7.3. Viewer Hotkeys

A number of hotkeys are available to carry out common viewer tasks. Before using a viewer hotkey, place the mouse focus on the viewer window.

Key

Action

Space

Toggle between picking and viewing mode.

Up

or

Down

or

Left

or

Right

Rotate about horizontal and vertical axes.

Ctrl+Up

or

Ctrl+Down

Rotate about an axis normal to the screen.

Shift+Up

or

Shift+Down

or

Shift+Left

or

Shift+Right

Moves the light source.

Ctrl+Shift

When in viewing mode, you can hold Ctrl+Shift to select objects in the viewer. Releasing Ctrl+Shift returns you to viewing mode.

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.

u

Undoes transformation.

U

Redoes transformation.

x

Sets view from +X axis.

X

Sets view from -X axis.

y

Sets view from +Y axis.

Y

Sets view from -Y axis.

z

Sets view from +Z axis.

Z

Sets view from -Z axis.