Placing parts
There are two ways to choose a part from the building palette.
Option 1:
- Click on a part in a building palette to have it show under the cursor
- Move the cursor to the Viewport.
- Click the left mouse button or press Space on your keyboard to place the part where you want it.
Option 2:
- Grab and drag a part to the Viewport.
- Release the mouse button to place the part.
The part follows your cursor when you move it around and will move based on your current Grid. If Snap and Collision are on, Studio tries to place a part in a valid, connected position. If Snap is off, a part can be placed anywhere, regardless of connections. With collision off, you can place parts inside other parts. If you haven’t added any parts to your design yet, or if they aren’t close enough to the part you want to place, the part will be placed on the virtual Ground.
- Once you’ve placed a part in your design, another one appears under the cursor by default, ready to be placed again. You can turn off this feature by opening Edit | Preferences | General in the menu bar and unchecking Repeat inserting a selected brick.
- You can pick parts from the Recently Used Parts panel to access them more quickly.
Canceling placement of a selected part
To cancel placing a new part, right-click your mouse or hit Esc on your keyboard. The part you were about to place will disappear from under the cursor.
Rotating parts
When you’re trying to place a part, you may need to turn it to get the position you want. To rotate a part, use the arrow keys (→ ← ↑ ↓ ) to rotate it by 90° or use Shift + an arrow key (→ ← ↑ ↓) to turn it by 45°. To rotate parts with more precision or to hinge two parts that are already connected, use the Rotation feature.
Deleting parts
To delete parts from the model, select the parts you want to remove and hit Delete or Backspace on your keyboard. You can also select them, right-click, and then click Delete. For more information about how to select parts, read more about the Selection tool.