In contrast, “Shift + Click” means holding the key down while clicking. Note, that “Tap” means hitting and quickly releasing the key, not pressing the key and holding it down. Tap Command: Toggles Perpendicular option. During that time, the click has a new meaning and new options apply. For example, with the Reshape tool, after the face is picked, the extrusion of the face is dynamically updated between the first and second mouse clicks. Once a tool is executing and an interactive operation is performed, the instructions may change.
The small dots under the active tool indicate how many “pages” of information there are. If all of the options do not fit in the palette, the text at the bottom of the palette will parade through all of the options available. Those are usually options that can be used by holding down the shift, control, or command key while clicking. For example, for the Reshape tool:Ĭlick: Select planar (flat) face to reshape.Īdditional instructions may be presented below the click instruction. Therefore the first instruction below the title is “Click” followed by a description of what happens with the next mouse click in the project window. All tools require mouse clicks for their execution.
Depending on what state the execution of the tool is in the instructions may change. Reshape: Reshapes an object by moving faces.īelow this description are instructions for what happens next. Next to it, at the top of the text area is the title of the tool followed by a brief description of what the tool does. The Action palette shows the active tool’s icon on its left side. They are designed to guide the user though the execution of a tool by giving short instructions of what to do next, presenting essential options, giving numeric feedback, and allowing the user to type numeric input values in place of graphic input through the mouse. At the top left of the screen are the Action and Input palettes.
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