Here are all available Ventuz Designer shortcuts from every editor in one big list.
| View | |
|---|---|
| L | Switch to Logic View |
| T | Switch to Time View |
| D | Switch to Diagram View |
| V | Switch to Data View |
Drag&Drop
If a Property or a Method is dragged from the Property Editor to the edit area of the Animation Editor, an animation channel is created automatically.
| View | ||
|---|---|---|
| | Pan | |
| Slice | ||
| double or F2 | Slice name | Rename Slice |
| Channels | ||
| click | Channel | Select |
| SHIFT click | Channel | Multi-Select |
| UP,DOWN,LEFT,RIGHT | Channel | Navigate Selection |
| double | Channel | Rename |
| drag | Channel | Drag&Drop, rearrange |
| CTRL drag | Channel | Drag&Drop, duplicate channel |
| DEL | Channel | Delete selected Channels |
| hold | Channel | Open context menu |
| click | Channel | Collapse/Expand Folder |
| CTRL + P | Channel | Duplicate selected channels |
| CTRL + Q | Channel | Select all Channels which have the same parent |
| CTRL + SHIFT + INS | Channel | Insert new folder |
| CTRL + SHIFT + F | Channel | Create Single Channel |
| CTRL + SHIFT + I | Channel | Create Integer Channel |
| CTRL + SHIFT + B | Channel | Create Boolean Channel |
| CTRL + SHIFT + E | Channel | Create Event Channel |
| CTRL + SHIFT + T | Data Channel | Create String Channel |
| CTRL + SHIFT + O | Data Channel | Create Color Channel |
| CTRL + SHIFT + M | Data Channel | Create Enum Channel |
| CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + F | Data Channel | Create Single Array Channel |
| CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + I | Data Channel | Create Integer Array Channel |
| CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + B | Data Channel | Create Boolean Array Channel |
| CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + Y | Data Channel | Create Byte Array Channel |
| CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + T | Data Channel | Create String Array Channel |
| CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + U | Data Channel | Create Asset Channel |
| Time | ||
| drag | Time value | Move Timeline |
Drag&Drop
Properties and Methods can be connected to existing Channels by dragging them from the Property Editor to the Channel (right most element). A single Channel can supply values for multiple properties of multiple nodes.
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| | Pan | |
| State | ||
| double | State name | Edit State Name |
| Values | ||
| double | Value box | Edit Value |
| drag | Value box | Edit Value |
| View | ||
|---|---|---|
| double | Zoom into View | |
| | Pan | |
| Ctrl | Zoom box selection | |
| double | Toggle between Time and Diagram View | |
| Timeline | ||
| click | free Area | Set Timeline |
| drag | free Area | Move Timeline |
| CTRL drag | free Area | Move Timeline, limited to State Markers |
| drag SHIFT | free Area | Move Timeline without refreshing editor |
| SPACE | Play forward from current timeline - Pause | |
| SHIFT SPACE | Play backward from current timeline | |
| J or Left or PgDw | free Area | move back 1 frame |
| Shift + (J or Left or PgDw) | free Area | move back 10 frames |
| Control + (J or Left or PgDw) | free Area | move to previous keyframe on selected channels |
| K or Right or PgUp | free Area | move forward 1 frame |
| Shift + (K or Right or PgUp) | free Area | move forward 10 frames |
| Control + (K or Right or PgUp) | free Area | move to next keyframe on selected channels |
| State Marker | ||
| State Marker name | Select State Marker | |
| drag | State Marker name | Move State Marker |
| double | State Marker name | Select State Marker and Jump |
| DEL | selected State Marker | Delete State Marker |
| S | Create Hard-State and State Marker at current position | |
| SHIFT S | Create Soft-State and State Marker at current position | |
