Desktop shortcuts and controls
Find a list of shortcuts to help improve your workflows on Desktop.You can modify the desktop layout through the preferences menu. Use File > Preferences > Desktop to reposition the palette or adjust the scale of interface elements.
Tools | Shortcut |
|---|---|
Quick swap tool | Tab |
Clay tool | c |
Erase tool | e |
Warp tool | w |
| Buildup tool | b |
Smooth tool | Hold shift for temporary use / Tap shift to switch tools |
Select tool | v |
Brush | Shortcut |
| Size | Ctrl + click and drag |
Action | Shortcut |
Undo | Ctrl + z |
Redo | Ctrl + shift + z |
| Select all | Ctrl + a |
| Deselect all | Ctrl + shift + a |
| Invert selection | Ctrl + i |
Toggle Gizmo and surface modes | g |
Reset Gizmo orientation | r (tap r twice to reset gizmo orientation and location) |
Apply Gizmo brush | Spacebar (Hold and move gizmo for continuous application) |
Group selected | Ctrl + g |
Ungroup selected | Ctrl + shift + g |
| Merge selected | Ctrl + e |
Open Preferences | Ctrl + k |
New Layer | Ctrl + n |
Scope In | Hover over clay and tap “s” |
Scope Out | Alt + s / Hover over empty space and tap s |
Select/Deselect scene object | With the Select Tool, left click the layer/object. Hold shift to select multiple objects. |
Duplicate selected | Ctrl + d |
Quick duplicate and move | d while transforming the gizmo |
Delete selected layers | Backspace / delete |
Flip | Ctrl + LMB on gizmo translate handle |
Rotate 90° | Ctrl + LMB on gizmo rotate handle |
Gizmo rotate angle snap | Ctrl + hold LMB on gizmo rotate handle |
| Hide Selection | h with an object selected |
| Show all | h with no objects selected |
| Increase resolution | Ctrl + = |
| Decrease resolution | Ctrl + - |
File Management | Shortcut |
Export | Ctrl + shift + e |
Save | Ctrl + s |
Save As | Ctrl + shift + s |
New | Ctrl + shift + n |
Load | Ctrl + o |
Display | Shortcut |
Toggle UI Visibility | F8 |
If Modeler fails to automatically switch to desktop mode on removing your headset, you can use ESC to manually switch to desktop mode. After manually switching to desktop mode, a button appears that will allow you to reenable VR mode.
Scene Navigation
There are 3 movements that can be performed with the desktop camera.
Action | Description | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit/Rotate | Rotate the camera around a point | alt + left click and drag |
| Pan | Move the camera up, down, left, and right | alt + middle click and drag |
| Zoom | Zoom the camera in and out | alt + right click and drag |
The camera always moves relative to the Gizmo, or relative to the mouse cursor.
It is not currently possible to tilt the camera.
