Shortcuts

On this page you can find an overview of all shortcuts for Substance 3D Designer.

Table of contents

Keymaps

Shortcuts lists

Keymaps

Windows

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macOS

Keyboard shortcuts on macOS {modal="regular"}

Shortcuts lists

Global

Global shortcuts

Action
Windows
macOS
New Substance graph
Ctrl + N
⌘ + N
Load package
Ctrl + O
⌘ + O
Close selected package(s)
Ctrl + F4
⌘ + W
Save package
Ctrl + S
⌘ + S
Undo
Ctrl + Z
⌘ + Z
Redo
Ctrl + Y
⌘ + Y

Graph View

Viewport

Graph View viewport shortcuts

Action
Windows
macOS
Zoom
MouseWheel Alt + RMB + Drag
MouseWheel ⌥ + RMB + Drag
Fast zoom
⇧ + MouseWheel ⇧ + Alt + RMB + Drag
⇧ + MouseWheel ⇧ + ⌥ + RMB + Drag
Pan
MMB + Drag Ctrl + RMB + Drag
MMB + Drag ⌘ + RMB + Drag
Reset zoom
Z
Z
Fit in view
F
F
Copy
Ctrl + C
⌘ + C
Paste
Ctrl + V
⌘ + V
Contextual menu
RMB
RMB
Node menu
Spacebar
Spacebar
Cycle navigation pins
F2
F2

Link creation modes

NOTE
Learn about link creation modes in this page of this documentation.

Link creation modes shortcuts

Mode
Windows
macOS
Standard
1
1
Material
2
2
Compact material
3
3

When an object is selected in the graph

Graph View selection shortcuts

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
Disable node(s)
⇧ + D
⇧ + D

2D View

2D View shortcuts

Action
Windows
macOS
Zoom
MouseWheel Alt + RMB + Drag
MouseWheel ⌥ + RMB + Drag
Fast zoom
⇧ + MouseWheel ⇧ + Alt + RMB + Drag
⇧ + MouseWheel ⇧ + ⌥ + RMB + Drag
Pan
MMB + Drag Ctrl + RMB + Drag
MMB + Drag ⌘ + RMB + Drag
Reset to 100% scale
Z
Z
Fit in view
F
F
Toggle tiled display
Spacebar
Spacebar

3D View

2D View shortcuts

Action
Windows
macOS
Dolly camera (Forward/backward pan)
MouseWheel Alt + RMB + Drag
MouseWheel ⌥ + RMB + Drag
Orbit camera
LMB + Drag
LMB + Drag
Truck & pedestal camera (Lateral & vertical pan)
MMB + Drag Ctrl + RMB + Drag
MMB + 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
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