| Keyframes | ||
| Keyframe | Select Keyframe | |
| Keyframe while moving it | reset the current movement operation | |
| SHIFT | Keyframe | Add Keyframe to Selection |
| SHIFT drag | free Area | Selection Box |
| drag | Selection border | Scale Selection in time |
| INSERT | Create Keyframes on selected channels | |
| DEL | Delete Selected Keyframes | |
| double | Keyframe | Edit or change Keyframe value |
| Teach-In | ||
| + | Activate Teach-In and add keyframes | |
| - | Stop Teach-In | |
| CTRL + + | Activate Teach-In and add Hard-States | |
| Templates | ||
| M | Data Change | Set a template data change point |
| View | ||
|---|---|---|
| | Zoom time | |
| Keyframes | ||
| drag | Keyframe | Move selected Keyframes horizontally |
| CTRL drag | Multiple Keyframe | Move selected keyframes in staggering mode. |
| View | ||
|---|---|---|
| | Zoom time and scale | |
| CTRL | Zoom time only | |
| SHIFT | Zoom scale only | |
| Keyframes | ||
| drag | Keyframe | Move selected Keyframes horizontally and vertically |
| SHIFT drag | Keyframe | Move selected Keyframes vertically |
| CTRL drag | Keyframe | Move selected Keyframes horizontally |
| Spline Handles | ||
| drag | Spline handle | Move Spline Handle horizontally and vertically |
| CTRL drag | Spline handle | Move Spline Handle horizontally only |
| double | Spline handle | Open spline context menu |
| click | Spline handle | Open spline context menu |
| View | ||
|---|---|---|
| | Zoom | |
| double | Zoom into View | |
| | Pan | |
| States | ||
| double | free Area | Create Hard-State |
| SHIFT double | free Area | Create Soft-State |
| S | Create Hard-State | |
| SHIFT + S | Create Soft-State | |
| click | State | Select State |
| double | State | Jump to State |
| drag | State | Drag State |
| double | State name | Rename State |
| drag | State name | Change name location |
| B | selected State | Set Begin State |
| E | selected State | Set End State |
| P | selected State | Set Present State |
| N | selected State | Set Normal State |
| DEL | selected State | Delete State |
| R | selected State | Route the animation one step to the selected state. |
| Annotations | ||
| drag | Annotation | Drag Annotation |
| drag | Annotation border | Resize Annotation |
| double | Annotation | Edit Annotation |
| Connections | ||
| drag | State | Create Connection |
| click | Connection Handle | Select Connection |
| double | Connection Handle | Navigate to Connection |
| drag | Connection Handle | Move Connection Handle |
| CTRL drag | Connection Handle | Change Connection Style |
Drag&Drop
Inputs Methods of the State Machine can be assigned to the Endpoints of a Connection (Begin and End Rules) or to States (Jump Rule). Either select the corresponding Animation Node and drag&drop the name label from the Property Editor or drag&drop one of the Input Method buttons from the tool bar in the Animation Editor.
| View | ||
|---|---|---|
| | Pan | |
| | Zoom | |
| Selection | ||
| click | free area | Unselect all |
| click | Node | Select Node with sources |
| CTRL click | Node | Select Node without sources |
| SHIFT click | Node | Add Node with sources to selection |
| CTRL + SHIFT click | Node | Add Node without sources to selection |
| Editing | ||
| drag | selected Nodes | Move/Drag position |
| CTRL + X | selected Nodes | Cut selection to clipboard |
| CTRL + C | selected Nodes | Copy selection to clipboard |
| CTRL + V | no selection | Paste from clipboard |
| CTRL + P | selected Nodes | Duplicate selection |
| CTRL + SHIFT + P | selected Nodes | Duplicate selection and keep sources |
| DELETE | selected Nodes | Delete selection |
| click hold | Node | Show context menu |
| click | Node | Collapse/Expand destinations |
| Naming | ||
| double | Node | Edit name |
| F2 | selected Node | Edit name |
| ENTER | name editing | Confirm name edit |
