Keyboard Shortcuts

This page lists RustEdit's keyboard and mouse shortcuts. Many of them only work while the mouse is over the 3D part of the scene view, not over a panel or a widget. The tables say where each one works.

note

Shortcuts do nothing while you type in a text field. Click outside the field first.

Except for the selection group keys, the shortcuts in the Anywhere and Scene view tables run only when you hold exactly the keys shown. For example, Ctrl+Z only undoes: it does not also switch the gizmo like Z. Ctrl+Alt+L only unlocks: it does not also lock like Ctrl+L.

Anywhere

Shortcut	What it does	Menu
`Ctrl`+`Z`	Undo. Over the Terrain Graph, it undoes the graph instead.	EditUndo
`Ctrl`+`Y`	Redo.	EditRedo
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`S`	Save the map.	FileSave
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`S`	Save the map to a new file.	FileSave As

Scene view

These work while the mouse is over the scene view.

Shortcut	What it does	Menu
`Q`	Selection tool: select without a gizmo.
`W`	Movement tool.
`E`	Rotation tool.
`R`	Scale tool.
`X`	Switch between global and local space.
`Z`	Switch the gizmo between the center of the selection and the pivot of the last selected object.
`Ctrl`+`D`	Duplicate the selection. In spline editing, duplicate the selected knots.	EditDuplicate Selection
`Delete`	Delete the selection. In spline editing, delete the selected knots.	EditDelete Selection
`Ctrl`+`L`	Lock the selected objects.	EditLock Selection
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`L`	Unlock every locked object.	EditUnlock All
`Ctrl`+`H`	Hide the selected objects.	EditHide Selection
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`H`	Show every hidden object again.	EditUnhide All
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Mouse Left`	Move the selection to the point on the terrain under the mouse.
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Mouse Right`	Give the selected object the position, rotation and scale of the object you click. Only one object can be selected.
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Mouse Middle`	Put the selected objects on the terrain.	EditSnap to Ground
`Ctrl`+`1` to `Ctrl`+`0`	Save the selection as a selection group with that number.
`1` to `0`	Select that selection group. Press the number twice quickly to move the camera to it.
`Shift`+`1` to `Shift`+`0`	Add that selection group to the selection.

Most of these keys do nothing while you hold the right mouse button, because that button flies the camera. Selection groups use the number keys above the letters, not the number pad.

Selection groups are not saved with the map. Set them again after you open a map or restart RustEdit.

Camera

Hold the right mouse button in the scene view. While you hold it:

Shortcut	What it does
Move the mouse	Look around.
`W` `A` `S` `D`	Fly forward, left, back and right.
`Space`	Fly up.
`C`	Fly down.
`Shift`	Fly faster.
`Scroll`	Move forward or back. With `Shift`, in bigger steps.
`F`	Move the camera to the selection.
`L`	Turn the camera light on or off.

See The scene view.

Selecting in the scene view

Shortcut	What it does
`Mouse Left`	Select the object under the mouse. Click the same spot again within 2 seconds to pick the next object under it.
`Ctrl`+`Mouse Left`	Add the object to the selection.
`Alt`+`Mouse Left`	Take the object out of the selection.
`Shift`+`Mouse Left`	With more than one object under the mouse, open the Prefab Selection Menu to pick from them.
Drag with `Mouse Left`	Box select. Hold `Ctrl` to add to the selection, or `Alt` to take out of it.
Click `Mouse Right` without moving the mouse	Clear the selection.
`Alt` while you drag a gizmo handle	Move, turn or scale in smaller steps.
`Alt` while you drag the middle of the move gizmo	Land on other objects too, not only on the terrain.

See Selection and transform.

Terrain tools

These work while a terrain tool is on and the mouse is over the scene view.

