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3D modeling software for architecture, interior design, and construction

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Platform

Drawing Tools

ActionShortcut
Line toolL
Line tool - lock inference direction⇧+L
2 Point Arc toolA
Circle toolC
Circle tool - lock current inferences⇧+C
Rectangle toolR
Rectangle tool - start from center⌥+R
Polygon tool⇧+P
Freehand toolF
Line toolL
Line tool - lock inference direction⇧+L
2 Point Arc toolA
Circle toolC
Circle tool - lock current inferences⇧+C
Rectangle toolR
Rectangle tool - start from center⌥+R
Polygon tool⇧+P
Freehand toolF

Modification Tools

ActionShortcut
Move toolM
Move tool - move a copy⌥+M
Move tool - lock inference direction⇧+M
Rotate toolQ
Rotate tool - create copy⌥+Q
Scale toolS
Scale tool - uniform scale⇧+S
Push/Pull toolP
Push/Pull tool - create new face⌥+P
Offset toolF
Follow Me tool⇧+F
Move toolM
Move tool - move a copy⌥+M
Move tool - lock inference direction⇧+M
Move tool - auto-fold⌃+M
Rotate toolQ
Rotate tool - create copy⌥+Q
Scale toolS
Scale tool - uniform scale⇧+S
Scale tool - scale about center⌃+S
Push/Pull toolP
Push/Pull tool - create new face⌥+P
Offset toolF
Follow Me tool⇧+F

Selection and Editing

ActionShortcut
Select toolSpace
Eraser toolE
Eraser tool - soften/smooth edges⌥+E
Eraser tool - hide⇧+E
Paint bucket toolB
Paint bucket - sample material⌘+B
Paint bucket - fill matching adjacent⌥+B
Paint bucket - replace all matching⇧+B
Select toolSpace
Eraser toolE
Eraser tool - soften/smooth edges⌥+E
Eraser tool - hide⇧+E
Eraser tool - unsoften/unsmooth⌥+⇧+E
Paint bucket toolB
Paint bucket - sample material⌃+B
Paint bucket - fill matching adjacent⌥+B
Paint bucket - replace all matching⇧+B
ActionShortcut
Orbit toolO
Orbit - disable gravity-weighted⌥+O
Orbit - activate pan⇧+O
Pan toolH
Zoom toolZ
Zoom Extents⇧+Z
Previous view⌥+Left
Next view⌥+Right
Position Camera⇧+C
Walk toolW
Look Around⌥+L
Orbit toolO
Orbit - disable gravity-weighted⌥+O
Orbit - activate pan⇧+O
Pan toolH
Zoom toolZ
Zoom Extents⇧+Z
Zoom Window⌃+⇧+W
Previous view⌥+Left
Next view⌥+Right
Position Camera⇧+C
Walk toolW
Look Around⌥+L

Construction

ActionShortcut
Tape measure toolT
Tape measure - create guide⌘+T
Protractor tool⇧+P
Dimension toolD
Text tool⇧+T
3D Text tool⌥+T
Section Plane tool⇧+S
Tape measure toolT
Tape measure - create guide⌃+T
Protractor tool⇧+P
Axes tool⇧+A
Dimension toolD
Text tool⇧+T
3D Text tool⌥+T
Section Plane tool⇧+S
ActionShortcut
Undo⌘+Z
Redo⌘+⇧+Z
Cut⌘+X
Copy⌘+C
Paste⌘+V
Paste in Place⌘+⇧+V
DeleteDelete
Select All⌘+A
HideH
Unhide All⇧+H
Make ComponentG
Make Group⌘+G
Undo⌃+Z
Redo⌃+Y
Cut⌃+X
Copy⌃+C
Paste⌃+V
Paste in Place⌃+⇧+V
DeleteDelete
Select All⌃+A
Select None⌃+T
HideH
Unhide All⇧+H
Make ComponentG
Make Group⌃+G

File Operations

ActionShortcut
New⌘+N
Open⌘+O
Save⌘+S
Save As⌘+⇧+S
Export 3D Model⌘+⇧+E
Print⌘+P
New⌃+N
Open⌃+O
Save⌃+S
Save As⌃+⇧+S
Export 3D Model⌃+⇧+E
Print⌃+P

Inference Locking

ActionShortcut
Lock to Red axisRightArrow
Lock to Green axisLeftArrow
Lock to Blue axisUpArrow
Lock to parallel/perpendicularDownArrow
Lock current inference⇧
Lock to Red axisRightArrow
Lock to Green axisLeftArrow
Lock to Blue axisUpArrow
Lock to parallel/perpendicularDownArrow
Lock current inference⇧

Views

ActionShortcut
Top viewF2
Front viewF3
Right viewF4
Back viewF5
Left viewF6
Isometric viewF8