The following is the list of pre-assigned hotkeys you can use with the Node Editor and Hypershade.
You can also assign your own custom hotkeys. See Assign a hotkey to a command.
| Hotkey | Description |
| 1, 2, 3, 4 | Switch among view modes: simple, connected, full and show all attributes/custom attribute view (if a custom attribute list exists). |
| 5 | Switch among displaying the node name / node type / no node title. |
| =/- | Zoom in/out. |
| Delete/Backspace | Remove nodes from scene. |
| Tab | Create node. |
| , | Select connected upstream nodes. |
| . | Select connected downstream nodes. |
| / | Select both connected upstream and downstream nodes. |
| Ctrl + l | Remove all selected nodes from graph.
Note: The l key is a lower case L.
|
| Ctrl + / | Remove all unselected nodes from graph. |
| Ctrl + , | Remove all upstream nodes (including selected node) from graph. |
| Ctrl + . | Remove all downstream nodes (including selected node) from graph. |
| Shift + ,
This is also the < key. |
Regraph upstream nodes. |
| Shift + .
This is also the > key. |
Regraph downstream nodes. |
| Shift + /
This is also the ? key. |
Regraph upstream and downstream nodes. |
| Applicable to Node Editor only | |
| s | Toggle attribute search field in the node |
| C | Sync Node Editor/viewport selection.
Note: The c is upper case; that is, Shift+c.
|
| v | Toggle selection swatch size. |
| left/right arrow keys | Pickwalk through sibling nodes. |
| up/down arrow keys | Pickwalk through parent/child nodes. |
| p | Toggle between pinning and unpinning. |
| l |
Layout the graph.
Note: The l key is a lower case L.
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| Applicable to Hypershade only | |
| @ | Solo the selected node. |
| # | Remove soloing. |
| ! | Solo the node/attribute that was last soloed. |