Default shortcut keys

Here you can find the reference for the default shortcut keys in Kanzi Studio. To set your own shortcut keys, select Edit > User Preferences and there select the Shortcut Keys tab.

Basic Editing

Action

Description

Shortcut

Undo

Undo the latest command.

Ctrl Z

Redo

Redo the latest undone command.

Ctrl Y

Copy

Copy the selection to clipboard.

Ctrl C

Cut

Cut the selection and add it to clipboard.

Ctrl X

Paste

Paste clipboard contents.

Ctrl V

DuplicateItem

Duplicate the selected items.

Ctrl D

PasteShallow

Create new copies of the items and paste children as instances. Only changes to the children are reflected in all their instances.

Ctrl Shift V

PasteReference

Create just links to copied items. All changes to the items are reflected in all their instances.

Alt Ctrl V

PastePropertyIntoItem

Paste property from clipboard to the selected item.

Alt Shift V

Delete

Delete the selection.

Delete

Rename

Rename the selected items.

F2

ToggleQuickHide

Hide the selected nodes.

Ctrl H

Advanced Editing

Action

Description

Shortcut

SaveLayoutToClipboardAsBase64

Save the current layout to clipboard as text. For internal use.

Ctrl Shift Alt L

Inspection

Action

Description

Shortcut

ShowReferringItems

Show all references for the selected item.

Ctrl Shift R

Tree

Action

Description

Shortcut

UpdateProjectExplorer

Refresh the node tree.

Ctrl R

ShowSelectedItemsInProjectExplorer

Show the selected items in the Node Tree window.

Ctrl E

ChildNodeMoveNext

Move the selected item one step forward in the child list.

Ctrl Down

ChildNodeMovePrevious

Move the selected item one step backward in the child list.

Ctrl Up

NavigateToNextItem

Navigate to the next item and update the Properties window.

Alt Right

NavigateToPreviousItem

Navigate to the previous item and update the Properties window.

Alt Left

Open

Action

Description

Shortcut

OpenCommandHistoryWindow

Open the Command History window. Use the Command History to view the commands that you executed in a Kanzi Studio project.

Ctrl Shift U

OpenFindDialogWindow

Open the Find Project Item window.

Ctrl F

ShowProjectProperties

Show project properties.

Ctrl Shift P

ShowProjectExplorer

Activate the main Node Tree window.

Ctrl P

CloseComposition

Close the currently selected Preview composition tab.

Ctrl W

Import

Action

Description

Shortcut

AddAsset3DSourceFile

Import a 3D asset file, such as COLLADA or fbx, into the project.

Ctrl Shift C

ImportAssets

Import assets to the project.

Ctrl I

Disk

Action

Description

Shortcut

NewProject

Create a Kanzi Studio project.

Ctrl N

SaveProject

Save the project to disk.

Ctrl S

SaveAllProjects

Save all open projects to disk.

Ctrl Alt Shift S

SaveProjectAs

Save the project using a different name.

Ctrl Shift S

SaveProjectRestorePoint

Save a copy of the project as a restore point.

Alt Ctrl S

LoadProject

Open a project from disk.

Ctrl O

CloseSolution

Close the currently open primary project and its referenced projects.

Ctrl Shift F4

OpenImportProjectDialog

Merge assets from another Kanzi Studio project to the active project.

Ctrl M

ExportBinary

Export kzb files for use with the Kanzi Engine API and kzb resrouce packs for locales and themes according to their settings.

Ctrl B

ExportAllProjectBinaries

Export the kzb files of the main project and loaded referenced projects. Copy exported kzb files to the directory set in the Binary Export Directory property of the main project properties.

Ctrl Shift B

OpenCommandPrompt

Open the containing directory of the selected item in the Kanzi Command Prompt.

Ctrl Alt P

ExploreProjectItem

Open the project directory in Windows Explorer.

Ctrl Alt E

ExitApplication

Close Kanzi Studio.

Ctrl Q

Preview

Action

Description

Shortcut

StartPreview

Start the Preview.

F5

RestartPreview

Shut down the Preview and then start it again.

Ctrl F8

StopPreview

Shut down the Preview.

F8

PreviewPlay

Play the animations timeline in the Preview.

F6

PreviewPause

Pause the animations timeline in the Preview.

F7

PreviewStop

Pause the animations timeline in the Preview and rewind to the beginning.

F9

PreviewToggleOptionDebugObjects

Toggle the visibility of the debug objects in the Preview.

B

PreviewToggleOptionGrid

Toggle the visibility of the grid in the Preview.

G

ToggleInteractionGizmo

Toggle the Preview interaction tool.

I

PreviewToggleKeyboardInput

Toggle the keyboard input in the Preview.

Ctrl Alt U

SwitchPreviewControllerIsDebugging

Use the debug mode in the Preview.

U

SetActiveGizmoCameraGizmo

Select the Camera tool.

Shift C

SetNodeGizmo3DTranslationMode

Move the selected node.

1

SetNodeGizmo3DRotationMode

Rotate the selected node.

2

SetNodeGizmo3DScaleMode

Scale the selected node.

3

WorkingViewportResetZoom

Set the zoom level to 100%.

Ctrl 1

SetCameraGizmoFocusToSelection

Bring the Camera to the node selected in the Node Tree window or the Preview.

F

SetCameraGizmoPresetLeft

Left Camera Preset

Shift 1

SetCameraGizmoPresetRight

Right Camera Preset

Shift 2

SetCameraGizmoPresetTop

Top Camera Preset

Shift 3

SetCameraGizmoPresetBottom

Bottom Camera Preset

Shift 4

SetCameraGizmoPresetFront

Front Camera Preset

Shift 5

SetCameraGizmoPresetBack

Back Camera Preset

Shift 6

SetCameraGizmoPreset3Quarters

3/4 Camera Preset

Shift 7

Windows

Action

Description

Shortcut

CloseActiveWindow

Close the active window.

Ctrl F4

ShowLog

Show the Log window.

Ctrl L

Clip Editor

Action

Description

Shortcut

SetCurveEditorPanTool

Pan the animation canvas by clicking and dragging the canvas.

S

SetCurveEditorMoveTool

Select and move the animation channels and keyframes.

V

SetCurveEditorScaleTool

Scale more than one selected keyframe:

  • Left mouse button scales the selected keyframes along x and y axes.

  • Right mouse button scales the selected keyframes along the x axis.

  • Middle mouse button scales the selected keyframes along the y axis.

X

SetCurveEditorKeyframeTool

Add keyframes after selecting at least one animation channel.

I

SetControlPointInterpolationTypeToLinear

Set the keyframe interpolation type to linear.

L

SetControlPointInterpolationTypeToStep

Step the keyframe interpolation type to step.

T

SetControlPointInterpolationTypeToBezier

Set the keyframe interpolation type to Bezier.

B

Sequence Editor

Action

Description

Shortcut

SetTrackEditorPanTool

Pan the track view by clicking and dragging the track view.

You can zoom using the mouse wheel.

S

SetTrackEditorMoveTool

Select and move the timeline entry selected in the track view.

You can select multiple timeline entries. Selected items are grey in the Properties.

V

Help

Action

Description

Shortcut

Help

Open the Kanzi framework documentation in your default browser.

F1

General

Action

Description

Shortcut

ReportUncollectedProjects

Print the number of uncollected projects to the Log window.

Ctrl Shift J

ReportMemoryUsage

Print the current memory usage to the Log window.

Ctrl Shift M

Maintenance

Action

Description

Shortcut

CreateUnhandledException

Trigger an unhandled exception.

Ctrl Shift F12