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 | Editor → Eraser |
| Activate 3D selection mode | Shift+Alt+2 | Editor → Eraser |
| 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 | Editor → Eraser |
| Display control for adjusting cutoff plane | Alt | Eraser/Defeature brush → Cutoff-plane selection |
| Move cutoff plane | Ctrl+Shift+Scroll | Eraser/Defeature brush → Cutoff-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 brush → Cutoff-plane selection |
| Clear selection of 3D regions | Ctrl+Alt+LMB | Editor |
| Invert selection | I | Editor panel → any tool → 3D View |
| Delete selected region | Delete | Editor → Eraser |
Transformation Tool¶
| Enable Translate transformation | T | Editor → Transformation |
| Enable Rotate transformation | R | Editor → Transformation |
| Enable Scale transformation | S | Editor → Transformation |
| Translate (rotate/scale) the model along (around/in direction of) X axis | X | Editor → Transformation → any mode → 3D View |
| Translate (rotate/scale) the model along (around/in direction of) Y axis | Y | Editor → Transformation → any mode → 3D View |
| Translate (rotate/scale) the model along (around/in direction of) Z axis | Z | Editor → Transformation → 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 |