General Keyboard Shortcuts
Command | Description | Windows/Linux | macOS |
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Add Frame After Selection | The shortcut key to display the Add Frame After Selection dialog box in the Xsheet View. | Ctrl + H | Ctrl + H |
Add Frame At End |
The shortcut key to display the Add Frame At Bottom dialog box in the Xsheet View. |
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Add Frame At Start |
The shortcut key to display the Add Frame At Top dialog box in the Xsheet View. |
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Add Frame Before Selection |
The shortcut key to display the Add Frame Before Selection dialog box in the Xsheet View. | Ctrl + G |
⌘ + G |
Add Key Exposure | Add a drawing key exposure. | ||
Advanced Save | This is the shortcut to open the Advanced Save dialog box. This dialog box is used to save specific parts of a scene (scene data, palette lists, palettes and drawings). | Ctrl + Shift + S | Shift + ⌘ + S |
Auto Render |
This is the shortcut key to render frames automatically. | Ctrl + Alt + R |
⌘ + Alt + R |
Auto Render Write |
This is the shortcut key to enable the Write nodes to write final frames to the file system. | Ctrl + W |
⌘ + W |
Bounding Box Selection Style |
This is the shortcut key to toggle between BBox highlighting and colour highlighting of selected drawings. |
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Cancel Preview | This is the shortcut key to cancel the automatic preview. | Shift + Esc | Shift + Esc |
Clone | The shortcut key to main Edit->Clone | ||
Control Selection Mode | Enable the group selection of controls with the lasso or marquee. | ||
Copy |
This is the shortcut key to copy the selection. | Ctrl + C |
⌘ + C |
Create Empty Drawing |
This is the shortcut key used to replace selected drawings by new drawings. | Alt + Shift + R |
Alt + Shift + R |
Cut |
This is the shortcut key to cut the selection. | Ctrl + X |
⌘ + X |
Decrease Exposure | Removes one frame from the exposure of a timed value. | - | - |
Delete |
This is the shortcut key to delete the selection. | Del |
Backspace |
Deselect All |
This is the shortcut key to deselect all selected objects. | Esc |
Esc |
Disable Pivot Manipulator | When activated, the pivot point cannot be changed position visually. | ||
Duplicate | The shortcut key to main Edit->Duplicate. | ||
Duplicate Drawings |
This is the shortcut key used to replace selected drawings by a copy of the drawing. | Alt + Shift + D |
Alt + Shift + D |
Easy Flip | This is the shortcut key to execute a single flip in the Drawing view. | ||
Export Animated GIF | Use this shortcut to open the Export Animated GIF window. | ||
Export Layout |
Export scene layout to image. |
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Face Selected to Draw | This is the shortcut key that makes the Perspective view perpendicular to a selected drawing, allowing you to draw on it. | ||
First Frame |
This is the shortcut key to go to the first frame. | < |
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Free Pan and Zoom |
This is the shortcut key to pan and zoom the current view. | Space | Space |
Get Rights to Modify Drawings |
The shortcut key to get the edit rights on the selected drawings. | Alt + L |
Alt + L |
Go to Next Column |
Go to Next Column | J |
J |
Go to Next Drawing |
Go to Next Drawing | G |
G |
Go to Previous Column |
Go to Previous Column | H |
H |
Go to Previous Drawing |
Go to Previous Drawing | F |
F |
Go to the Eighth Drawing in Drawing View |
Go to the Eighth Drawing in drawing view | ||
Go to the Fifth Drawing in Drawing View |
Go to the Fifth Drawing in drawing view | ||
Go to the First Drawing in Drawing View |
Go to the first Drawing in drawing view | ||
Go to the Fourth Drawing in Drawing View |
Go to the Fourth Drawing in drawing view | ||
Go to the Ninth Drawing in Drawing View |
Go to the Ninth Drawing in drawing view | ||
Go to the Second Drawing in Drawing View |
Go to the second Drawing in drawing view | ||
Go to the Seventh Drawing in Drawing View |
Go to the Seventh Drawing in drawing view | ||
