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 case-sensitive: the available tools change depending on the type of active 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

There are three ways of using the Toolbox:

To use the Toolbox in the default way:

1. Hold down the Shift key and right-click on the Scene View.
2. Click on a button to activate a tool or option.

To use the Toolbox quickly:

1. Hold down the Shift key and right-click on the Scene View without releasing the mouse button.
2. Drag the mouse with the right mouse button pressed over a button to highlight it.
3. Release the mouse button to activate the highlighted tool or option.

To use the Toolbox with keyboard shortcuts:

1. Press the keyboard shortcut for the active tool to open the Toolbox in Option Mode, displaying the tool options for that tool.
2. Click a button to activate a tool or option.

This means that if you are familiar with the keyboard shortcuts, you can activate a tool and go straight to its options by pressing the shortcut twice.

To switch between Tool Mode and Option Mode:

1. Open the Toolbox.
2. Press the Space key.