Shortcut	Tool	What it does
Drag with `Mouse Left`	Any	Use the tool.
`Ctrl`+`Mouse Right`	Any	Write the Splat, Biome, Alpha, Topology and Height under the mouse to Notifications.
`Alt`	Raise/Lower Height, Noise	Lower the terrain instead of raising it.
`Shift`	Pinch Height	Push the height out instead of pulling it in.
`Shift`	Twist Height	Twist the other way.
`Shift`+`Mouse Left`	Bridge	Set the start point. Then click elsewhere to make the bridge.
`Shift`+`Mouse Left`	Clone	Set the place to clone from.
`Ctrl`+`Mouse Right`	Flatten Height	Take the height under the mouse as the target height.
`Ctrl`	Hydraulic Erosion	Reverse the effect.
`Ctrl`	Stamper	Lower instead of raise, or raise when the stamp mode is subtractive.

See Height tools and Clone and stamp.

Brushes and building

Shortcut	Tool	What it does
Drag with `Mouse Left`	Prefab Brush	Paint prefabs.
Hold `Shift`	Prefab Brush	Erase instead of paint.
Drag with `Mouse Left`	Cliff Brush	Draw a cliff line or area.
`Escape`	Cliff Brush	Cancel the stroke you are drawing.
`Mouse Left`	Building	Place the building piece.
`R`	Building	Turn the piece.
`Escape`	Building	Stop building.

Sockets and splines

Shortcut	Where	What it does
Drag from one socket to another	Sockets shown	Connect two prefabs.
`Alt`+`Mouse Left` on a connected socket	Sockets shown	Disconnect it.
`Mouse Right` or `Escape`	While you drag a socket link	Cancel the link.
`Escape`	Socket editor	Close the socket editor.
`Escape` or `Enter`	Drawing a spline	Stop drawing.
Click `Mouse Right`	Drawing a spline	End the line you are drawing.
`Alt` while you drag a knot	Spline editing	Move the knot up and down along its normal.
`Ctrl` while you drag a knot	Spline editing	Keep the knot on the terrain.
`Ctrl`+`Mouse Left` on a knot	Spline editing	Add the knot to the selection.

Hierarchy

These work while the mouse is over the Hierarchy.

Shortcut	What it does
`Ctrl`+`A`	Select everything.
`Up Arrow` / `Down Arrow`	Select the row above or below.
`Ctrl`+`Mouse Left`	Add the row to the selection.
`Shift`+`Mouse Left`	Select all rows between the last selected row and this one.
Double-click a row	Move the camera to the object.

Terrain Graph

RustEdit Pro These work while the mouse is over the Terrain Graph, except Ctrl+S.

Shortcut	What it does
`Ctrl`+`S`	Save the graph.
`Ctrl`+`Z`	Undo in the graph.
`Ctrl`+`Y` or `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z`	Redo in the graph.
`Delete`	Delete the selected nodes.
`Ctrl`+`A`	Select every node.
`Ctrl`+`G`	Put the selected nodes in a group box.

Map panel and Tunnel Editor

Shortcut	Where	What it does
Drag with `Mouse Right` or `Mouse Middle`	Map panel	Pan the map.
`Scroll`	Map panel	Zoom.
Double-click	Map panel	Move the camera to that place.
`R`	Tunnel Editor RustEdit Plus	Turn the selected entrance a quarter turn.
`Delete`	Tunnel Editor, mouse over the map	Delete the selected piece or entrance.
`Escape`	Tunnel Editor	Drop the picked piece. With no piece picked, clear the selection.
Click `Mouse Right`	Tunnel Editor	Drop the picked piece.

Play mode

RustEdit Plus While you walk the map in play mode:

Shortcut	What it does
`W` `A` `S` `D`	Walk.
`Shift`	Sprint.
`Ctrl`	Duck.
`Space`	Jump.
`E`	Use what you look at, such as a door.
`Escape`	Free the mouse. Click in the scene view to catch it again.

Fields and menus

Shortcut	What it does
`Tab`	Go to the next text field in the panel.
`Escape`	Close a right-click menu or the color picker.
Drag left or right on the X, Y or Z letter in front of a number box	Change the value. Hold `Alt` to change it slower.

Anywhere​

Scene view​

Camera​

Selecting in the scene view​

Terrain tools​

Brushes and building​

Sockets and splines​

Hierarchy​

Terrain Graph​

Map panel and Tunnel Editor​

Play mode​

Fields and menus​

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