4.3. Keyboard Map

Key

Meaning

a

small [a] alone

A

capital [A] = Shift + a

C-a

Control + a (small)

C-A

Control + Shift + A (capital)

A-←

Alt + ← left key

Control-Tab: Rotate on windows

Left side of keyboard:
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
|Esc escape  ||F1   help   ||F2   rename ||F3          ||F4          |
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
| ~          || 1          || 2          || 3          || 4          |
| `          || !          || @          || # layout2x2|| $          |
|            ||C-1  X:Y    ||C-2  -X:Y   ||C-3  Z:X    ||C-4 -Z:X    |
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+

+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
| q          || w  layout  || e   edit   || r  rotate  || t  orbit   |
| Q          || W  maximize|| E   correct|| R  REGION  || T transparency
|C-q quit    ||C-w close   ||C-e         ||C-r redraw  ||C-t transform
|C-Q         ||C-W         ||C-E         ||C-R redraw  ||C-T         |
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
      +------------++------------++------------++------------+
      | a  sel.all || s  select  || d  def.zone|| f  find    |
      | A  unselect|| S  syncView|| D          || F  freeze  |
      |C-a sel.all ||C-s save    ||C-d clone   ||C-f find    |
      |C-A unselect||C-S         ||C-D deep-cln||C-F         |
      +------------++------------++------------++------------+
             +------------++------------++------------++------------+
             | z  zoom-in || x  pan     || c center   || v  visible |
             | Z  zoom-out|| X  layer   || C center3D || V          |
             |C-z undo    ||C-x cut     ||C-c copy    ||C-v paste   |
             |C-Z redo    ||C-X         ||C-C         ||C-V special |
             +------------++------------++------------++------------+
                                         +---------------------------
                                         | space      insert
                                         |C-space     popup-menu
                                         +---------------------------
Right side of keyboard:
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
|F5 refresh  ||F6          ||F7          ||F8          ||F9          |
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
| 5          || 6          || 7          || 8          || 9          |
| % wireframe|| ^          || &          || *          || (          |
|C-5  Z:Y    ||C-6 -Z:Y    ||C-7         ||C-8         ||C-9         |
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+

      +------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
      | y          || u          || i ins. key || o  origin  || p  point   |
      | Y          || U          || I del. key || O origcycle|| P  pivot   |
      |C-y         ||C-u         ||C-i         ||C-o output  ||C-p export  |
      |C-Y         ||C-U         ||C-I         ||C-O output  ||C-P         |
      +------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
| g  grab    || h          || j          || k keyframes|| l  lattice |
| G  snap    || H          || J          || K          || L  (un)lock|
|C-g         ||C-h         ||C-j         ||C-k         ||C-l layers  |
|C-G         ||C-H         ||C-J         ||C-K         ||C-L         |
+------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
      +------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
      | b  body    || n rename   || m  material|| ,          || .  repeat  |
      | B  Brepeat || N          || M          || <  backward|| >  forward |
      |C-b         ||C-n notes   ||C-m edit-mat||            ||            |
      |C-B         ||C-N         ||C-M         ||            ||            |
      +------------++------------++------------++------------++------------+
Symbols:
+------------++------------++------------+
|F10  ribbon ||F11  tree   ||F12 maximize|
+------------++------------++------------+
+------------++------------++------------++------------+
| 0          || - zoom-out || + zoom-in  || ← Delete   |
| )          || _ zoom-out || = zoom-in  ||            |
|C-0 center0 ||            ||            ||            |
+------------++------------++------------++------------+

