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## Global
Ctrl + S - Save
Ctrl + Z - Undo
Ctrl + Y - Redo

## Viewport and Graph Panel
A - Select all / Deselect all
B - Start box select tool. Elements in the box will be added to the selection. Press shift to remove them
C - Take viewport screenshot
D - Clone selection
E - Show/Hide empty panel
F - Flexible Part Tool (only active for flexible parts like rubber band, flex tube, etc.)
H - Hide selection
ALT + H - Show everything
I - Invert selection
J - Group selection
Alt + J - Ungroup selection
L - Show/Hide lamp panel
M - Toggle between translation and rotation gizmo
P - Select pivot point
Q - Toggle between small, medium and large transformation grid
R + (X or Y or Z) + numerical value - Rotation along selected axis in the global or local space
S - Select snap point
T + (X or Y or Z) + numerical value - Translation along selected axis in the global or local space
V - Toggle between Global and Local Space
W - Display selection tools
Z - Toggle between shaded, shaded with edges and wireframe mode

CTRL + Left Click - Add or remove element to or from the selection

NUMPAD 8 or 2 - Translate along Z axis
NUMPAD 4 or 6 - Translate along X axis
Page Up or Page Down - Translate along Y axis

← or → - Rotate selection 45° along Y axis
↑ or ↓ - Rotate selection 45° along X axis
Home or End - Rotate selection 45° along Z axis (keys next to page up and page down keys on an apple keyboard)

Esc - Deactivate selected tool / Cancel rotation or translation
Ctrl + Click - Add or remove a part/group to the selection

Numpad 5 - Toggle between Perspective and Orthographic projection
Numpad 9 - Toggle between Turntable and Trackball orbit style
Numpad 0 - Reset the position of the camera
Ctrl + Numpad 3 - Left view
Numpad 3 - Right view
Ctrl + Numpad 1 - Back view
Numpad 1 - Front view
Ctrl + Numpad 7 - Bottom view
Numpad 7 - Top view
Numpad . - Center selection or scene
Space - Change camera orientation

Del or Bak - Delete selection

Flexible Tool

B - Box select: add to selection
B + Ctrl - Box select: remove from selection
I - Inverse selection
A - Select all / Deselect all
Click + Ctrl - Add / Remove Anchor point to / from selection
E - Extrude first or last anchor points
D - Divide curve joining two anchor points
DEL or BAK - Delete anchor points
S - Snap anchor point or solid part selected

## Animation Editor
A - Select all nodes
B - Start box select
Ctrl + C - Copy selected nodes
D - Duplicate selected nodes
G - Move selected nodes
I - Invert node selection
Ctrl + V - Paste nodes previously copied

Numpad . - Center selection
Numpad 0 - Reset diagram position
Numpad 1 - Reset diagram zoom

Del or Bak - Delete selected nodes

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Can you buy parts on this site? Also, why do instructions not work?

how to scale the object?

i am looking for how to save a model, i'm kind of new and i just made a model i'm proud of.

never mind its ctrl + s

how do i change the color of my model's hair?

Hello, I have a question: how do I share a project? put it online on the library?

How do you save

I’m on IPad

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Like on any other software. FILE > SAVE

How do you import a piece from a different model into your current model?

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File > Import
Please have a quick look first.

How do I delete a model?

@Cakery
You go to your library, select the model you want to delete, then click on "Delete" (left tool bar). That moves your model into the Recycle Bin. You can then head over to the recycle bin (upper right toolbar) and click on "Empty" (left tool bar) to empty the recycle bin.
If you simply want to turn your model private (so it can't be seen publicly), double-click said model and turn off "Open to the public".

At d.shultz if you do (command z) it should undo whatever you previously did. It's not a Mecabricks thing, just a general computer capability. I have found it so handy I use it on all sorts of stuff. Though, you probably won't be able to recover your model, it only works to undo the last thing you did.

so im suuuuper confused on how to actually like pose a minifigure. like instead of just having it stand straight there? please get back to me!

@Trueskor5 There is a video here https://www.mecabricks.com/en/forum/topic/80 that basically explains all the basics. Once you watch it it's my guess that you will get the hang of it. I really hope this helps you

how can I save my model

nop, that don't explay me how can I save in a HP computer

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