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Mouse techniques
Function Action
Select object Click on the object.
Rename object Double-click on the object name (you can also rename the selected
objects on the Basic Properties page of the Attribute manager).
Edit object Click on the object and edit its parameters in the Attribute manager.
Select tag Click on the tag.
Edit tag Click on the tag and edit its parameters in the Attribute manager.
Move selected object or tag Drag-and-drop.
Copy selected object or tag Ctrl-drag-and-drop.
Open/close object hierarchy Click on the icon to the left of the object name.
Select previous / next object Up / down cursor keys.
Context menu Right-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) on the name, the
type icon, the visibility dot, the enable switch or the tag.
Select multiple objects or tags Drag a frame around the objects or tags, or Shift-click each object or
tag that you want to add to the selection.
Deselect object or tag Ctrl-click the object or tag to remove it from the selection.
Deselect all Click on an empty space within the Object manager.
File Menu
CINEMA 4D Tags
In the Attribute manager, you can animate any parameter that doesn’t have a
cross to the left of its name. See Chapter 21, ‘Attribute manager’.
You can add a variety of properties to objects using tags. For example, you can add smoothing (Phong
tag) or prevent an object from being edited accidentally (Protection tag). To add a tag to an object,
select the object or objects that should receive the tag and choose the tag from this menu.