User Guide

VR version 1.5
Last edited: 12th Dec 2018
What’s new in version 1.5 ?
A number of upgrades and developments have been designed to allow for more engaging design and visualisation.
Click each title to go to the page on this user guide or check Update note 1.5 for more details.

Feature Group / Ungroup Feature Superellipsoid

Feature Taper mode Feature Screenshot options

Feature Edit Normals Feature Orthographic Viewport*

Feature Bridge Curves Feature Sketch material access

Feature Volume tool Feature Basic texturing supports (BETA)

* Available for Pro/Studio

What’s new in version 1.5 ?
The team brought better performance across the board with useful user interface design changes, plus a lot of bug fixes!
Please check Update note 1.5 for more details.

Improved Ink/Stroke: Drawing with Normals Improved Reference image as a proper sketch object

Improved No SteamVR for Oculus Rift users Improved Keyboard characters & controller shortcut

Improved Simplify Control Points Improved Redesigned Icons and buttons

Improved More control over Export Improved Better text readability

Improved OBJ and FBX* compatibility with Keyshot Improved Clock on the controller

Improved New mesh and material export logic for OBJ Improved Colour snaps to grayscale

Improved Rhino Importer** ETC Leap Motion SDK updated

* Available for Pro/Studio

** Available for Studio
 Welcome to the Gravity Sketch user guide.
Topics Click on a title to go directly to the page of interest, or search by keywords using [Ctrl + F] or [Command + F].

1. Getting Started 2. Basic Interface 4. Drawing Tools 6. Menus

01. System requirements 05. Create content 14. Tool properties 25. Main menu
02. VR Headset 06. Move / Cancel 15. Ink tool 26. Keyboard
03. Enter Startup 07. Scale 16. Stroke tool 27. Screenshot
04. Controller layouts 08. Copy / Delete 17. Revolve tool 28. Settings
09. Group / Ungroup 18. Curved Surface tool 29. Workspace
10. Undo / History 19. Volume tool 30. Reference Images
11. Colour / Material 20. Primitive tool 31. Prefab (Import OBJ)
32. Layer
33. Orthographic Viewport
34. Learn

3. Advanced 5. Editing 7. Support

Interactions
21. Introduction 35. Settings for Recording
12. Axis control 22. Editing Properties 36. LEAP Motion
13. Smart move 23. Extrusion 37. Change Saving Directory
24. Advanced Editing 38. Rhino Integration
39. Contact
Chapter 1.

Getting Started
Getting Started 01. System Requirements: PC
We recommend the following levels of hardware to ensure you have a good experience using Gravity Sketch VR.
Please visit https://www.cpubenchmark.net/ to check and compare hardware.

Minimum Requirements Recommended Specification

Windows 7 SP1 Windows 10 or newer

Intel i5-4590 / AMD FX8350 or equivalent Intel i7-7700 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or greater

4GB RAM 16GB RAM

NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 290 or equivalent NVIDIA GTX 1080 / AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 or greater

Compatible HDMI 1.4 video output Compatible HDMI 1.4 video output

1 x USB 3.0 port plus 1 x USB 2.0 port 3 x USB 3.0 ports

300MB available space 2GB available space or more

Getting Started 01. System Requirements: Mac
We have been working hard with Apple to deliver Gravity Sketch to Mac.
Gravity Sketch VR will be accessible to Mac users through Steam with the use of the HTC Vive.

Minimum Requirements Recommended Specification

MacOS High Sierra MacOS High Sierra or newer

3GHz 4-Core 3GHz 4-Core or greater

8GB RAM 16GB RAM

Radeon Pro Vega 56 Radeon Pro Vega 64

Thunderbolt 3 * Thunderbolt 3 *

1 x USB 3.0 port 1 x USB 3.0 port

300MB available space 2GB available space or more

* Connecting HTC Vive to Mac will require a HDMI-to-Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) adapter.

Getting Started 02. VR Headset
You will need a VR headset with motion controllers in order to use Gravity Sketch VR. Currently HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and
Windows Mixed Reality are supported by Gravity Sketch. You can choose your own VR hardware from one of the options below.
Note: Mac users will need HTC Vive.
 Getting Started 03. Enter Startup
After purchasing and installing Gravity Sketch VR,
you will be able to enter Startup space. Select each menu
and option by pulling the trigger.

A
A. New Sketch: Start a new sketch.

B B. Saved Sketches: Resume latest work or load a

sketch you saved.

