Keyboard Shortcuts & Mouse Controls

To Do this Notes
Select all adjacent faces within a 30 degree tolerance

Select an edge loop

 Double-click  
Temporarily disable snaps (PolyNURBS tool)

Change the section preview so that it is aligned to the underlying shape rather than parallel to the face (Wrap tool)

 Alt  
Change the transparency of the underlying shape (STL or optimization result) Alt+middle mouse scroll  
Add to or remove from the selection

Create a new face when dragging a face

Symmetric scaling of edges or faces when dragging certain graphic manipulators

 Ctrl  
Uniform scaling of faces when dragging face plane manipulators Ctrl+Shift  
Delete selected points, edges, or faces

Delete edge loop

 Delete When you select points or edges on a solid PolyNURBS, the points or edges are deleted and a solid is maintained. When you select a face on a solid PolyNURBS, the face is deleted and a surface is created.
Delete selected points, edges, or faces Delete+Shift When you select points or edges on a solid PolyNURBS, the points or edges are deleted and a solid is maintained. When you select a face on a solid PolyNURBS, the face is deleted and a surface is created.
Hide polyNURBS, while keeping control cage visible H  
Create an edge loop when selecting an edge

Create an inset when selecting a face

 Shift  
Exit tool Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.