Shortcuts

YAHAHA Studio provides you with various shortcuts which facilitate your game development.

Note: On Mac, replace the Ctrl key in the following shortcuts with the command ⌘ key, not the Mac control key. Similarly, replace the Alt key with the Mac option ⌥ key.

Panels

Shortcut	Action	Description
Ctrl+1	Show/Hide Asset Box	Show or hide Asset Box
Ctrl+2	Show/Hide My resources	Show or hide My resources
Ctrl+F	Show/Hide Global search	Show or hide Global search
Alt+1	Show/Hide Objects Explorer	Show or hide Objects Explorer
Alt+2	Show/Hide Settings Explorer	Show or hide Settings Explorer
Alt+3	Show/Hide Properties	Show or hide Properties
Alt+4	Show/Hide Asset Library	Show or hide Asset LIbrary
Alt+5	Show Manage components	Show Manage components
Ctrl+,	Show Preferences	Open Preferences
F12	Show/Hide Console	Show or hide Console
Ctrl+/	Show/Hide Shortcuts	Show or hide Shortcuts
Ctrl+\	Show/Hide All UI	Show or hide All UI

Scene tools

Shortcut	Action	Description
1	Grab	Activate the Grab tool
2	Move	Activate the move tool
3	Rotate	Activate the Rotate tool
4	Scale	Activate the Scale tool
5	Transform	Activate the Transform tool, which combines the functions of the Grab, Move, Rotate, and Scale tools
6	Show/Hide Align	Show or hide the Align tool
0	Show/Hide AI Assistant	Show or hide the AI Assitant
⇧	Snap to Increment	Snap an object in increments
Alt+Ctrl	Snap to Box vertex	Snap the vertex of an object to another box's vertex
⇧+]	Raise Grid	Raise the grid in the XZ plane
⇧+[	Lower Grid	Lower the grid in the XZ plane
Alt	Attach Grid to the Surface	Add the grid to the surface of the object that you double-click

View

Shortcut	Action	Description
Right Mouse Button	Rotate View	Rotate the camera view
Alt+Right Mouse Button	Rotate View Around Selection	Rotate the camera view around the selected object
Middle Mouse Button	Pan View	Pan the camera view
W, A, S, D	Move Forward/Left/Back/Right	Move the camera forward/left/back/right
E, Q	Move Up/Down	Move the camera up/down
⇧	Accelerate	Accelerate the movement of the camera when moving it
Mouse Scroll Wheel	Zoom in/Zoom out	Zoom in or zoom out
F	Focus	Focus on the selected object

Selection

Shortcut	Action	Description
Esc	Select None	Clear all selected objects
⇧	Select More/Deselect	Select more objects or clear the current selections
Ctrl	Deep Select	Select nested objects
\	Select Parent	Select parent objects
Enter	Select Child	Select child objects
Ctrl+G	Group Selection	Group the selected objects
⇧+Ctrl+G	Ungroup Selection	Ungroup the selected objects
Ctrl+R	Rename Selection	Rename the selected object
Ctrl+L	Lock/Unlock Selection	Lock/Unlock the selected objects

Edit

Shortcut	Action	Description
Ctrl+S	Save	Save the current operation
Ctrl+Z	Undo	Undo the previous operation
Ctrl+Y	Redo	Redo the previous operation
Ctrl+C	Copy	Copy the selected objects
Ctrl+V	Paste	Paste the selected objects
Ctrl+D	Duplicate	Duplicate the selected objects
⇧+Ctrl+D	Array Duplicate	Array duplicate the selected object. This tool is used to multiply the selected object as an array. This tool automates tedious repetitive tasks, such as copy-pasting dozens of duplicates of an object.
⌫	Delete	Delete the selected object
Alt+P	Reset Position to 0	Reset the position of the selected objects to 0
Alt+R	Reset Rotation to 0°	Reset the rotation of the selected objects to 0°
Alt+S	Reset Scale to 1	Reset the scale of the selected objects to 1
Alt+X	Rotate 90° around World X-axis	Rotate the selected objects 90° around their X-axis in world space
Alt+Y	Rotate 90° around World Y-axis	Rotate the selected objects 90° around their Y-axis in world space
Alt+Z	Rotate 90° around World Z-axis	Rotate the selected objects 90° around their Z-axis in world space

Explorer

Shortcut	Action	Description
Alt+1	Show/Hide Exlporer	Show/Hide Explorer
↑	Select previous item	Select the previous YahahaObject
↓	Select next item	Select the next YahahaObject
→	Unfold	Unfold folders
←	Fold	Fold folders

Properties

Shortcut	Action	Description
Alt+2	Show/Hide Properties	Show/Hide Properties
↑	Select previous Component	Select the previous Component
↓	Select next Component	Select the next Component
→	Unfold	Unfold folders
←	Fold	Fold folders
Tab	Activate next Input within Component	Activate the next Input within the Component
⇧+Tab	Activate previous Input within Component	Activate the previous Input within the Component

Terrain tools

Shortcut	Action	Description
1	Raise/Lower	Activate the terrain tool for raising or lowering the landscape
2	Smooth	Activate the terrain tool for smoothing the landscape
3	Sharpen	Activate the terrain tool for sharpening the landscape
4	Flatten	Active the terrain tool for flattening the landscape
5	Bridge	Active the terrain tool for building a bridge
6	Paint	Active the terrain tool for painting the terrain with the selected texture
7	Decorate	Active the terrain tool for decorating the terrain with the selected object
.	Next Brush Mask/Texture/Decoration	Select the next brush mask/texture/decoration
,	Previous Brush Mask/Texture/Decoration	Select the previous brush mask/texture/decoration
⇧	Lower	Lower the terrain while raising the terrain
⇧	Erase Painted Texture/Erase Decoration	Erase the painted textures or decoration while painting texture or decorating the terrain

Assets Library

Shortcut	Action	Description
Alt+3	Show/Hide Asset Library	Show/Hide your Asset Library
Ctrl+→	Next page	Turn to the next search page
Ctrl+←	Previous page	Turn to the previous search page

Play/Test

Shortcut	Action	Description
F5	Start Playing/Testing	Start playing or testing
⇧+F5	Exit Playing/Testing	Quit playing or testing
F12	Show/Hide Console	Show or hide Console
F10	Show/Hide Profiler	Show or hide Profiler
W, A, S, D	Move Forward/Left/Back/Right	Make the avatar move forward/left/back/right
Space	Jump	Make the avatar jump
Left Mouse Button	Attack	Make the avatar attack
Right Mouse Button	Rotate View	Rotate the camera view
⇧	Speed up	Accelerate the movement of your avatar when moving it