C
C. Gallery: Open sample work from featured artists.

D
D. Settings: Adjust the way Gravity Sketch works for
you. Some options are only available here.
 Getting Started 03. Enter Startup: Settings

A. High Quality: HQ rendering option for VR display.

B. Tooltips: Shows popup texts.

C. Scale Snap: While scaling your sketch, the current scale

of the sketch will be shown between your hands, and the
A E scale will snap to common values.

B F D. Vertical Lock: Moving and manipulating your sketch will

always keep it the right way up.
C G
E. Controller: Choose a controller style.
D
F. Left Hand: Set controllers for left-handed users.

H G. Return after Copy: Objects return to their original position

after duplication.
I
H. World Axis: Shows a world compass on your controller.

I. Ghost Move: Moving objects will leave behind a ghost to

show where it started.
Getting Started 04. Controller Layouts
In the default configuration the drawing hand is your right
controller, and the non-drawing hand is your left controller.
You can swap them for Left-Handed in Settings.

▫ Drawing hand inputs:

Trigger Create a content
Grab Select and move objects
Button(Red) Quick Undo / Delete
Button(Black) Colour
Touchpad* Colour, Grabber/Stroke size

▫ Non-drawing hand inputs:

Trigger Set Axis / Create dual-hand content
Grab Grab and move sketch
Button(Blue) Main menu / Edit
Button(Purple) Tools menu
Touchpad* Tools menu / History

* Thumbstick for Oculus Rift

Getting Started 04. Controller Layout: HTC VIVE

Non-drawing hand Drawing hand

Getting Started 04. Controller Layout: Oculus Rift

Non-drawing hand Drawing hand

Getting Started 04. Controller Layout: Windows Mixed Reality

Non-drawing hand Drawing hand

Chapter 2.

Basic Interface
Basic Interface 05. Create content
You can create geometric designs by drawing with the
hand trigger. There are various techniques for each
drawing tool.

▫ Create content: Press trigger on drawing hand.

▫ Dual hands creation: To create Curved surface or

Primitives, use both hands’ triggers.

▫ Set Axis: To use Revolve tool, Planar Volume, or to

create polar-symmetry strokes, set axis plane with
non-drawing hand trigger in advance. Go to Axis
control to see advanced interaction.

▫ Stroke size: Swipe Touchpad* on drawing hand

horizontally to adjust stroke thickness.

* Thumbstick for Oculus Rift

Basic Interface 06. Move / Cancel

▫ Move object: The transparent red sphere on your

drawing hand is ‘Grabber’. Intersect it with an
object to highlight. Hold grab to move content
then release grab.

▫ Cancel grab: To return grabbed object to original

position, while grabbing an object, pull non-
drawing hand trigger to return grabbed original to
its place.

▫ Grabber size: Swipe Touchpad* on drawing hand

up or down to change Grabber size.

▫ Move sketch: Grab with non-drawing hand to

move the entire scene.

* Thumbstick for Oculus Rift

Basic Interface 07. Scale

▫ Scale object: When grabbing and holding objects,

grab from your non-drawing hand and move your
hands apart to scale them up/down.

▫ Scale sketch: Grab first with your non-drawing

hand and then with drawing hand. (This doesn’t
affect the real size of your models when saving or
exporting your sketch.)
Basic Interface 08. Copy / Delete

▫ Copy: When grabbing an object, you can trigger

with your drawing hand to duplicate it.

▫ Delete: When grabbing an object, press red button

on your drawing hand controller.

▫ Tip: To duplicate an object without moving the

original, cancel grab with non-drawing hand
trigger, or simply enable Return after copy on
Startup settings menu.
 Basic Interface 09. Group / Ungroup

Group/Ungroup
▫ Group: Grab multiple objects/groups and press
Touchpad* on Non-drawing hand.

▫ Ungroup: Press Touchpad* on Non-drawing

hand while grabbing a single group.

▫ Tip: You can separate an imported OBJ with

multiple segments into pieces by ungrouping.

* Tool menu button for Oculus Rift

 Basic Interface 10. Undo / History

A A. Quick undo: Press red button on the drawing hand

controller to undo your last command. This works
sequentially.

B. History clock: To go backwards or forwards in

B time, use Touchpad* on your non-drawing hand.
Make a circular motion counter-clockwise to undo,
and clockwise to redo.

