Controls & Shortcuts

Here is a quick list of basic controls you can use to navigate your project in VoxEdit and many helpful shortcuts.

Within All VoxEdit Modules

The Block Editor, Modeler, and Animator are very different creative tools that include some of the same controls built into the user interface. Options in the dropdown menus vary.

Dropdown Menu

Pop Out Panels Screenshot

Shortcut Guide Light Controls Camera Sensitivity

Menu Bar

About

File: Upload to Workspace

The file format differs between modules, but the process to upload all of your creations to your Workspace for testing, use in Experiences, and preparation for the Marketplace is the same.

Edit

Provides options to copy, cut, paste, and more. Options vary between modules.

Help

Help redirects you to this VoxEdit documentation.

Feedback

Feedback redirects you to a form to submit feedback or technical issues to our team.

Pop Out Panels

About

Located in the top right of many VoxEdit panels, use this button to pop out the panel, resize it, and move it anywhere on your screen. Click it again to return it to its home.

Screenshot

About

Create an image of the current view in the Workspace in .PNG format with a transparent background. Adjust your camera position if needed.

Shortcut Guide

The Shortcut Guide is a list of keyboard shortcuts mapped to tools used in each module, which varies. We recommend trying the following controls found in these guides to speed up your creative workflows:

Basic Controls

Basic Controls

Quick Shortcuts Guide	Shift + H
Pan Camera	Right-click (Hold and Move)	Hold Alt + Mouse move
Rotate Camera	Right-click (Hold and Move)
Zoom in/out	Mouse wheel Up/Down	Hold Ctrl + Hold R-Click & Move mouse
Focus Camera	F
Use Mode + Tool Combination	Left-click
Quicksave	Ctrl + S
Undo (up to 10 operations)	Ctrl+Z (Cmd+Z macOS)
Redo (up to 10 operations)	Ctrl+Y (Cmd+Y macOS)
Go Back	Escape
Select All	Ctrl + A
Delete Selected	Delete
Duplicate Selection	Ctrl + D (Cmd + D macOS)

Modeler Shortcuts

Modeler Shortcuts

Action	Shortcut	Alternative Shortcut
Select Mode	1
Create Mode	2
Paint Mode	3
Erase Mode	4
Pencil Tool	Q
Line Tool	W
Screen Rect Tool	E
Circle Tool	R
Sphere Tool	T
Box Tool	Y
Face Tool	U
Bucket Tool	I
Picker Tool	O	Hold TAB (Active toggle)
Pivot Tool	P
Volume Resizer Tool	V
Frame Tool
Invert Selection	Ctrl + I (Cmd + I macOS)
Add to voxel Selection	Shift + Left-click
Deselect All	Ctrl + W (Cmd + W macOS)
New Layer	Ctrl + N (Cmd + I macOS)
Move Selected Voxels	Arrow Keys	SHIFT + Up/Down for the third axis

Animator Shortcuts

Animator Shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Select Node	1
Move Node	2
Duplicate Node	3
World - Frame of Reference	4
Parent - Frame of Reference	5
Object - Frame of Reference	6
Sync to MagicaVoxel	Ctrl + M (Cmd + M macOS)
Sync from MagicaVoxel	Ctrl + Shift + M (Cmd + Shift+ M macOS)
Add to selection	Ctrl + Left click (Cmd + Left-click macOS)
Add to selection (all in between)	Shift + Left click
Rename Selected	Ctrl + R (Cmd + R macOS)
Select Hierarchy	Shift+ A + Left-click
Detach models from selected Nodes	Shift + Del
Expand and collapse selected Node Hierarchy	Shift + Left-click on the +/- Button
Duplicate Node on Drag	Ctrl+Left-click and drag (Cmd+Left-click and drag macOS)
Duplicate and Rename Node on Drag	Ctrl+Shift+D Left-click and drag (Cmd+D+Left-click and drag macOS)
Play/Pause animation	Space bar
Previous Frame	Left Key
Next Frame	Right Key
Previous Keyframe	Ctrl + Left Key (Cmd + Left Key macOS)
Next Keyframe	Ctrl + Right Key (Cmd + Left Key macOS)
Drag to Select Keyframes	Ctrl (Hold) (Cmd macOS)
New Keyframe on Selected Nodes	S
New Keyframe on Selected Nodes and Children	Shift + S
Copy Keyframes (Timeslider)	C
Copy Keyframes	Ctrl + C (Cmd + C macOS)
Paste Keyframes	Ctrl + V (Cmd + V macOS)
Paste Keyframes (Flipped)	Ctrol+Shift+V (Cmd+Shift+V macOS)

Workflow Tips

Some great additions to your day to day workflow!

• Search fast for an animation with keyboard press e.g. W = Walk.

• Repeat tap the keyboard press to cycle through the animation results.

• Set keyframe on selected Node with hotkey S.

• Set keyframe on selected Node and all children with hotkey SHIFT+S.

• Localisation added for Turkish, Brazilian Portuguese & Traditional Chinese and more.

• Library toolbar now replaces individual thumbnail toolbars, see more thumbnails in the library

• Open Shortcut guide with SHIFT+H.

Light Controls

About

Two Light Sources Offer Multiple Options

Adjust 2 light sources to see details better while creating and get a feel for how it will look during gameplay. Customise lighting for the perfect look when using the screenshot tool.

One light creates a shadow on the opposite side of the source.

Number of Lights On

0

Effect

Even lighting

Note

Harder to see voxel details, but truer colour is great for painting texture

Number of Lights On

1 (either Light 1 or Light 2)

Effect

Strong shadows

Note

More dramatic screenshots

Number of Lights On

2

Effect

Soft shadows

Note

More clear colour in screenshots

Toggling between four lighting options

Azimuth

Azimuth

Azimuth angle sets the position of the light around the entity. A value can be typed in the box.

Angle

0 degrees

Light Position

In front of the entity

Angle

90 degrees

Light Position

Entity's left side

Angle

180 degrees

Light Position

Behind the entity

Angle

-90 degrees

Light Position

Entity's right side

Adjusting Azimuth angle

Altitude

Altitude

Altitude angle sets the position of the light vertically. A value can be typed in the box.

Angle

90 degrees

Light Position

Top of the entity

Angle

0 degrees

Light Position

Middle of the entity

Angle

-90 degrees

Light Position

Bottom of the entity

TIP

Create nice, even shadowing by setting both lights at opposite angles from each other and not perfectly aligned to a 45 or 90 degree value so there is variation in brightness from one voxel to another.

Adjuting Altitude angle

Camera Sensitivity

About

Customise how sensitive camera movement is in relation to mouse movements for better precision.