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 |
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b |
Digitizing: Toggles rubber band line on/off in 2d digitizing and cursor clicking |
g |
Fly and zoom towards the position you are pointing at. The cursor need to point at graphics, otherwise no action. |
n |
Digitizing: Nearest point when digitizing |
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h |
Digitizing: Home (back to start) when digitizing |
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i |
Toggle on/off the interactive crosshair widget for cursor positioning |
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f |
Digitizing: Flag when digitizing |
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p |
Position the cursor point. In 3d-mode this will result in a red marker at the cursor position. In 2d-mode, this is equal to just clicking by with the left mouse button. |
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r |
Resume actor scale of graphical elements |
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s |
Set graphics back into surface mode after having viewed graphics in wire mode by w |
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u |
Digitizing: End digitizing. Will also remove the red point at the cursor position if displayed. |
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v |
Value. Will display a number (z-value) where the cursor is pointing. Note that you have to point at a displayed surface. |
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w |
Set graphics to wire mode. Return to the default surface mode by s |
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x |
Setting the focal point. The graphics will rotate around this point |
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y |
Digitizing: Cursor point is set at the surface of the graphical element |
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z |
Zoom by drawing a rubber band with left button on the mouse |
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+ |
Zoom in |
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- |
Zoom out |
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2 |
Toggle graphics to 2d mode |
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3 |
Toggle graphics to 3d mode |
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3 |
Toggle stereo view on/off when stereo is activated |
Digitizing specific keyboard shortcuts
Key |
Action |
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The most frequently used keys are x , y , z , + , -
Use the left mouse button to position the cursor when in 2D mode.