Keyboard Shortcuts - Altoura Creator Documentation

Use Ctrl on Windows and Cmd on Mac wherever a shortcut lists Ctrl/Cmd. Shortcuts do not fire while you are typing in a text or number field.

General

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl/Cmd+S	Save the scene
Ctrl/Cmd+Z	Undo
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z or Ctrl/Cmd+Y	Redo. The history holds 30 steps.
Ctrl/Cmd+1	Show or hide the Object Properties pane
Ctrl/Cmd+2	Show or hide the Timeline panel

Objects

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl/Cmd+C	Copy the selected objects
Ctrl/Cmd+X	Cut the selected objects
Ctrl/Cmd+V	Paste. A single object is placed at the selected object’s position. Several objects return to their original positions.
Ctrl/Cmd+D	Duplicate the selected objects
Delete (Windows), Cmd+Backspace (Mac)	Delete the selected objects
F2 or Enter with the Hierarchy focused	Rename the selected object

Viewport

Shortcut	Action
G	Move gizmo
R	Rotate gizmo
T	Scale gizmo
U	Universal gizmo, with move, rotate, and scale handles together
F	Frame the selected objects in the viewport
W, A, S, D	Move the camera forward, left, back, and right
Q / E	Move the camera down / up
Arrow keys	Orbit the camera. The viewport must have focus.
Shift + any camera key	Move or orbit faster
Alt + W, A, S, D, Q, E	Move slower
Left drag	Orbit the camera. In a 2D view, left drag pans instead.
Right drag	Pan the camera
Scroll wheel or middle drag	Zoom the camera
Click	Select the object under the pointer
Shift/Ctrl/Cmd+click	Add the object to the selection, or remove it if it is already selected
Click again on a selected model	Select the next child object inside the model

Hierarchy

Shortcut	Action
Up / Down	Select the previous / next object
Shift+Up / Shift+Down	Extend the selection to the previous / next object
Right	Expand the selected object. If it is already expanded, select its first child.
Left	Collapse the selected object. If it is already collapsed, select its parent.
Ctrl/Cmd+click	Add the object to the selection, or remove it if it is already selected
Shift+click	Select every object between the current selection and the clicked object
Alt+click on an expand arrow	Expand or collapse the object and all of its descendants
Up / Down in the search box	Move to the previous / next matching object
Enter in the search box	Select the current match
Esc in the search box	Clear the search

Timeline

Shortcut	Action
Space	Play or pause the selected timeline
, / .	Move the playhead to the previous / next frame
Alt+, / Alt+.	Move the playhead to the previous / next keyframe
Shift+, / Shift+.	Move the playhead to the start / end of the timeline
M	Mute or unmute the selected tracks. With no track selected, all tracks of the selected objects are affected.
Ctrl/Cmd+A	Select all keyframes and visibility blocks
Ctrl/Cmd+C	Copy the selected keyframes
Ctrl/Cmd+V	Paste the copied keyframes at the playhead
Delete / Backspace	Delete the selected keyframes and visibility blocks
Delete (Windows), Cmd+Backspace (Mac) with a track selected	Delete the selected tracks
Esc while dragging keyframes	Cancel the move and keep the selection
Alt while dragging	Turn off snapping to the ruler grid
Ctrl/Cmd+scroll	Zoom the time axis
Shift+scroll	Scroll the tracks sideways along the time axis
Click a keyframe	Select only that keyframe
Ctrl/Cmd+click a keyframe	Add the keyframe to the selection, or remove it if it is already selected
Shift+click a keyframe	Select every keyframe between the last selected keyframe and the clicked one, across all tracks
Drag on empty space	Select every keyframe inside the box. Hold Shift to add them to the current selection.

Number Fields

Shortcut	Action
Enter	Confirm the value
Esc	Revert the value and leave the field
Up / Down	Step the value up / down
Shift + step	Step by 10 times the normal amount. Works with arrow keys, the scroll wheel, and drag.
Ctrl + step	Step by one tenth of the normal amount. Works with arrow keys, the scroll wheel, and drag.
Drag left / right	Scrub the value
Scroll wheel while the field is focused	Step the value