Go to the Sixth Drawing in Drawing View |
Go to the Sixth Drawing in drawing view | ||
Go to the Tenth Drawing in Drawing View |
Go to the Tenth Drawing in drawing view | ||
Go to the Third Drawing in Drawing View |
Go to the third Drawing in drawing view | ||
Help |
This is the shortcut to the Online Help |
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Import Movie |
Import QuickTime movie to the scene |
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Increase Exposure | Adds one frame to the exposure of a timed value. | + | + |
Invert Selection |
This is the shortcut key to invert the selection in the current view. |
Ctrl + Shift + I |
Shift + ⌘ + I |
Jog Backward |
This is the shortcut key to jog the frames backward. |
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Jog Forward |
This is the shortcut key to jog the frames forward. |
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Last Frame |
This is the shortcut key to go to the last frame. | > |
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Look at Selected | This is the shortcut key that repositions a 3D object in the centre of the view. | ||
Merge | The shortcut key to main Edit->Merge | ||
Mirror View | This is the shortcut key to mirror the view horizontally. | ||
Move Backward |
This is the shortcut key to move the camera backward in the current view. |
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Move Forward |
This is the shortcut key to move the camera forward in the current view. |
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New |
This is the shortcut to create a new scene. | Ctrl + N |
⌘ + N |
Next Frame |
This is the shortcut key to go to the next frame. | period (.) |
period (.) |
Open |
This is the shortcut to open a scene or open drawings in paint mode. | Ctrl + O |
⌘ + O |
OpenGL Frames | Opens the Save OpenGL Frames dialog box | ||
Paste |
This is the shortcut key to paste the clipboard contents to the scene. | Ctrl + V |
⌘ + V |
Paste Cycle | This is the shortcut key to paste the clipboard contents to the scene in cycles. | Ctrl + / | ⌘ + / |
Paste Reverse | This is the shortcut key to paste the clipboard contents to the scene in reverse. | Ctrl + . | Ctrl + . |
Paste Special |
This is the shortcut key to paste the clipboard contents to the scene. | Ctrl + B |
⌘ + B |
Paste Special Again |
This is the shortcut key to paste the clipboard contents to the scene. | Ctrl + Shift + B |
⌘ + Shift + B |
Peg Selection Mode |
This is the shortcut key to toggle the peg selection mode for the transform tool. |
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Preferences |
Launches the preferences dialog. | Ctrl + U |
⌘ + U |
Preview Manager |
This is the shortcut key to open the Show/Hide Manager. |
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Previous Frame |
This is the shortcut key to go to the previous frame. | comma (,) |
comma (,) |
Quick Close-up |
This toggles between a global view and a close-up view. | Shift + Z |
Shift + Z |
Read Changed Drawings |
This is the shortcut key to reload drawings that have changed on disk. | Ctrl + ; |
⌘ + ; |
Recentre |
This is the shortcut key to recentre the view on the mouse pointer in the current view. | N |
N |
Record and Play |
This is the shortcut key to record the camera view and play the result. |
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Redo |
This is the shortcut key to redo the an operation that was undone. | Ctrl + Shift + Z |
Ctrl + Shift + Z |
Release Rights to Modify Drawings |
The shortcut key to release the edit rights on selected drawings. | Alt + Shift + L |
Alt + Shift + L |
Remove All Drawings |
Removes all drawings from the thumbnails side panel. | Esc |
Esc |
Remove Art Outside Selection |
This is the shortcut key to delete the selection. | Shift + Del or Shift + Backspace |
Shift + Del or Shift + Backspace |
Remove Duplicate Key Exposure | Remove duplicate drawing key exposure. | ||
Remove Key Exposure | Remove a drawing key exposure. | ||
Rename by Frame | Rename drawings by their frame number. | ||
Rename Drawings |
