System
Keyboard shortcuts and mouse control
Camera control in the render view
To change the angle of view in the render view, press and hold one of the keys listed here while moving the mouse cursor.
| Key | Remarks |
|---|---|
| left mouse button | moves the camera linearly. |
| right mouse button | rotates the camera. |
| Ctrl + right mouse button | Zooms in/out on the camera view. |
| Mouse wheel | Zooms in/out on the camera view. |
General keyboard shortcuts
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + X | Copies the selected objects to the clipboard and deletes them. |
| Ctrl + C | Copies the selected objects to the clipboard. |
| Ctrl + D | Duplicates the selected objects. |
| Ctrl + V | Pastes the copied objects from the clipboard into the active project. |
| Ctrl + S | Saves the active project. |
| < > \ | , . ; | Toggles the visibility of the selected objects. |
General keyboard shortcuts and mouse control for text fields
| Key | Remarks |
|---|---|
| F5 | Checks the input and updates the render view if necessary |
| Enter | For single-line text fields, the behavior is identical to F5 |
| Up arrow | Increments the number of a parameter field with a small value |
| Down arrow | Decrements the number of a parameter field with a small value |
| Scroll up | Increments the number of a parameter field with a large value |
| Scroll down | Decrements the number of a parameter field with large value |
| Left mouse button | While holding down the left mouse button, the value of a field can be incremented by moving the mouse up or down. This behavior can be disabled in the settings. |
File formats
send2cnc file formats
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| *.s2c | Project file |
| *.s2ct | Template file |
| *.ini | settings file |
| *.lua | post-processor |
Formats for importing and exporting 3D models:
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| *.stl | 3D model in STL binary data format. The outdated ASCII format is also supported, but not recommented. |
Formats for importing and exporting 3D heightmaps:
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| *.png | Recommended. The lossless compression of the PNG format allows a clean 3D model to be created. |
| *.bmp | Offers lossless compression, but generally larger file sizes than PNG. |
| *.gif | Not recommended for detailed models due to the limitation to 256 colors. |
| *.jpg | Not recommended. The compression of the JPG format causes artifacts in the 3D model. |
| *.stl | direct export, indirect import possible |