General Toolbar

The General toolbar is used to manipulate object positions and rotations, align objects and to set keys for showing or hiding objects.

Closed 1. Undo / Redo (Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Y)

Click these two buttons to undo (Ctrl + Z) or redo (Ctrl + Y) the last operation.

Closed 2. Select Object

Toggles the Select mode. You may then directly pick the object in the 3D viewer.

You may also drag a rectangle around multiple objects to select them in this Mode.

Drag from left to right: Any object partially contacting the rectangle will be selected.

Drag from right to left: Only the objects covered entirely within the rectangle will be selected.

Closed 3. Move Object

To switch to Move mode. You may then directly move the selected object in the 3D viewer instead of manually entering the values on the Modify page.

Click the down arrow button to switch the move mode between World or Local.

You can turn the gizmo mode on or off using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Q.

  • Gizmo Mode On:
    • Drag the arrows to move objects along a specific axis.
    • Drag the colored squares (Yellow, Cyan, and Magenta) to move the object along a specific plane.
  • Gizmo Mode Off:
    • Left Mouse Button: Move the object on the XY plane.
    • Mouse Wheel: Move the object along the world Z-axis.
    • Right Mouse Button: Rotate the object along the local Z-axis.
Closed 4. Rotate Object

To switch to Rotate mode. You may then directly rotate the selected object in the 3D viewer instead of manually entering the values on the Modify page.

Click the down arrow button to switch the move mode between Parent (World) or Local.

You can turn the gizmo mode on or off using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Q.

  • Gizmo Mode On:
    • Drag the RGB circles to rotate objects along a specific axis.
    • Drag the sphere to rotate objects freely.
  • Gizmo Mode Off:
    • Left Mouse Button: Rotate along the local Z-axis.
    • Right Mouse Button: Rotate along the local Y-axis.
    • Both Mouse Buttons: Rotate along the local X-axis.
Closed 5. Scale Object

To switch to Scale mode. You may then directly scale the selected object in the 3D viewer instead of manually entering the values on the Modify page.

You can turn the gizmo mode on or off using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Q.

  • Gizmo Mode On:
    • Drag the RGB lines to scale objects along a specific axis.
    • Drag the yellow box to scale objects uniformly.
  • Gizmo Mode Off:
    • Left Mouse Button: Uniformly scale the object.
    • Right Mouse Button: Scale the object along the local Z-axis.
    • Both Mouse Buttons: Scale the object along the local X-Y axis.

In Move Object, Rotate Object or Scale Object modes, you may also:
Alt + Left Mouse Button: To Pan the camera.
Alt + Right Mouse Button: To Rotate the camera.
Alt + Both Mouse Buttons: To Zoom the Camera.

Closed6. Link/Unlink

Click this button to set a Link/Unlink key for the selected object or objects.

Please refer to the Link section for more information.

Closed 7. Align Objects

Multi-select objects and align them with this button.

Please refer to the Aligning Objects section for more information.

Closed8. Align to Object

You may use this button to align selected objects to any other object. Though it can be used to almost every object, it is especially useful for relocating a constraint to a certain position on a physics rigid body. Please refer to the Aligning 3D Entity to Target Object section for more information.

Closed9. Visible

Click this button to set keys to show or hide the selected object. Please note that it can be used on one object at a time.

Closed10. Isolate Selection

Shows the selected objects and hides the rest of the non-selected objects. Please refer to the How to release resources by ignoring hidden objects section for more information.