Shortcuts
On this page you can find an overview of all shortcuts for Substance 3D Designer.
Keymaps
Windows
macOS
Shortcuts lists
Global
Action
Windows
macOS
New Substance graph
Ctrl + N
⌘ + N
Load package
Ctrl + O
⌘ + O
Save package
Ctrl + S
⌘ + S
Save all packages
Ctrl + ⇧ + S
⌘ + ⇧ + S
Undo
Ctrl + Z
⌘ + Z
Redo
Ctrl + Y
⌘ + Y
Contextual menu
RMB
RMB
Maximize dock
⇧ + Spacebar
⇧ + Spacebar
Switch engines
F9
F9
Suspend engine
⇧ + Escape
⇧ + Escape
Graph View
Viewport
Action
Windows
macOS
Zoom
MouseWheel
Alt + RMB + Drag
Alt + RMB + Drag
MouseWheel
⌥ + RMB + Drag
⌥ + RMB + Drag
Fast zoom
⇧ + MouseWheel
⇧ + Alt + RMB + Drag
⇧ + Alt + RMB + Drag
⇧ + MouseWheel
⇧ + ⌥ + RMB + Drag
⇧ + ⌥ + RMB + Drag
Pan
MMB + Drag
Ctrl + RMB + Drag
Ctrl + RMB + Drag
MMB + Drag
⌘ + RMB + Drag
⌘ + RMB + Drag
Reset zoom
Z
Z
Fit in view
F
F
Copy
Ctrl + C
⌘ + C
Paste
Ctrl + V
⌘ + V
Search
Ctrl + F
⌘ + F
Node menu
Spacebar
Spacebar
Cycle navigation pins
F2
F2
Making selections
Action
Windows
macOS
Select add
Ctrl + A
⌘ + A
Toggle selected
Ctrl + LMB
⌘ + LMB
Marquee select (Add)
Ctrl + LMB + Drag
⌘ + LMB + Drag
Marquee select (Subtract)
Shift + LMB + Drag
⇧ + LMB + Drag
On selected items
Action
Windows
macOS
Copy selection
Ctrl + C
⌘ + C
Duplicate selection
Ctrl + D
⌘ + D
Duplicate without links
Ctrl + ⇧ + D
⌘ + ⇧ + D
Delete selection
Delete
Delete
Delete selection and preserve links
⌫
⌫
Dock/undock node
D
D
Fit in view
F
F
Open referenced graph
⌘ + E
⌘ + C
Align nodes horizontally
H
H
Align nodes vertically
V
V
Snap nodes to the grid
S
S
Node connections
Action on connector
Windows
macOS
Move connection
⇧ + LMB
⇧ + LMB
New from same source
Ctrl + LMB
⌘ + LMB
Delete connection
Alt + LMB
⌥ + LMB
Action on link
Windows
macOS
Switch links (2 links at a time)
X
X
Add Dot node
Alt + LMB
⌥ + LMB
Substance graphs only
Action
Windows
macOS
Quick view in 2D View (on node)
Alt + LMB
⌥ + LMB
Disable node(s)
⇧ + D
⇧ + D
Export graph outputs
Ctrl + B
⌘ + B
Clear node cache
F5
F5
Cancel graph rendering
Escape
Escape
Link creation modes
Windows
macOS
Standard
1
1
Material
2
2
Compact material
3
3
NOTE
Learn about link creation modes in this page of this documentation.
2D View
Action
Windows
macOS
Zoom
MouseWheel
Alt + RMB + Drag
Alt + RMB + Drag
MouseWheel
⌥ + RMB + Drag
⌥ + RMB + Drag
Fast zoom
⇧ + MouseWheel
⇧ + Alt + RMB + Drag
⇧ + Alt + RMB + Drag
⇧ + MouseWheel
⇧ + ⌥ + RMB + Drag
⇧ + ⌥ + RMB + Drag
Pan
MMB + Drag
Ctrl + RMB + Drag
Ctrl + RMB + Drag
MMB + Drag
⌘ + RMB + Drag
⌘ + RMB + Drag
Reset to 100% scale
Z
Z
Fit in view
F
F
Toggle tiled display
Spacebar
Spacebar
3D View
Action
Windows
macOS
Dolly camera (Forward/backward pan)
MouseWheel
Alt + RMB + Drag
Alt + RMB + Drag
MouseWheel
⌥ + RMB + Drag
⌥ + RMB + Drag
Orbit camera
LMB + Drag
LMB + Drag
Truck and pedestal camera (Lateral and vertical pan)
MMB + Drag
Ctrl + RMB + Drag
Ctrl + RMB + Drag
MMB + Drag
⌘ + RMB + Drag
⌘ + RMB + Drag
Rotate environment
Ctrl + ⇧ + RMB
Ctrl + ⇧ + RMB
Temporarily switch to Point Light 1 controls
⇧ (hold)
⇧ (hold)
Orbit Point Light 1
LMB + Drag
LMB + Drag
Dolly Point Light 1
RMB + Drag
RMB + Drag
Save render
Alt + S
⌥ + S
Copy render to clipboard
Alt + C
⌥ + C
Reset camera position
R
R
Reset camera state
⇧ + R
⇧ + R
Select mesh (Rasterizer and GPU Pathtracer only)
⇧ + LMB
⇧ + LMB
Frame selection
F
F
Explorer
Action
Windows
macOS
Close selected package(s)
Ctrl + F4
⌘ + W
Reload package/resource
Ctrl + R
⌘ + R
Rename resource
F2
F2
Delete resource
Delete
Delete
Load resource in editor/viewer
Enter
Enter
Publish selected package to SBSAR
Ctrl + P
⌘ + P
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