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Keyboard Shortcuts

To find all the shortcuts in VRED, select View > Show Shortcuts.

learnMore icon For information on mouse button use for performing actions and accessing tools, see Mouse Button Interactions.

Animation VRML Animation

Right-click to access these options:

  • Return Start
  • Spacebar Pause/Continue
  • R Reset
  • Del Delete

Animation Channels

  • Ctrl + Shift + V Paste Clone
  • Ctrl + V Paste

Animation Clip Maker

  • Ctrl + A Select All
  • Ctrl + C Copy
  • Ctrl + D Duplicate
  • Ctrl + I Information
  • Ctrl + R Rename
  • Ctrl + V Paste
  • Ctrl + X Cut
  • Del Delete
  • F Frame

Animation Curve Editor

  • Ctrl + A Select All Control Points
  • Ctrl + C Copy
  • Ctrl + D Duplicate
  • Ctrl + I Information
  • Ctrl + K Key All Channels
  • Ctrl + N Select Node
  • Ctrl + R Rename
  • Ctrl + V Paste
  • Ctrl + X Cut
  • Del Delete
  • F Frame Curves
  • X Move/Zoom Only in X-Direction
  • Y Move/Zoom Only in Y-Direction
  • Ctrl + Shift + D Clone
  • Ctrl + Shift + G Group Selection
  • Ctrl + Shift + K Create Block
  • Ctrl + Shift + V Paste Clone

Animation Library

  • Ctrl + A Select All
  • Ctrl + C Copy Block
  • Ctrl + D Duplicate Block
  • Ctrl + I Show Block Information
  • Ctrl + N Select Node in Scenegraph
  • Ctrl + R Rename Block
  • Ctrl + Shift + A Deselect All
  • Ctrl + Shift + D Clone Block
  • Ctrl + Shift + G Group Selected Nodes
  • Ctrl + Shift + V Paste Clone Block
  • Ctrl + V Paste Block
  • Ctrl + X Cut Block
  • Del Delete Block

Annotation Module

  • Ctrl + D Duplicate
  • Ctrl + G Create Group
  • Ctrl + N Select Node
  • Ctrl + R Rename
  • Del Delete
  • F Zoom To

Asset Manager

  • Ctrl + A Select All Control Points
  • Ctrl + C Copy
  • Ctrl + M Apply To Selected Nodes
  • Ctrl + R Rename
  • Ctrl + V Paste
  • Ctrl + X Cut
  • Del Delete

Camera Editor

  • Ctrl + C Copy
  • Ctrl + D Duplicate
  • Ctrl + G Create Group
  • Ctrl + N Select Node
  • Ctrl + R Rename
  • Ctrl + V Paste
  • Del Delete

GPU Information

  • Ctrl + C Copy Currently Selected GL Extension String to Clipboard

HDR Light Studio Plugin

  • L Toggle Light Paint Tool

Interaction

  • Alt + Left Mouse Button Fix Face Normal
  • Alt + Middle Mouse Button Fix Surface Face Normal
  • Alt + Right Mouse Button Fix Connected Face Normal
  • Ctrl + Left Mouse Button Navigation Pan
  • Ctrl + Right Mouse Button Navigation Center
  • Ctrl + Alt + RMB Navigation Orbit
  • Ctrl + Alt + LMB Navigation Orbit
  • Ctrl + Shift + Left Mouse Button Select Object (Add)
  • Ctrl + Shift + Right Mouse Button Deselect Object (Sub)
  • Down Move Camera Backward
  • Left Revolve Camera Left around Pivot
  • Alt + V Show View Cube
  • Alt + N Show Navigation Bar
  • Left Mouse Button Navigation Rotate
  • Left Mouse Button + M Material Copy
  • Left Mouse Button Double Click Camera Set Pivot
  • Middle Mouse Button Double Click Camera Zoom to Hit Point, Set Pivot, and Look At
  • Right Revolve Camera Right around Pivot
  • Right Mouse Button Navigation Zoom
  • Right Mouse Button + M Material Apply
  • Right Mouse Button Double Click Camera Set Pivot and Look At
  • Shift + Left Mouse Button Select Object
  • Shift + Right Mouse Button Deselect Object
  • Up Move Camera Forward