* Thumbstick for Oculus Rift

 Basic Interface 11. Colour & Material

A B A. Colour palette: Press and hold Touchpad* on

drawing hand to open color wheel palette.

B. Material: There are 4 different materials you can

choose on the top of the color wheel.

C. Sketch materials: Spheres under the color wheel

show color that you used in the sketch.

▫ Change color/material: To change color of an

existing object, just grab it and access the color.

▫ Tip: Check Layer visibility to change transparency

of your creation.
C
▫ Tip: If you bring a reference image into the sketch,
it will appear as a Sketch material, and you can
apply it to other things. Please note that this is an
UX experiment feature.(BETA)
* Thumbstick for Oculus Rift
Chapter 3.

Advanced Interactions
Advanced Interactions 12. Axis Control (1)

To use Revolve tool, Planar Volume tool, or to create

polar-symmetry strokes, you need to set axis plane with
non-drawing hand trigger in advance.

▫ Snap Axis: Half pull trigger on non-drawing hand

to snap the plane to 45 degree increments. It will
also snap to the World axis.

▫ Recover Axis
1. Highlight the object that you want to recover
the axis with drawing Hand.(Intersect Grabber)
2. Half pull non-drawing hand trigger to enter axis
snapping mode. You should see the “axis”
appear inside the original object.
3. Move your non-drawing hand to this location.
Axis will snap to the recovered axis.

Please check tutorial video for details.

Advanced Interactions 12. Axis Control (2)

Similar to Recover Axis interaction, you can snap Axis

plane of Revolve, Volume(Planar), or Planar Ink/Stroke
onto any reference image that is NOT anchored to the
world.

▫ Snap Axis onto Reference image

1. Unanchor your reference image that you want
to snap Axis plane onto.

2. Highlight the image you want to place Axis

plane on with drawing hand.(Intersect Grabber)

3. Half pull non-drawing hand trigger to enter axis

snapping mode. You should see a red axis on
the center of the image.

4. Move your non-drawing hand to this location.

Axis plane will snap to the reference image.
Advanced Interactions 13. Smart Move

Activate the option in the Settings menu to use Smart

Move. Smart Move allows linear or rotational move and
copy, constrained to axis between lined up controllers.

1. Highlight any object or control point you want to

modify by making an intersection with Grabber
on your drawing hand.

2. When you align both controllers, the preview axis

will appear. Any grab interaction performed when
the axis is visible will be constrained by the axis.

▫ To move along the axis, align controllers to go in

the same direction.

▫ To rotate an object around the axis, face each

front of controller.
Chapter 4.

Drawing Tools
Drawing Tools 14. Tool Properties

There are 6 drawing tools that you can use. Each tool has
a series of parameters that you can edit.

▫ Press Tools button on your non-drawing hand and

choose one with drawing hand trigger.

▫ Click the highlighted tool again to open the control

panel.

▫ Tip: You can peel out each tool panel from your
controller. Grab a panel handlebar* on the bottom
and pull it off onto your scene. You can also scale
the user interface. Grab and delete the floating
user interface to close and place it back in your
hand.

* Panel frame for PRO/Studio license users

 Drawing Tools 15. Ink tool

A. Speed mode: Curve thickness changes according to

the speed of your gesture movements.

B. Pressure mode: Squeeze trigger to adjust thickness

A B
throughout your curve.

C. Taper mode: Curves have tapered ends. The taper

C length is based on speed.
H
D. Thick to Thin: Toggle to invert how thickness changes.

E. Ends: Caps your curve ends.

D
F. Planar: Allows to draw on a plane. Set a drawing plane
E
with non-drawing hand trigger before you draw.
F
G. Auto Scale: Automatically scales the size of the brush
I as you scale your scene.
G

H. Cross section: Chooses your curve type and shape.

I. Polar Symmetry: Polar array around the axis. Pull the

non-drawing hand trigger to move symmetry axis.
 Drawing Tools 16. Stroke tool

Stroke tools gives consistent thickness throughout sketching.

There are 4 modes for Stroke creation.

A B A. Mix Input Mode: Fully pull the drawing hand trigger to

draw freely. Half-pull the trigger to make straight line
segments.
C D
B. Point Mode: Pull the trigger to place individual control
points.

C. Pencil Mode: Fully pull the drawing hand trigger to draw

freely. Release the trigger to draw straight lines. Pull the
non-drawing trigger or double press drawing trigger to
end drawing.

D. Projection Mode: Select this to draw on object surfaces.

▫ The rest of the options work same as Ink tool.