This is the shortcut key used to rename selected drawing. | Ctrl + D |
⌘ + D |
Rename Drawings with Prefix |
This is the shortcut key used to rename selected drawing by prepending a prefix to its exposure. |
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Render |
Opens the Render Write Nodes dialog box, which you can use to initiate a local composite or batch composite operation. | Ctrl + Shift + Y |
⌘ + Shift + Y |
Render and Play |
This is the shortcut key to render and preview your scene in the Player module. |
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Reset Pan |
This is the shortcut key to recentre the current view. | Shift + N |
Shift + N |
Reset Rotation |
This is the shortcut to reset the rotation of the current view. | Shift + X |
Shift + X |
Reset View |
This is the shortcut key to reset the pan, the zoom and the rotation in the current view. | Shift + M |
Shift + M |
Reset Zoom |
This is the shortcut key to reset the zoom level of the current view. | ||
Rotate View CCW |
This is the shortcut key to rotate the view counter clock-wise. | ||
Rotate View CW |
This is the shortcut key to rotate the view clock-wise. | ||
Save |
This is the shortcut to save everything in a scene (scene data, palette lists, palettes and drawings). | Ctrl + S | ⌘ + S |
Select All |
This is the shortcut key to select everything in the current view. | Ctrl + A | ⌘ + A |
Select Child |
Select Child. | ||
Select Child Skipping Effects |
Select Child Skip Effects. | Shift + B |
Shift + B |
Select Group Content |
Select Group Content. | ||
Select Next Sibling |
Select next brother. | ? |
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Select Parent |
Select Parent. | ||
Select Parent Skipping Effects |
Select Parent Skip Effects. | B |
B |
Select Previous Sibling |
Select previous brother. | / |
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Select Synced Layers | This is the shortcut key to select all linked read layers. | ||
Share Functions | This is the shortcut key to share functions so that they are available to other layers. | ||
Shortcuts | Launches the shortcuts dialog. | ||
Show Colour Model |
The shortcut key that opens/closes the Colour Model. | Shift+K |
Shift+K |
Show Whats This | The shortcut key to Help. | F1 | ⌘ + / |
Shuttle Backward |
This is the shortcut key to shuttle the frames backward. | ||
Shuttle Forward |
This is the shortcut key to shuttle the frames forward. | ||
Shuttle Reset |
This is the shortcut key to reset the shuttle control's position. | ||
Test SWF Movie |
This is the shortcut key to render and preview your scene in a Flash movie. | ||
Toggle Auto-Apply |
This is the shortcut key to toggle the Auto-Apply feature in node editors | ||
Toggle Auto-Get-Rights-to-Modify-Palette-Lists | This is the shortcut key to toggle the automatic locking of palette lists. | ||
Toggle Auto-Get-Rights-to-Modify-Palettes | This is the shortcut key to toggle the automatic locking of palettes. | ||
Toggle Auto-Lock | This is the shortcut key to toggle the automatic locking of drawings. | ||
Toggle Editor |
This is the shortcut key that opens the editor for the selected node. | Shift+E |
Shift+E |
Toggle Full Screen |
This is the shortcut key to toggle the full screen display mode. | Ctrl + F |
⌘ + F |
Toggle Playback |
This is the shortcut key to playback frames in Sceneplanning views. It is invoked on keyRelease. | Shift + Return |
Shift + Return |
Toggle Show Locked Drawings in Outline |
This controls whether the drawings will be drawn in full or only in outline when they are locked. | ||
Toggle Velocity Editor |
This is the shortcut to open the "Velocity Editor" | Shift + V |
Shift + V |
Undo |
This is the shortcut key to undo the previous operation. | Ctrl + Z |
⌘ + Z |
Unload Model |
The shortcut key that unload the current frame in the Model View. | Del |
Del |
Zoom In |
This is the shortcut key to zoom-in the current view. | 2 |
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Zoom Out | This is the shortcut key to zoom-out the current view. | 1 |
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