Light Editor

  • Ctrl + A Select All
  • Ctrl + C Copy
  • Ctrl + D Duplicate
  • Ctrl + F Find Light
  • Ctrl + G Create Group
  • Ctrl + I Invert Selection
  • Ctrl + N Select Nodes
  • Ctrl + R Rename
  • Ctrl + Shift + A Deselect All
  • Ctrl + Shift + G Group Selection
  • Ctrl + T Toggle On/Off
  • Ctrl + V Paste
  • Del Delete

Main Window

  • Ctrl + Alt + S Save Selected
  • Ctrl + E Open Stereo Settings
  • Ctrl + O Open
  • Ctrl + P Export Snapshot
  • Ctrl + S Save
  • Ctrl + Shift + O Import
  • Ctrl + Shift + S Save As

Material Editor

  • Ctrl + A Select All
  • Ctrl + C Copy
  • Ctrl + D Duplicate
  • Ctrl + G Create Group
  • Ctrl + M Apply To Selected Nodes
  • Ctrl + N Select Nodes
  • Ctrl + R Rename
  • Ctrl + Shift + A Deselect All
  • Ctrl + Shift + F Scroll To Selection
  • Ctrl + Shift + G Group Selection
  • Ctrl + Shift + N Add Nodes To Selection
  • Ctrl + Shift + V Paste Clone Material Chunk
  • Ctrl + U Remove Unused Materials
  • Ctrl + V Paste
  • Del Delete
  • Esc Deactivate Texture Manipulator
  • F5 Update Material List
  • T Toggle Texturing Mode

Measurement

  • Del Delete Selected Measurement
  • Ctrl + A Select All
  • Ctrl + C Copy
  • Ctrl + V Paste
  • Ctrl + X Cut

Metadata Editor

  • Ctrl + A Select All
  • Ctrl + C Copy
  • Ctrl + D Duplicate
  • Ctrl + R Rename
  • Ctrl + V Paste
  • Backspace Remove Selected Assignments
  • Del Delete

Reference Editor

  • Ctrl + A Select All
  • Ctrl + C Copy
  • Ctrl + N Select Nodes
  • Ctrl + R Rename
  • Ctrl + V Paste
  • Ctrl + Shift + D Clone

Render Layer

  • Ctrl + A Select All
  • Ctrl + D Duplicate
  • Ctrl + Down Move Down
  • Ctrl + N Select Nodes
  • Ctrl + R Rename
  • Ctrl + Up Move Up
  • Del Delete

Render Queue

  • Ctrl + A Select All
  • Ctrl + Down Move Down
  • Ctrl + R Rename
  • Ctrl + T Toggle On/Off
  • Ctrl + Up Move Up
  • Del Delete

Render Window

  • Alt + Return Toggle Fullscreen Mode
  • Ctrl + Alt + Return Toggle Multi Display Fullscreen Mode
  • Ctrl + Enter Undocks/Docks the Render Window
  • Ctrl + F12 Recache
  • Ctrl + F9 Swap Face Normals
  • Ctrl + L Align Camera Tool
  • Ctrl + P Create Snapshot
  • Ctrl + Return Toggle Dock Mode
  • Ctrl + Shift + T Unsplit Selected Group of Triangles into a Geometry
  • Ctrl + Space Show Overlay to Switch Active Camera
  • Ctrl + T Split Selected Geometry into Triangles
  • Ctrl + W Toggle Realtime Antialiasing
  • Ctrl + Y Redo
  • Ctrl + Z Undo
  • Del Delete
  • End Toggle Rendering
  • Esc Leave Fullscreen Mode
  • F Zoom to Selected Object
  • F10 Headlight
  • F11 Wireframe
  • F12 Statistic
  • F2 Render Mode Analytic High
  • F3 Render Mode Realistic High
  • F4 Render Mode Raytracing
  • F5 Render Mode Face Normal
  • F6 Render Mode Surface Analysis
  • F7 Render Mode Ambient Occlusion
  • F9 Swap Normals
  • Home Set Field of View
  • I Isolate View Selected
  • K Animation Key All
  • Left Mouse Button + R Region Selection
  • Q Adapt Zero Parallax Distance
  • R Activate/Deactivate Region Rendering
  • R Activate Region Selection in Region Rendering Mode
  • Shift + E Activate Rotation Manipulator
  • Shift + F Show All
  • Shift + F10 Double Sided Lighting
  • Shift + F12 Fly Mode
  • Shift + F9 Swap Vertex Normals
  • Shift + K Animation Key Selected
  • Shift + Q Toogle Pivot Manipulator
  • Shift + R Activate Scale Manipulator
  • Shift + W Activate Translation Manipulator
  • Space Toggle Still Frame Antialiasing

