Keyboard shortcuts enable keyboard interaction with the graphics window. For this, the graphics window needs to have keyboard focus, attained by clicking on the window area with the mouse button.
General keyboard shortcuts
Key |
Action |
|---|---|
g |
Fly through and zoom towards the cursor position placed on a surface |
i |
Toggles the interactive crosshair widget for cursor positioning |
p |
Positioning the cursor point |
r |
Resume actor scale of graphical elements |
s |
Turn graphics into surface mode |
v |
Value of height (z coord) from graphics |
w |
Turn graphics into wire mode |
x |
Setting the focal point. The graphics will rotate around this point |
y |
Cursor point is set at the surface of the graphical element |
z |
Zoom by drawing a rubber band with left button on the mouse |
+ |
Zoom in |
- |
Zoom out |
2 |
Toggle graphics to 2d mode |
3 |
Toggle graphics to 3d mode |
3 |
Toggle stereo view on/off when stereo is activated |
Digitizing keyboard shortcuts
Key |
Action |
|---|---|
b |
Toggles rubber band line on/off in 2d digitizing and cursor clicking |
f |
Flag when digitizing |
h |
Home (back to start) when digitizing |
n |
Nearest point when digitizing |
u |
End digitizing |
The most frequently used keys are x , y , z , + , -
Use the left mouse button to position the cursor when in 2D mode.