Controls and Shortcuts
The following is a list of input device controls and shortcuts for manipulating the Graph Editor, Viewer, and Python Editor.
Tip
macOS users: replace Ctrl with Command ⌘.
General
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
New node graph |
Ctrl + N |
Open node graph |
Ctrl + O |
Save node graph |
Ctrl + S |
Save node graph as |
Ctrl + Shift + S |
Undo |
Ctrl + Z |
Redo |
Ctrl + Shift + Z |
Step one frame forward |
→ |
Step one frame backward |
← |
Fullscreen mode |
F11 |
Hide tabs of current panel |
Ctrl + T |
Pinnable Editors and Inspectors
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Follow the focus node |
Hover cursor over editor, ` |
Pin the node selection |
Hover cursor over editor, p |
Pin numeric bookmark 1-9 |
Hover cursor over editor, 1 - 9 |
Follow to the node selection |
Hover cursor over editor, n |
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 |
|
Insert |
Ctrl + connection |
Node selection
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Select all |
Ctrl + A |
Clear selection |
Ctrl + Shift + A |
Select node |
|
Add node to selection |
Shift + |
Add/remove node from selection |
Ctrl + |
Select nodes |
and drag marquee, then release |
Add nodes |
Shift + and drag marquee, then release |
Deselect nodes |
Ctrl + and drag marquee, then release |
Select upstream nodes |
Shift + Alt + node |
Select downstream nodes |
Ctrl + Alt + node |
Node dispatch
Note
For these dispatch-related shortcuts, the cursor does not need to hover over the Graph Editor.
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Dispatch selected node(s) |
Ctrl + E |
Redo last dispatch |
Ctrl + R |
Node copying and deletion
Tip
For a Box node to be disableable, it must first be set up for pass-through.
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Cut node(s) |
Ctrl + X |
Copy node(s) |
Ctrl + C |
Paste node(s) |
Ctrl + V |
Delete node(s) |
Backspace |
Enable/disable node(s) |
D |
Node connections and layout
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Connect plug |
and drag plug to another plug |
Disconnect plug |
and drag connection to background |
Insert node onto connection |
and drag node onto connection |
Auto-arrange selected nodes |
Ctrl + L |
Duplicate outgoing connection |
Shift + and drag connection just before in plug |
Focus Node
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Jump to focus node |
Hover cursor over editor, ` |
Assign focus to selected node |
Hover cursor over node graph, Ctrl + ` |
Node bookmarks
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Bookmark node |
node > Bookmark |
Connect to bookmarked node |
plug > Connect Bookmark > select node |
Jump to bookmarked node |
Hover cursor over editor, Ctrl + B > select bookmarked node |
Assign numeric bookmark |
Ctrl + 1 … 9 |
Remove numeric bookmark |
Ctrl + 0 |
Node Editor
Numeric plugs
Action |
Control or shorcut |
---|---|
Increment/decrement value, specific precision |
Position cursor next to a number position in plug field, then hit ↑ / ↓ |
Scrub value, coarse precision |
Ctrl + and drag the field left/right |
Scrub value, fine precision |
Ctrl + Shift + and drag the field left/right |
Gang plugs together |
Ctrl + G |
Tip
Numeric fields support basic mathematical operators to adjust their values. For example, appending +1
to a plug with an existing value of 2
, will set it to 3
. You can use +
, -
, /
, *
and %
to modify the existing value.
Path plugs
Action |
Control or shorcut |
---|---|
Autocomplete path component |
Tab |
Path-level contents menu |
Select path component |
Path hierarchy menu |
Select all |
3D scenes
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Edit source node of selection |
Alt + E |
Edit tweaks node for selection |
Alt + Shift + E |
Viewer
Note
For the following controls and shortcuts, the cursor must hover over the Viewer.
