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.
These hotkeys help you efficiently manage your scene.
Action | Hotkey | Description |
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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. |
Use these hotkeys to navigate and manipulate the camera within the 3D Viewport.
Action | Hotkey | Description |
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Fly | • Right-click + WASD • Right-click + E: Fly up • Right-click + Q: Fly down Holding 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. |
These hotkeys help manipulate objects' position, orientation, and scale.
Action | Hotkey | Description |
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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. |
These hotkeys allow you to snap objects precisely to grid lines or align them with other objects.
Action | Hotkey | Description |
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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. |
Use these hotkeys to access debugging tools and monitor the performance of your scene.
Action | Hotkey | Description |
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Open debug menu | Tilde (`) key | Open the debug menu to monitor scene status and troubleshoot performance issues. |