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This page provides information about the mouse and key shortcuts in Chaos Vantage.


Overview


Vantage provides a list of mouse and key shortcuts for easier navigation and commands execution. The navigation can be set to work as in 3ds Max, SketchUp or Maya. This can be set from the Navigation Preset dropdown.

The mouse and key shortcuts are divided in several groups:


IconDescription

Vantage_General_icon

General shortcuts

Vantage_Navigation_icon.png

Navigation shortcuts

Vantage_Camera_icon

Camera shortcuts

Vantage_Tools_icon

Tools shortcuts

Vantage_Selection_icon

Selection shortcuts

Vantage_Animation_icon

Animation editor shortcuts


To see the full list of shortcut keys in Chaos Vantage, go to Edit > Mouse and Key Shortcuts.

To understand the shortcuts below, you should assume the following abbreviations:


AbbreviationControl
LMBLeft Mouse Button
RMBRight Mouse Button
MMBMiddle Mouse Button
[3]/[S]/[M]

Shortcut depending on navigation preset:

[3] - 3ds Max

[S] - Sketchup

[M] - Maya




Vantage_Shortcuts.png



Shortcuts which are not greyed out can be edited. New keys or combination of keystrokes with modifiers can be assigned by using LMB click on the shortcut or RMB click > Edit. Additional options for shortcuts are Delete, which removes the shortcut and Reset, which restores it to default value.


Vantage_Shortcut_Reassign.gif



General Shortcuts



CommandShortcut
Toggle InterfaceCtrl+`
Toggle Fullscreen ModeAlt+Return
Toggle Fullscreen Mode and InterfaceAlt+`
Flip Up Axis Z/YY
Pause RenderingPause
Frame Selected/Scene[3] Z
[S] Z
[M] F

Navigation Shortcuts



CommandShortcut
Dolly Camera Sideways[3] MMB
[S] Shift+MMB
[M] Alt+MMB
Orbit Camera[3] Alt+MMB
[S] MMB
[M] Alt+LMB
Fine/Smooth Camera Zoom[3] Ctrl+Alt+MMB
[S] (error)
[M] Alt+RMB
Toggle First Person Mode`
Toggle Camera CollisionC
Camera Move Forward (when in First Person mode)W
Camera Move Backward (when in First Person mode)S
Camera Move Left (when in First Person mode)A
Camera Move Right (when in First Person mode)D
Camera Move Up (when in First Person mode)E
Camera Move Down (when in First Person mode)Q
Camera Move Faster (when in First Person mode)Shift+
Camera Ignore Collisions (when in First Person mode)Ctrl+
Camera Pan Up (when in First Person mode)Up
Camera Pan Down (when in First Person mode)Down
Camera Pan Left (when in First Person mode)Left
Camera Pan Right (when in First Person mode)Right

First person mode is also enabled while pressing the RMB. All camera movement related actions (Move Forward, Move Backward, Move Left, Move Right, Move Up, Move Down, Move Faster, Ignore Collisions, Pan Up, Pan Down, Pan Left, Pan Right) are accessible while RMB is pressed.

Camera Shortcuts



CommandShortcut
Change Focus DistanceCtrl+Alt+LMB
Change FOV[3] Alt+RMB
[S] Alt+RMB
[M] (error)
Roll CameraCtrl+MMB
Toggle Camera RecordingCtrl+Shift+R
Undo CameraAlt+Z
Redo CameraAlt+Shift+Z
Level the CameraX
Save New CameraCtrl+K
Overwrite CameraCtrl+Shift+K
Switch to Home CameraHome
Switch to Next CameraPgDown
Switch to Previous CameraPgUp
Load Camera SlotF1..F12

Tool Shortcuts



CommandShortcut
SelectQ
Group SelectShift+Q
TranslateW
RotateE
ScaleR
Pick FocusT
SnapS
UndoCtrl+Z
RedoCtrl+Shift+Z
Copy Viewport to ClipboardCtrl+C
High Quality Render SetupCtrl+R
Always On TopCtrl+Alt+T


Selection Shortcuts



CommandShortcut
Make Selection InvisibleV
Make Selection VisibleShift+V
Select ParentCtrl+Up
Save SelectionCtrl+0..9
Restore Selection0..9

Animation Shortcuts



CommandShortcut
Play/Pause AnimationSpace
Scroll though the timelineMouse wheel
Zoom in/out of the timelineAlt+Mouse wheel