Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts#

Keyboard shortcuts in Flow360 WebUI provide quick access to frequently used actions, improving workflow efficiency and reducing reliance on mouse navigation.

Note

On macOS, Ctrl is replaced with Command (Cmd) for all shortcuts.

Selection#

Shortcuts for selecting items in the Flow360 Workbench.

Action

Windows / Linux

macOS

Description

Single selection

Click

Click

Select a single item

Multiple selection

Ctrl + Click

Cmd + Click

Add or remove items from selection

Box selection

Shift + Drag (rectangle)

Shift + Drag (rectangle)

Select multiple items by dragging a selection box

Continue to remove from selection

Ctrl + Shift + Drag (rectangle)

Cmd + Shift + Drag (rectangle)

Remove items from existing selection by dragging a box

Clear selection

ESC

ESC

Deselect all currently selected items

See also

For the workflow and interface overview, see the User Guide: Workflows & Interfaces.

Rectangle selection — drag direction

The direction in which you draw the selection rectangle changes the selection rule:

  • Left-to-right (crossing mode): Any entity that the rectangle touches or crosses, even partially, is selected.

  • Right-to-left (window mode): Only entities that are fully enclosed within the rectangle are selected.

This applies to both Shift + Drag (box selection) and Ctrl + Shift + Drag (deselect by box).

View#

Shortcuts for navigating and controlling the 3D viewer.

Action

Windows / Linux

macOS

Description

Move (Pan)

Right Mouse Button + Drag

Right Mouse Button + Drag

Pan the view by holding right mouse button and dragging

Rotate

Left Mouse Button + Drag

Left Mouse Button + Drag

Rotate the view by holding left mouse button and dragging

Rotate (screen normal / roll)

Alt + Left Mouse Button + Drag

Option + Left Mouse Button + Drag

Roll the view about the axis pointing out of the screen, for finer control of model orientation

Zoom in

Mouse Wheel (scroll up)

Mouse Wheel (scroll up)

Zoom in by scrolling mouse wheel forward

Zoom out

Mouse Wheel (scroll down)

Mouse Wheel (scroll down)

Zoom out by scrolling mouse wheel backward

Fit view

Right click + select from menu

Right click + select from menu

Fit entire model to viewport

Fit selected

Right click + select from menu

Right click + select from menu

Fit selected items to viewport

Reset view

Right click + select from menu

Right click + select from menu

Reset camera to default view

Project Tree#

Shortcuts for interacting with the project tree hierarchy.

Context Menu Shortcuts#

Shortcuts for performing actions from the project tree context menu. Only applies to the first four actions in the menu illustrated below.

Action

Windows / Linux

macOS

Description

Open in new tab

Ctrl + Left Click

Cmd + Left Click

Open actions in a new tab

Open in current tab

Left Click

Left Click

Standard left click opens items in the current tab

Tree Menu Project tree context menu showing the difference between standard left click (opens in current tab) and Ctrl/Cmd + Left click (opens in new tab).

Tree Selection Shortcuts#

Shortcuts for selecting items in the project tree.

Action

Windows / Linux

macOS

Description

Box selection

Shift + Drag (rectangle)

Shift + Drag (rectangle)

Select multiple tree items by dragging a selection box

Box removal

Ctrl + Shift + Drag (rectangle)

Cmd + Shift + Drag (rectangle)

Remove items from selection by dragging a box
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