Modeling Toolkit hotkeys

Component modes

	Function
Ctrl + Tab	Multi-component selection mode
F9	Vertex selection mode
F10	Edge selection mode
F11	Face selection mode
Switch component modes	-click a selection mode icon (vertex, edge, face).

See Select components with the Modeling Toolkit.

Tools

	Function
q	Selection tool
w	Move tool
e	Rotate tool
r	Scale tool
+	Increate manipulator size.
-	Decrease manipulator size.

See Modeling Toolkit transform tools.

Modes

	Function
`	Tweak mode
b	Soft selection mode
d	Custom pivot adjustment mode

Custom pivot adjustment mode

	Function
Click a component.	Snap the manipulator to the center of a component. Note: The manipulator only snaps along the active axis handle.
Ctrl-click a component.	Aim the active axis handle toward a component.
Shift-drag the manipulator along a surface.	Slide the manipulator along a surface. Note: The manipulator is constrained to the active surface, letting you position the manipulator anywhere on the object.
Ctrl + Shift-click a component.	Align the pivot to a component.
Click outside of the object.	Reset the position of the custom pivot.
Ctrl-click outside of the object.	Reset the orientation of the custom pivot.
Ctrl + Shift-click outside the object.	Reset the position and orientation of the custom pivot.

See Position the Modeling Toolkit custom pivot.

Snapping

	Function
x	Snap to grid intersections
c	Snap to curves
v	Snap to CV, vertex, pivot

Quad Draw Tool

	Function on quad mesh	Function off quad mesh
Click the reference surface or grid.	Drop dots
Drag or -drag	Tweak components
Shift-drag	Relax vertices	Create polygons or fill holes
Shift + -drag	Relax a selection of vertices
Ctrl-drag	Insert an edge loop
Ctrl + -drag	Insert an edge loop that snaps to the middle of the path
Ctrl + Shift-click	Delete components
Ctrl + Shift + -drag	Move an edge loop
Tab-drag	Extend an edge	Create quad strips
Tab + -drag	Extend an edge loop	Resize quad strips
y	Reactivate the Quad Draw Tool	Reactivate the Quad Draw Tool

See Retopologize a mesh with Quad Draw and Retopologize with Quad Draw.

Multi-Cut Tool

Hotkey	Function
When no cut or slice points have been placed: Ctrl-click Ctrl + -click (snap to the middle of the path) Ctrl + Shift-click (snap to increments of the Snap Step %)	Insert an edge loop.
When cut points have been placed: Shift-click an edge (snap to increments of the Snap Step %) Shift-drag over an edge (set the Snap Step % interactively)	Snap cut points to an edge.
Backspace	Remove cut/slice points.
Backspace/Delete	Delete highlighted edges.
Z/Shift + Z	Undo/redo any action.
Drag	Reposition cut/slice points.
-drag a slice plane	Reposition a slice plane.
-drag anywhere on the mesh	Quick slice a mesh.
-click	Complete a cut or slice.
Esc	Cancel a cut or slice operation.
y	Reactivate the Multi-Cut Tool

See Slice a mesh with the Multi-Cut Tool.

Related topics

• Modeling Toolkit