| ESC | name editing | Cancel name edit |
| Bindings | ||
| click | Binding arrow | Show Bindings popup |
| click | Binding arrow | Show Bindings popup |
| SHIFT + DEL | selected Node | Delete Bindings |
| CTRL + SHIFT + X | selected Node | Uncollapse all |
| Annotations | ||
| CTRL + E | selected Node | Edit Node Annotation |
| double | Annotation | Edit Annotation |
| drag | Annotation | Drag Annotation |
| drag | Annotation border | Resize Annotation |
| ESC | Annotation editing | Cancel edit |
| click anywhere | Annotation editing | Confirm edit |
| click | Annotation X | Delete Annotation |
| empty annotation | Annotation editing | Delete Annotation |
| Families | ||
| CTRL + SHIFT + F | selected Nodes | Create Family |
| CTRL + SHIFT + F | all Family members | Delete Family |
| Containers | ||
| double | Container arrow | Navigate into Container (down) |
| click Forward Mouse Button | over Container | Navigate into Container (down) |
| click | over Container | Navigate into Container (down) |
| CTRL + D | selected Container | Navigate into Container (down) |
| click Back Mouse Button | free area | Navigate one Container level up |
| CTRL + U | Navigate one Container level up | |
| CTRL + SHIFT + L | selected Container | Seal/Unseal Container |
| Drag&Drop | ||
| CTRL drag | selected Nodes | Copy & Paste selection |
| CTRL drag | selected Nodes | Drag&Drop selection to Repository |
| CTRL+ALT drag | selected Nodes | Duplicate selection and keep sources |
| Drag&Drop Content Nodes from same or other Scene, Repositories or Toolbox | ||
| drop | free area | Insert Node |
| drop | Binding arrow | Insert Node into Binding |
| drop | Interface Container | Exchange if dragging an Interface |
| All drop operations for Nodes allow to stamp Nodes multiple times by clicking while holding | ||
| Drag&Drop Properties or Methods from Property Editor | ||
| drop | Node | Show sources popup (Binding) |
| hold hover | Node | Select Node |
| hold hover | Container arrow | Navigate into Container (down) |
Please note that some operations cannot performed on Hierachy Nodes displayed in the Content Editor! Please use the Hierarchy Editor instead.
| View | ||
|---|---|---|
| | Pan | |
| | Scroll vertically | |
| CTRL | Scroll horizontally | |
| Selection | ||
| click | Node | Select Node with children |
| CTRL click | Node | Add Node without children |
| SHIFT click | Node | Add Node with children to selection |
| CTRL + SHIFT click | Node | Add Node without children to selection |
| UP | selected Node | Select upper sibling Node |
| DOWN | selected Node | Select lower sibling Node |
| LEFT | selected Node | Select parent Node |
| RIGHT | selected Node | Select first child Node |
| Editing | ||
| CTRL + X | selected Nodes | Cut selection to clipboard |
| CTRL + C | selected Nodes | Copy selection to clipboard |
| CTRL + V | selected Node | Paste from clipboard below |
| CTRL + V | no selection | Paste from clipboard |
| CTRL + P | selected Nodes | Duplicate selection |
| CTRL + SHIFT + P | selected Nodes | Duplicate selection and keep sources |
| DELETE | selected Nodes | Delete/Unlink selection |
| SHIFT + DELETE | selected Nodes | Unlink selection |
| click hold | Node | Show context menu |
| click | Node | Collapse/Expand children |
| CTRL + L | selected Nodes | Collapse/Expand children |
| CTRL + A | selected Nodes | Toggle Inactive state |
| CTRL + B | selected Nodes | Toggle Blocked state |
| CTRL + R | selected Nodes | Set Render Point |
| Naming | ||
| double | Node | Edit name |
| F2 | selected Node | Edit name |
| ENTER | name editing | Confirm name edit |
| ESC | name editing | Cancel name edit |
| Annotations | ||
| CTRL + E | selected Node | Edit Node Annotation |
| CTRL + E | no selection | Edit Container Annotation |
| double | Annotation | Edit Annotation |
| drag | Annotation | Drag Annotation |
