Master these shortcuts to speed up your workflow in 3dSynth. Desktop app users have access to additional keyboard shortcuts via the menu bar.
3D Viewer Controls
Action
Control
Description
Orbit
Left Mouse
Rotate the camera around the model
Pan
Right Mouse
Move the camera position left/right/up/down
Zoom
Scroll Wheel
Zoom in/out on the model
3D Viewport Navigation (Blender-style)
The 3D viewport includes a navigation gizmo in the top-right corner (drag to orbit, click axis labels to align view). You can also use the keyboard shortcuts below, inspired by Blender's 3D Viewport. For a full description of the gizmo (orbit disc, zoom/pan/projection buttons), see Navigation Gizmo.
View Alignment (switches to orthographic)
Action
Shortcut
Description
Front View
Numpad 1
Align camera to front (looking along +Y), orthographic
Back View
Ctrl + Numpad 1
Align camera to back, orthographic
Right View
Numpad 3
Align camera to right (looking along -X), orthographic
Left View
Ctrl + Numpad 3
Align camera to left, orthographic
Top View
Numpad 7
Align camera to top (looking down Z), orthographic
Bottom View
Ctrl + Numpad 7
Align camera to bottom, orthographic
Orbit (Numpad)
Action
Shortcut
Description
Orbit Up
Numpad 8
Rotate view upward by 15 degrees
Orbit Down
Numpad 2
Rotate view downward by 15 degrees
Orbit Left
Numpad 4
Rotate view left by 15 degrees
Orbit Right
Numpad 6
Rotate view right by 15 degrees
Projection and Zoom
Action
Shortcut
Description
Toggle Projection
Numpad 5
Toggle between perspective and orthographic
Zoom In
Numpad +
Zoom in (discrete step)
Zoom Out
Numpad -
Zoom out (discrete step)
Frame All
Home
Fit the entire model in view
Profile Editor
Action
Control
Description
Add Point
Double-click
Add a new control point to the spline
Delete Point
Right-click on point
Remove a control point (min 2 points)
Move Point
Drag point
Reposition a control point
Adjust Handle
Drag handle
Modify the curve tangent at a control point
Desktop App Shortcuts
Action
Windows/Linux
macOS
Open Project
Ctrl + O
⌘ + O
Save Project
Ctrl + S
⌘ + S
Export G-Code
Ctrl + E
⌘ + E
Open Documentation
F1
F1
Global Shortcuts (Web + Desktop)
Action
Shortcut
Description
Undo
Ctrl + Z
Undo last design change
Redo
Ctrl + Shift + Z
Redo undone change
Toggle Inspector
Ctrl + B
Show/hide bottom inspector panel
Duplicate Effect
Ctrl + D
Duplicate the selected effect in the stack (same as the copy control on the effect card)
Fit Camera
F
Center camera on model
Cycle Shade Mode
T
Cycle toolpath display: CPU → Wire → GPU (see Viewer Settings)
Show All Layers
0
Reset to show all layers
Layer Down
\[ or PageDown
Show fewer layers
Layer Up
\] or PageUp
Show more layers
Add Effect
A
Add new Z-Ripple effect
Delete Effect
Delete or Backspace
Delete selected effect
Layer Visibility (UI Controls)
Action
Control
Description
Show More Layers
▲ button
Increase visible layer count by one
Show Fewer Layers
▼ button
Decrease visible layer count by one
Scrub Layers
Slider
Drag to quickly preview different heights
Show All
Show All button
Reset to show all layers
Undo/Redo System
3dSynth tracks your design changes so you can undo mistakes and redo reverted actions.