Reference
Keyboard Shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut for modes, playback, files, the node graph, and previewing.
Press ? in the app to open the shortcuts panel at any time.
⌘ is shown for macOS; use Ctrl on Windows and Linux.
Modes and files
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
F1 | Graph mode |
F4 | Perform mode |
F9 | Fullscreen viewport |
⌘N | New patch |
⌘S | Save |
⇧⌘S | Save As |
Playback
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Space | Play / pause |
← / → | Step the clock back / forward |
Editing
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
⌘Z | Undo |
⌘Y or ⌘⇧Z | Redo |
⌘C / ⌘V | Copy / paste at the cursor |
⌘D | Duplicate |
Alt+drag | Duplicate a node and drag the copies |
Delete / Backspace | Delete the selection |
⌘A | Select all at this level |
⌘⇧A | Deselect all |
F5 | Rename / recolor a node |
Node graph
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Tab | Open the operator search at the cursor |
Tab (in search) | Place, wire to the last node, and reopen |
⇧Tab (in search) | Place below, unwired, and reopen |
Z | Frame every node at this level |
Space+drag | Pan |
| Middle-drag | Pan |
| Scroll | Zoom at the cursor |
T+drag | Cut across wires |
Ctrl+click a wire | Delete that wire |
N | Disconnect the selection |
O | Wire the selection to the Output node |
J | Chain-connect |
P | Cycle preview: off → viewport → inline |
B | Bypass |
C | Drop a comment |
R | Draw a region around the selection |
M | Collapse / restore the parameter panel |
Alt+G | Show / hide the 3D grid and the transform gizmo |
With a Surface, Particle, or Cloner node selected,
R is the 3D gizmo's Rotate key. Use ⇧R to make a region instead.Base subnetworks
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
i or double-click | Enter the Base |
U | Leave the current level |
Scrolling in past full zoom over a Base also enters it; scrolling out past minimum zoom leaves it.
Reaction Diffusion and FluidSIM
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
K | Clear the Reaction Diffusion simulation |
E | Reset and clear the fluid |
S | Fluid splats |
[ / ] | Brush size |
particleDRAW
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
E | Reset — kill every particle and clear the canvas |
F | Freeze or slow every particle, per F Key Mode |
[ / ] | Brush size (hold ⇧ for a larger step) |
These find the particleDRAW node from the selection, the Output node, or upstream of either.