Middle Button
Available in Rhino and RhinoArtisan User Interface
By pressing the wheel on your mouse, this window will be displayed. You will find convenient shortcuts to commonly used commands and features.
Clicking icons will execute the corresponding command or open related command groups.
Visibility and Locking Tools
Hide: Hides selected objects. More info
Show: Shows all hidden objects. More info
ShowSelected: Shows only selected hidden objects. More info
Select objects to hide: Choose objects to hide.
Invert Hide: Inverts the visibility of hidden and shown objects.
Locking Tools
Lock objects: Locks selected objects. More info
Unlock Objects: Unlocks all locked objects. More info
Unlock selected: Unlocks only selected objects.
Isolate/Unisolate objects: Isolates the selected objects or returns them to the prior state. More info
Swap locked and unlocked objects: Switches the lock state between locked and unlocked objects. More info
Grouping Tools
Group objects: Groups selected objects. More info
Ungroup objects: Ungroups selected objects. More info
Add to group: Adds objects to an existing group. More info
Remove from group: Removes objects from an existing group. More info
Set group name: Assigns a name to a selected group. More info
View Control
Set top view: Switches to top view. More info
Set bottom view: Switches to bottom view. More info
Set front view: Switches to front view. More info
Set left/right view: Switches to left or right view. More info
Set perspective view: Switches to perspective view. More info
Surface Editing
Trim/Untrim: Trims or restores edges on surfaces. More info
Split/Split surface by isocurve: Splits surfaces by isocurve. More info
Join/Join surfaces: Joins surfaces. More info
Explode/Extract surface: Explodes or extracts surfaces. More info
Selection Tools
Select all: Selects all objects. More info
Select none: Deselects all objects. More info
Invert selection: Inverts the current selection. More info
Show last object: Displays the last hidden object.
Select previous selection: Recalls the last selection.
Select exact duplicate objects: Selects objects that are exact duplicates.
Select rectangle region: Selects objects within a rectangular region.
Advanced Selection
Select by color: Selects objects by color.
Select by layer: Selects objects by their layer. More info
Select dots: Selects dot annotations.
Select dimensions/select text blocks: Selects dimensions or text blocks. More info
Select by lasso: Selects objects using a free-form lasso.
Select group: Selects grouped objects.
Select clipping plane in viewport: Selects the clipping plane in the viewport.
Solid and Mesh Selection
Select solids: Selects solid objects.
Select closed solids: Selects closed solids. More info
Select open solids: Selects open solids.
Select meshes: Selects mesh objects.
Select closed meshes: Selects closed meshes.
Select open meshes: Selects open meshes.
Select mirrored blocks: Selects mirrored block instances.
Curve and Surface Selection
Select points: Selects point objects.
Select curves: Selects curve objects.
Select short curves: Selects short curves.
Select surfaces: Selects surface objects.
Select SubD: Selects SubD geometry.
Select faces to boundary: Selects faces within boundaries.
Select bad objects: Selects any invalid or problematic objects. More info
Document and Edit Tools
Edit: Opens edit commands.
Undo: Reverses the last action.
Redo: Re-applies the last undone action.
New document: Creates a new document.
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