Every toolbox tool with its hotkey, action id, and one-line
purpose. Use as a quick lookup; the Toolbox
page covers each in context.
Controls
| Tool |
Hotkey |
Action id |
Purpose |
| Select |
Q |
tool.select |
Pick a placement; drag to box-select |
| Lasso Select |
Shift+Q |
tool.lasso_select |
Freeform drag selection |
| Paint Select |
Ctrl+Shift+Q |
tool.paint_select |
Brush-painted selection |
| Hand |
Space (hold) |
tool.hand |
Pan without changing selection |
| Move |
W |
tool.move |
Translate selection |
| Rotate |
E |
tool.rotate |
Rotate selection |
| Scale |
R |
tool.scale |
Scale around pivot |
| Pivot Edit |
D-drag / Insert |
tool.pivot_edit |
Move a placement's pivot |
| Zoom |
(wheel) |
tool.zoom |
Magnifier |
| Tool |
Hotkey |
Action id |
Purpose |
| Brush |
B |
tool.brush |
Paint into a mask |
| Erase |
Shift+B |
tool.erase |
Erase from a mask |
| Fill |
G |
tool.fill |
Flood-fill a region |
| Eyedrop |
I |
tool.eyedrop |
Sample a swatch |
| Landmark |
L |
tool.landmark |
Pair source ↔ target points for TPS transfer |
| Camera Distance |
(vertical drag) |
tool.camera_dist |
Mesh3D mesh_dist |
Shapes
| Tool |
Hotkey |
Action id |
Purpose |
| Pen |
P |
tool.pen |
Freehand path |
| Bezier |
Shift+P |
tool.bezier |
Click-anchor + drag-handle path |
| Rectangle |
M |
tool.rect |
Drag a rectangle |
| Ellipse |
F |
tool.ellipse |
Drag an ellipse |
| Line |
/ |
tool.line |
Drag a line |
| Polygon |
Shift+M |
tool.polygon |
Click corners; double-click to close |
| Region |
Ctrl+M |
tool.region |
Drag a free region |
Programmatic switching
from elysium_designer import api
api.set_tool("brush")
api.tool_property("size_px", 24)
The same action ids appear in the
Aether tool reference under
tool.*.
See also