Mouse Modes
There are four mouse modes ["Select", "Zoom", "Rotate",
and "Architecture"]. You can activate them from the Tools menu,
or from the buttons in the toolbar at the top of the application.
Select tool
| Windows/Linux |
Macintosh |
Action |
| Left-Click |
Click |
Select an object. |
| Left-Click blank area |
Click blank area |
Clears the selection set. |
| Shift-Left-Click |
Shift-Click |
Add an object to the selection set. |
| Left-Click blank area and Drag |
Click blank area and Drag |
Drags a selection box. Objects inside the selection box are selected,
and anything completely outside the selection box becomes unselected. |
| Shift-Left-Click blank area and Drag |
Shift-Click blank area and Drag |
Drags a selection box and adds objects inside the selection box
to the selection set. |
| Left-Click and Drag on object |
Click and Drag on object |
Adds object to selction set and moves them. |
Zoom Tool
| Windows/Linux |
Macintosh |
Action |
| Left-Click |
Click |
Zoom in |
| Left-Click blank area and Drag |
Click blank area and Drag |
Drags a zoom box, letting up on the button zooms to that boundaries
of the zoom box. |
| Alt-Left-Click |
n/a |
zoom out |
| Double-Left-Click Zoom Tool Button |
Double-Click Zoom Tool Buttonck |
Zoom to Extents |
Rotate Tool (All objects that are selected when the rotate tool
button is activated will be rotated by subsequent mouse actions.)
| Windows/Linux |
Macintosh |
Action |
| Left-Click |
Click |
Move the pivot point. |
| Left-Click blank area and Drag |
Click blank area and Drag |
Rotate all the selected objects about the pivot point. |
Architecture Tool
| Windows/Linux |
Macintosh |
Action |
| Left-Click blank area and Drag |
Click blank area and Drag |
Draws an Architectural Visual Aid. |
Universal Mouse Behavior
The following is true regardless of what mouse mode is active:
| Windows/Linux |
Macintosh |
Action |
| Right-Click |
Control-Click |
Context menu. |
| Shift-Left-Click |
Shift-Click |
Add an object to the selection set. |
| Shift-Left-Click blank area and drag |
Shift-Click blank area and Drag |
Drags a selection box and adds objects inside the selection box
to the selection set. |
| Control-Left-Click |
n/a |
Zoom in. |
| Control-Left-Click and Drag |
n/a |
Drags a zoom box, letting up on the button zooms to that boundaries
of the zoom box. |
| Alt-Left-Click |
n/a |
Zoom out |
| Left-Click and drag on object |
Click and drag on object |
Adds object to selction set and moves them. |
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