▫ Tip: Adjust Input Smoothness slider on Settings for

more sophisticated or smoother hand drawing.
 Drawing Tools 17. Revolve tool

Trigger with non-drawing hand to set your reference axis,

then create revolved surface with drawing hand.

A. Revolve Rotation: Sets rotation angle.

B
A B. Thickness: Gives thickness to Revolve Surface
inwards.

▫ Drawing modes work the same as Stroke tool

modes.

▫ Tip: When you set your reference axis, half-pull the

trigger to snap at 45 degrees increments to world.
 Drawing Tools 18. Curved Surface tool

The tool works by turning your both controllers. Pull either

trigger to get a preview curve, and use both hand triggers to
start drawing.

▫ Mixed Input mode and Point mode work the same

as the ones on Stroke tool.

A
A. Bridge Curves: Create a surface that connects two
D curves or edges of other surfaces. Click here to
watch a tutorial video.

B. Full Curve: Create surface along the full reference

curves. Available only in Bridge Curves mode.

B
C. Precise: A surface created by precision mode has
control point rows for both U and V direction. You
C can develop it to complex surface by editing. See
Advanced Editing for more information.

D. Initial Tension: Determines surface curvature

between both controllers.
 Drawing Tools 19. Volume tool

The tool allows you to create a volumetric mesh solid

instantly. Draw as you do with Ink/Stroke tool. The
outermost control points will decide the shape.

A. Planar: Lay out plane with non-drawing hand

trigger before drawing. Half pull the trigger to snap
the plane at 45 degree increments. When you
draw, a filled shape will be created from the
border. You can extrude the planar surface in edit
mode.

▫ The rest of the options work the same as Stroke

tool.
A
Drawing Tools 20. Primitive tool

This is a two-hand gesture drawing tool for creating primitive

geometric shapes. Distance between controllers defines the
size of the model. There are 8 forms you can create.

1. Pull trigger with drawing hand to see preview.

2. Pull non-drawing hand trigger to manipulate the

shape, and then release drawing hand trigger to
confirm.

▫ Tip: If you would like to keep perfect ratio of the

primitive shape, pull trigger only with your drawing
hand then release.

▫ Tip: Superellipsoid shows 2 control points along

with 3 axis in edit mode. Discover an interesting
shape.
Chapter 5.

Editing
Editing 21. Introduction

Contents created by drawing tools can be edited after

creation. Add more detail to your design by editing control
points. An object you created keeps its own editing history.

▫ Enter/Exit edit mode: Grab an object and press

Blue button on your non-drawing hand. Press
again to exit.

▫ Control points manipulation: Grab, move, copy,

delete, and scale away in the same way as you
do with normal objects. Increase Grabber size
to grab more points at once.

▫ Add point: Half-pulled trigger shows a preview

of the point you will add. Fully pull the trigger to
confirm the position.
 Editing 22. Editing Properties (1)

Each geometric shape will show different editing options

on non-drawing hand panel. It depends on the tool that you
initially used for your sketch.

A. Simplify Points: Makes a sketch object smoother

by reducing control points.

B. Snap: You can snap control points onto a point of

another object.
A
C. Mirrored: Gives exact mirror of individual models to
B World mirror plane. Mirrored object is synced to the
C original parametrically.
 Editing 22. Editing Properties (2)

A. Low Poly : Visualizes your line alignment of

control points. Available if your Curved Surface
was created in Precise mode.
A

B B. Loop U: Connects end points of your geometry.

C

C. Loop V: Loops your Curved Surface in V direction.

 Editing 22. Editing Properties (3)

A. Directional Arrow : You will see arrows if you are

A editing a primitive geometry. Pull the arrows to

scale the object in both direction.

B. Control point: Extra control points are available if

you are editing a Superellipsoid. Move the points
to find an interesting shape.

B
Editing 23. Extrusion

1. Create a Planar Volume and enter edit mode.

2. Grab the green arrow on the geometry and pull it

to extrude.
Editing 24. Advanced Editing (1)

You can adjust thickness of a point on curve. Use this

feature to create 3D signatures or line sketch in higher
quality.

1. Create a Ink or Stroke curve and enter edit mode.

2. Grab a control point and swipe Touchpad* left or

right to adjust the size.

* Move Thumbstick to left/right for Oculus Rift

Editing 24. Advanced Editing (2)

Adjust Normals of a curve to twist it more dynamically.

