A number of shortcut keys are available to carry out common viewer tasks. These can be carried out by clicking in the viewer window and pressing the associated key.
Key | Action |
|---|---|
space | Toggles between picking and viewing mode. |
arrow keys | Rotates about horizontal and vertical axes. |
Ctrl + up/down arrow keys | Rotates about an axis normal to the screen. |
Shift + arrow keys | Moves the light source. |
1 | Switches to one viewport. |
2 | Switches to two viewports. |
3 | Switches to three viewports. |
4 | Switches to four viewports. |
C | Centers the graphic object in the viewer window. |
N | Toggles the projection between orthographic and perspective. |
R | Resets the view to the initial orientation. |
S | Toggles the level of detail between auto, off, and on. |
U | Undoes transformation. |
Shift+U | Redoes transformation. |
X | Sets view from +X axis. |
Shift+X | Sets view from -X axis. |
Y | Sets view from +Y axis. |
Shift+Y | Sets view from -Y axis. |
Z | Sets view from +Z axis. |
Shift+Z | Sets view from -Z axis. |
The information in this table is accessible by clicking the Show Help Dialog 
toolbar icon in the 3D Viewer toolbar.