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Introduction

Introduction

  • Free, Pro, and Premium comparison
  • Purchase history and receipt
  • Add a printer and a resin
  • Minimum system requirement
  • Download Lychee Slicer
  • User account and managment
User interface

User interface

  • What is the community resin profile feature?
File management

File management

  • Lychee slicer scene file format
  • Supported 3D file formats
  • Import a file
Navigation

Navigation

  • 3D view navigation
  • Layers Thickness Preview
  • Saved Views
Layout workspace

Layout workspace

  • Support tags
  • Rotate
  • Object list
  • Batch tool
  • Select
  • Planar cut
  • Scale
  • Split
  • Copy
  • Merge
  • Move
  • Mirror
  • Object Note
  • Measure
  • Repair Tool
  • Magic
Prepare workspace

Prepare workspace

  • Arrange Tool
  • Support Preset Library
  • Object list
  • Inline Supports
  • Proximity detection
  • Exterior/interior view
  • Support Painting
  • Raft
  • Relative calculator
  • Hollowing Blockers
  • Hollowing 2D-3D
  • Support tags
  • Suction Cup Detector
Export workspace

Export workspace

  • Physical Size Mode
  • Slice to printer
  • Object list
  • Export to 3D file
Preferences

Preferences

  • Islands Detector
  • 3D Printing History
  • 3D Printing History preferences
  • Auto Save
Other

Other

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  • 3D view navigation

3D view navigation

Table of Contents
  • About
  • Usage constraints
  • Usage
  • Additional tips & tricks

About #

In Lychee Slicer, you have multiple ways to move in the 3d view.
This article will give you all the shortcuts and tips to move faster and more efficiently in the Slicer.

Usage constraints #

  • Depending on the hardware used, you will have to adapt how you move the camera in the 3d view.
  • You can’t remap the way you move in the scene.

Usage #

Keyboard and 3 buttons mouse:

PC & Linux:

  • Rotate with Right Click & drag.
  • Pan with Alt + Right Click & drag or Middle Click & Drag
  • Zoom with Ctrl + Right Click & drag or the mouse wheel

MacOs:

  • Rotate with Right Click & drag.
  • Pan with Cmd+ Right Click & drag or Middle Click & Drag
  • Zoom with Ctrl + Right Click & drag or the mouse wheel

Multitouch Trackpad:

You can switch it on/off in the preferences > 3D Navigation > Use Multi-Touch Gesture. Depending on your OS version and hardware, the gestures may vary.

3D navigation preferences in Lychee SLicer

3D mouse:

  • You can turn it on/off and edit its behavior in the preferences > 3D Mouse
  • Make sure you have installed the latest version of the driver/application provided by 3D Connexion (Edit the navigation settings in Lychee Slicer directly, not in the 3D mouse software, they will be ignored)
3D mouse preferences in Lychee Slicer

Additional tips & tricks #

  • Press F to focus on a 3d model under the cursor, and you will rotate around it.
  • A Double tap on the Middle Click button will focus on the selected model or the scene if nothing is selected, you will be able to rotate around it.





3d mouse, navigation
Layers Thickness Preview
Table of Contents
  • About
  • Usage constraints
  • Usage
  • Additional tips & tricks

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