Bricksmith provides many "secret" keyboard shortcuts to help building go faster.
Note: Many of Bricksmith's menu items also have shortcuts printed next to them. (For instance, Grid Spacing > Small is "⌘1".) This document only covers keys that you can't find elsewhere.
Part Movement | |
Key | Function |
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Click-drag Arrow keys |
Move parts |
Click-drag-shift | Move parts, but constrain movement along straight lines |
Option-click-drag | Move a copy of the selected parts |
Option-Arrow keys | Move parts on third axis |
x/y/z | Rotate +X/Y/Z |
Shift-x/y/z | Rotate -X/Y/Z |
Selection | |
Key | Function |
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Shift-click |
Select multiple parts |
Viewing | |
Key | Function |
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Command-drag Middle-click |
Spin model to change viewing angle |
Space | Grabber (pan) tool |
Command-option-click | Center view on clicked point |
Command-option-drag Option-scroll |
Smooth zoom in/out |
Command-space * | Zoom in |
Option-space Command-option-space * |
Zoom out |
0 | Viewing angle: 3-D Perspective |
2 | Viewing angle: Bottom |
4 | Viewing angle: Left |
5 | Viewing angle: Front |
6 | Viewing angle: Right |
7 or 9 |
Viewing angle: Back |
8 | Viewing angle: Top |
* These are known to conflict with Mac OS X's default keys for displaying the Spotlight window. They were chosen to maintain compatibility with Adobe's application suite, which has been using these keys for zoom in/out for well over a decade.
To compensate, I (and Adobe) recommend one of the following:
For the Power User | |
Operation | Steps |
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Set colors entirely with the keyboard |
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