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Command List and Shortcut Keys
Introduction
Getting Started
Plasticity Essentials
- User Interface
- User Interface Overview
  P-Menu
  Outliner
  Assets
  Selection Mode
  Command Palette
  View Mode
  View Cube
  Shader Mode
  Camera Settings
  Grid and Units
  Snap
  Construction Plane
  Curvature
  Command Bar
- Working with Objects
- Object Types
- Group Objects
- Selecting Objects
- Toggle Object States
- Focus and Isolate Objects
- Viewport and Display
- Operating the 3D Viewport
- Render Mode
- Preferences and Tools
- Preferences
- Radial Menu
- General Functions
- Import and Export
- Import/Export
- Importing Reference Images
- Export OBJ
- Export SVG
- Export Hidden Line
CAD Essentials
- Theory Builder
- NURBS Overview
- UVN Coordinate System
- Continuity of Curves and Surfaces
- Alias Golden Rules
- How to use Splines to create Class-A Surfaces
- Fillet Order of Operations
Tools
Sketching and Primitive Tools
- Sketching Fundamentals
- Sketching Essentials
- Curves and Lines
- Line
- Spline Curve
- Control Point Curve
- Bridge Curve
- Split Curve At Point
- Insert CV At Point
- Trim
- Circle Tools
- Center Circle
- Two Point Circle
- Three Point Circle
- Tangent Circle
- Ellipse
- Arc Tools
- Center Point Arc
- Three Point Arc
- Tangent Arc
- Polygons and Spirals
- Regular Polygon
- Spiral
- Rectangle Tools
- Corner Rectangle
- Center Rectangle
- Three Point Rectangle
- 3D Primitives
- Sphere
- Corner Box
- Center Box
- Three Point Box
- Cylinder
- Measure
- Measure Continuity
- Measure Distance
- Measure Radius
- Toggle Curvature
Commands
Common
- Transform
- Move
- Rotate
- Scale
- Mirror
- Array and Duplication
- Duplicate
- Curve Array
- Radial Array
- Rectangular Array
- Copy with Placement
- Paste with Placement
- Place
- Materials
- Set Material
- Fork Material
- Remove Material
- Measurement and Analysis
- Measure Distance
- Dimension
- Section Analysis
- Geometry
- Complete Edge
- Subdivide
- Scene and Sharing
- Publish to Plasticity Share
Sketch
- Bridge and Connect
- Bridge
- Bridge Curve
- Bridge Edge
- Bridge Vertex
- Cut and Trim
- Cut Curve
- Trim
- Split Segment
- Deform and Slide
- Deform
- Deform Curve
- Slide
- Slide Curve CV
- Align
- Align
- Align Vertex
- Extend
- Extend
- Extend Curve
- Fillet
- Fillet
- Fillet Curve
- Fillet Vertex
- Join and Unjoin
- Join
- Join Curves
- Unjoin
- Unjoin Curve
- Offset
- Offset Curve
- Offset Planar Curve
- Offset Region
- Offset Vertex
- Slot
- Project
- Project
- Project Body Body
- Project Curve Body
- Project Curve Curve
- Project Outline
- Alternative Duplicate
- Duplicate Curve and Project
- Create Outline
- Rebuild and Refine
- Convert Vertex
- Delete Redundant Topology
- Insert Knot
- Raise Curve Degree
- Raise Degree
- Rebuild
- Rebuild Curve
- Reverse
- Reverse Curve
- Instances
- Create Instance
- Create Curve Instance
- Realize Instances
- Realize Curve Instances
- Text
- Text
- Display and Analysis
- Toggle Curve Curvature
- Toggle Points
Solid
- Boolean and Cut
- Boolean
- Cut
- Create and Duplicate
- Alternative Duplicate
- Create Instance
- Create Solid and Sheet Instance
- Realize Instances
- Realize Solid and Sheet Instances
- Surface Creation
- Bridge Surface
- Constrained Surface
- Extrude
- Loft
- Patch
- Pipe
- PolySplines
- Revolve
- Square
- Sweep
- Xnurbs
- Deform and Slide
- Deform
- Deform Solid and Sheet
- Slide
- Slide Surface CV
- Delete and Remove
- Delete Face
- Delete Redundant Topology
- Remove Fillets from Shell
- Remove Nominal Surface
- Draft and Align
- Align
- Align Surface
- Draft Face
- Extend
- Extend
- Extend Sheet
- Fillet
- Fillet
- Fillet Shell
- Hollow and Thicken
- Hollow
- Thicken
- Thicken Face
- Imprint
- Imprint
- Imprint Body Body
- Imprint Curve Body
- Join and Unjoin
- Join
- Join Sheets
- Unjoin
- Unjoin Faces
- Unjoin Shells
- Offset
- Offset Curve
- Offset Edge
- Offset Face
- Offset Face Loop
- Rebuild and Refine
- Isoparam
- Match Face
- Raise Degree
- Raise Surface Degree
- Rebuild
- Rebuild Face
- Reverse
- Reverse Sheet
- Trim and Unwrap
- Untrim
- Unwrap Face
- Display and Analysis
- Find Boundary Edges
- Toggle Surface Curvature
Integration
Blender
Cinema 4D
Changelog
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