Controls and Keyboard Shortcuts
Camera Controls
The Editor's camera is controlled with the mouse and keyboard.
| Operation | Controls |
|---|---|
| Orbit | Left Mouse Button + Drag |
| Pan | Middle Mouse Button + Drag SHIFT + Left Mouse Button + Drag |
| Look Around | Right Mouse Button + Drag |
| Zoom / Dolly | Mouse Wheel |
| Move | W-A-S-D |
| Move (fast) | SHIFT + W-A-S-D |
General Mouse Controls
| Operation | Controls |
|---|---|
| Select Entity | Left Mouse Button |
| Translate / Rotate / Scale Entity (according to gizmo) | Left Mouse Button + Drag |
General Modifier Keys
| Operation | Controls |
|---|---|
| Toggle Editor's Snap setting while operating gizmo | Hold SHIFT while dragging the Entity |
| Do not preserve the Entity's transform when reparenting | Hold CTRL when you reparent the Entity |
Keyboard Shortcuts
Note that on a Mac, CMD should be used instead of CTRL.
| Operation | Description | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Launch | Launch the scene in a new tab | CTRL + ENTER |
| New Entity | Creates a new entity as a child of the currently selected entity | CTRL + E |
| Duplicate Entity | Duplicates the selected entity and all children | CTRL + D |
| Rename Entity / Asset | Focuses on name field of the selected entity or asset | N or F2 |
| Copy Entity / Asset | Copy the current entity/asset selection | CTRL + C |
| Paste Entity / Asset | Paste copied entity/asset under the currently selected entity/folder | CTRL + P |
| Delete | Delete the current selection | DELETE CTRL + BACKSPACE |
| Frame Selection | Focus on the current entity selection in the 3D view | F |
| Translate | Activate the translate gizmo in the 3D view | 1 |
| Rotate | Activate the rotate gizmo in the 3D view | 2 |
| Scale | Activate the scale gizmo in the 3D view | 3 |
| World / Local | Switch between local and world space gizmos | L |
| Toggle All Panels | Hides or shows all the panels to maximize the 3D view | SPACE |
| Bake | Re-bake lighting using the Run-time Lightmapper | CTRL + B |
| Previous Selection | Select previously selected items | SHIFT + Z |
| Undo | Undo the last action | CTRL + Z |
| Redo | Redo the last action | CTRL + Y CTRL + SHIFT + Z |
| How do I...? | Toggle search toolbar for mini-tutorials | CTRL + SPACE |
| Show Controls | Display the Editor controls | SHIFT + ? |