Draw
- Last UpdatedNov 14, 2025
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The default set of keyboard keys for Draw are as follows:
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Function Key |
Description |
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F1 |
Online Help. Refer to Help for further information. |
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F2 |
Clear Canvas. |
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F3 |
Object Snap On/Off. |
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F4 |
Additional Grips On/Off. |
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F5 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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F6 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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F7 |
Grid On/Off. |
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F8 |
Orthogonal drawing On/Off. |
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F9 |
Grid Snap On/Off. |
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F10 |
Polar Tracking On/Off. |
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F11 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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F12 |
Dynamic hints On/Off. |
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General Key |
Description |
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Delete |
Deletes selected elements. |
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Tab |
Repeat last action / Move between Canvas Editor entry fields. |
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Space |
Repeat last action / Lock Canvas Editor entry fields. |
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Home or Page Up |
Navigates to WORL* level in any Explorer. |
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End or Page Down |
Navigates to Bottom Level in any Explorer. |
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Esc |
Exits the current Operation. |
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Arrow Up |
Shows last used option in IN-Canvas. |
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Arrow Down |
Shows options Tile under Contextual Editor for the current operation. |
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Enter |
To Re-use last operation on canvas. |
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Insert |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift |
Create Orthogonal line while creating a STRA. |
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Alt |
Toggles Function Shortcuts – you are presented with UI Shortcut keys. The accessibility shortcuts are automatically generated by the operating system. As the ribbon is dynamic, these shortcuts will change depending on what is on the ribbon. It is recommended to not use shortcut customizations involving the ALT key when configuring the UIC files or when utilizing the ApplicationFramework, AVEVA cannot guarantee that clashes will not occur. Refer to the Microsoft Support article Keyboard shortcuts in Windows for further information. |

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Key Combinations |
Description |
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Ctrl + A |
Select All Elements in the View. |
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Ctrl + B |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + C |
Prompts the Home > Copy to Clipboard action. |
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Ctrl + D |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + E |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + G |
GETWORK |
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Ctrl + H |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + I |
Invokes the Properties Grid window. |
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Ctrl + J |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + K |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + L |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + M |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + N |
Invoke Project >> New Drawing option at Backstage. |
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Ctrl + O |
Invoke OPEN window to browse and open a existing sheet. |
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Ctrl + P |
Invoke Project >> PRINT option from the backstage. |
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Ctrl + Q |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + R |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + S |
SAVEWORK |
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Ctrl + T |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + U |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + V |
Paste the clipped entity |
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Ctrl + W |
Close the Current Drawing Sheet. |
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Ctrl + X |
Cut the Selected entity. |
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Ctrl + Y |
Redo the last operation. |
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Ctrl + Z |
Undo the last operation. |
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Ctrl + F1 |
Minimize the Fluent UI. |
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Ctrl + F2 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F3 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F4 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F5 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F6 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F7 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F8 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F9 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F10 |
Display the menu bar options: Restore, Size, Move, min., max., Close at top left of Application. |
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Ctrl + F11 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + F12 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + 0 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + 1 |
Set View (1) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (1). |
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Ctrl + Shift + 2 |
Set View (2) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (2). |
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Ctrl + Shift + 3 |
Set View (3) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (3). |
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Ctrl + Shift + 4 |
Set View (4) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (4). |
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Ctrl + Shift + 5 |
Set View (5) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (5). |
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Ctrl + Shift + 6 |
Set View (6) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (6). |
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Ctrl + Shift + 7 |
Set View (7) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (7). |
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Ctrl + Shift + 8 |
Set View (8) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (8). |
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Ctrl + Shift + 9 |
Set View (9) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (9). |
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Ctrl + Shift + A |
Selects all elements for current owner. |
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Ctrl + Shift + B |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + C |
Prompts the Home > Copy with Base Point action. |
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Ctrl + Shift + D |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + E |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + G |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + H |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + I |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + J |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + K |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + L |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + M |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + N |
New Quick Sheet. |
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Ctrl + Shift + O |
Open the CE Sheet under the Draw Explorer. |
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Ctrl + Shift + P |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + Q |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + R |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + S |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + T |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + U |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + V |
Prompts the Home > Paste to Original Coordinates action. |
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Ctrl + Shift + W |
Closes All open Drawings. |
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Ctrl + Shift + X |
Cut the Selected entity. |
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Ctrl + Shift + Y |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + Z |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F1 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F2 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F3 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F4 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F5 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F6 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F7 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F8 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F9 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F10 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F11 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Shift + F12 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Insert |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + Insert |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + Delete |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F1 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F2 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F3 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F4 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F5 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F6 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F7 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F8 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F9 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F10 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F11 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Shift + F12 |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + Insert |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl +Delete |
Defined by System Administrator. |
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Ctrl + 0 |
Sets Drawing as Current Owner in the Active Properties. |
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Ctrl + 1 |
Set View (1) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (1). |
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Ctrl + 2 |
Set View (2) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (2). |
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Ctrl + 3 |
Set View (3) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (3). |
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Ctrl + 4 |
Set View (4) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (4). |
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Ctrl + 5 |
Set View (5) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (5). |
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Ctrl + 6 |
Set View (6) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (6). |
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Ctrl + 7 |
Set View (7) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (7). |
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Ctrl + 8 |
Set View (8) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (8). |
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Ctrl + 9 |
Set View (9) as Current Owner. Repeat to zoom to the extents of View (9). |
Manipulation Options
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3D Orbit |
Description |
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Middle Mouse button in 3D View |
Enables 3D orbit function. |
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Middle Mouse button + Shift Key |
Enables 3D Orbit function to work in Fast Mode. Note: |
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Pan |
Description |
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Ctrl + Middle Mouse button |
Enables PAN function in perspective mode. |
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Ctrl + Middle Mouse button + Shift Key |
Enables PAN function to work in Fast Mode. Note: |
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Mouse button functions |
Description |
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Left Mouse Click |
Select any elements. |
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Right Mouse Click |
Invokes the PowerWheel. |
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Middle Mouse Click |
Center View to selected point. |
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Mouse Wheel Scroll Up/Down |
Zoom In/Out. |
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Zoom |
Description |
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Scroll Up/Down |
Zoom In/Out. |
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Scroll Up/Down + Ctrl Key |
Zoom In/Out, Slower. |
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Scroll Up/Down + Shift Key |
Zoom In/Out, Faster. |
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In Canvas Feedback |
Description |
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Apostrophe |
Toggles through available coordinate systems. 3D Cartesian > Cylindrical > Spherical > 3D Cartesian > … |
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@ |
Toggles between Relative and Absolute input mode. |
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# |
Toggles between World mode and Local mode. |
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Up/Down |
Navigates to/from distance text box. |
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Drawlist Management |
Description |
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ADD |
Converts the selected rules to Add Entry rules |
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SUBTRACT |
Converts the selected rules to Remove Entry rules |
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CTRL + ADD |
Appends a new Add Entry rule to the drawlist |
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CTRL + SUBTRACT |
Appends a new Remove Entry rule to the drawlist |
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Left mouse button drag from explorer |
Appends an Add Entry rule for the dragged item |
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Left mouse button drag from explorer + SHIFT |
Appends a Remove Entry rule for the dragged item |