Global Shortcuts

Refer to the Hotkey Manager section for more information about customizing and editing the hotkeys.

File

Commands	Shortcuts	Description
New Project	Ctrl + N	Creates new project.
Open Project	Ctrl + O	Opens existing projects.
Save Project	Ctrl + S	Saves current project.
Save Project As	Ctrl + Shift + S	Saves current project as another file.
Import	Ctrl + I	Imports files in supported formats.
Merge Project	Ctrl + Shift + I	Merge objects in an iProject into the current one.

Work Space

Commands	Shortcuts	Description
Standard	Ctrl + 2	The initial layout of the application.
Animation	Ctrl + 3	Shows the animation-related tools and panels.
Visual Effects	Ctrl + 4	Shows the visual effect related tools and panels.
Final Render	Ctrl + 5	Shows the render related tools and panels.
All Panels	Ctrl + 6	Shows all panels.
Full Screen	Ctrl + 7	Enters full screen mode.
Motion Director	Ctrl + 8	Shows the Motion Director related panels.

Toolbar

Commands	Shortcuts	Description
Project	Ctrl + Shift + 1	Shows/ Hides the Project Bar.
General	Ctrl + Shift + 2	Shows/ Hides the General Bar.
Camera	Ctrl + Shift + 3	Shows/ Hides the Camera Bar.
Physics	Ctrl + Shift + 4	Shows/ Hides the Physics Bar.
Modify Tools	Ctrl + Shift + 5	Shows/ Hides the Modify Tools.
Motion Director	Ctrl + Shift + 6	Shows/ Hides the Motion Director Bar.
Global Illumination	Ctrl + Shift + 7	Shows/ Hides the Global Illumination Bar.
Menu Bar	Ctrl + F11	Shows/ Hides the Menu Bar.

Focus

Commands	Shortcuts	Description
Focus to Timeline	Shift + F3	Focuses to the Timeline.
Focus to Content Manager	Shift + F4	Focuses to the Content Manager.
Focus Scene Manager	Shift + F5	Focuses to the Scene Manager.
Focus to Modify	Shift + F6	Focuses to the Modify Panel.
Focus to Visual Panel	Shift + F7	Focuses to the Visual Panel.
Focus to Mini Viewport	Shift + F8	Focuses to the Mini View Port Panel.
Focus to Animation Layer	Shift + F11	Focuses to the Animation Layer Panel.
Focus to Curve Editor	Shift + F12	Focuses to the Curve Editor Panel.

Panels

Commands	Shortcuts	Description
Online Manual	F1	Shows Online Manual.
Timeline	F3	Shows/ Hides the Timeline Panel.
Content Manager	F4	Shows/ Hides the Content Manager.
Scene Manager	F5	Shows/ Hides the Scene Manager.
Modify	F6	Shows/ Hides the Modify Panel.
Visual Settings	F7	Shows/ Hides the Visual Panel.
Mini Viewport	F8	Shows/ Hides the Mini Viewport.
Play Bar	F9	Shows/ Hides the Play Bar.
Animation Layer	F11	Shows/ Hides the Animation Layer Panel.
Curve Editor	F12	Shows/ Hides the Curve Editor Panel.
Packager	Ctrl + F4	Shows/ Hides the Packager Panel.
MD Controls	Ctrl + F5	Shows/ Hides the MD Controls Panel.
MD Behavior Manager	Ctrl + F6	Shows/ Hides the MD Behavior Manager Panel.
MD Triggers	Ctrl + F7	Shows/ Hides the MD Trigger Panel.
Preference	Ctrl + P	Shows/ Hides the Preference Panel.
Project Settings	Ctrl + Shift + P	Shows/ Hides the Project Settings Panel.
Hotkey Manager	Ctrl + `	Shows/ Hides the Hotkey Manager Panel.

On-Screen Display

Commands	Shortcuts	Description
Transform Gizmo Mode	Ctrl + Q	Toggles Transform Gizmo Mode On/Off.
Grid	Ctrl + G	Toggles 3D Floor Grid On/Off.
Display Info	Ctrl + F	Toggles Frame Rate (FPS) display On/Off.
Toggle World Axis	Ctrl + A	Toggles World Axis On/Off.
Dummy Props	Ctrl + D	Shows/ Hides Dummy props.
Enable TAA	Shift + T	Enables / Disables the TAA (Realtime Anti-Aliasing Rendering).
Wireframe on Shade	Alt + 2	Shows/ Hides the wireframe overlaying on the shade.
Wireframe	Alt + 3	Shows/ Hides the wireframe.
Orthogonal	Shift + H	Toggles the Perspective/ Orthogonal camera view modes.
Current Frame Preview	F10	Press the button to preview the render result.

