Keyboard shortcut reference

Applies to 2022.0 Update and later

Keys available for performing functions in Netfabb with a single keystroke

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These shortcuts are available almost always, mostly when no module is active other than the default one, but also in those modules, too. Some of these require a selection of some kind, such as a part or a slice.

Delete selected

Delete

Toggle triangle highlighting

Ctrl+G

Zoom in

A

Zoom out

Q

Zoom Mode

F1

Screenshot to clipboard

Shift+Ctrl+P

This takes a screenshot of the 3D display contents.

Note: If you had Netfabb installed previously, this may still be Ctrl+C. By default, that shortcut is now assigned to taking a reference to a part or a slice to the clipboard for use with Ctrl+V or via context menu option for pasting a copy of that part or slice.

Zoom to selection

F

Zooms and also focuses on the selection.

Zoom to Home

H

Zooms and focuses the build platform.

Switch to Mesh Manipulation

Ctrl+T

Undo

Ctrl+Z

Redo

Ctrl+Y

Duplicate part or slice

Ctrl+X

Duplicate filling the platform

Ctrl+F

Duplicate in same position

Ctrl+D

Rename part or slice

F2

New project

Ctrl+N

Open file

Ctrl+O

Save project

Ctrl+S

Next perspective

Space

Previous perspective

Shift+Space

Front Perspective

These provide direct access to the six plane-aligned perspectives. By default, these have no shortcuts assigned.

Back Perspective

Left Perspective

Right Perspective

Top Perspective

Bottom Perspective

Select all

Ctrl+A

Invert selection

Ctrl+I

Select fully inside platform

By default, these have no shortcuts assigned.

Select fully outside platform

Select partly inside platform

Select partly outside platform

Move clip plane in the +X direction

Shift+D

These move the clipping planes in directions relative to the cardinal axes of the build platform.

Move clip plane in the -X direction

Shift+A

Move clip plane in the +Y direction

Shift+Q

Move clip plane in the -Y direction

Shift+E

Move clip plane in the +Z direction

Shift+W

Move clip plane in the -Z direction

Shift+S

Settings for clipplane step jump

Shift+Ctrl+I

Opens the clipplane step configuration dialog

Toggle orbit type between Free and Constrained

O

Toggle Visibility

Shift+V

Toggles the visibility of the selected body in Lattice Commander

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Default module

Highlight part

Shift+H

This draws the part in front of any and all others while you hold the key.

Show platform of current part

P

Draws a platform local to the currently selected part or parts while you hold the key.

Align parts

F7

Platform overview

F5

Collision detection

Ctrl+K

Move parts

Shift+Ctrl+M

Opens the Move Part dialog.

Rotate parts

Shift+Ctrl+R

Opens the Rotate Part dialog.

Rotate around X

X

These rotations are performed around the cardinal axes of the build platform.

Rotate around Y

Y

Rotate around Z

Z

Rotate counter-clockwise around X

Shift+X

Rotate counter-clockwise around Y

Shift+Y

Rotate counter-clockwise around Z

Shift+Z

Scale parts

Shift+Ctrl+S

Opens the Scale Part dialog.

Arrange parts

Shift+Ctrl+O

Launches the Simple Outbox Packer.

Hide selected parts

Ctrl+H

Show selected parts

Shift+Ctrl+H

Show color and texture

Ctrl+M

Toggle No-Build Zone Visibility

Shift+N

Execute Lua Script

Shift+L

Move part in the +X direction

Shift+Right

These move the part in directions relative to the cardinal axes of the build platform.

Move part in the -X direction

Shift+Left

Move part in the +Y direction

Shift+Up

Move part in the -Y direction

Shift+Down

Move part in the +Z direction

Shift+Page up

Move part in the -Z direction

Shift+Page down

Move part up

Up

These move the part in directions relative to the current camera perspective.

Move part down

Down

Move part left

Left

Move part right

Right

Move part further back

Page up

Move part nearer to the front

Page down

Put part on platform

Ctrl+Down

Show platform

Ctrl+P

Toggles the display of the build platform.

Show machine platform

Toggles the display of the 3D platform model present in some machines. By default, this command has no shortcut assigned.

Show gizmo

Shift+Ctrl+G

Toggles whether the gizmo should always appear for selected parts, not just when any of the transformation controls Move, Rotate, and Scale are active.

Show part names

Ctrl+L

Show edges

Ctrl+E

Highlight backfaces

Ctrl+B

Toggles coloring the "inside" of triangles (negative normal) red.

Minimize outbox

Ctrl+Q

Load machine workspace

Ctrl+W

Support module

Calls the respective module on the currently selected part or parts, as applicable

By default, these have no shortcuts assigned.

Boolean module

Repair module

Copy

Ctrl+C

Copies a reference to the currently selected part or slice to the clipboard. This is a special clipboard that is independent from any clipboard function provided by the operating system, such as for text or image data.

Paste

Ctrl+V

Pastes a duplicate of the copied reference to the current view, as applicable.

Note: The duplicate is pasted with the same orientation and location that the referenced part has currently, not as it had during copying the reference. Also, if the referenced part or slice no longer exists, nothing is pasted.

Free cut

Calls cutting with the respective mode selected.

By default, these have no shortcuts assigned.

Plane cut

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Part export

To call the part export immediately set to a particular file type, a keyboard shortcut can be set for each of the available file types. By default, no shortcuts are assigned to any of the file types.

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Repair module

Highlight errors

Ctrl+H

Show triangle grid

G

Select triangles

F5

Select surfaces

F6

Select shells

F7

Clear selection

F8

Hide triangles

I

This is a capital i, not a lower-case L.

Unhide triangles

V

Expand selection

+

Shrink selection

-

Extract shells manually

Ctrl+F7

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Texture module

Paint on Triangles

F5

Paint on Surfaces

F6

Paint on Shells

F7

Read color from triangle

F8

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Support module

Create new bar

F4

Create new polyline

F5

Create new volume

F6

Create anchor

F7

Remove anchor

F8

Next support

N

Previous support

B

Show selection

Ctrl+V

Support structures not currently selected have their visibility toggled when using this shortcut.

Hide unselected

V

Support structures not currently selected are hidden while you hold this key.

Add polygon cut

+

When editing a support cluster in 2D, this fills the area enclosed by the currently drawn polygon contour with support.

Subtract polygon cut

-

When editing a support cluster in 2D, this removes any support in the area enclosed by the currently drawn polygon contour.

Enter polygon cut

Ctrl+U

Enter and leave the 2D cluster editing view.

Close polygon cut

Ctrl+U

Angle volume support

Ctrl+B

Toggles the control to add a knee-like angle to a selected volume support.

Toggle platform

Ctrl+P

Toggle anchors

Ctrl+E

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3S

Add node

F4

Add bar

F5

Add face

F6

Close contours automatically

Ctrl+A

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Labeling module

You can set up keyboard shortcuts to access each of the four modes of labeling directly, text, image, list, and tag. By default, no shortcuts are assigned to any of the labeling methods.

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Slice Commander

Show grid

Ctrl+P