Keyboard shortcuts
General | ||
| Windows on a Windows PC | Windows via VMware* | Effect |
| Ctrl Z | Undo | |
| Ctrl Y | Redo | |
| Ctrl X | Delete | |
| Ctrl C | Copy | |
| Ctrl D | Duplicate in place | |
| Ctrl G | Group | |
| Ctrl U | Ungroup | |
| Ctrl A | Select all | |
| Del | fn Del | Delete object |
| Spacebar | Toggle animations on / off | |
| G | Toggle Gizmos on / off | |
| Shift | Deactivate all snap functions | |
| Ctrl | Deactivate automatic height adjustment when moving | |
Menu Control | ||
| F1 | fn F1 | Open the Wiki (German language) |
| F2 | fn F2 | Rename in list views |
| F3 | fn F3 | Open the “Selection” dialog box |
| F4 | fn F4 | Levels |
| F5 | fn F5 | Routes |
| F6 | fn F6 | Event management |
| F7 | fn F7 | Catalogue |
| F8 | fn F8 | Terrain tools |
| F9 | fn F9 | Toggle simulation mode |
| F11 | fn F11 | Toggle full screen view |
| F12 or Esc | fn F12 | Event trace |
| K | Open the control window | |
| P | Open the properties window | |
| G | Open the position wondow | |
| I | Open the information window | |
Camera Control | ||
| Windows | Windows via VMWare* | Outcome |
| Enter | Zoom in to the selected object and centre it on the screen | |
| + | Zoom – magnify | |
| – | Zoom – shrink | |
| WASD keys | Move view (left, right, forwards, backwards) | |
| Page up | Move view up | |
| Page down | Move view down | |
| QE keys | Rotate view | |
| XY keys | Flip view | |
| Numbers 0-9 | Activate the corresponding camera | |
| C | Activate / deactivate cockpit view / user-defined camera | |
Mouse Buttons | ||
| Windows | Windows via VMWare* | Outcome |
| Left mouse button | Select an object | |
| Double click the left mouse button | Select a fixed object | |
| Hold the left mouse button | Draw a selection window | |
| Ctrl + left mouse button | Ctrl + Opt + left mouse button | Select multiple objects one at a time |
| Mouse wheel | Zoom in and out | |
| Mouse wheel and move | Rotate the view | |
| Right mouse button | Move the view | |
| Alt + left mouse button, hold and drag | Copy and move object | |
Terrain Mode | ||
| Windows | Windows via VMWare* | Outcome |
| Shift + left mouse button | Invert the current tool (where available) | |
| Shift + mouse wheel | Adjust the brush size | |
| Ctrl + mouse wheel | Adjust opacity / thickness | |
| Shift + Ctrl + mouse wheel | Rotate brush (where available) | |
Move Object | ||
| Windows | Windows via VMWare* | Outcome |
| Double click a Gizmo circle | Rotate by + 45° | |
| Shift + double click a Gizmo circle | Rotate by -45° | |
| Cursor keys | Move object | |
| Ctrl + cursor keys | Lower / raise object | |
Switchable objects (signals / points / switches) | ||
| Windows | Windows via VMWare* | Outcome |
| Double click, arrow key up | Next switching status | |
| Arrow key down | Previous switching status | |
| Pos 1 | First switching state | |
| End | Last switching state | |
*VMware Fusion can be used to run 3D Train Studio in Windows on a Mac system. For more information, see Running 3D Train Studio on a Mac. VMware systems use slightly different key mappings. For more information, see Tips on using a Mac keyboard.