These are all of the known keyboard shortcuts that perform actions quickly in the Construction Set. They are categorized by which context you can use them in, such as when the render window is in focus.
GeneralEdit
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| F2 | Edit the highlighted string |
| Ctrl-F | Show find object dialogue |
| Ctrl-I | Get data about references |
| I-MMB | Get data about objects |
| Ctrl-C | Copy to clipboard |
| Ctrl-X | Cut |
| Ctrl-V | Paste from clipboard |
Render WindowEdit
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl-S | Save |
| Ctrl-Y | Redo last action |
| Backspace / Ctrl-Z | Undo last action |
| Ctrl-Shift-V | Paste objects from clipboard at their original coordinates (in the current cell) |
| Print screen | Play sound from object in loaded area |
| A | Toggle bright light |
| B | Toggle cell borders |
| L | Toggle light radius and update lights (flame position and Ctrl+D'd object lighting) |
| M | Toggle markers |
| Shift-C | Toggle objects |
| F4 | Toggle collision |
| W | Toggle wireframe mode |
| H | Toggle Landscape Editor mode |
| Ctrl-Shift-R-MMB | Click on the selected object in the Render Window to bring up its Reference Data |
| F5 | Reload visible cells |
| F10 | Opens scenegraph |
Camera ControlEdit
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Shift-MMove | Rotate view (with respect to selection) |
| Spacebar-MMove | Pan view |
| MMB-MDrag | Pan view |
| V-MMove | Zoom in and out on the selected object (or camera center) |
| MMB-Scroll | Zoom in and out on the selected object (or camera center) |
| Up | Move view forward |
| Shift-Up | Move view up along z-axis |
| Down | Move view backward |
| Shift-Down | Move view down along z-axis |
| Left | Move view left |
| Right | Move view right |
| Home | Rotate view clockwise |
| Page Up | Rotate view counterclockwise |
| C | Zooms in to an isometric view of the selected object(s). |
| T | Zooms in to a Top view of the selected object(s). |
Selection ControlEdit
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| LMB-Click/Drag | Select or deselect all (when clicking on empty space) |
| Delete | Delete selection |
| Ctrl-LMB | Multiple select |
| D | Deselect |
| Ctrl-D | Duplicate selection |
| LMB-MDrag | Move objects (defaults to xy-plane) |
| RMB-MDrag | Rotate objects (defaults to z-axis) |
| LMB-X | Move objects on the x-axis |
| LMB-Y | Move objects on the y-axis |
| LMB-Z | Move objects on the z-axis |
| RMB-X | Rotate objects on the x-axis |
| RMB-Y | Rotate objects on the y-axis |
| RMB-Z | Rotate objects on the z-axis |
| S | Hold "S" then click and drag an object to resize it. |
| F | Drops (or makes the object(s) Fall) to the top level of the object below them. |
Landscape ModeEdit
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| O | Toggle between terrain edit and vertex color mode |
| LMB-MDrag | (Terrain Edit Mode) Edit terrain based on selected mode (edit, flatten, soften) |
| RMB | (Terrain Edit Mode) Paint selected land texture |
| LMB | (Vertex Color Mode) Paint primary vertex color selection |
| RMB | (Vertex Color Mode) Paint secondary vertex color selection |
| Ctrl-LMB | (Vertex Color Mode) Vertex color select (works on models and landscape) - LMB to paint |
| Ctrl-RMB | (Vertex Color Mode) Vertex color select (works on models and landscape) - RMB to paint |
Pathgrid ModeEdit
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| RMB | Adds a new node |
| LMB-MDrag | Move objects (defaults to xy-plane) |
| LMB-X | Move objects on the x-axis |
| LMB-Y | Move objects on the y-axis |
| LMB-Z | Move objects on the z-axis |
| Ctrl-LMB | Connects/disconnects clicked node from the selected node |
Preview WindowEdit
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| A | Pan left |
| D | Pan right |
| S | Pan down |
| W | Pan up |
| Insert | Rotates the object counterclockwise on its x-axis |
| Home | Rotates the object clockwise on its x-axis |
| Page Up | Zooms in. |
| Page Down | Zooms out. |
| Up | Rotates the object up on its y-axis |
| Down | Rotates the object down on its y-axis |
| Left | Rotates the object left on its z-axis |
| Right | Rotates the object right on its z-axis |
DialogueEdit
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Left | Move dialogue response up in a list |
| Right | Move dialogue response down in a list |
| * | Selects the top dialogue response in a file |
UnknownEdit
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| 0 | (?) CS detects this key when Render Window is in focus (may require other button presses) |
| 1 | (?) CS detects this key when Render Window is in focus (may require other button presses) |
| 5 | (?) CS detects this key when Render Window is in focus (may require other button presses) |
| 6 | (?) CS detects this key when Render Window is in focus (may require other button presses) |
| 7 | (?) CS detects this key when Render Window is in focus (may require other button presses) |
| 8 | (?) CS detects this key when Render Window is in focus (may require other button presses) |
| 9 | (?) CS detects this key when Render Window is in focus (may require other button presses) |
BugsEdit
- Clicking with Ctrl-Shift-RMB-LMB on the selected object in the Render Window crashes the Construction Set.