Mouse and keys
Keys act on the view; they do nothing while you are typing in a field. On macOS, Ctrl is
Cmd.
Mouse
| Do |
To |
| Drag |
Orbit |
| Right-drag, or Shift-drag |
Pan |
| Scroll |
Zoom |
| Click |
Select (or place, or measure, when those are on) |
| Double-click |
Fit everything visible |
| Move over an element |
Highlight its edges |
| Drag the view cube |
Orbit |
| Click the view cube |
Look from that face, edge or corner |
| Drag a section box arrow |
Move that face of the box |
In a plan or a section, dragging pans (there is nothing to orbit), or moves the reference plan whose
Drag it in the view is on. T, O and B do nothing there, and the view cube is hidden.
Keys
| Key |
Does |
| F |
Fit everything visible |
| T |
Top view |
| O |
Perspective / orthographic |
| E |
Edges on / off |
| H |
Hatching on / off |
| B |
Section box on / off |
| M |
Measure on / off |
| Ctrl+K |
Command palette: find and run any command |
| Esc |
Close the palette; else stop placing; else drop the first point of a dimension; else clear the selection |
| Shift while placing |
Don't snap: the point is only rounded to 10 mm |
| Shift while measuring |
Keep the second point on the X, Y or Z axis through the first |
| Alt while measuring |
Measure to the face under the cursor, no snapping (Option on macOS) |
Editing (.bimble models)
| Key |
Does |
| Ctrl+Z |
Undo |
| Ctrl+Y, Ctrl+Shift+Z |
Redo |
| Ctrl+S |
Save (download, in a browser). With an IFC model: save its views to the side file |
| Del |
Delete the selected element |