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Keyboard Shortcuts

All keyboard shortcuts registered in Spectralite Studio

Keyboard Shortcuts

Spectralite Studio ships with the following keyboard shortcuts. The shortcut registry is also visible inside the app from Window > Shortcuts (⌘/). Clicking a shortcut in that dialog lets you record a new key combination.

Global

ActionShortcutDescription
Save Project⌘SSave the current project
Save Copy⌘⇧SSave a copy of the current project
Undo⌘ZUndo the last action
Redo⌘⇧ZRedo the last undone action
Open Project⌘OOpen an existing project
Startup Dialog⌘⇧OOpen the Startup Dialog to pick an example or recent project
Shortcuts⌘/Show keyboard shortcuts dialog
Double BPM]Double the current BPM
Halve BPM[Halve the current BPM

Node Editor

ActionShortcutDescription
Add Node⇧AOpen the add node dialog at cursor position
Select Effect⌘POpen the effect selector dropdown
Group Selection⌘GCreate a group from the selected nodes

Timeline

ActionShortcutDescription
Add LayerNOpen the add layer dialog
Delete LayerDelete the selected layer
Duplicate Layer⌘DDuplicate the selected layer
Toggle SoloSToggle solo on the selected layer
Toggle LockLToggle lock on the selected layer
Select Previous LayerSelect the previous layer
Select Next LayerSelect the next layer

Preview

ActionShortcutDescription
Toggle CameraCToggle between perspective and orthographic camera
Cycle BackgroundBCycle through background color options
Toggle HazeHToggle the haze postprocessing effect

Fixture Layout

ActionShortcutDescription
Translate ModeGSwitch to translate (move) mode
Scale ModeSSwitch to scale mode
Rotate ModeRSwitch to rotate mode
Toggle Snap⇧SToggle snap to grid
Toggle LabelsLToggle fixture labels visibility

Panel-scoped key reuse

Some keys are registered in more than one panel scope. They do not conflict at runtime because only the focused panel receives the keystroke.

  • S is reused across timeline, fixture-layout. Focus determines which panel receives the keystroke.
  • L is reused across timeline, fixture-layout. Focus determines which panel receives the keystroke.

Key symbols

is Command, is Shift, is Option, is Control.