Controls and Shortcuts

The following is a list of input device controls and shortcuts for manipulating the Node Graph, Viewer, and Script Editor.

Graph Editor

Note

For the following controls and shortcuts, the cursor must hover over the Graph Editor.

Node Creation

Action Control or Shortcut
Show node menu

Right-click

or

Tab
Insert Dot at connection

Ctrl + click connection

or

Right-click connection > Insert Dot

Node Selection

Action Control or Shortcut
Select all Ctrl + A
Clear selection Ctrl + Shift + A
Select node Click
Add/remove node from selection Shift + click
Select nodes Click and drag marquee, then release
Add nodes Shift + click and drag marquee, then release
Select upstream nodes Shift + Alt + click node
Select downstream nodes Shift + Ctrl + click node

Node Copying and Deletion

Action Control or Shortcut
Cut node(s) Ctrl + X
Copy node(s) Ctrl + C
Paste node(s) Ctrl + V
Delete node(s)

Backspace

or

Delete
Enable/disable node(s) D

Node Connections and Layout

Action Control or Shortcut
Connect plug Click and drag plug to another plug
Disconnect plug Click and drag connection to background
Insert node at connection Drag node onto connection
Auto-arrange selected nodes Ctrl + L

Node Bookmarks

Action Control or Shortcut
Bookmark node Right-click node > Bookmark
Connect to bookmarked node Right-click plug > Connect Bookmark > select node

Viewer

Note

For the following controls and shortcuts, the cursor must hover over the Viewer.

General Controls

Action Control or Shortcut
Pan Alt + click and drag
Zoom/dolly

Alt + right-click and drag

or

Mouse wheel up/down
Frame view to contents F

3D Scenes

Action Control or Shortcut
Tumble Alt + click and drag
Expand selection ↓
Fully expand selection Shift + ↓
Collapse selection ↑
Fit clipping planes to scene Right-click > Clipping Planes > Fit To Scene
Fit clipping planes to selection

Right-click > Clipping Planes > Fit To Selection

or

Ctrl + K
Frame view, and fit clipping planes to scene/selection Ctrl + F
Reset clipping planes Right-click > Clipping Planes > Default

2D Images

Action Control or Shortcut
Toggle red channel R
Toggle green channel G
Toggle blue channel B
Toggle alpha channel A
Center image at 1:1 scale Home

Script Editor

Text Entry

Note

When using the following drag and drop controls and shortcuts, drop the UI element onto the Script Editor’s text input field.

Action Control or Shortcut
Drop node into Script Editor Middle-click and drag node from Node Graph
Drop plug into Script Editor

Middle-click and drag plug from Node Graph

or

Click and drag plug label from Node Editor
Drop plug value into Script Editor Shift + click and drag plug label from Node Editor
Drop color value into Script Editor Click and drag a pixel from Viewer
Drop scene location path(s) into Script Editor Click and drag selection from Viewer or Scene Hierarchy

Execution

Note

For the following controls and shortcuts, the Script Editor’s text input field must be in focus.

Action Control or Shortcut
Execute and clear Ctrl + Enter
Execute selection Select code, then Ctrl + Enter

Animation Editor

Note

For the following controls and shortcuts, the cursor must hover over the Animation Editor.

Action Control or Shortcut
Pan Alt + click and drag
Zoom

Alt + right-click and drag

or

Mouse wheel up or down
Adjust frame range Alt + Shift + right-click and drag left or right
Adjust key value range Alt + Shift + right-click and drag up or down
Frame all curves (no selection) F
Frame selected key(s) F
Add key to a curve Ctrl + click
Add key to all selected curves at current frame I
Delete selected key(s)

Delete

or

Backspace
Adjust selected key(s) Click and drag
Adjust frame(s) of selected key(s) Shift + click and drag left or right
Adjust value(s) of selected key(s) Shift + click and drag up or down