Keyboard Control

NimOS offers several keyboard controls. To activate the keyboard control, left-click on any of the channels.

1. Arrows: controls X/Y translation.
   
2. PgUp/PgDn: controls Z translation.
   
3. Ctrl: activate coarse translation (faster speed). The speed can be defined in Settings > User Settings per user.
   
4. Alt: activate fine translation (slower speed). The speed can also be defined in Settings > User Settings per user:
   
   
   
5. Gamepad control (e.g. an Xbox controller) is also supported.

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