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 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.
- Customize your shortcuts with the → "Shortcuts Editor".
“File” Menu
| Ctrl/Cmd + N | New Project |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + O | Open Project... |
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| Ctrl/cmd + S | Save Project |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + S | Save As... |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + R | Revert |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + U | Reload Current Frame |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + U | Update SD Scene |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + I | Summary Info... |
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| Del | Remove |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + Z | Undo |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + Y | Redo |
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| W | Move |
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| E | Rotate |
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| R | Scale |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + D | Clone Selected |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + B | Back culled selection |
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| K | Transformation Key (add new position, rotation and scale keys for the node selection) |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + H | Set Selected Visible |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + H | Set Selected Hidden |
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| 7 | Bound Box |
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| 8 | Wireframe |
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| 9 | Flat Shaded |
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| 0 | Smooth Shaded |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + Alt + F | Textured |
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| 1 | Top View |
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| 2 | Front View |
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| 3 | Side View |
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| 4 | Perspective View |
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| 5 | Camera View |
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| F | Fast View |
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| G | Show Grid |
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| Alt + D | Disable (Enable) Viewports |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + Alt + Shift + 0 | Apply Layout (default) |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + Alt + Shift + n | Apply Layout (custom layout; n = number of the layout) |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Backspace | Clear Messages |
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| F2 | Single View |
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| F3 | Quad View |
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| F4 | Nodes |
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| F5 | Relationship Editor |
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| F6 | Maxwell Interactive |
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| F7 | Node Params |
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| F8 | Curve Editor |
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| F9 | Messages |
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| F10 | Batch Script |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + F2 | Simulation Flow |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + F3 | Movie Player |
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Ctrl/Cmd + F4 | Job Manager |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + F5 | Help Viewer |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + F6 | Layers |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + F7 | Batch Graph |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + E | Export All |
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| Ctrl + Shift + E | Export None |
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| F12 | Export Central... |
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| Alt + U | Update Time Line Cache |
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| Space | Play/Stop |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + Space | Play/Stop Backwards |
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| Down | Beginning Frame |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Left | Previous Keyframe |
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| Left | Previous Frame |
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| Right | Next Frame |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Right | Next Keyframe |
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| Up | Ending Keyframe |
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RealFlow Shelves
| Shift + Z | Change the icons' size |
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| Shift + X | Disable/enable the icons' text caption |
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| Shift + C | Display a scroll bar or a “ >> “ button if not all shelf icons are visible |
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Point of View
| Alt + LMB | Orbit in the "Perspective View" mode |
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| Alt + MMB | Pan |
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| Alt + RMB | Zoom |
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| MMW up/down | Zoom |
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“Node Params” Panel
| F1 | Help for the currently selected parameter |
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| RMB + single click | Help for the "Node Params" tab's headline you clicked on, e.g. "Initial State" |
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| RMB + single click | Context and animation menu for the currently selected parameter |
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| LMB + double click | Animation curves for the currently selected parameter in the "Curve Editor" |
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| Alt + LMB + double click | Add new animation key to the currently selected parameter |
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Adding Elements to the Scene
| Ctrl/Cmd + 1 | Open the list with RealFlow's available SPH emitters |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + 2 | Open the list with RealFlow's available daemons |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + 3 | Open the list with RealFlow's available objects |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + 4 | Open the list with RealFlow's available Hybrido nodes |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + 5 | Open the list with RealFlow's available mesh nodes |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + 6 | Open the list with RealFlow's available RealWave nodes (surface + emitters) |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + 7 | Open the list with RealFlow's available camera node |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + 8 | Open the list with RealFlow's available IDOC nodes |
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Shading
| D | Cycle through RealFlow's available shading modes |
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| Alt + D | Enable (disable) the viewports |
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| Alt + W | Maximize (minimize) the current viewport (works only with "Quad Views") |
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| Shift + V | Toggle particle's display mode: arrows or points |
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Selection
| Q | Selection mode |
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| LMB + single click | Single selection |
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| RMB + single click | Show right-click menu |
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| Shift + LMB + drag | Multi-selection mode (drag a rectangle around the nodes of interest) |
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Simulation
| A | Start (stop) simulation |
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| Esc | Stop simulation |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + A | Reset simulation |
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| Space | Start (stop) playback |
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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 + S | Set Range |
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| Alt + R | Reset View |
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| Alt + I | Load image (load a background image to the "Curve Editor's" canvas |
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| Alt + C | Fit View |
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| Alt + H | Fit Horizontal View |
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| Alt + V | Fit Vertical View |
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| Alt + T | Show time |
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| Alt + F | Show frames |
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| Backspace | Remove currently selected animation keys |
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| Del | Remove currently selected animation keys |
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Curve Editor - Editing
| LMB + double click | Create new animation key point at cursor position |
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| Ctrl/Cmd + LMB + single click | Create new animation key point at cursor position |
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| Alt + RMB + drag | Zoom |
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| Alt + MMB + drag | Pan |
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| RMB + single click | Show right-click menu |
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| Shift + LMB + drag | Multi-selection of animation keys (drag a rectangle around the keys of interest) |
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