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Commands	Shortcuts	Description
Select	Q	Toggles the Select tool.
Select All	Shift + A	Selects all objects in the scene.
Move Tool	W	Toggles the Move tool.
Rotate Tool	E	Toggles the Rotate tool.
Scale Tool	R	Toggles the Scale tool.
Move Tool (Gizmo Hidden)	Left Mouse Button Roll Mouse Wheel Right Mouse Button Both Mouse Buttons	Move along X-Y Plane. Move along Z Axis. Rotate by Z Axis. Scale uniformly.
Rotate Tool (Gizmo Hidden)	Left Mouse Button Right Mouse Button Both Mouse Buttons	Rotate by Z Axis. Rotate by Y Axis. Rotate by X Axis.
Scale Tool (Gizmo Hidden)	Left Mouse Button Right Mouse Button Both Mouse Buttons	Scale uniformly. Scale along Z Axis. Scale along X-Y Axis.
Undo	Ctrl + Z	Undoes the previous action.
Redo	Ctrl + Y	Redoes the undone action.
Duplicate	Ctrl + Shift + D	Duplicates selected objects, including characters, props, particles, speed trees, lens flares, billboards, lights and shadow casters.
Isolate Selection	Ctrl + B	Shows the selected object in the viewport only.
Visible	Ctrl + Shift + H	Hides the selected object in the viewport only.
Duplicate Object	Ctrl + Move/Rotate/Scale	Duplicates the selected object, including character, props, speed trees, cameras, lights and shadow casters.
Delete Object	Delete	Deletes the selected objects.
Selection	Ctrl + Left Mouse Button	Multi-Selection.
Generating Textured Object	Dragging Texture to Space with Right Mouse Button	iClone pops up a menu for you to determine the objects you can generate through this method.
Assign Textures to Desired Material Channels	Dragging Textures to Objects (containing Eight Material Channels) with Right Mouse Button	iClone pops up a menu for you to determine to generate specific objects or the target channel of the object for loading the texture image.
Create Objects	Click on Space with Right Mouse Button	iClone pops up a menu for you to determine to generate lights, path, camera, or to remove the animations in the entire project.

Commands	Shortcuts	Description
Play/ Pause	Space Bar	Plays/ Pauses the project.
Previous Frame	Left Key	Jumps to the previous frame.
Next Frame	Right Key	Jumps to the next frame.
Start	,	Jumps to the start frame.
End	.	Jumps to the end frame.

Commands	Shortcuts	Description
Light & Object Switch	/ (Hold)	Temporarily switches to Light Rotation mode.
Rotate IBL	Shift + I	Toggles the Rotate tool for the IBL.

Commands	Shortcuts	Description
Toggle Angle Snap	Ctrl + E	Toggles the Angle Snap mode to rotate object by specific angle.
Toggle Snap to Grid	Ctrl + W	Toggles the Snap to Grid mode to move object by snapping to the grid.
Toggle Snap to Model	Ctrl + M	Toggles the Snap to Model mode to move object by snapping to the other objects' surfaces.

Commands	Shortcuts	Description
Pan	X	Toggles the Pan tool for camera.
Zoom	Z Mouse Wheel	Toggles the Zoom tool for camera. Alternatively, scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in/out the 3D viewer. * Press down both mouse buttons to speed up zooming of the 3D view.
Orbit	C	Toggles the Orbit tool for camera.
Roll	V	Toggles the Roll tool for camera.
Manipulate Camera in Object Editing Mode	Alt + Left mouse Button Alt + Right Mouse Button Alt + Both Mouse Buttons	Move Camera. Rotate Camera. Zoom Camera.
Tips - Speed movement: Holding the Shift key while zooming, panning, rolling and rotating will increase the movement speed by 10x.
Home	Home	Press Home to snap the camera to a 45 degree perspective of the selected object (character, accessory, prop).
Quick Camera Positioning	A - Left S - Right D - Back F - Front G - Top J - Face K - All	Press F to view the selected object (character, accessory, prop) face front.