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`

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`