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Keyboard Shortcuts

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General

Action	Shortcut
Import data	`Alt`+`F2`
Export data	`Alt`+`F3`
Cut	`Ctrl`+`X`
Copy	`Ctrl`+`C`
Paste	`Ctrl`+`V`
Undo	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Redo	`Ctrl`+`Y`
Rerun	`Alt`+`R`

Project explorer

Action	Shortcut
Expand / collapse selected container	`+` / `-`
View selection in active view	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`N`
Rename selected object	`F2`

Selection toolbar

	Action	Shortcut
Selection types	Hands-free manipulation	`
	Select objects	`1`
	Select points	`2`
	Select edges	`3`
	Select facets	`4`
	Select cells	`5`
	Select blocks	`7`
Selection region modes	Cycle selection mode	`Shift`+`
	Rectangle	`Shift`+`1`
	Polygonal	`Shift`+`2`
	Freehand	`Shift`+`3`
Suspend selection highlighting		`Pause`

Selection operations

	Action	Shortcut
Object selection ()	Select all in active view	`Ctrl`+`A`
	Invert selection	`I`
	Delete selection	`Delete`, `Ctrl`+`D`
Primitive selection ()	Select all	`Ctrl`+`A`
	Smart select	`Ctrl`+`S`
	Flood select	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`S`
	Invert selection	`I`
	Delete selection	`Delete`, `Ctrl`+`D`
	Crop	`Alt`+`D`, `Alt`+`Delete`
Clear selection		`Ctrl`+`Space`

View window

Action	Shortcut
View selection (new view)	`Ctrl`+`N`
View selection (active view)	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`N`
New empty view	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`N`
Tile and tie view	`Ctrl`+ `B`
Toggle full screen	`F11`

Camera

Action	Shortcut
View from top (x2 zoom extents)	`End`
Zoom to selection	`L`
Set viewpoint	`Shift`+`K`
Set centre of rotation	`C`
Toggle axis visibility	`A`
Toggle spin animation	`Alt`+`.`
Set spin animation rotation and speed	`Alt`+left drag
Toggle projection mode	`8`
Previous camera position	`B`
Next camera position	`F`

Object visibility

Action	Shortcut
Show/hide visibility editor	`V`
Hide selected objects	`H`
Hide picked objects	`H`+click
Hide all unselected objects	`Shift`+`H`
Show last hidden objects	`J`
Show all hidden objects	`Shift`+`J`

View manipulation

	Action	Shortcut
Manipulation modes	Z-Up	`Z`
	Look from	`K`
	Plan View	`P`
	Screen	`S`
Rotate ()	Coarse rotate	`↑` `↓` `←` `→`
Rotate ()	Fine rotate	`Shift`+`↑` `↓` `←` `→`
Pan ()	Coarse pan	`Alt`+`↑` `↓` `←` `→`
Pan ()	Fine pan	`Alt`+`Shift`+`↑` `↓` `←` `→`
Pan ()	Coarse pan	`↑` `↓` `←` `→`
Pan ()	Fine pan	`Shift`+`↑` `↓` `←` `→`

Effects

Action	Shortcut
Decrease/increase point size	`-` / `+`
Decrease/increase line width	`9` / `0`
Cycle render mode	`G`
Show scan extents	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`X`
Cycle bounding box visibility	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Shift`+`J`
Toggle headlight	`Alt`+`3`
Toggle left light	`Alt`+`4`
Toggle right light	`Alt`+`5`
Toggle Eye-dome lighting	`Alt`+`6`
Increase/decrease light brightness	`U` / `Y`

Pick modes

Action	Shortcut
Toggle 2D/3D pick mode	`X`
Project picked point to action plane	`Shift`+click
Disable snap targets	`Ctrl`+click

Action plane and sections

Action	Shortcut
Move action plane to point	`A`+click
Previous action plane	`Shift`+`B`
Next action plane	`Shift`+`F`
Show/hide action plane	`Shift`+`A`
Show/hide action plane manipulator	`Shift`+`C`
View action plane from the front	`Home`
Step action plane up	`[`
Step action plane down	`]`
Quick section from two points in plan	`Ctrl`+`/`
Show/hide the section manager	`Shift`+`/`
Toggle strip mode	`/`
Step section forward	`[`
Step section backward	`]`

Query and Filter

	Action	Shortcut
Attributes	Object properties	`Ctrl`+`I`
Geometry	Query a point	`Ctrl`+`P`, `Q`+click
Geometry	Distance between points	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`D`, `D`+click
Volumes	Surface	`Alt`+`V`
	Closed solid	`Alt`+`B`
	Differential solid	`Alt`+`J`
Filter	Show all hidden points	`Shift`+`S`
	Topography	`Ctrl`+`T`
	Minimum separation	`Ctrl`+`M`

Colour and appearance

Action	Shortcut
Greyscale by intensity	`Ctrl`+`1`
Random by intensity	`Ctrl`+`2`
Greyscale by intensity, hue by range	`Ctrl`+`3`
Hue by range	`Ctrl`+`4`
Yellow to red (hot) by intensity	`Ctrl`+`5`
Yellow to blue by intensity	`Ctrl`+`6`
Magenta (monaro) by intensity	`Ctrl`+`7`
Spectrum by elevation	`Ctrl`+`8`
Spectrum by intensity	`Ctrl`+`9`
Random colour by container	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`2`
Random colour by tag value	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`3`
Random colour by grade	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`4`
Uniform colour	`Ctrl`+`U`
Opacity	`Ctrl`+`G`
Surface appearance	`Ctrl`+`H`

CAD

Action	Shortcut
Create points	`Alt`+`P`
Create survey points	`Alt`+`U`
Create smart line	`F8`
Create line	`F9`
Create polygon	`F10`
Create rectangle	`Alt`+`[`
Create circle	`Alt`+`0`
Fit a plane	`Ctrl`+`K`
Fit a line segment	`Ctrl`+`J`
Fit a circle	`Ctrl`+`L`
Fit loops	`F12`
2D text annotation	`Alt`+`T`
2D text label properties	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`T`
Complete sequence	`Enter`
Cancel sequence	`Esc`

Edit

Action	Shortcut
Translate objects	`Ctrl`+`R`
Rotate objects	`Ctrl`+`E`
Toggle translation manipulator	`Shift`+`T`
Toggle rotation manipulator	`Shift`+`R`
Split objects in two	`Alt`+`Q`
Merge objects into one	`Alt`+`W`

Scans

	Action	Shortcut
Connect	Connect	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`C`
	Smart connect	`Ctrl`+`O`
	Disconnect	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`C`
Register	By name	`F4`
	By time	`F5`
	By setup	`F6`
	By target detection	`Shift`+`F4`
	By backbearing	`F7`

Modelling

	Action	Shortcut
Surface	Topographic	`Alt`+`2`
	Scan	`Alt`+`N`
	Spherical	`Alt`+`I`
	Extrusion	`Alt`+`X`
	Fusion	`Alt`+`Y`
	Loop	`Alt`+`Z`
Topography	Contours	`Alt`+`K`
	Parallel sections	`Alt`+`/`
	Arbitrary sections	`Alt`+`\`
Repair	Close breaks	`Alt`+`S`
	Despike	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`D`
	Fill holes	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F`
	Explode	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`E`