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Jul 25, 2024
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Tools
The toolbar is the area of the interface where you'll find tools and the most common actions needed to work with assets in Dimension. Each tool provides unique methods for creating and interacting with content directly in the viewport. Only one tool can be active at a time and each tool has many sub tools and options for controlling its behavior.
Tools that have a small triangle in the bottom right of their icon like the Select tool and Shape tool have additional options that you can access by clicking and holding the tool icon.
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Select tools allow you to select, move, rotate, and scale objects in the viewport. |
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Align and distribute a selection of objects evenly with one another. |
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The shape tools allow you to build basic primitive shapes in the viewport. |
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Text tools The text tools help you create 3D text and typography. |
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The sampler tool allows you to sample and apply materials in the viewport. |
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The magic wand tool allows you to make automatic sub-selections of objects. |
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Camera tools allow you to navigate in the viewport to view the 3D scene. |
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The canvas tools allow you to move the 2D view of the canvas, when using camera objects. |
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Dolly/Zoom tools Use the Dolly and Zoom tools to control the camera in the viewport or while looking at a 2D canvas. |
Additional tools
The Toolbar also holds a Zoom and Hand tool. These tools are only available when looking through a camera that is not the default viewport camera, and they allow you to change the zoom or location of the canvas within the viewport.
Additionally, at the bottom of the Toolbar, is the Assets button which allows you to hide or expand the Assets panel.