| drag | Annotation border | Resize Annotation |
| ESC | Annotation editing | Cancel edit |
| click anywhere | Annotation editing | Confirm edit |
| click | Annotation X | Delete Annotation |
| empty annotation | Annotation editing | Delete Annotation |
| Containers | ||
| double | Container arrow | Navigate into Container (down) |
| click Navigate Next | over Container | Navigate into Container (down) |
| click | over Container | Navigate into Container (down) |
| CTRL + D | selected Container | Navigate into Container (down) |
| double | Container root | Navigate one Container level up |
| click Navigate Back | free area | Navigate one Container level up |
| CTRL + U | Navigate one Container level up | |
| click | free area | Select current Container |
| click | free area | Show Container overview |
| CTRL + M | selected Nodes | Merge selection to new Container |
| CTRL + SHIFT + L | selected Container | Seal/Unseal Container |
| CTRL + SHIFT + X | selected Node | Expose Icon to upper level |
| Drag&Drop | ||
| drag | selected Nodes | Drag selection |
| drag | selected Nodes | Drag selection special |
| Drag&Drop Hierarchy Nodes from same or other Scene, Repositories or Toolbox | ||
| drop | Drop-Target (arrow) | Copy/Move |
| drop | Interface Container | Exchange if dragging an Interface |
| drop special | Drop-Target (arrow) | Special operation |
| SHIFT drop | Drop-Target (arrow) | Move |
| CTRL drop | Drop-Target (arrow) | Copy |
| CTRL + SHIFT drop | Drop-Target (arrow) | Link |
| CTRL + ALT drop | Drop-Target (arrow) | Reference Copy |
| All drop operations for Nodes allow to stamp Nodes to the drop target multiple times by clicking while holding | ||
| Drag&Drop Properties or Methods from Property Editor | ||
| drop | Node | Show sources popup (Binding) |
| hold hover | Node | Select Node |
| hold hover | Container arrow | Navigate into Container (down) |
| View | ||
|---|---|---|
| | Scroll vertically | |
| | Scroll vertically | |
| Selection | ||
| click | Node | Select Node |
| SHIFT click | Node | Add Node to selection |
| CTRL + Q | Node | Select Siblings |
| Visibility | ||
| CTRL + R | Node | Toggle Render Point (solo Layer) |
| ALT + | Node | Toggle Render Point (solo Layer) |
| CTRL + SHIFT + R | selected Nodes | Lock Visibility |
| Editing | ||
| CTRL + B | selected Nodes | Block selection (disable Eye) |
| CTRL + X | selected Nodes | Cut selection to clipboard |
| CTRL + C | selected Nodes | Copy selection to clipboard |
| CTRL + V | selected Node | Paste from clipboard below |
| CTRL + V | no selection | Paste from clipboard |
| CTRL + P | selected Nodes | Duplicate selection |
| CTRL + SHIFT + P | selected Nodes | Duplicate selection and keep sources |
| DELETE | selected Nodes | Delete selection |
| SHIFT + DELETE | selected Nodes | Unlink selection |
| click | Node | Expand/Collapse children |
| CTRL + L | selected Nodes | Expand/Collapse selection |
| CTRL + D | Node | Navigate one level down to edit selected Layer |
| ENTER | Node | Navigate one level down to edit selected Layer |
| click | Node | Navigate one level down to edit selected Layer |
| CTRL + U | selected Nodes | Navigate up to layer level |
| Naming | ||
| double | Node | Edit name |
| F2 | selected Node | Edit name |
| ENTER | name editing | Confirm name edit |
| ESC | name editing | Cancel name edit |
| Drag&Drop | ||
| drag | selected Nodes | Drag selection |
| Drag&Drop Layer Nodes inside the Layer Editor or from Repositories or Toolbox | ||
| drop | Drop-Target (orange line) | Copy/Move |
| SHIFT drop | Drop-Target (orange line) | Move |
| CTRL drop | Drop-Target (orange line) | Copy |
| CTRL + ALT drop | Drop-Target (orange line) | Reference Copy |
| Drag&Drop Properties or Methods | ||
| drop | Node | Show sources popup (Binding) |
| hover | Node, Property Group or Category | Un-collapse Layer, Group or Category |