Toggle mode by swiping Touchpad* on your drawing
hand.

▫ Point mode: You can grab, move, copy, and delete

individual control points.

▫ Normals mode: Swipe Touchpad* on a Ink or

Stroke curve to access. Normal editing allows you
to edit the twist of strokes along their path.

* Move Thumbstick to left/right for Oculus Rift

Editing 24. Advanced Editing (3)

You can move, add, or delete control point rows on

Curved Surface all at once. Toggle grab mode by swiping
Touchpad* on your drawing hand.

▫ Point mode: You can grab, move, copy, and delete

individual control points.

▫ U mode: You can interact with control point lines

in U direction.

▫ V mode: Toggle to control rows in V direction. This

is available if your Curved Surface was created in
Precise mode.

* Move Thumbstick to left/right for Oculus Rift

Chapter 6.

Menus
 Menus 25. Main menu

Press Menu button on the non-drawing hand to open. The

top shows the Main menu, where you can manage work
files and refresh your sketch perspective.

A B C D E
A. New: Start a new sketch.

B. Save Sketch: Save current work.

C. Export: Save your work in a different file format.

D. Sketchfab: Upload and share works on Sketchfab.

E. Take Screenshot: Capture your sketch.

F G H

F. Home Orientation: Reset your perspective.

G. Find My Sketch: Zoom all extents in the space.

H. Exit: Leave current sketch and go to Startup lobby.

 Menus 25. Main menu: Export

Save your sketch in a different file format for other uses.

Choose file type and settings then press Confirm button.

A. File Type: Choose a 3D file format. FBX and IGES are

available for Pro/Studio license.

A B B. Confirm: Export current sketch with chosen settings.

C. Model Unit: Select default unit scale. Gravity Sketch

geometries are created in meters as default.

C D E
D. Up Axis: Set vertical axis for other software. File
created in Gravity Sketch uses Y axis as default.

E. Mesh side: Choose mesh type between single or

double.

▫ Exported files will be saved in:

My Documents/Gravity Sketch/Exported Sketches/

▫ OBJ will be compressed in ZIP with relevant files.

Menus 26. Main menu: Keyboard

The Keyboard pops up when you save, export or change

a layer name.

▫ Tip: You can use controller buttons as a shortcut

in Keyboard mode:
Undo/Delete button: Backspace key
Menu/Edit button: Toggles Caps Lock key
Tools button, Color button: Activates Shift key
Trigger: Reposition keyboard to your perspective

▫ Tip: You can still move sketch and grab UI while

the keyboard is active.
 Menus 27. Main menu: Screenshot

Click the camera icon on the main menu to open a

camera pad. Press Touchpad or any thumb button on
your non-drawing hand to take a picture.

A. Close: Exit camera mode.

B. Field of View: Adjust focal length of the camera.

A
C. Square: Take square pictures.

D. Transparent Background: Allows you to take a

screenshot with no background.
B

▫ Screenshot images will be saved in:

My Documents/Gravity Sketch/Screenshots

C D
 Menus 27. Main menu: Screenshot (Pro/Studio)

There are extra camera features on Pro/Studio versions.

A. Depth of Field: Adjust knobs to put a certain part

of your sketch in focus. Only the objects in
between Far and Near plane will be focused.

B. Preview of DoF: Activate to visualize the Depth of

B
Field effect on the camera screen.

A
C. Show UI: Includes user interface in the photo.
C
 Menus 28. Settings (1)

There is a variety of custom options for sketch aid, visibility,

or performance on the Settings menu.

A. Mirror: Activate World mirror for symmetrical

A
drawing.
B
B. Mirror Axis: Show axis on mirror plane.
C
C. Grid: Turn on 3D grid points which you can snap on.
D

E D. Grid Density: Adjust distance between grid points.

F E. Vertical Lock: Lock interaction of sketch allowing

you to move and scale vertically.

F. Smooth: Set drawing input smoothness. There are

less control points for smoother input.
 Menus 28. Settings (2)

A. Leftie: Set controllers for the left-handed.

B. Smart Move: Allow linear or rotational grab

A
interaction. See Advanced Interactions for more
information.
B

F C. Surface Contours: Show isocurve on surfaces.

C D. HQ: Toggle high quality app rendering.

D
E. Popups: Show tooltip texts.
E
F. Flashlight: Grab to open Workspace panel. Grab the
middle of flashlight to adjust the light direction
within your environment.

