Controlling the 3D models

So far so good but you need to move things around, and the best practice is to use shortcuts or hotkeys to improve the speed when you select 3D models. The keys to control the 3D model are:

• M: This is used to move the 3D model
• L: Press and hold this to scale the 3D model
• R: Press and hold this to rotate the 3D model's heading
• P: Press and hold this to rotate the 3D model's pitch
• B: Press and hold this to rotate the 3D model's bank
• H: Press and hold this to change the height in relation to the ground

Why is the move tool the only one that you don't need to press and hold? This is the tool that is selected by default so in order to access the other tools, you need to press and hold the corresponding key.

Note

Note that you can rotate the 3D model's pitch and bank only when you use the shortcuts.

However, before we jump to the additional best practices, there is something you need to know.