Touch Gestures in Select, Pull, and Move

Action Touch or pen gesture Mouse
Select geometry

Finger: Tap

Pen: Hover to preview the selection, tap to select

 Click
Add or remove geometry from selection, remove query-selected edge loops Ctrl + tap Ctrl + click
Add geometry to selection

Shift + tap

In Pull and Select: Drag to prehighlight the object(s), then lift your finger.

 Shift + click
Add geometry to alternate reference selection

Alt + tap

  • If you are already dragging geometry, then a long touch with a second finger changes to an alternate selection tool (shown on-screen with a blue touch circle)
 Alt + click
Select a tangent chain of edges, tangentially connected faces, successive edge loops, etc.

Double-tap or touch and double-tap

  • If you are preselecting an edge, invoke the Edge Radial menu to preview and select one of the loops with the menu.
  • If you are using the Gizmo, use the Select gizmo button to scroll to the other loops.
 Double-click(s)
Select a solid Triple-tap or touch and triple-tap Triple-click
Select the next face or edge (that is behind a face or edge)

Finger: Drag to preselect, then flick one finger up

  • You can change the direction of the flick in Multi-touch options
  • If you are using the Gizmo, use the Select gizmo button to scroll to the other objects.
 Scroll the mouse wheel
Box-select Finger or pen: Touch, pause, and drag to the right or left Click, hold, and then drag to the right or left
Box-select with four fingers

There are two modes:

  • Quick select: Touch with four fingers and lift to select everything inside the box.
  • Preview select: Touch with four fingers and pause to preview the selection. Move your fingers to change the selection and you will see a new preview when you pause. The selection is confirmed when you lift your fingers.

This allows you to preview and change your selection before it becomes final, rather than getting one chance to select the objects you want. Slight finger movements will not interrupt the previewing.

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Lasso-select faces or edges Invoke lasso selection with the radial menu Click Select, then click Using Lasso
Paint-select Invoke paint selection with the radial menu Click Select, then click Using Paint
Invoke a context-sensitive menu (a right-mouse-button menu)

Finger or pen: Touch long enough to show the multi-touch circle, then lift finger or pen

Pen: Tap with pen button pressed

If using the gizmo, just click the button labeled Right on the gizmo.

 Right-click
Use gesture recognition (see Mouse and touch gestures)

Finger: Touch with two fingers, pause, then drag in the gesture pattern. You will know when the gesture can start when two multi-touch circles like this pop up under your fingers:

Pen: Touch and drag in the gesture pattern with the pen button pressed

If using the gizmo, just drag the button labeled Right on the gizmo.

 Gesture with the right mouse button
Reset all pen and touch input Ctrl + Shift + F2 n/a
Invoke magnifying loupe window

Ctrl + Shift + F3

(This slows down drag by 10% for precise selection with tap, double-tap, or up-select.)

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Invoke keypad for Ctrl, Alt, Shift, Tab, Esc, Enter, and Space

Ctrl + Shift + K

(This is useful for tablet PCs on which the keyboard is obscured by the rotated screen.)

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Select more while pulling

While something is selected and being pulled with one drag action, pause the drag action (keep the finger down), and use a finger of the other hand to select more geometry with the standard MT selection methods. Continued dragging of the first finger will now pull the new (augmented) selection.

If the second selection is started with a Touch-Hold, until the multi-touch icon turns blue, and then continued through to the selection, then that second selection is treated as an Alt-reference - and the Pull tool reacts accordingly.

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Navigate while pulling While something is selected and being pulled with one drag action, pause the drag action (keep the finger down), and use two or three fingers of the other hand to perform Spin/Pan/Rotate/Zoom actions. Continued dragging of the first finger will now pull the existing selection - at the same time as the model is being navigated visually. n/a