lights	U / Y

View — Action plane

	Action	Keyboard shortcut
	Move action plane to point	A + Click
	Move to previous action plane	Shift + B
	Move to next action plane	Shift + F
	Show/hide action plane	Shift + A
	Show/hide action plane manipulator	Shift + C
	Look at the action plane from the front	Home
	Step action plane left	[
	Step action plane right	]

View — Sections

	Action	Keyboard shortcut
	Define a quick section from two points in plan	Ctrl + /
	Show/hide the Section Manager	Shift + /
	Step section forward	Ctrl + Alt + Page Up
	Step section backward	Ctrl + Alt + Page Down

View — Object visibility

	Action	Keyboard shortcut
	Show/hide Visibility Manager	V
	Hide selected objects in active view	H
	Hide picked objects	H + Click
	Hide all except selected objects in active view	Shift + H
	Show last hidden objects in active view	J
	Show all hidden objects in active view	Shift + J

View — Pick modes

	Action	Keyboard shortcut
	Toggle 2D/3D pick mode	X
	Project picked point onto action plane	Shift + Click
	Disable snap targets	Ctrl + Click

Home

		Action	Keyboard shortcut
Data		Import data	Alt + F2
		Export data	Alt + F3
		Load Vulcan Data	Alt + Shift + V
Colour		Apply a uniform colour to the selection	Ctrl + U
		Apply a random uniform colour to the selection	Ctrl + 2
		Change the opacity of the selection	Ctrl + G
		Change the appearance of surfaces in the selection	Ctrl + H

Create

		Action	Keyboard shortcut
CAD		Create points	Alt + P
		Create smart line through existing points	F8
		Create line	F9
		Create polygon	F10
		Fit a line segment to a point selection	Ctrl + J
Text		Edit the properties of selected 2D text labels	Ctrl + Shift + T
Surface		Fit a plane to a point selection	Ctrl + K
		Fit a grid surface to selected data	Shift + G

Edit

		Action	Keyboard shortcut
Transform		Translate objects	Ctrl + R
		Rotate objects	Ctrl + E
		Toggle dynamic translation manipulator	Shift + T
		Toggle dynamic rotation manipulator	Shift + R
Object		Explode objects by geometry	Ctrl + Shift + E

Query and Filter

		Action	Keyboard shortcut
Search and select		Search for an object in this project	Ctrl + F
Attributes		Query an object’s properties	Ctrl + I
Geometry		Query a point	Ctrl + P, Q + Click
		Query the distance between two picked points	Ctrl + Alt + D, D + Click
		Query the dip and strike of a surface	K
Surfaces		Calculate the cut and fill between two surfaces	Shift + U
		Check a surface for validity	Shift + V
Filter		Show all hidden points	Shift + S
		Filter points by attribute	Alt + A

Modelling, DomainMCF and Stratigraphic

		Action	Keyboard shortcut
Data		Load Vulcan Data	Ctrl + Shift + V
Drillholes		Update drillhole database	Shift + U
		Change the visualisation of selected drillholes	Alt + V
		View and edit a drillhole database	Shift + D
		Filter drillhole intervals	Alt + F
Domain definition		Set intervals	Shift + I