Getting started
Keyboard shortcuts
Atelier’s keys and mouse gestures, grouped by context.
Keys also appear in tooltips. In the editor, Settings → Help and shortcuts gives a summary.
Good to know
- On a Mac, Cmd replaces Ctrl. Ctrl+click acts as a right-click there: to add to the selection, use Shift or Cmd.
- In a text field, tool keys do nothing. Ctrl/Cmd+S, and Enter or Esc during an operation, always work.
- A key doesn’t replace an open operation: apply or close it first.
In every workspace
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl/Cmd+S | Save (even in a sketch) |
| Ctrl/Cmd+Z | Undo |
| Shift+Ctrl/Cmd+Z | Redo |
| S | Search commands |
| Home | Fit view |
| Delete or Backspace | Delete selection |
| Ctrl/Cmd+A | Select all in the active mode |
| Enter | Apply the open operation (its first field already has the cursor) |
| Esc | Cancel the operation, close the window, or clear the selection |
Modeling
These keys only work in the Modeling workspace.
| Key | Tool |
|---|---|
| E | Extrude |
| R | Revolve |
| Q | Push/pull (on a curved face: Offset face) |
| F | Fillet |
| C | Shell |
| M | Move/copy |
| I | Measure (press again to stop) |
| 1 / 2 / 3 | Bodies / Faces / Edges selection |
- A finished sketch stays selected: E extrudes it right away.
- While dragging a handle, hold Shift to move in larger steps.
- While dragging an arrow, hold Ctrl or Cmd so it no longer snaps to the model.
Mouse in the 3D view
| Gesture | Action |
|---|---|
| Drag on the model, or Alt + drag | Orbit around the model |
| Drag with the right button | Pan the view |
| Scroll wheel | Zoom |
| Click | Select (on empty space: deselect all) |
| Shift, Ctrl or Cmd + click | Add to or remove from the selection |
| Drag on empty space | Box select: to the right, what’s fully inside; to the left, everything it touches |
| Right-click an item | Open its action card |
| Alt + click | Choose an item hidden behind another |
| Double-click a planar face (Faces mode) | Create a sketch on that face |
| Double-click a sketch profile | Open the sketch |
| Click the view cube | Orient the view |
Objects and Operations panels
| Gesture | Action |
|---|---|
| Double-click a plane under Origin planes | Create a sketch on that plane |
| Double-click or F2 on a body | Rename |
| Double-click a sketch | Open the sketch (F2 to rename it) |
| Right-click a row in Objects | Open its menu |
| Click an operation in Operations | Select it and show its geometry |
| Double-click an operation | Edit it |
| Right-click an operation | Open its menu, with Edit first and Delete last |
| Delete on a selected operation | Delete it, after confirmation |
Sketch
In a sketch, these keys replace those of the 3D view.
Tools
| Key | Tool |
|---|---|
| V | Select |
| L | Line |
| R | Rectangle |
| C | Circle |
| A | Arc |
| B | Spline |
| D | Dimension |
| H | Pan the view |
| X | Switch the selection to Construction, or back |
While drawing
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| A digit while drawing | Type the dimension (Tab switches fields, Enter draws) |
| Enter | End a chain of lines |
| Delete or Backspace | Delete the selection |
| Ctrl/Cmd+A | Select all |
| Ctrl/Cmd+Z / Shift+Ctrl/Cmd+Z | Undo / redo in the sketch |
| Home | Fit the sketch |
| Esc | Go back one step |
Esc never leaves the sketch. To exit, click Finish or Cancel in the sketch bar.
Mouse
| Gesture | Action |
|---|---|
| Hold Space + drag, or drag with the right button | Pan the view |
| Scroll wheel | Zoom around the pointer |
| Shift + click | Add or remove an item |
| Click inside a closed area | Select its profile |
| Drag on empty space | Box select |
| Double-click an item | Dimension it |
| Right-click without dragging | Stop the current drawing |
Assembly
These keys only work in the Assembly workspace.
| Key or gesture | Action |
|---|---|
| J | Create a joint (then click each part) |
| Ctrl/Cmd+G | Group the selected parts |
| Shift+Ctrl/Cmd+G | Ungroup |
| Click a joint in Objects | Adjust it |
| Delete on a joint | Delete joint |
Windows and fields
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ in a number field | Increase or decrease the value (with Shift: step × 10) |
| ↑ / ↓ then Enter | Pick from a list (Search commands, Choose an item) |
| Esc | Close the topmost window |