Context Menu
The context menu provides quick access to common actions for selected shapes, including duplicate, delete, align, color, and shape properties.
The context menu appears at the bottom of the screen when you have shapes selected or when certain tools are active. It provides quick access to actions relevant to your current selection or tool.
When the context menu appears
The context menu shows different actions depending on what you have selected:
- Shapes selected: Shows duplicate, delete, color picker, align, and other shape actions
- Text selected: Adds font selection
- Eraser tool active: Shows eraser size options
- Brush tool active: Shows brush size options
- No selection: The context menu is hidden
Shape actions
Duplicate
Create a copy of selected shapes, offset slightly from the original.
How to use:
- Select one or more shapes with the Transform tool
- Click the Duplicate button in the context menu
The duplicated shapes appear slightly offset and become the new selection.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl/Cmd+D
Delete
Remove selected shapes from your design.
How to use:
- Select one or more shapes
- Click the Delete button in the context menu
Keyboard shortcut: Delete or Backspace
Color picker
Change the color of selected shapes or set the drawing color for new shapes.
The color picker shows a palette of 24 preset colors organized by hue. Click any color to apply it to selected shapes.
Pipette tool: Click the pipette icon to sample a color from any shape in your design. After sampling, the color becomes active and applies to any selected shapes.
Hole material
Toggle selected shapes as holes. When a hole shape overlaps another shape, it creates a cutout in the 3D model.
How to use:
- Select one or more shapes
- Click the Hole Material button to toggle
Hole shapes appear with a translucent pattern to indicate they will cut through other shapes.
Union
Merge multiple shapes into a single shape by combining their outlines.
Requirements: Two or more filled shapes selected.
How to use:
- Select two or more overlapping shapes
- Click the Union button
The shapes merge into one, combining their areas. Non-overlapping shapes remain separate but become a single grouped object.
Cut
Subtract one shape from others. The selected shapes cut through any shapes they overlap with.
Requirements: One or more shapes selected.
How to use:
- Select the shape(s) you want to use as the cutting tool
- Click the Cut button
The selected shapes remove their area from any overlapping shapes below them.
Alignment tools
Align
Align multiple selected shapes relative to each other. Opens a submenu with six alignment options.
Requirements: Two or more shapes selected.
Alignment options:
| Option | Effect |
|---|---|
| Align Left | Align shapes to the leftmost edge |
| Align Horizontal | Center shapes horizontally |
| Align Right | Align shapes to the rightmost edge |
| Align Top | Align shapes to the topmost edge |
| Align Vertical | Center shapes vertically |
| Align Bottom | Align shapes to the bottommost edge |
How to use:
- Select two or more shapes
- Click the Align button
- Choose an alignment option from the submenu
Shapes align relative to the bounding box of the entire selection.
Details panel
Details
Open or close the Details panel to view and edit properties of the selected shape(s).
How to use:
- Select one or more shapes
- Click the Details button
The Details panel shows shape-specific properties that you can modify, such as:
- Position coordinates
- Size dimensions
- Rotation angle
- Shape-specific parameters (star points, polygon sides, etc.)
Tool-specific options
Eraser size
When the Eraser tool is active, the context menu shows size options:
- Small: Fine erasing for detail work
- Medium: Default eraser size
- Large: Quick erasing of larger areas
Brush size
When the Brush tool is active, the context menu shows size options:
- Small: Thin brush strokes
- Medium: Default brush size
- Large: Thick brush strokes
Font selection
When text is selected or the Text tool is active, the context menu shows available fonts. See 2D Drawing Tools for the complete list of fonts.
Mode toggles
For shapes in Doodle Mode or with Symmetry enabled, additional toggle buttons appear:
Toggle Doodle
Toggle whether selected shapes participate in Doodle Mode layer stacking. See Doodle Mode for details.
Toggle Symmetry
Toggle symmetry mirroring for selected shapes. When enabled, shapes are mirrored across the symmetry axis.
Code and Maker Mode actions
For code-generated shapes and parametric objects, additional actions may appear:
Open Code Editor
Opens Code Mode with the script that generated the selected shape(s). Available when selecting shapes created from code.
Enter Maker Mode
Opens Maker Mode to adjust parameters in a focused view. Available for parametric objects with editable parameters.