4.4. Mouse
Mouse Modifiers
- Ctrl:
“controls” or changes the action
- Shift:
aligns to grid, or to intersections of bodies
- ESCape:
cancels the active action, selection of bodies, zones
- Left button
- click:
User selectable action from the tools
- +Shift:
Add to the selection
- +Control:
Toggle the selection of the clicked item
- +Shift+Control:
Remove from the selection
- Middle button
- click:
Centers viewport to hit object The hit distance is used for rotation as well
- drag-alone:
Pan/Move viewport
- +Shift:
select rectangle area and zoom into
- +Shift+Ctrl:
select rectangle area and zoom out
- +Ctrl:
rotate projection using a virtual trackball
- +Ctrl+Shift:
rotate projection using a virtual trackball with steps of 15 deg
- Right button
- alone:
brings up the pop-up menu (or Ctrl-Spacebar):
- +Shift:
Pan/Move viewport
- +Ctrl:
rotate projection using a virtual trackball
- Mouse Wheel
- alone:
Zoom In/Out current viewport by 20%
- +Shift:
Zoom In/Out current viewport by 2%
- +Ctrl:
Move current viewport forward/backwards
- +Ctrl+Shift:
Moves viewport with smaller intervals
Note
Ctrl+Shift is different than Shift+Ctrl. The order is important which key is pressed first when the mouse action starts
- Example
Ctrl + Middle-Button Starts the rotation then pressing
+ Shift while continue the rotation aligning to 15deg intervals
Shift + Middle-Button Starts drawing the rectangle for zooming in
+ Ctrl Changes the direction of the zoom to Out
When laptop mode is enabled in the Preferences then the middle and right buttons are swapped