List of Shortcuts

Glossary

LMB - Left Mouse Button
RMB - Right Mouse Button
MMB - Middle Mouse Button

Global

Action

Default Shortcut

Comment

New

CTRL + N

Create a new ArtEngine project.

Open

CTRL + O

Open an existing ArtEngine project.

Save

CTRL + S

Save the current ArtEngine project.

Save As

CTRL + SHIFT + S

Save the current ArtEngine project in a different location / under a new name.

Undo

CTRL + Z

Undo last action. Works globally (Node Graph, Asset Library, etc.)

Redo

CTRL + Y

Redo last action. Works globally.

Cut

CTRL + X

Cut current selection. Works globally.

Copy

CTRL + C

Copy current selection. Works globally.

Paste

CTRL + V

Paste current clipboard item. Works globally.

Duplicate

CTRL + D

Duplicate selection. Works globally.
Cancel ExecutionESCCancel the current node execution operation. Avalable from version 2019.43.1.

Mask Paint Node

Action

Default Shortcut

Comment

Brush Tool

B


Eraser Tool

E


Increase Brush Size

+


Decrease Brush Size

-


Change Brush Size

CTRL + right-mouse drag horizontally

hold ctrl, right click and drag horizontally, left to decrease, right to increase

Change Brush Hardness

CTRL right-mouse drag vertically

hold ctrl, right click and drag vertically, up to increase, down to decrease

Change Brush Rotation

CTRL + drag vertically

hold ctrl, left click and drag vertically, up rotate counterclockwise, down rotate clockwise

Change Brush Flow

CTRL + drag horizontally

hold ctrl, left click and drag horizontally, left to decrease, right to increase

Change Brush RoundnessCTRL + middle-mouse drag horizontallyhold ctrl, middle click and drag horizontally, left decrease brush roundness, right increase brush roundness
Change Brush SpacingCTRL middle-mouse drag verticallyhold ctrl, middle click and drag vertically, up increase brush spacing, down decrease brush spacing
Draw a straight lineSHIFT + left-clickThis will draw a straight line from the previous brush stroke to the new position.
Restrict brush movement to one axisSHIFT + left-mouse dragMoving the mouse left and right will contain the brush stroke to a horizontal line. Moving the mouse up and down will contain it to a vertical line.

Node Graph

Action

Default Shortcut

Comment

Pan

Middle-mouse drag


Zoom

Scroll Wheel


Fit to View

F


Quick Add Menu

Space


View Input

I

Displays input interface in both the 2D and 3D viewports for the imbued node

View Output

O

Displays output interface in both the 2D and 3D viewports for the imbued node

Connection and Node Shortcuts

Action

Default Shortcut

Comment

Select connections

Drag to select

Dragging over nodes will select the nodes and the connections

Delete connectionsDeleteSelected connections and nodes will be deleted
Add to selected connectionsSHIFT + left-click

Remove from selection connectionsALT + left-click

Add/Remove from selected connectionsCTRL + left-click
If a node is selected, it will get removed when clicking. If not selected, it will get added to current selection.
Delete node and retain chain

Backspace

Rather than just deleting selected nodes, this allows for you to delete nodes and the node chain reconnects the nodes upstream and downstream

Clone existing connection into input portCTRL + left-click (on input port)

Clone input wire and then move and connect as you would any other connection wire. (from 2019.43.1 release)

2D Viewport

Action

Default Shortcut

Comment

Pan

Middle-mouse drag


Zoom

Right-mouse drag / Scroll Wheel


Fit to View

F


View Input

I


View Output

O


Recall 2D Widget

U

Useful for recalling 2D widgets after the node execution or when cycling between input and output. Mostly used for 2D widgets like crop, structure definition or feature selector

Texture Tiling

Tab


Cycle Maps

C


3D Viewport

Action

Default Shortcut

Comment

Pan

Middle-mouse drag


Rotate

Left-mouse drag

Zoom

Right-mouse drag


Rotate Light

SHIFT + right-mouse drag


Zoom Light

SHIFT + Scroll Wheel


Rotate Environment

SHIFT + left-mouse drag


Fit to View

F


View Input

I


View Output

O