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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Shortcuts and hotkeys |
| 3 | +description: Shortcuts and hotkeys for navigating and manipulating your scenes in Studio. |
| 4 | +--- |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +This guide provides a list of shortcuts and hotkeys for navigating and manipulating your scenes in Studio. |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +:::note[What is the `meta` key?] |
| 9 | +The `meta` key represents `Ctrl` on Windows and the `Cmd` key (`⌘`) on Mac. |
| 10 | +::: |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +## Scene management |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +These hotkeys help you efficiently manage your scene. |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +| **Action** | **Hotkey** | **Description** | |
| 17 | +| --- | --- | --- | |
| 18 | +| Save Scene | `meta + S` | Save the current scene. | |
| 19 | +| Copy | `meta + C` | Copy selected objects to the clipboard. | |
| 20 | +| Paste | `meta + V` | Paste copied objects into the scene from the clipboard. | |
| 21 | +| Duplicate | `meta + D` | Duplicate selected entities in the scene. | |
| 22 | +| Multi-select (**Hierarchy** only) | `Shift + click` and `meta + click` | Select multiple entities in the Hierarchy at once. | |
| 23 | +| Group entities | `meta + G` | Group selected entities together for easier management. | |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +## Viewport navigation |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +Use these hotkeys to navigate and manipulate the camera within the 3D Viewport. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +| Action | Hotkey | Description | |
| 30 | +| --- | --- | --- | |
| 31 | +| Fly | • `Right-click + WASD`<br>• `Right-click + E`: Fly up<br>• `Right-click + Q`: Fly down<br><br>*Holding `Shift` allows for faster movement.* | Fly through the 3D scene in first-person perspective. | |
| 32 | +| Rotate (E) | `Left-click + drag` | Rotate the camera around the clicked point. | |
| 33 | +| Pan | `Middle-click + drag` | Pan the camera horizontally or vertically. | |
| 34 | +| Look | `Right-click + drag` | Look around the scene without moving your point of view. | |
| 35 | +| Zoom | `Scroll Wheel` | Zoom in or out in the 3D Viewport. | |
| 36 | +| Focus | `F` or `double-click` | Focus the camera on the selected object(s). | |
| 37 | +| Deselect | `Escape` | Deselect the current selection of objects. | |
| 38 | +| Switch transform tool | `W, E, R` | Switch between **Translate** (`W`), **Rotate** (`E`), and **Scale** (`R`) tools. | |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +--- |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +## Transform controls |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +These hotkeys help manipulate objects' position, orientation, and scale. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +| Action | Hotkey | Description | |
| 47 | +| --- | --- | --- | |
| 48 | +| Toggle **World**/**Object** space | `Z` | Toggle between world space and object space orientations for transformations. | |
| 49 | +| Cycle transform pivot | `Shift + Y`, `R`, `T` | Cycle through transform pivot options: Selection, Center, Bottom, and Origin. | |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +--- |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +## Snapping tools |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +These hotkeys allow you to snap objects precisely to grid lines or align them with other objects. |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +| Action | Hotkey | Description | |
| 58 | +| --- | --- | --- | |
| 59 | +| Toggle bounding box snap | `B` | Toggle snapping objects to the bounding boxes of other objects for alignment. | |
| 60 | +| Toggle grid snapping | `C` | Toggle snapping objects to grid increments for precise positioning. | |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +--- |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +## Debugging tools |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +Use these hotkeys to access debugging tools and monitor the performance of your scene. |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +| Action | Hotkey | Description | |
| 69 | +| --- | --- | --- | |
| 70 | +| Open debug menu | `Tilde` (`) key | Open the debug menu to monitor scene status and troubleshoot performance issues. | |
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