Shortcut Defaults

This is a list with RealFlow's default user interface shortcuts. Some of the most common shortcuts have been omitted because they are easy to find. Some of the shortcuts have a focus: this means that the user has to position the cursor at a certain place before pressing the appropriate key combination. This is typical for shortcuts like Alt + D that enables/disables the viewport. Normally it is needed to click on the viewport before the keys are pressed.

 

RealFlow provides a dedicated tool to customize shortcuts - it is even possible to assign more than one shortcut to a command. Please follow this link to get more information about the "Shortcut Manager"

File” Menu

Ctrl/Cmd + NNew Project
Ctrl/Cmd + OOpen Project...
Ctrl/cmd + SSave Project
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + SSave As...
Ctrl/Cmd + RRevert
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + UReload Current Frame
Ctrl/Cmd + UUpdate SD Scene
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + ISummary Info...

Edit” Menu

DelRemove
Ctrl/Cmd + ZUndo
Ctrl/Cmd + YRedo
WMove
ERotate
RScale
Ctrl/Cmd + DClone Selected
Ctrl/Cmd + B

Back culled selection

KTransformation Key (add new position, rotation and scale keys for the node selection)
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + HSet Selected Visible
Ctrl/Cmd + HSet Selected Hidden

View” Menu

7Bound Box
8Wireframe
9Flat Shaded
0Smooth Shaded
Ctrl/Cmd + Alt + FTextured
1Top View
2Front View
3Side View
4Perspective View
5Camera View
FFast View
GShow Grid
Alt + DDisable (Enable) Viewports

Layout” Menu

Ctrl/Cmd + Alt + Shift + 0Apply Layout (default)
Ctrl/Cmd + Alt + Shift + nApply Layout (custom layout; n = number of the layout)
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + BackspaceClear Messages
F2Single View
F3Quad View
F4Nodes
F5Relationship Editor
F6Maxwell Interactive
F7Node Params
F8Curve Editor
F9Messages
F10Batch Script
Ctrl/Cmd + F2Simulation Flow
Ctrl/Cmd + F3Movie Player

Ctrl/Cmd + F4

Job Manager
Ctrl/Cmd + F5Help Viewer
Ctrl/Cmd + F6Layers
Ctrl/Cmd + F7Batch Graph

Export” Menu

Ctrl/Cmd + EExport All
Ctrl + Shift + EExport None
F12Export Central...
Alt + UUpdate Time Line Cache

"Playback" Menu

SpacePlay/Stop
Ctrl/Cmd + SpacePlay/Stop Backwards
DownBeginning Frame
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + LeftPrevious Keyframe
LeftPrevious Frame
RightNext Frame
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + RightNext Keyframe
UpEnding Keyframe

RealFlow Shelves

Shift + ZChange the icons' size
Shift + XDisable/enable the icons' text caption
Shift + CDisplay a scroll bar or a “ >> “ button if not all shelf icons are visible

Point of View

Alt + LMBOrbit in the "Perspective View" mode
Alt + MMBPan
Alt + RMBZoom
MMW up/downZoom

Node Params” Panel

F1Help for the currently selected parameter
RMB + single clickHelp for the "Node Params" tab's headline you clicked on, e.g. "Initial State"
RMB + single clickContext and animation menu for the currently selected parameter
LMB + double clickAnimation curves for the currently selected parameter in the "Curve Editor"
Alt + LMB + double clickAdd new animation key to the currently selected parameter

Adding Elements to the Scene

Ctrl/Cmd + 1Open the list with RealFlow's available SPH emitters
Ctrl/Cmd + 2Open the list with RealFlow's available daemons
Ctrl/Cmd + 3Open the list with RealFlow's available objects
Ctrl/Cmd + 4Open the list with RealFlow's available Hybrido nodes
Ctrl/Cmd + 5Open the list with RealFlow's available mesh nodes
Ctrl/Cmd + 6Open the list with RealFlow's available RealWave nodes (surface + emitters)
Ctrl/Cmd + 7Open the list with RealFlow's available camera node
Ctrl/Cmd + 8Open the list with RealFlow's available IDOC nodes

Shading

DCycle through RealFlow's available shading modes
Alt + DEnable (disable) the viewports
Alt + WMaximize (minimize) the current viewport (works only with "Quad Views")
Shift + VToggle particle's display mode: arrows or points

Selection

QSelection mode
LMB + single clickSingle selection
RMB + single clickShow right-click menu
Shift + LMB + dragMulti-selection mode (drag a rectangle around the nodes of interest)

Simulation

AStart (stop) simulation
EscStop simulation
Ctrl/Cmd + AReset simulation
SpaceStart (stop) playback

Curve Editor - Options

Options” shortcuts are available at any moment when the "Curve Editor" widget has the focus. “Editing” shortcuts are related to the curve editing canvas.


Alt + SSet Range
Alt + RReset View
Alt + ILoad image (load a background image to the "Curve Editor's" canvas
Alt + CFit View
Alt + HFit Horizontal View
Alt + VFit Vertical View
Alt + TShow time
Alt + FShow frames
BackspaceRemove currently selected animation keys
DelRemove currently selected animation keys

Curve Editor - Editing

LMB + double clickCreate new animation key point at cursor position
Ctrl/Cmd + LMB + single clickCreate new animation key point at cursor position
Alt + RMB + dragZoom
Alt + MMB + dragPan
RMB + single clickShow right-click menu
Shift + LMB + dragMulti-selection of animation keys (drag a rectangle around the keys of interest)