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# Keyboard shortcuts

Every keyboard shortcut exposed in the editor. Mac and Windows variants listed where they differ.

Every shortcut the editor exposes, grouped by what you are doing. Where a shortcut differs by platform, the Windows form is listed first and the macOS form second.

![In-app Keyboard Shortcuts panel listing commands - Copy, Paste, Undo, Redo, Frame Selected, Toggle gizmo type, camera controls, and more](https://1179478100-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FSWrjIqlgVAblx6vHGJiM%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b4a6de02f61c8d08b0f2a35ec6b0593ca3fa3c63%2Fshortcuts-panel-01.png?alt=media)

{% hint style="info" %}
Open the in-app shortcuts panel directly with the help icon in the top-right of the editor. This page is the lookup-friendly reference.
{% endhint %}

## Edit

| Action             | Shortcut              |
| ------------------ | --------------------- |
| Copy objects       | `Ctrl C` or `⌘ C`     |
| Paste objects      | `Ctrl V` or `⌘ V`     |
| Undo               | `Ctrl Z` or `⌘ Z`     |
| Redo               | `Ctrl ⇧ Z` or `⌘ ⇧ Z` |
| Duplicate objects  | `Ctrl D` or `⌘ D`     |
| Delete objects     | `Del` or `Backspace`  |
| Select all objects | `Ctrl A` or `⌘ A`     |

## Selection and gizmo

| Action                                     | Shortcut |
| ------------------------------------------ | -------- |
| Frame the selected object                  | `F`      |
| Move the camera inside the selected object | `G`      |
| Toggle gizmo type (with selection active)  | `Tab`    |
| Toggle world / local space (classic gizmo) | `T`      |
| Cancel a UI drag                           | `Esc`    |

## Playback and shots

| Action                         | Shortcut   |
| ------------------------------ | ---------- |
| Pause and play during playback | `Spacebar` |
| Add new shot                   | `C`        |

## Camera

| Action                     | Shortcut                       |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| Strafe camera left / right | `A` / `D` or `←` / `→`         |
| Dolly camera in / out      | `W` / `S` or `↑` / `↓`         |
| Boom camera up / down      | `Q` / `E`                      |
| Camera control speed       | `,` / `.`                      |
| Orbit the camera           | left-click-drag                |
| Pan the camera             | left-click-drag + `⇧`          |
| Snap to surface            | left-click-drag + `Ctrl`       |
| Snap to surface and parent | left-click-drag + `Ctrl` + `⇧` |

{% hint style="info" %}
Snapping is `Ctrl` on both platforms. On a Mac that is the Control key, not `⌘`. It is one of the few bindings that does not swap: the editor watches the Ctrl key itself here rather than routing through the command map that maps `Ctrl` to `⌘` everywhere else.
{% endhint %}

## Populator

| Action                     | Shortcut     |
| -------------------------- | ------------ |
| Separate populator objects | double-click |

## Limits and known issues

* **Shortcuts are not customizable.** Remapping isn't exposed in the UI; the keybindings are fixed.
* **Some shortcuts may overlap with browser defaults.** `Cmd+W` will close the tab; `Cmd+R` will reload. The product avoids those, but some browsers and OS combinations have edge cases.
* **Game controller bindings** for camera control in Compose mode live on the [Camera controls](/compose/camera-controls.md) page rather than here.

## Related

* [Move the camera](/overview/get-started/viewport-navigation.md)
* [Camera controls](/compose/camera-controls.md)
* [Working with objects](/build/working-with-objects.md)

## Snapping

Hold a modifier while dragging to switch snapping mode without leaving the viewport.

| Action                     | Input            |
| -------------------------- | ---------------- |
| Snap to surface            | `Ctrl`           |
| Snap to surface and parent | `Ctrl` + `Shift` |


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