Keyboard Shortcuts

View window context menu

View window extra functionality

Window menu

Help menu

File menu

Query menu

Create menu

View window toolbar

Selection toolbar

Transform toolbar

Edit menu

Model menu

Filter menu

Register menu

Action Plane toolbar

CAD menu

Colour menu

 

View window context menu

Command

Shortcut key

OK

Enter

Cancel

Esc

Hide selection

H

Hide all except selection

Shift + H

Show last hidden

J

Show all hidden

Shift + J

Back

B

Forward

F

Show axes

A

Toggle spin animation

Alt + .

Decrease line thickness

9

Increase line thickness

0

Increase point pixel size

+

Decrease point pixel size

-

View scan from origin

O

Toggle between full screen view and normal view of view window

F11

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View window extra functionality

Command Shortcut key
Increase brightness of light(s) in scene U
Decrease brightness of light(s) in scene Y

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Window menu

Icon Command Shortcut key

Home > View > New view

Ctrl + Shift + N

View > Camera > Set View Point

Shift + K

Home > View > View selection

Ctrl + N

View > Camera > Tie To

Ctrl + B

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Help menu

Command Shortcut key

F1

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File menu

Icon Command Shortcut key

Ribbon

 Deprecated User Interface
Home > Data > Import File > Import

Alt + F2

Ribbon

 Deprecated User Interface
Home > Data > Export File > Export

Alt + F3

Quit

Ribbon

 Deprecated User Interface
File > Quit

Ctrl + Shift + Q

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Query menu

Icon Command Shortcut key

Query > Geometry > Point

Ctrl + P

Q + click

Query > Geometry > Distance

Ctrl + Alt + D

D + click

Query > Surface > Surface Volume

Alt + V

Query > Surface > Closed Solid Volume

Alt + B

Query > Surface > Differential Solid Volume

Alt + J

Query > Boundary > Scan Extents

Ctrl +Alt + X

Query > Geometry > Properties

Ctrl + I

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Create menu

Icon Command Shortcut key

Create > Topology > Contours

Alt + K

Create > Topology > Parallel Sections

Alt + /

Create > Topology > Arbitrary Sections

Alt + \

Create > Draw > Points > Survey Points

Alt + U

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View window toolbar

Icon Command Shortcut key

View > Camera > Predefined Views

End

View > Camera > Zoom to Selection

L

Home > Selection > Select All (visible data)

Ctrl + A

Home > Selection > Invert (selection)

I

Home > Manipulation > Set Centre of Rotation

C

View > Camera > Set Manipulation Mode > Z Up Mode

Z

View > Camera > Set Manipulation Mode > Look from Mode

K

View > Camera > Set Manipulation Mode > Plan View Mode

P

View > Camera > Set Manipulation Mode > Screen Mode

S

Orthographic
View > Camera > Projection Mode
Perspective

8

View > Effects > Surface Render Mode

Solid
   
Wireframe
 
Points
 

G

Left Light On
View > Effects > Side Light
Right Light On

Alt + 4
 
Alt + 5

 

View > Effects > Toggle right light

 

View > Effects > toggle Headlight on or off

Alt + 3

Visibility editor

V

Tie this view to another view

Ctrl + B

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Selection toolbar

Icon Command Shortcut key

Hands free manipulation

`

Object selection

1

Vertices (point) selection

2

Edge selection

3

Facet selection

4

Cell selection

5
Rectangle selection mode

Shift + 1

Polygon lasso selection mode

Shift + 2
Freehand selection mode

Shift + 3

Temporarily suspend highlighting of the selection

Pause

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Transform toolbar

Icon Command Shortcut key
Freehand translate Shift + T

Freehand rotate

Shift + R
Freehand translate and freehand rotate together  

Translate data in any of the three axes (X, Y, Z).

Ctrl + R

Rotate data around the three axes (X, Y, Z).

Ctrl + E

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Edit menu

Icon Command Shortcut key

Edit > Undo

Ctrl + Z

Edit > Redo

Ctrl + Y

Edit > Rerun

Alt + R

Edit > Cut

Ctrl + X

Edit > Copy

Ctrl + C

Edit > Paste

Ctrl + V

Edit > Delete

Ctrl + D

Edit > Crop

Alt + D

Edit > Explode

Ctrl + Shift + E
Edit > Split Alt + Q
Edit > Merge Alt + W

Edit > Fill holes

Ctrl + Shift + F

Edit > Despike

Ctrl + Shift + D

Edit > Join and close

Alt + S

Edit > Scan connectivity > Connect

Ctrl + Shift + C

Edit > Scan connectivity > Smart connect

Ctrl + O

Edit > Scan connectivity > Disconnect

Ctrl + Alt + C

Edit > Smart select

Ctrl + S

Edit > Flood select

Ctrl + Alt + S

Edit > Annotation > Text properties

Ctrl + Shift + T

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Model menu

Icon Command Shortcut key

Model > Topographic triangulation

Alt + 2

Model > Spherical triangulation

Alt + I

Model > Scan triangulation

Alt + N

Model > Fusion surface

Alt + Y

Model > Loop triangulation

Alt + Z

Model > Fitted line

Ctrl + J

Model > Fitted plane

Ctrl + K

Model > Fitted circle

Ctrl + L

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Filter menu

Icon Command Shortcut key

Filter > Minimum separation

Ctrl + M

Filter > Topography

Ctrl + T

Filter > Show all

Shift + S

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Register menu

Icon Command Shortcut key

Register > By name

 F4

Register > By time

 F5

Register > By scanner set up

 F6

Register > By backbearing alignment angle

 F7
  Register scans by Target Detection Shift + F4

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Action Plane toolbar

Icon Command Shortcut key
Move to point A + Click
Quick section two points in plan Ctrl + /
Previous action plane Shift + B
Next action plane Shift + F
Action plane visibility Shift + A
Action plane manipulator Shift + C
Front predefined view Home
Section manager Shift + /

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CAD menu

Icon Command Shortcut key

CAD > Points

Alt + P

CAD > Line

F9

CAD > Polygon

F10

CAD> Smart Line

F8

CAD > Loop Wrap

F12

CAD > Circle

Alt + 0

CAD > Rectangle

Alt + [

CAD > Annotation > Text

Alt + T

CAD > Extrusion

Alt + X

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Colour menu

Icon Command Shortcut key

Colour > Uniform

Ctrl + U

Colour > Scheme > Grey intensity

Ctrl + 3

Colour > Scheme > Random intensity tint

Ctrl + 2

Colour > Scheme > Grey intensity and hue range

Ctrl + 3

Colour > Scheme > Hue range

Ctrl + 4

Colour > Scheme > Hot intensity

Ctrl + 5

Colour > Scheme > Yellow blue intensity

Ctrl + 6

Colour > Scheme > Monaro intensity

Ctrl + 7

Colour > Scheme > Spectrum height

Ctrl + 8

Colour > Scheme > Spectrum intensity

Ctrl + 9
Colour > Scheme > Random colour by container Ctrl + Alt + 2
Colour > Scheme > Colour by grade CTRL + Alt + 4

Colour > Photographic

Ctrl + '

Colour > Translucency

Ctrl + G

Colour > Surface appearance

Ctrl + H

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