Print at Dec 17, 2025, 4:27:52 AM

Posted by Puybaret at Apr 12, 2024, 5:39:25 PM
Re: Working with walls and ceilings in 3D
Don't dream too much. Editing in 3D view can't be so handy because of the 3 dimensions to handle (it's the reason why this feature appeared optionally only in version 7). Nevertheless if you place the direction of the view perpendicularly to the wall, it should be ok to place things on a wall. Remember also that if you pressed Shift key after you pressed the mouse button, the objects will move only along X and Y axes.
Shift is already used for multiple selection. It could be another key like E for Elevation but I don't really see the problem to use Alt key for zooming and moving vertically (note that under operating systems difference from macOS, it's the Ctrl key). It all depends on the place where you press the mouse button: on the selected object it will change its elevation, elsewhere it will zoom in the 3D view.
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Emmanuel Puybaret, Sweet Home 3D creator