Table of Contents

This page provides information about navigation and operation controls in Chaos Envision.


ShortcutCommandDescription

Ctrl+N

NewCreate a new empty scene.
Ctrl+OOpenOpen a browse window to load a supported scene file.
Ctrl+ILinkImport a scene by referencing an external scene file.
Ctrl+SSaveSave the scene in .envision file format.
Ctrl+F4CloseClose the current scene.
Ctrl+ZUndoReverse your last action. You can reverse more than one action.
Ctrl+YRedoReverse your Undo actions.
Ctrl+ASelect All NodesSelect all objects in the scene.
DelDelete NodesDelete all objects in the scene.
Ctrl+DDuplicate NodesDuplicate all objects in the scene.
Ctrl+Shift+HToggle Show/Hide NodesToggle on/off the visibility of all selected nodes.
Ctrl+Shift+LLock/Unlock NodesDisable/enable the transformation options (position, scale and rotation) of the selected node(s). 
\Suspend ViewportStop the rendering process and freeze the viewport so that no changes can be made. Once the viewport is suspended, this option changes to Resume Viewport.
ZZoom ExtentsIf an object is selected, zoom that object and frame it into the viewport. If no selection is made, fit the scene into view.
PSwitch to Perspective ViewSwitch the viewport to the perspective view.
TSwitch to Top View

Switch the viewport to the top view.

FSwitch to Front ViewSwitch the viewport to the front view.
LSwitch to Left ViewSwitch the viewport to the left view.
Alt+CSwitch to CameraSwitch the viewport to the camera view.
CSwitch to Next CameraSwitch the viewport to the next camera view in the list.
Shift+CSwitch to Previous CameraSwitch the viewport to the previous camera view in the list.
Shift+ULock/Unlock CameraDisable/enable the transformation options for the selected camera.
F11Toggle Fullscreen modeEnter/exit the full screen mode.
EscExit Fullscreen modeExit the full screen mode.
F1Standard Navigation ModeSwitch to Standard navigation mode (available in Full Screen mode only).
F2Walk Navigation ModeSwitch to Walk navigation mode (available in Full Screen mode only).
F3Fly Navigation ModeSwitch to Fly navigation mode (available in Full Screen mode only).
F9Hide/Show Shortcuts GuideOpen/close the Help panel where you can find information about general shortcuts and scene navigation controls (available in Full Screen mode only).
F10Hide/Show GUIToggle the visibility of all buttons on and off (available in Full Screen mode only).
Ctrl+PHide/Show PanelsHide the left and right panels and switch the viewport to full view. Click again to show the panels.
GToggle lights gizmos visibilityToggle the visibility of the lights’ gizmos on and off. 
HScene Selection HighlightingToggle the visibility of selection outline around selected objects.
QSelectSelect one or more items in the viewport. Press Ctrl to add more items to the selection. Press Shift to remove items from the selection. 
BSelect by BoxSelect multiple items from the viewport by drawing a 3D box. All items within the box boundaries become selected.
MSelect materialPick a material from the viewport to view and edit its properties. 
WMoveMove the selected item or items.
ERotateRotate the selected item or items.
RScaleResize the selected item or items.
Shift+RRender image(s)Open the Render Setup window where you can manage rendering settings.
F12Take viewport snapshotTakes a high quality snapshot of the current viewport. You can find the folder where the snapshot is saved in the notification popup.





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