Every Key of Draw
The keys of the Draw tool. While drawing, the keys that act at the current moment
are listed at the bottom left of the viewport; F1 shows every key, and again hides the list.
Putting Down a Guide
| Key |
Action |
| F and drag |
Draws a freehand curve. Returning to the start makes a loop; starting from a point or a line glues it there. Space moves the shape while dragging. |
| LMB |
Places a sharp point with the pen. Click and drag places a smooth point with a handle. |
| LMB on the first point |
Closes the pen's loop. |
| LMB on the last point, Enter |
Finishes the pen's line open. |
| Backspace |
Removes the pen's last point. |
| L and drag |
Draws a straight line. |
| O and drag |
Draws a circle from its center. Shift makes it round; Space moves it. |
| Drag off the mesh |
Cuts through: a guide where the stroke slices the mesh, on the front and the back. |
| LMB off the mesh |
Cuts through with a line, point by point (two points make it straight). Enter cuts. |
Selecting
| Key |
Action |
| LMB on a guide |
Selects it. Shift extends the selection. |
| LMB on a point |
Selects the point and its guide. |
| L and click |
Selects the guide and every guide glued to it. |
| A / Alt+A |
Selects all / none. |
| LMB on bare mesh |
Deselects. |
Points and Handles
| Key |
Action |
| Drag a point |
Moves it. Shift slides it along its guide. Released on another guide, it is glued there. |
| Drag a glued point |
Moves the junction; the other guide bends with it. Ctrl or Alt and drag pulls it free. |
| G and drag a line |
Moves the whole guide, or the selection. |
| G / S / R (tap, with a point selected) |
Moves the point / scales its handles / turns them. A click or Enter confirms, Esc cancels. Ctrl while turning gives 15° steps. |
| V (tap), or V and click |
Makes the point sharp or smooth. |
| P (tap, with an end selected), or P and click an end |
Cycles a line end that meets nothing; see End a line that meets nothing. |
| Drag a handle end |
Bends the curve. |
| S and drag a point |
Scales its handles. |
| H |
Shows or hides the handles on every point. |
| Ctrl and click a line |
Adds a point there. |
| Ctrl and click a point |
Deletes it. |
| Ctrl and wheel |
Gives the guide fewer or more points. |
| Alt and click two points |
Makes a guide between them. |
Guides
| Key |
Action |
| E and click |
Erases the section under the mouse. |
| X and click |
Deletes the guide. |
| Del |
Deletes the selected guides. |
| R and drag |
Relax brush. The wheel sets its size. |
| T and drag |
Tweak brush. The wheel sets its size. |
| Shift+R |
Relaxes every point of the selected guides. |
Regions
| Key |
Action |
| K and click a region |
Cycles the region's kind; see A region's kind. |
Mirror X
| Key |
Action |
| M |
Turns Mirror X on or off. |
| Drag an end onto the mirror line |
Merges the guide with its mirror image. |
| Drag a center point |
Slides it along the line. Ctrl or Alt and drag pulls it off; the guide opens there. |
| Key |
Action |
| Ctrl+Z, Backspace |
Undoes. |
| N |
Shows or hides the sidebar. |
| F1 |
Cycles the key list: the keys for now, every key, hidden. |
| Esc |
Cancels the action under way; with nothing under way, leaves Draw. |