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Select tool | Substance 3D Modeler

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Select tool

💻 Shortcut: V

🥽 Quick swap: Use the quick swap button (T2) to delete selected or hovered objects.

The Select tool lets you select, move, and perform actions on layers and other scene objects.

Selection Actions

While using the Select tool, the Palette has controls to make managing your selection easier.

Selection ActionShortcut
Select all*Ctrl + a
Deselect allCtrl + shift + a
Invert selectionCtrl + i
  • * Select all does not select hidden objects.

How to use the Select tool

Access the Select tool from the Tools section of the Palette, or on desktop use shortcut s. The select tool works a little differently across VR and desktop:

Action

VR - 🥽

Desktop - 💻

Select clay

Hover the cursor over clay and push T1.

Click unselected clay.

Deselect clay

Hover over selected clay and push T1.

Click an area of the viewport with no clay.

Select multiple objects

Repeat the "Select clay" action on unselected clay.

Shift + click on unselected clay.

Move clay

Pull TT

Note:

With Free placement, you can move both selected and unselected clay in VR. With Gizmo placement you will need to select clay to be able to use the gizmo.

The Gizmo will appear on selecting clay. Use the Gizmo handles to move your selection.

Delete objects

Highlight a scene object by hovering the cursor over it, and then T2.

Hover over selected or unselected scene objects and use shortcut delete.

Duplicate objects

While moving a selection, use ST to create duplicates.

With an object selected, use ctrl + d to duplicate it in place.

Array duplicate objects

While moving an object use ST to create a duplicate. Before finalizing the move, use the SJ⇅ to create additional duplicates.

Click and drag a gizmo handle to move an object. While moving the object tap D, then use the scroll wheel to create additional duplicates.

Many of the above can also be accessed through the Actions menu.

Note:

🥽 The Select tool has a number of shortcuts in VR that can help improve your workflow. For a full list of VR shortcuts refer to VR controls and shortcuts.

The Actions menu

The Select tool works closely with the Actions menu. Many of the options available through the Actions menu are only available when one or more layers are selected.

A full list of the options in the Actions menu is available here.

Cameras

When a camera is selected, the camera's frustum will be shown in blue. The frustum shows the bounds of what the camera will capture.

With a camera selected, you can use the Node properties panel to adjust the camera's settings.

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