Keyboard Tips & Tricks

You guys are getting pretty good out there! Judging from the scenes that are being posted lately, I think it's high time we release some of the 'hidden' features of SceneCaster which you might want to keep handy for when you decide it's finally time to build that replica of the Sistine Chapel. There are quite a number of keyboard functions that you can use to build your scenes faster, better & easier.

2D View Actions
Left-click to select or move objects
Mouse wheel – Use to "zoom in" or to "zoom out."
Right-click (hold) while dragging to "pan" or "scroll the scene."

2D View Keyboard Shortcut Keys
D - Draw Walls: allows you to begin drawing walls.
U - Draw Floor: allows you to draw a floor with no walls or ceiling.
A - Chain: toggle setting allowing you to draw only one wall at a time or a connected series.
Spacebar - enclose room while drawing walls.
R - Delete wall: click on a wall to delete it.
S - Snap: toggle setting allowing override of snap settings to grid/guides/extensions while drawing walls (useful when drawing freeform or 'curved' walls).
G - Grid: toggle setting allowing override of snap to grid while drawing walls.
N - Points: toggle setting allowing override of snap to points while drawing walls.
X - Extensions: toggle setting allowing override of snap to extensions while drawing walls.
P - Properties: opens properties dialog box for selected 2D object (walls, room, doors, lights, etc.) You can edit the properties of most 2D objects.
L - Light: allows you to insert an additional light in your scene.
Alt - allows you to override collision when moving 3D objects in 2D View.
I - Tools: opens the tools dialog box for drawing shapes, dimensions and text.
Y - Layers: opens the layers dialog box. You can create layers just for shapes and text.
Del - Delete the selected object.
esc - Cancel: cancel the current action.
Ctrl + Z key to undo the previous action.
V - Flip Vertical: flips the floorplan vertically.
H - Flip Horizontal: flips the floorplan horizontallyAction.
E - Extrude: allows you to drag a wall segment from one break to another.

3D View Actions
Left-click to select and move objects.
Mouse wheel – Use to "zoom in" or to "zoom out."
Right-click while dragging to "pan" or "scroll the scene."

3D View Keyboard Shortcut Keys
Shift - Hold down key while dragging to move an object “up” or “down.”
Alt - Hold down key while dragging an object to override the collision constraint.
Ctrl - Hold down key while clicking on objects to select more than one object at a time.
Del - use to delete selected object(s).

3D View Arrow Keys:
Move the camera one inch in the corresponding direction.