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# Plater/Virtual Print Bed

Plater is the virtual interface containing the print bed of the 3D printer. Here, you drop your model in, adjust and manipulate its location and size, and view the sliced model.

**For an overview of Plater's UI, read the article below:**

{% embed url="<https://help.prusa3d.com/en/article/ui-overview_1766>" %}
Plater UI Overview
{% endembed %}

**To learn more about viewing controls, read the article below:**

{% embed url="<https://help.prusa3d.com/en/article/view_1761>" %}
Viewing, panning, rotating and more
{% endembed %}

**You can transform, scale and do many more model operations in PrusaSlicer. Read more below:**

{% embed url="<https://help.prusa3d.com/en/article/object-manipulation-panel_1757>" %}
Transforming and scaling objects
{% endembed %}

**Find out more about selecting/deselecting models here:**

{% embed url="<https://help.prusa3d.com/en/article/selecting-models_1763>" %}
Selecting/Deselecting Models
{% endembed %}

**You can also change between perspective and orthographic view. Read more about it here:**

{% embed url="<https://help.prusa3d.com/en/article/perspective-orthographic-camera_1760>" %}
Perspective & Orthographic Views
{% endembed %}

**Lastly, there are some handy keyboard shortcuts that you can find here:**

{% embed url="<https://help.prusa3d.com/en/article/keyboard-shortcuts_1764>" %}
Keyboard shortcuts in PrusaSlicer
{% endembed %}

**This video covers the basic workflow of importing, slicing and printing with PrusaSlicer:**

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttg2wEjD784&ab_channel=thehardwareguy>" %}


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