Toolbox

The Toolbox provides quick access to tools and their options, allowing you to select and switch between them efficiently.
The Toolbox remains hidden and must be activated to appear on screen.

The Toolbox has two modes. It can either display the available tools, called Tool Mode, or it can display the options of the active tool, called Option Mode.

The Toolbox is context-sensitive: the available tools change depending on the type of open asset, and the available options depend on the active tool.

🔺 Figure 1 The Toolbox in Tool Mode on the left and Option Mode on the right.

Using the Toolbox

• Open in Tool Mode: Hold Shift and click with the left mouse button (LMB).
• Open in Option Mode: Hold Shift and click with the middle mouse button (MMB).

To select directly (drag & release):

1. Hold Shift and press the mouse button (LMB for Tool Mode, MMB for Option Mode).
2. Drag the mouse over a button to highlight it.
3. Release the mouse button to immediately activate the highlighted tool or option.

No additional click is required.

To open first, then select (click & release):

1. Hold Shift and click (LMB or MMB) to open the Toolbox.
2. Release the mouse button without selecting anything.
3. Click a button inside the Toolbox to activate a tool or option.

To close the Toolbox without selecting anything:

• Click anywhere outside the Toolbox.