Hotkeys & Navigation

Hotkeys

These are the most popular default Unity keyboard shortcuts:

  • Q (pan = hand tool)
  • W (move)
  • E (rotate)
  • R (scale)
  • T (rectangle tool)

Tools

  • F (focus GameObject)
  • ctrl + Z (undo)
  • ctrl + Y (redo)
  • ctrl + X (cut)
  • ctrl + C (copy)
  • ctrl + V (paste)
  • ctrl + D (duplicate)
  • ctrl + P (play)
  • ctrl + shift + P (pause)
  • shift + del (delete)
  • //multiple selection with shift or ctrl in hierarchy

You can find more here, for example.

Hand tool

When the Hand tool is selected, the following mouse controls are available:

  • Hand tool (Q) - click and drag to pan the Camera around
  • Hold Alt + left-click and drag to orbit the Camera around the current pivot point. This option is not available in 2D mode, because the view is orthographic.
  • Hold Alt + right-click and drag to zoom the Scene view.

Hold down Shift to increase the rate of movement and zooming.

Flythrough mode

Use Flythrough mode to navigate the Scene view by flying around in first-person, similar to how you would navigate in many games.

To enter Flythrough mode and navigate through the Scene view in Flythrough mode:

  1. Click and hold the right mouse button.
  2. Do the following to navigate (fly) through the Scene view:
    • Use your mouse to move the view.
    • To move forward or backward, press W or S.
    • To move left or right, press A or D.
    • To move up or down, press Q or E.
    • To move faster, press and hold Shift.

Flythrough mode is designed for Perspective Mode. In Orthographic Mode, holding down the right mouse button and moving the mouse orbits the Camera instead.

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