Steering wheel function table
The following illustration and table lists the component name and all functions for each component of the steering wheel. You can use the following left mouse button (LMB) actions to manipulate selected elements with the steering wheel or to reposition the steering wheel:
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LMB drag
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LMB
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LMB + Shift click
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LMB + Shift drag
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LMB + Ctrl drag
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LMB + Ctrl click
The axis perpendicular to the tool plane (1) is referred to as the normal axis.
| Action | Tool Plane (1) | Secondary Bearing (2) | Torus (3) | Origin (4 | Axis (5) | Axis Knob (6) |
| LMB + drag | Move selection in tool plane. | Revolve selection around the normal axis. | Revolve selection around the normal axis. | Relocate steering wheel origin. | Move selection along axis. | Changes axis direction to point towards a selected keypoint. |
| LMB | Move selection in tool plane. | Changes the axes on the tool plane while keeping the normal axis fixed. | Revolve selection around the normal axis. | Relocate steering wheel origin. | Move selection along axis. | Changes axis direction to point towards a selected keypoint. |
| LMB + Shift click | Reorient steering wheel by flipping direction of axes. | Changes the axes on the tool plane while keeping the normal axis fixed. | Reposition steering wheel by rotating the axes in the plane of the torus. | Reposition origin by keeping the orientation of steering wheel constant. | Reposition steering wheel along a single axis. | Reposition steering wheel by rotating about the axis that highlights. |
| LMB + Shift drag | None. | Reposition steering wheel by rotating the axes in the plane of the torus. | Reposition steering wheel by rotating the axes in the plane of the torus. | Reposition origin by keeping the orientation of steering wheel constant. | Reposition steering wheel along a single axis. | Reposition steering wheel by rotating about the axis that highlights. |
| LMB + Ctrl drag | Moves a copy of the select set in the tool plane. | Revolves a copy of the selection around the normal axis. | Revolves a copy of the selection around the normal axis. | Relocate steering wheel origin. | Moves a copy of the select set along the axis. | Reposition steering wheel by rotating about the axis that highlights. |
| LMB + Ctrl click | Moves a copy of the select set in the tool plane. | Changes the axes on the tool plane while keeping the normal axis fixed. | Revolves a copy of the selection around the normal axis. | Relocate steering wheel origin. | Moves a copy of the select set along the axis. | Reposition steering wheel by rotating about the axis that highlights. |
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