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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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@asher.ramirez.norton, in the workshop, just click File and choose Save. Your model is saved on Mecabrick servers, you can not save a model as a file to your computer. If you want you can export it as a file and use it in a third part software like blender but you can not open that file in Mecabricks. The purpose of this is that Mecabricks in online, you can reach your models from any computer, just login and all your models are there, wherever you are.

I would like to select on section of the same thin but the area tool is helping.

@jacksoncarteaux
Try [W], then "Shape", "Colour" or "Combined" depending on your needs.

hello
see the Lego DC Batman Batsub, Lego Brickheadz Baby Yoda 2.0, Duplo Monster and the Lego Brickheadz Captain America

HOw do you go to the custom decoration editor again?

Does this have EV3 parts?

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@EnricoRoccoP5 No. Please create another thread if needed. This one is not related to shortcuts.

I don't know if its a glitch, but the panel that has all the color options has dissapeared

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Please check the forum first (this issue has been answered numerous times) and if you cannot find anything related create another post. This one is related to shortcuts.

Set your browser zoom at 100% or sometimes 90%.

Hi, is it possible to scale the "lego" objects?, Just wondering because I'm making a tiny boat and all of the sails are too big. also, how do i place stickers on the bricks? Thanks! p.s I love this program! This has changed the way i model and build Lego!

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No it is not possible to scale the LEGO elements. It is always set to 1. For custom decoration, use the part manager.
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Is there a shortcut to make a new group? I can't figure out how to. Thanks

are there any shortcuts for colors

@Username01, Group shortcut is J, ungroup ALT+J.
You find all shortcut keys in the first post by Scrubs on the first page of this thread(yes, this one, just go to the first page). (https://www.mecabricks.com/en/forum/topic/10/1)

@ninjagosbiggestfan87, No, why do you need that? How would you like it to work? What could be faster than moving the mouse to the palette and click?

i had a problem with the colors for a second then i figured out

I can't find my colors they do not show up on my screen

@vinny, check your browser zoom level and set it to 100% (or 90%).

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Updated shortcuts to reflect latest change and upcoming animation editor.

What does "recover Autosave" really do again?

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