Shortcuts and hotkeys

This guide provides a list of shortcuts and hotkeys for navigating and manipulating your scenes in Studio.

What is the meta key?

The meta key represents Ctrl on Windows and the Cmd key (⌘) on Mac.

Scene management

These hotkeys help you efficiently manage your scene.

Action	Hotkey	Description
Save Scene	meta + S	Save the current scene.
Copy	meta + C	Copy selected objects to the clipboard.
Paste	meta + V	Paste copied objects into the scene from the clipboard.
Duplicate	meta + D	Duplicate selected entities in the scene.
Multi-select (Hierarchy only)	Shift + click and meta + click	Select multiple entities in the Hierarchy at once.
Group entities	meta + G	Group selected entities together for easier management.

Viewport navigation

Use these hotkeys to navigate and manipulate the camera within the 3D Viewport.

Action	Hotkey	Description
Fly	• Right-click + WASD • Right-click + E: Fly up • Right-click + Q: Fly down Holding Shift allows for faster movement.	Fly through the 3D scene in first-person perspective.
Rotate (E)	Left-click + drag	Rotate the camera around the clicked point.
Pan	Middle-click + drag	Pan the camera horizontally or vertically.
Look	Right-click + drag	Look around the scene without moving your point of view.
Zoom	Scroll Wheel	Zoom in or out in the 3D Viewport.
Focus	F or double-click	Focus the camera on the selected object(s).
Deselect	Escape	Deselect the current selection of objects.
Switch transform tool	W, E, R	Switch between Translate (W), Rotate (E), and Scale (R) tools.

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Transform controls

These hotkeys help manipulate objects’ position, orientation, and scale.

Action	Hotkey	Description
Toggle World/Object space	Z	Toggle between world space and object space orientations for transformations.
Cycle transform pivot	Shift + Y, R, T	Cycle through transform pivot options: Selection, Center, Bottom, and Origin.

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Snapping tools

These hotkeys allow you to snap objects precisely to grid lines or align them with other objects.

Action	Hotkey	Description
Toggle bounding box snap	B	Toggle snapping objects to the bounding boxes of other objects for alignment.
Toggle grid snapping	C	Toggle snapping objects to grid increments for precise positioning.

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Debugging tools

Use these hotkeys to access debugging tools and monitor the performance of your scene.

Action	Hotkey	Description
Open debug menu	Tilde (`) key	Open the debug menu to monitor scene status and troubleshoot performance issues.