Viz Artist User Guide

Version 3.14 | Published October 30, 2020 ©

Scene Editor Shortcuts

This section contains the following topics:

General Shortcuts

Function

Key and/or Mouse

Add new Key Frame in Stage of selected container

ENTER

Copy container(s)

CTRL + Left click and drag

Create Snapshot in RGBA

SHIFT + Click on Snap
ALT + Click on Snap

Delete container

CTRL + DELETE
BACKSPACE

Cancel selection of container(s)

SPACE
Left click

Cancel selection of one out of multiple selected Containers

CTRL + Left click

Move Container on the z axis

Hold left and right button down

Select multiple Containers

CTRL + Left click

Scene Editor Shortcut Help

CTRL + F1

Select next container down in tree hierarchy

Cursor right

Select next container in tree

Cursor down

Select parent container

Cursor left

Select previous container in tree

Cursor up

Switch additional performance information on

Middle mouse click on P

Toggle bounding box on/off

B

Zoom in / out

CTRL + Plus sign on the numeric keypad
CTRL + Minus sign on the numeric keypad

Camera Controls and Shortcuts

Function

Key and/or Mouse

Switch Camera from 1 to 10

1 - 0

Switch to Back Camera

Numeric Keypad 0

Switch to Bottom Camera

Numeric Keypad 2

Switch to Front Camera

Numeric Keypad 7

Switch to Left Camera

Numeric Keypad 4

Switch to Top Camera

Numeric Keypad 8

Change Position of Camera in X

P + Left mouse button click and drag (left-right)

Change Position of Camera in y

P + Middle mouse button click and drag (up-down)

Change Position of Camera in z

P + Right mouse button click and drag (up-down)

Orbit in X (Rotate Camera around Selected Object in X)

O + Right mouse button click and drag (up-down)

Orbit in y (Rotate Camera around Selected Object in y)

O + Left mouse button click and drag (left-right)

Orbit in z (Rotate Camera around Selected Object in z)

O + Middle mouse button click and drag (left-right)

Orient Camera against Selected Container

T

Pan Camera

I + Left mouse button click and drag (left-right)

Reset Camera Transformation

R

Switch to Right Camera

Numeric Keypad 6

Tilt Camera

I + Middle mouse button click and drag (up-down)

Twist Camera

I + Right mouse button click and drag (left-right)

Zoom Camera

U + Left mouse button click and drag (left-right)

Orthogonal View Controls and Shortcuts

Function

Key and/or Mouse

Pan

Left mouse button click and drag on background

Rubberband Zoom In

Z + Left mouse button click and drag

Rubberband Zoom Out

X + Left mouse button click and drag

Animation Controls and Shortcuts

Function

Key and/or Mouse

Manipulate single handle

CTRL + Left mouse button click handle and drag

Mirror Handles

SHIFT + Left mouse button click handle and drag

Reset handle of selected Key Frame in animation path

D

Text Editor

Function

Key and/or Mouse

Copy

CTRL + C

Cut

CTRL + X

Paste

CTRL + V

Redo

CTRL + Y

Select all

CTRL + A

Undo

CTRL + Z

See Also