Unreal Engine shortcuts focusing on two primary areas: the Editor and Blueprint Editor Nodes
Editor Shortcuts
- General Navigation
- Q, W, E, R: Select, Move, Rotate, Scale tools
- F: Focus on selected object
- G: Toggle game view
- Ctrl + P: Play in editor
- Shift + F1: Release mouse from game view
- Space: Toggle between move, rotate, and scale
- Alt + Left Mouse Drag: Duplicate objects
- Ctrl + Z: Undo
- Ctrl + Y: Redo
- Viewport Navigation
- WASD: Move camera
- Right Mouse + WASD: Fly mode
- Mouse Wheel: Zoom in/out
- L: Set light source direction
- F11: Fullscreen mode
- Alt + Right Mouse Drag: Orbit camera
- Shift + 1/2/3/4: Perspective/Top/Front/Side view
- Asset Management
- Ctrl + B: Find asset in content browser
- Ctrl + Shift + S: Save all
- Ctrl + O: Open asset
- Ctrl + S: Save current asset
- Ctrl + N: New asset
- Level Editing
- Ctrl + L: Lock selection
- Shift + C: Snap to floor
- Ctrl + Alt + Left Click: Select actor under cursor
- Ctrl + Shift + F: Align with view
- End: Snap to floor
- Matinee
- Alt + S: Set keyframe
- Ctrl + Alt + K: Add keyframe
- Shift + Space: Play/Pause matinee
- Blueprint Editor
- Q: Quick jump to selected node
- Ctrl + Drag: Create a copy of a node
- C: Comment box
- Alt + Click: Break link
- B: Spawn blueprint node
- T: Add event
- Shift + Click: Add to selection
- Ctrl + Click: Remove from selection
- Delete: Delete selected node
- Miscellaneous
- Ctrl + R: Compile
- Ctrl + Space: Quick search
- Shift + B: Build
- Ctrl + Alt + U: Project settings
- Ctrl + Shift + B: Build all
Blueprint Nodes Shortcuts
- Node Creation
- V: Vector nodes
- F: Float nodes
- B: Boolean nodes
- I: Integer nodes
- A: Array nodes
- L: Logic nodes (AND, OR)
- M: Math nodes
- S: String nodes
- Node Operations
- Ctrl + W: Duplicate nodes
- Alt + Left Mouse Drag: Duplicate nodes
- Ctrl + Alt + Left Click: Select node
- Ctrl + Alt + Right Click: Deselect node
- Shift + Alt + Left Click: Select multiple nodes
- Ctrl + Left Mouse Drag: Box select
- Ctrl + +/-: Zoom in/out
- Ctrl + D: Disconnect pins
- Debugging
- F9: Toggle breakpoint
- F10: Step over
- F11: Step into
- Shift + F11: Step out
- Ctrl + Shift + F9: Clear all breakpoints
- Ctrl + Shift + F10: Disable all breakpoints
- Graph Navigation
- Home: Focus on selected nodes
- Ctrl + Mouse Wheel: Zoom in/out
- Middle Mouse Drag: Pan graph
- Ctrl + Shift + F: Frame selection
- Ctrl + G: Jump to graph
- Commenting
- C: Create a comment box
- Ctrl + Shift + C: Comment selected nodes
- Ctrl + Enter: Edit comment
- Miscellaneous
- Ctrl + B: Jump to definition
- Ctrl + Shift + O: Open function definition
- Shift + Delete: Delete with connections
- Ctrl + T: Toggle pin type
- Ctrl + Shift + E: Expand all nodes
- Ctrl + Shift + C: Collapse all nodes
Material Node Editor Shortcuts
- General Navigation
- Ctrl + LMB Drag: Create a lasso selection around nodes.
- Ctrl + A: Select all nodes.
- Ctrl + D: Duplicate selected nodes or connections.
- Delete: Delete selected nodes or connections.
- Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V: Copy and paste nodes.
- Ctrl + Z: Undo last action.
- Ctrl + Y: Redo last undone action.
- F: Frame selected nodes.
- Home: Frame all nodes.
- Node Manipulation
- Alt + LMB Click: Break node connections.
- Ctrl + W: Duplicate nodes with connections.
- Shift + Click: Add nodes to selection.
- Ctrl + Click: Toggle nodes from selection.
- RMB on Pin: Create a node connected to that pin.
- View and Zoom
- Mouse Wheel Up/Down: Zoom in/out.
- Middle Mouse Drag: Pan view.
- Ctrl + Middle Mouse Drag: Zoom in/out (alternative).
- H: Hide selected nodes.
- U: Unhide all nodes.
- Node Search and Quick Add
- T: Add a Texture Sample node.
- M: Add a Material Function node.
- C: Add a Comment.
- S: Add a Scalar Parameter.
- V: Add a Vector Parameter.
- L: Add a Lerp node.
- B: Add a Blend node.
- G: Add a Group node (for organization).
- Preview and Compilation
- Ctrl + P: Toggle preview of selected node.
- Ctrl + U: Update material preview.
- Ctrl + S: Save the material.
- Ctrl + B: Force refresh material.
- Commenting and Documentation
- Ctrl + E: Edit selected comment or group.
- Ctrl + Shift + C: Comment selected nodes.
- Ctrl + Enter: Edit node comments.
- Graph Navigation
- Space + Drag: Navigating around the graph.
- Ctrl + G: Jump to Graph (if applicable).
- Ctrl + Shift + F: Frame selected in graph.