General controls
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Pan |
Alt + and drag |
Zoom/dolly |
Alt + and drag |
Pan/Zoom, fine precision |
Hold Shift during action |
Frame view to contents |
F |
Pause processing |
Escape |
Selection Tool |
Q |
Translate Tool |
W |
Rotate Tool |
E |
Scale Tool |
R |
Camera Tool |
T |
Crop Window Tool |
C |
Pin to numeric bookmark |
1 … 9 |
3D scenes
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Tumble |
Alt + and drag |
Tumble, fine precision |
Hold Shift during action |
Select objects |
and drag marquee, then release |
Add/remove object from selection |
Ctrl + |
Add objects to selection |
Shift + and drag marquee, then release |
Deselect objects |
Ctrl + and drag marquee, then release |
Expand selection |
↓ |
Fully expand selection |
Shift + ↓ |
Collapse selection |
↑ |
Edit source node of selection |
Alt + E |
Edit tweaks node for selection |
Alt + Shift + E |
Fit clipping planes to scene |
> Clipping Planes > Fit To Scene |
Fit clipping planes to selection |
> Clipping Planes > Fit To Selection |
Frame view, and fit clipping planes |
Ctrl + F |
Reset clipping planes |
> Clipping Planes > Default |
Toggle Inspector |
I |
Transform tools
Note
For the following controls and shortcuts, a Transform Tool must be active.
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Increase manipulator size |
+ |
Decrease manipulator size |
- |
Add animation key to transform of selected object(s) |
S |
Adjust, fine precision |
Hold Shift during action |
Adjust, snapping to rounded increments |
Hold Ctrl + during action |
Target mode (Translate and Rotate only) |
Hold v |
2D images
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Isolate red channel |
R |
Isolate green channel |
G |
Isolate blue channel |
B |
Isolate alpha channel |
A |
View luminance of RGB |
L |
Previous layer |
PgDn |
Next layer |
PgUp |
Center image at 1:1 scale |
Home |
Next Catalogue image |
↓ |
Previous Catalogue image |
↑ |
Duplicate current Catalogue image |
Ctrl + D |
Crop window tool
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Draw new region anywhere |
Shift + click and drag |
Hierarchy View
Action |
Control or shorcut |
---|---|
Copy selected paths |
Ctrl + C |
Edit source node of selection |
Alt + E |
Edit tweaks node for selection |
Alt + Shift + E |
Python Editor
Text entry
Note
When using the following drag and drop controls and shortcuts, drop the UI element onto the input field of the Python Editor.
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Drop node into Python Editor |
and drag node from Node Graph |
Drop plug into Python Editor |
and drag plug from Node Graph |
Drop plug value into Python Editor |
Shift + and drag plug label from Node Editor |
Drop color value into Python Editor |
and drag a pixel from Viewer |
Drop scene location path(s) into Python Editor |
and drag selection from Viewer or Hierarchy View |
Indent selection |
Ctrl + ] |
Unindent selection |
Ctrl + [ |
Comment/uncomment selection |
Ctrl + / |
Execution
Note
For the following controls and shortcuts, the input field of the Python Editor must be in focus.
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Execute and clear |
Ctrl + Enter |
Execute selection |
Select code, then hit 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 + and drag |
Zoom |
Alt + and drag |
Zoom x/y axes independently |
Hold Ctrl during action |
Pan/Zoom, fine precision |
Hold Shift during action |
Adjust frame range |
Alt + Shift + and drag left/right |
Adjust key value range |
Alt + Shift + and drag up/down |
Frame all curves (no selection) |
F |
Frame selected key(s) |
F |
Add key to a curve |
Ctrl + |
Add key to all selected curves at current frame |
I |
Delete selected key(s) |
Delete |
Adjust selected key(s) |
and drag |
Adjust frame(s) of selected key(s) |
Shift + and drag left/right |
Adjust value(s) of selected key(s) |
Shift + and drag up/down |
Interactive Render Log
Action |
Control or shorcut |
---|---|
Next message of level |
e, w, i, d |
Previous message of level |
Shift + e, w, i, d |
Search |
Ctrl + F |
Next match (search field focus) |
Enter |
Next match (log focus) |
N |
Previous match (log focus) |
P |
Scroll to bottom |
B |
Spreadsheet
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Toggle/edit selected cells |
Return or |
Toggle Enabled state of selected cells |
D |
Copy/Paste selected cells or rows |
Ctrl + C/V |
Move cell selection |
Up, Down, Left, Right |
Extend cell selection |
Shift + Up, Down, Left, Right |
Move keyboard focus |
Ctrl + Up, Down, Left, Right |
Toggle selection state of cell with keyboard focus |
Space |
Light Editor
Action |
Control or shortcut |
---|---|
Edit source node of selection |
Alt + E |
Edit tweaks node for selection |
Alt + Shift + E |