User Interface

As of version 2023, VRED has only one user interface.

Menu Bar includes all main functions for creating and editing VRED content. You can access available VRED modules and enable basic file actions, like saving and opening.

Toolbar provides shortcuts to access common menu options for saving a scene or toggling raytracing mode.

Workspaces provides options for saving, editing, and exporting workspace configurations, as well as specifically created configurations for rendering, animation, presentation, and review workspaces, followed by saved workspaces.

User Profile provides options for exploring purchase options, managing your license, updating your privacy settings, and signing out and quitting.

Scenegraph lists all nodes in the scene.

View Cube and Navigation Bar change the view for the selected object and provide easy access to tools for change the view of your scene.

Viewport or Render Window displays the whole scene. You can change the view, as well as select and modify objects directly.

Quick Access Bar provides easy, fast access to main functions, such as the Material Editor, Clip Maker, and Variants.

Status Bar provides information about memory usage. You can change the up vector, near and far clip planes, and field-of-view. It also integrates the Terminal.

For reference information on the various editors and modules, and their tools and options, see Editors and Modules.

Keyboard Shortcuts

There are several hotkeys available for interacting with the user interface:

• Alt + Return Toggle Fullscreen Mode
• Ctrl + Alt + Return Toggle Multi Display Fullscreen Mode
• 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
• 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