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Dimension

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  1. Substance 3D home
  2. Welcome to Dimension
  3. Getting Started
    1. Activation and licenses
    2. System requirements
    3. Accessibility
    4. Shortcuts
    5. Glossary
    6. Viewport navigation
    7. Supported formats
      1. Import & export formats
      2. Universal Scene Description (USD) files
      3. Preparing models for use in Dimension
    8. Frequently asked questions
    9. Dimension 4.0
  4. Interface
    1. Interface overview
    2. Menus
    3. Viewport
    4. Assets panel
    5. Scene panel
    6. Actions and Properties panels
    7. Tools
      1. Tools overview
      2. Select tools
      3. Camera tools
      4. Shape tools
      5. Align and Distribute
      6. Sampler tool
      7. Magic Wand tool
      8. Canvas tools
  5. Objects
    1. Objects overview
    2. Models
    3. 3D Text
    4. Shapes
    5. Groups
    6. Materials
    7. Camera
    8. Environment lights
  6. Using Dimension
    1. Stage 3D scenes
    2. Arrange objects
    3. Work with lights
    4. Render 3D scenes
    5. Add materials and textures
  7. Features
    1. Coordinate system
    2. Snapping system
    3. Rendering system
    4. Apply images to models
    5. Material displacement
    6. Material projections
    7. Match Image
    8. Publish scenes to the web
  8. Common issues
    1. GPU rendering is disabled
    2. Viewport is blank

Group

Groups are helper objects that have no 3D representation themselves. They are often used for organizational purposes and to create transformation hierarchies based on pivot placement.

To create a group

  • Use the default shortcut Cmd  + G / Ctrl + G
  • Use the object > group menu command
  • Use Actions > group button

You can also ungroup an existing group with Cmd + Shift + G / Ctrl + Shift + G.

Note:

Groups are often used to organize objects that should be conceptually treated as a single object. Dimension uses group select by default.

Turn off group select in the transform tool options, or hold Cmd or Ctrl to temporarily toggle group select off.

Transform properties

The transform tab of the Properties panel is shared by all objects. Learn more about transforms in the 3D coordinate system documentation.

All 3D objects can also be positioned with the transform tools.

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