Scenegraph

  • < Shrink Component Selection
  • > Grow Component Selection
  • Ctrl + A Select All
  • Ctrl + Alt + D Duplicate Node to Cloned Tree
  • Ctrl + B Set to B Side
  • Ctrl + C Copy
  • Ctrl + D Duplicate and Keep Inner Clone Structure
  • Ctrl + Down Scenegraph Selected Node Navigation Down
  • Ctrl + F Find Node
  • Ctrl + G Group
  • Ctrl + H Hide Node
  • Ctrl + I Invert Selection on Geometry
  • Ctrl + J Show/Hide
  • Ctrl + Left Scenegraph Selected Node Navigation Left
  • Ctrl + R Rename
  • Ctrl + Right Scenegraph Selected Node Navigation Right
  • Ctrl + Shift + A Deselect All
  • Ctrl + Shift + B Set to A Side
  • Ctrl + Shift + D Clone Node
  • Ctrl + Shift + F Scroll to Selected
  • Ctrl + Shift + G Group Selected
  • Ctrl + Shift + H Hide All Nodes
  • Ctrl + Shift + I Invert Selection on Geometry in Group
  • Ctrl + Shift + J Show All/Hide All
  • Ctrl + Shift + M Merge Geometry
  • Ctrl + Shift + T Unsplit Geometries from Triangles
  • Ctrl + Shift + V Paste as Clone
  • Ctrl + T Split Geometry in Triangles
  • Ctrl + Up Scenegraph Selected Node Navigation Up
  • Ctrl + V Paste
  • Ctrl + X Cut
  • Del Delete
  • Down Scenegraph Selected Node Navigation Down
  • F Zoom to Selection
  • I Isolate Selected
  • Left Scenegraph Selected Node Navigation Left
  • Right Scenegraph Selected Node Navigation Right
  • Up Scenegraph Selected Node Navigation Up

Sceneplate Editor

  • Ctrl + A Select All
  • Ctrl + Shift + A Deselect All
  • Ctrl + C Copy
  • Ctrl + D Duplicate
  • Ctrl + G Group
  • Ctrl + I Invert Selection
  • Ctrl + R Rename
  • Ctrl + V Paste
  • Ctrl + X Cut
  • Ctrl + PgDown Move Down
  • Ctrl + PgUp Move Up
  • Del Delete

Script Editor

  • Ctrl + A Select All
  • Ctrl + C Copy
  • Ctrl + F Open Find Dialog
  • Ctrl + R Open Replace Dialog
  • Ctrl + V Paste
  • Ctrl + X Cut

Sequencer

  • Ctrl + A Select All
  • Ctrl + D Duplicate
  • Ctrl + Down Move Down
  • Ctrl + R Rename
  • Ctrl + T Active
  • Ctrl + Up Move Up
  • Del Delete

Variant Sets

  • Ctrl + A Select All
  • Ctrl + C Copy
  • Ctrl + D Duplicate
  • Ctrl + G New Group
  • Ctrl + R Rename
  • Ctrl + V Paste
  • Ctrl + X Cut
  • Del Delete
  • Return Select

Variants

  • Ctrl + D Set Default
  • Ctrl + N Select Nodes
  • Ctrl + R Rename
  • Ctrl + R Refresh
  • Del Delete
  • Return Select

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