▫ Tip: You can move the lantern without changing the

direction by grabbing its base handle.
 Menus 29. Settings: Workspace

Grabbing lantern on the side of the Settings menu opens

Workspace control panel. You can change your background
by clicking different scenes.
A

A. Preset scenes: You have 4 HDR choices by default.

B
C B. Custom scene*: Custom slot where you can save
background tint and light direction.

C. Zebra Stripe: Project stripes onto geometries to inspect

their continuity. Use reflective material to see the
projection.

▫ Tip: Grab Flashlight and press menu button to reopen

Workspace panel if closed.

▫ Tip: Grab user interface handlebar and increase the

scale to make color wheel bigger for selective color
picking.

* Additional 2 Custom scene slots with 4 HDR backgrounds in Pro/Studio license.

* Shadow and Floor grid options are available for Studio license users.
 Menus 30. Reference Images

You may want to bring reference images into your sketch.

Drop JPG or PNG image files into the following directory:
My Documents/Gravity Sketch/Reference Images

▫ Grab an image out of the panel, and release it onto your

scene. Scale the photo however you like.

▫ Show folder: Press to open Reference images folder on

your computer screen.

▫ Refresh: Press to load newly added images.

▫ Hide: Toggle to hide all images from your scene.

▫ Tip: Images are anchored to your perspective by default.

To unanchor, grab the image and press edit button(blue)
on your non-drawing hand. Press again to anchor back.

A B C
▫ Tip: You can snap unanchored image to mirror plane.
 Menus 31. Prefab: Built-In Models

Gravity Sketch provides prefabricated models which you

A can use as a guide or reference.

B A. Reference models: Press buttons on the top to

toggle a torso, head, or a car chassis base. You
cannot manipulate them but they can serve as a
good starting point. Reference models will be
aligned to mirror plane.

B. Rigged mannequins: Joint-adjustable male and

female mannequins are supplied by default. They
are great for setting up your scene and creating a
storyline. Grab the mannequin out of the panel,
scale and edit however you like.

Built-In Models
 Menus 31. Prefab: Import OBJ Files

You can access Import OBJ Files and bring custom OBJ
models to your scene. Drop your files into the following
directory: My Documents/Gravity Sketch/Import Library

A. Show folder: Press to open Import Library folder on

your computer screen.

B. Refresh: Press to load your newly added models.

▫ Pull the model out of the Prefab panel and release

onto your scene. You can scale it up or down as
you wish.

▫ Tip: You can import Gravity Sketch material data

with your model by simply placing a paired MTL file
A B
in the folder with OBJ.

▫ Tip: While grabbing a model from Prefab panel,

trigger with non-drawing hand to summon the
Import OBJ Files
model at its default orientation with its original
size.
 Menus 31. Prefab: Scale Gizmo

Scale Gizmo helps you to place a model at its default

orientation with its original size. Set options and bring your
object into the transparent blue box to apply.

A. Move To Origin: Place your model to its orientation

A coordinate.
B
B. Basic Axis: Set base of the model in Y or Z axis.

C C. Scale: Drag slider to set scaling factor.

▫ Tip: Gravity Sketch uses Meters as default unit.

▫ Tip: Use Find My Sketch if you can’t see the model.

Scale Gizmo
Menus 31. Prefab: Model editing

▫ Edit mannequin: Pull a rigged mannequin from

Built-In Models to your scene and manipulate its
joint in Edit mode. Grab and twist control points to
adjust the joint angle.

▫ Ungroup imported OBJ: You can disassemble a

custom model with multiple segments into pieces.
Grab an OBJ with multiple parts and Ungroup to do
this.
 Menus 32. Layer

Organise and manage your content in layers to work more

efficiently. Grab contents and bring them to the
A B C D E transparent blue blocks on the side to change a layer.

A. Rename: Click title of a layer to change its name.

B. Active Layer: Click lightbulb icon to set the layer

as current sketching layer.

C. Lock: Lock objects in the layer.

D. Visibility: Drag slider to hide objects in the layer

or make them transparent.

E. Delete: Please note that objects deleted by a

layer will be removed from your work history.
 Menus 33. Orthographic Viewport (1) (Pro/Studio)

Orthographic viewport allows you to see how your creation

looks from top, front, or side. Grab and pull a side of
viewport box and bring it into your sketch.

A. Viewport Visibility: Hides all floating viewports in

the sketch.

