Plasticity Essentials
| Command Name | Shortcut | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Operating the 3D Viewport | ||
| Viewport: navigate to front | Num.1 | Front view. |
| Viewport: navigate to right | Num.3 | Right view. |
| Viewport: navigate to top | Num.7 | Top view. |
| Viewport: navigate to back | Ctrl+Num.1 | Back view. |
| Viewport: navigate to left | Ctrl+Num.3 | Left view. |
| Viewport: navigate to bottom | Ctrl+Num.7 | Bottom view. |
| Viewport: toggle orthographic camera | Num.5 | Switch between perspective and orthographic projection. |
| Viewport: navigate to selection | Space | Center selected object on the screen. |
| P-Menu | ||
| New | Ctrl+N | Clear the scene, then create a new Plasticity document. |
| New Window | Run Plasticity in a new window. | |
| Open | Ctrl+O | Open a Plasticity document. |
| Import/Append | Ctrl+Shift+O | Import a document. Refer to here. |
| Save | Ctrl+S | Save a Plasticity document. |
| Save as | Ctrl+Shift+S | Save as a new Plasticity document. |
| Export | Ctrl+Shift+E | Export a document. Refer to here. |
| Quick save version | Save a copy of the document with the same filename, appended with a timestamp. | |
| Save as startup scene | Save the current document as the startup scene. The file will automatically open upon the next startup. | |
| Preferences | Ctrl+ , (Comma) | Open Preferences dialog. |
| Manage licenses | Manage the license token and devices. | |
| Plasticity Version: 0.0.0 | Installed Plasticity version. | |
| Quit | Ctrl+Q | |
| Group Objects | ||
| Group Selected | Ctrl+G | Group Selected. |
| Group Selected at Root | Ctrl+G | Group Selected at Root. |
| Ungroup Selected | Alt+G | Ungroup Selected. |
| Toggle Object States | ||
| Hide Selected | H | Hide Selected. |
| Hide Unselected | Shift+H | Hide Unselected. |
| Unhide All | Alt+H | Unhide All. |
| Invert Hidden | Ctrl+H | Invert Hidden. |
| Lock Selected | Make selection unselectable. | |
| Focus and Isolate Objects | ||
| Viewport: focus | / (Slash) | Zoom to selected object. |
| Isolate | . (Period) | Isolate selected object by temporarily hiding unselected objects. |
| Selection Mode | ||
| Selection mode: set Control Point | 1 | Control point selection mode. |
| Selection mode: set Edge | 2 | Edge selection mode. |
| Selection mode: set Face | 3 | Face selection mode. |
| Selection mode: set Solid | 4 | Body selection mode. |
| Selection mode: set all | Tab | All selectable mode. |
| Selection: toggle Control Point | Shift+1 | Toggle Control Point selection mode. |
| Selection: toggle Edge | Shift+2 | Toggle Edge selection mode. |
| Selection: toggle Face | Shift+3 | Toggle Face selection mode. |
| Selection: toggle Solid | Shift+4 | Toggle Body selection mode. |
| Selecting Objects | ||
| Select All | A | Select All. |
| Select all Curves | Select all Curves. | |
| Invert Selection | Alt+A | Invert selection. |
| Select Adjacent | Ctrl+Shift+= | Select Adjacent. |
| Deselect All | Esc | Deselect all. |
| Selection: convert to Edges | Ctrl+2 | Select Edges included in the selection. |
| Selection: convert to Faces | Ctrl+3 | Select Faces included in the selection. |
| Selection: convert to Solids | Ctrl+4 | Select Solids included in the selection. |
| selection: convert to groups | Ctrl+5 | Select all objects within the group of the selected objects. |
| View Mode | ||
| Viewport: toggle overlays | Alt+Shift+Z | To toggle overlay display. |
| Viewport: toggle xray mode | Alt+Z | To toggle X-Ray mode. |
| Viewport: toggle Edges | To toggle show Edges. | |
| Viewport: toggle Faces | To toggle show Faces. | |
| Grid and Snap | ||
| Grid: toggle grid snapping | Toggle grid snapping. | |
| Viewport: decrease grid size | Decrease grid size. | |
| Viewport: increase grid size | Increase grid size. | |
| Snaps: toggle snap snapping | Toggle object snapping. | |
| Construction Planes | ||
| Space | Construction plane from selection (align camera). | |
| Viewport: set construction plane to selection | Shift+Space | Construction plane from selection (do not align). |
| Create Viewspace Construction Plane At Origin | Ctrl+Space | Construction plane from camera (through origin). |
| Create Viewspace Construction Plane | Ctrl+Shift+Space | Construction plane from camera (select distance point). |
| General Functions | ||
| Ctrl+C | Copy. | |
| Ctrl+V | Paste. | |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Z | Redo. | |
| Delete | Shift+Backspace | Delete selected objects. Deleting a group removes the group and its children. |
| Delete Control Point | Delete selected Control Points. | |
| Delete Edge | Delete selected Edges. | |
| Delete Face | Shift+X or Shift+Delete | Delete selected Faces. |
| Delete Group | Remove the group and its children. | |
| Dissolve | Backspace | Delete selected objects. Dissolving a group removes the group but keeps its items. |
| Dissolve Face | Delete selected redundant Faces. | |
| Edit: Repeat last command | Shift+R | Repeat last command. |
| Sidebar: toggle | Ctrl+B | Toggle the display of the sidebar. |