Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcuts only work while you are not typing in an input field. On a Mac, use Cmd instead of Ctrl. The list in the editor names the keys in German, Strg is Ctrl, Entf is Delete, Umschalt is Shift and Leertaste is Space.

Mode#

Key	Action
`1` or `G`	Move
`2` or `R`	Rotate
`3`	Animation
`4`	Camera

While placing#

Key	Action
`B`	Put down on the floor
`F`	Turn toward the camera
Hold `Alt`	Magnet off while held
`Delete`	Remove the selected clip
`Ctrl` + `Delete`	Remove the object

View#

Key	Action
`E`	Frame the selection
`H`	Reset the view
`K`	Remember the viewpoint
`J`	Go to the remembered viewpoint
`L`	Lock and release the camera
`A`	Draw an area for auto-motion

Playback#

Key	Action
`Space`	Play and pause
`Esc`	Clear the selection, or close the drawing surface while drawing areas
`←` or `→`	Nudge the selected clip
`Shift` + `←` or `→`	Nudge the selected clip in steps ten times as big

History#

Key	Action
`Ctrl` + `Z`	Undo
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Z`	Redo

Mouse#

Button	Action
Left button	Select. On empty space in camera mode, pan the view.
Right button	Orbit the camera. Without dragging, it opens a menu.
Wheel	Zoom

Note

Delete on its own never removes an object, only a selected clip. No device vanishes just because you are tidying up the timeline.

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