Hot Keys

Scanning

Open Scan panel F7 Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Toggle between Preview and Record modes Space Scan panel
Open Multicapture panel F8 Anywhere exc. modal dialog

Workspace

Select one scan and deselect the rest Ctrl+Alt+LMB Workspace panel
Select one scan and deselect the rest Ctrl+LMB Workspace panel, first column
Select all scans/models or frames Ctrl+A Workspace panel
Deselect all scans/models or frames Ctrl+D Workspace panel
Select/deselect the highlighted scan Space Workspace panel
Invert selection of scans/models Ctrl+Alt+A Workspace panel
Select only key frames Ctrl+K Workspace panel → Surface list
Select only textured frames Ctrl+J Workspace panel → Surface list
Rename scan/model F2 Workspace panel
Group objects Ctrl+G Workspace panel
Start/stop playback scan frames Ctrl+P Workspace panel
Delete selected frames/scans Del Workspace panel (including surface list)

Save, Export and Import

Create new project Ctrl+N Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Save project Ctrl+S Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Open existing project Ctrl+O Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Open existing project with scans unloaded (to save memory) Ctrl+Shift+O Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Import 3D files Ctrl+I Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Export meshes Ctrl+Shift+E Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Clear command history Ctrl+Alt+H Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Save screenshot of 3D View window Ctrl+Shift+S Anywhere

Viewing 3D Content

Fit to view F 3D View window
Place coordinate origin to the viewpoint center (Home) H 3D View window
Display/hide coordinate axis grid G 3D View window
Set rotation center to the object’s center of mass Ctrl+Shift+C 3D View window
Set rotation center to the origin of axis grid Ctrl+Shift+M 3D View window
Change rendering mode to Texture Ctrl+Alt+1 3D View window
Change rendering mode to Scan color Ctrl+Alt+2 3D View window
Change rendering mode to Surface color Ctrl+Alt+3 3D View window
Change rendering mode to Max error Ctrl+Alt+4 3D View window
Turn on/off lighting L 3D View window
Display/hide normals N 3D View window
Display/hide boundaries B 3D View window
Display/hide texture boundaries Shift+B 3D View window
Toggle between perspective and orthogonal views 5 (numpad) or Ctrl+5 3D View window

Switching Viewpoint

To front 1 (numpad) or Ctrl+Shift+1 3D View window
To back Ctrl+1 3D View window
To left 3 (numpad) or Ctrl+Shift+3 3D View window
To right Ctrl+3 3D View window
To top 7 (numpad) or Ctrl+Shift+7 3D View window
To bottom Ctrl+7 3D View window

Editor

Activate 2D selection mode Shift+Alt+1 EditorEraser
Activate 3D selection mode Shift+Alt+2 EditorEraser
Activate Rectangular selection mode Shift+Alt+3 Editor
Activate Lasso selection mode Shift+Alt+4 Editor
Activate Cutoff-plane selection mode Shift+Alt+5 Editor
Activate Base selection mode Shift+Alt+6 EditorEraser
Display control for adjusting cutoff plane Alt Eraser/Defeature brushCutoff-plane selection
Move cutoff plane Ctrl+Shift+Scroll Eraser/Defeature brushCutoff-plane selection
Change tool size Ctrl+[ and Ctrl+] or Scroll Wheel Editor panel → any tool
Select the entire surface below the cutoff plane Ctrl+Q Eraser/Defeature brushCutoff-plane selection
Clear selection of 3D regions Ctrl+Alt+LMB Editor
Invert selection I Editor panel → any tool → 3D View
Delete selected region Delete EditorEraser

Transformation Tool

Enable Translate transformation T EditorTransformation
Enable Rotate transformation R EditorTransformation
Enable Scale transformation S EditorTransformation
Translate (rotate/scale) the model along (around/in direction of) X axis X EditorTransformation → any mode → 3D View
Translate (rotate/scale) the model along (around/in direction of) Y axis Y EditorTransformation → any mode → 3D View
Translate (rotate/scale) the model along (around/in direction of) Z axis Z EditorTransformation → any mode → 3D View

Aligning Scans

Display aligned scans/models 1 Align panel
Display unaligned scans/models 2 Align panel
Display all scans selected for alignment 3 Align panel
Manually align scans Shift Align panel
Switch between point sets/pairs Space and Backspace Align panel → points
Confirm creation of point set Space Align panel → Complex

Starting Tools, Modes and Dialogs

Open Autopilot F9 Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Open Tools panel Ctrl+T Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Open Align panel Ctrl+L Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Open Fix holes panel Ctrl+B Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Open Repair panel Ctrl+R Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Open Measures panel Ctrl+M Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Open Texture panel Ctrl+U Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Open Editor panel Ctrl+E Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Start Eraser tool E Editor panel
Start Defeature brush D Editor panel
Start Positioning tool P Editor panel
Start Transformation tool T Editor panel
Start Smoothing brush S Editor panel
Start automatic processing (don’t confuse with Autopilot) Ctrl+G Tools → Auto
Open web manual F1 Anywhere
Open local User Guide file Ctrl+F1 Anywhere
Call Settings dialog F10 Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Show/hide Workspace panel F11 Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Show/hide Log window Ctrl+Alt+L Anywhere exc. modal dialog