B. Auto-Update Bounds: Automatically recalibrates

the size of Bounding box as you add or remove
sketch objects.

C. Resize: Recalculate Bounding Box manually.

A B C

Orthographic Viewport
(Available on Pro/Studio license)
 Menus 33. Orthographic Viewport (2) (Pro/Studio)

A. Viewport Screenshot: Press to capture the

viewport with transparent background.

▫ Tip: Intersect Grabber on a viewport to highlight

all the same views of the sketch. In this way, you
can quickly identify which viewport of the sketch
A you are engaging with.
 Menus 34. Learn

You can watch tutorial videos in VR to learn how to use the

software. Each video will explain the key feature in detail.

A. Timeline: click and drag the slider to navigate

video.

B. User Guide: Open User Guide on your monitor

screen.
A

C. Play/Pause: Press to play or pause current clip.

B C D Wait for loading video if the button is invisible.

D. Previous/Next video: Press to watch other

tutorial videos.
Chapter 7.

Support
 Support 35. Settings for Recording

You can set camera options for recording or streaming in

Gravity Sketch. Press [ESC] when in the sketching scene or
click on the Gravity Sketch logo on your monitor screen.
A
B A. Smoothed Head Camera: Improves video feed to
C give a higher quality and better perspective. This
option has a huge impact on your hardware
resource. Press [F1] on your keyboard to toggle.

B. External Camera: Gives you an external camera

perspective. Navigate the view from the desktop
with the Mouse and Keyboard. Press [F2] to toggle.

* Drag with right mouse button to rotate the scene.

* Drag with middle mouse button or use [W][A][S][D]
keys to move camera perspective.
* Use mouse wheel to zoom in or out.

C. Hide Controllers: Hides user interface. [F3] to toggle.

▫ Tip: [Alt]+[Enter] to enter/exit Fullscreen mode.

Support 36. LEAP Motion Integration (BETA)

We are continuously looking at new input methods that will

help you create in a more natural way and even extend the
possibilities of your work through the medium.

1. Visit LEAP Motion website, check what you need.

2. Download and Install LEAP Motion SDK.

3. Attach your LEAP Motion sensor to your headset.

Connect the cable to the sensor.

4. Run Gravity Sketch.

5. On the 2D screen menu, go to Advanced tab and

click LEAP Motion logo.
Support 36. LEAP Motion: Interface

▫ Create contents: Pinch your thumb and index

finger together.

▫ Access to menu: Turn your palm to face yourself

to see Menu buttons on your wrist. Poke it with
your opposite hand.

▫ Access to colour: Make a fist and point away with

your index finger.

▫ Undo: Poke Bin button on your Drawing hand wrist

with your Non-drawing hand.

▫ Delete: Grab an object and poke Bin button.

▫ Enter edit mode: Punch Menu button while

grabbing a content. Press again to exit.
Support 37. Change Saving Directory

There is an option to change the default Gravity Sketch

document folder directory. Create a folder that you want to
relocate in advance.

1. Press [ESC] or click on the Gravity Sketch logo on

the bottom left corner of your screen, and then
click on the menu.

2. Go to Advanced tab and click Save Folder button.

3. Type an EXISTING folder directory you made into

the popup window.

4. Check accessibility. The button will turn green if

the directory is good to use.

5. Click Use button to confirm. Please note that

Reference Images or Import Library models from
the past directory won’t be accessible unless you
copy them to the new directory.
Support 38. Rhino Integration (Studio License)

If you are working with Gravity Sketch and Rhino 3D, you
can achieve a seamless workflow by opening a saved GRS
file directly into Rhino without exporting it.

1. Install Gravity Sketch Studio and Rhino 5 for

Windows or a newer version for integration.

2. Locate plugin files in your Steam library folder:

C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Gravity
Sketch VR\RhinoPlugin

3. Drag GSFileImporter.rhp onto Rhino viewport to

install the plugin.

4. Open GRS files in Rhino. GRS is a Gravity Sketch

file saving format. Your saved file is compressed
in ZIP format and located in:
My Documents/Gravity Sketch/Saved Sketches

▫ Tip: GRS model units are measured in metres.

▫ Tip: If an OBJ file is in the ZIP file, import it with GRS.
Support 39. Contact

▫ For more information please visit:

The Gravity Sketch website
Steam community forum

▫ Follow us for news and updates:

Instagram
Facebook
Twitter

If you have any questions,

please do not hesitate to get in touch!
hello@gravitysketch.com