       +------------++------------++------------+
       | [          || ]          || \          |
       | {          || }          || |          |
       +------------++------------++------------+
+------------++------------++------------+
| ;          || '          || Entr       |
| :          || "          || C-E Insert |
+------------++------------++------------+
       +------------+
       | ?          |
       | /          |
       +------------+
Arrows:
+------------++------------++------------+
|Ins         ||Home        ||PgUp        |
| insert     ||  center0   ||   pan-back |
|            ||            ||            |
|            ||            ||C-Up  rotZ  |
+------------++------------++------------+
+------------++------------++------------+
|Del         ||End         ||PgDn        |
| delete     ||            ||  pan-front |
|            ||            ||            |
|            ||            ||C-Dn -rotZ  |
+------------++------------++------------+
             +------------+
             | ↑  pan-up  |
             |            |
             |C-↑  rot-X  |
             |A-↑  mvup   |
             +------------+
+------------++------------++------------+
|←  pan-left || ↓  pan-down||→ pan-right |
|            ||            ||            |
|C-←  -rotY  ||C-↓  -rotX  ||C→  rotY    |
|A-←  mvleft ||A-↓  mvdown ||A→  mvright |
+------------++------------++------------+

Explanations:

X:Y:

change viewport basis to X:Y

Z:X:

change viewport basis

Z:Y:

change viewport basis

(un)lock:

toggle lock editing flag

+/-.0..9*/:

used for entering coordinates while moving objects

-X:Y:

change viewport basis

-Z:X:

change viewport basis

-Z:Y:

change viewport basis

body:

insert a new body

Brepeat:

repeat insertion of last body

center0:

move viewport to origin (0,0,0)

center:

center non 3D viewports on mouse location

center3D:

center only 3D viewports on mouse location

clone:

clone selected objects

close:

close current window or flair

copy:

copy to clipboard selected objects

correct:

editing mode for correcting overlapping geometries

cut:

cut to clipboard selected objects

deep-cln:

deep clone, e.g. for a region will clone all bodies as well

def.zone:

define a new zone or redefine a selected zone

Delete:

delete selected objects

edit:

set keyboard focus to the active element on properties listbox to edit

edit-mat:

edit material of selected region

export:

export viewport to a plot

find:

move viewport to select objects

freeze:

freeze selection of objects. Selected objects will be used in all zone editing operations

grab:

grab and move selected objects

insert:

open insert popup menu

L:3D:

display the 3D layer

L:lattice:

display the lattice layer

L:media:

display the media layer

insert-menu:

open insert menu

lattice:

go to lattice prototype definition

layer:

cycle layers on selected viewport

layers:

open layers toolbar and select current viewport layer

layout:

cycle viewport layout

layout2x2:

go to 2x2 layout

material:

change the material of selected region

maximize:

maximize current viewport

mvdown:

move selected body downwards (with Shift finer move)

mvleft:

move selected body leftward (with Shift finer move)

mvright:

move selected body rightward (with Shift finer move)

mvup:

move selected body upwards (with Shift finer move)

next:

move to next location in geometry

notes:

insert current viewport as an image in project notes

orbit:

orbit viewport tool

origin:

toggle origin toolbar

origincycle:

cycle origin toolbar

pan:

pan viewport tool

pan-back:

pan viewport towards the viewer

pan-down:

pan viewport downwards

pan-front:

pan viewport away from the viewer

pan-left:

pan viewport leftward

pan-right:

pan viewport rightward

pan-up:

pan viewport upwards

paste:

past from clipboard

point:

insert a point

popup-menu:

open popup menu (like right click)

prev:

move to previous location in geometry

quit:

close flair

repeat:

repeat last action

redo:

redo last undo

redraw:

redraw current viewport

REGION:

add a new region

rename:

change the name of the selected item

ribbon:

move focus to the ribbon bar

rotate:

rotate selected objects

rotX:

rotate around vector towards the right

-rotX:

rotate around vector towards the left

rotY:

rotate around vector towards the up

-rotY:

rotate around vector towards the down

rotZ:

rotate around vector towards the viewer

-rotZ:

rotate around vector away from the viewer

save:

save all files to disk

sel.all:

select all objects in geometry

select:

select tool

snap:

toggle snapping on grid and points

special:

paste special (like deep cloning)

tools:

toggle visibility of left side tools

transform:

open geometry transformation dialog

undo:

undo last edit

unselect:

unselect all selected objects

visi-All:

toggle visibility flag on all objects

visible:

toggle visibility flag for selected objects

visibility:

toggle visibility/transparency of region

wireframe:

toggle display of wireframe

zoom-in:

zoom in viewport tool

zoom-out:

zoom out viewport tool