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Unreal Engine Keyboard Shortcuts

21 keyboard shortcuts to help you build immersive 3d experiences faster in Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine keyboard shortcuts

Developed by Epic Games, Unreal Engine is a widely used 3D, CAD & animation tool built to help users build immersive 3d experiences.

Shortcut fluency in Unreal Engine separates casual users from power users. The more shortcuts you commit to muscle memory, the faster your work becomes.

Whether you run Unreal Engine on macOS, Windows, and Linux, this shortcut reference helps you work faster on any platform.

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Selecting Objects in the Level 2 shortcuts

Select an object
N/A Ctrl +LMB Ctrl +LMB
Add an object to the current selection
N/A Shift +LMB Shift +LMB

Navigating the level - Moving Around in Your Level 9 shortcuts

Increase / decrease the speed of the camera movement
N/A RMB +Scroll up or down with the mouse wheel RMB +Scroll up or down with the mouse wheel
Move the camera forward
N/A RMB +W RMB +W
Move the camera backward
N/A RMB +S RMB +S
Move the camera left
N/A RMB +A RMB +A
Move the camera right
N/A RMB +D RMB +D
Move the camera up
N/A RMB +E RMB +E
Move the camera down
N/A RMB +Q RMB +Q
Raises the Field of View of the camera
N/A RMB +Z RMB +Z
Lowers the Field of View of the camera
N/A RMB +C RMB +C
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Navigating the level - Orbiting the Camera Around an Object or Pivot 1 shortcut

Focus the camera on a selected object in the level
N/A F F

Moving, Rotating, and Scaling Objects in the Level 6 shortcuts

Toggle between move, rotate and scale tools
N/A Space Space
Select the Selection Tool
N/A Q Q
Select the Translate Tool
N/A W W
Select the Rotate Tool
N/A E E
Select the Scale Tool
N/A R R
Toggle vertex snapping
N/A V V

Display Controls 3 shortcuts

Toggle Game Mode
N/A G G
Toggle real-time playback in the active viewport.
N/A Ctrl +R Ctrl +R
Toggle immersive mode
N/A F11 F11
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