llamamod/docs/manual/19-shortcuts.md

Keyboard, mouse and menu reference

The tables in this chapter (except the mouse table) are generated from the editor's own list of tools and commands, so they always match your version – including plugins. Help → Shortcut sheet (printable)… prints the keys on one page.

Single keys without Ctrl or Alt (tool keys, F, H, Delete …) work while the mouse is over the viewport or nothing is being typed; they never fire while a text field has the focus.

Mouse

Input	Action
Click / Shift+click / Ctrl+click	select / add / toggle
Drag in empty space	box selection (Shift adds, Ctrl removes)
Double-click	select and frame
Right mouse held + mouse	look around; W A S D fly, Q / E down / up, Shift faster, wheel = fly speed
Mouse wheel	zoom towards the cursor
Ctrl+middle / Alt+right drag	zoom
Alt+left drag	orbit
Middle drag	pan (Fusion 360, Unity / Unreal) or orbit (Blender)
Shift+middle drag	orbit (Fusion 360), pan (Blender, Unity / Unreal)
Double-click middle	frame the whole level (Fusion 360)
View cube: click / drag / house	look from that side / orbit / home view
Ctrl while dragging	invert snapping
Esc while dragging	cancel the drag

The middle-button bindings follow the navigation preset (View → Navigation, see Navigation presets); Help → Viewport navigation shows the cheat sheet of the active preset.

Keys

Every tool has its own single key, and no key is used twice (a unit test checks this for the built-in tools and every plugin):

• Q W E R – select, move, rotate, scale (as in most 3D programs)
• Geometry: B brush, T tiles, K collision, M paint texture (material), V paint vertex colours
• Objects: P place, O coin line / arc, N waypoint paths (nodes), J zones & triggers
• Environment: Z teleport / environment zones, U lights (bulb), Y visibility regions
• Commands use the other letters (F frame, G snap, H hide, L lock, I eyedropper, C collision view, X local space) or Ctrl / Shift combinations.

Tools

Key	Tool	What it does
B	Brush	Brush: draw blocks, platforms, ramps, stairs, walls, water … on the ground or on surfaces; drag the handles of a selected brush to resize it
E	Rotate	Rotate: green ring = turn about the vertical axis (everything); red/blue rings turn brushes freely (tiles and objects only turn about the vertical axis)
J	Zones & triggers	Zones & triggers (J): drag the corner handles of box zones and the radius knob of triggers
K	Collision	Collision: paint collision materials (exit floor 16, death 30, …) per polygon or brush face, switch brush faces' collision on/off
M	Paint texture	Click faces to give them the current texture; Shift+click picks a face's texture (eyedropper)
N	Waypoint paths	Waypoint paths (N): select an object, click to add nodes, drag nodes, Del removes
O	Coin line / arc	Coin line / arc (O): two clicks place a line or a circle of coins
P	Place objects	Place objects (P): click to place the palette type on the ground, drag objects to move, drag the knob to rotate
Q	Select	Select: click, Shift+click adds, Ctrl+click toggles, drag for a box
R	Scale	Scale: brushes (floors, boxes, meshes) – drag a gizmo axis or the centre
T	Tiles	Tiles: paint tile models onto grid cells, pick, erase, raise/lower and swap tiles
U	Lights	Place point lights: click to place, drag to set the radius
V	Paint vertex colours	Vertex colour brush for tiles (Ctrl+click picks a colour)
W	Move	Move: drag the gizmo arrows/planes, or drag an object over the ground
Y	Paint regions	Paint visibility regions on grid cells (Ctrl+click picks a region)
Z	Zones	Teleport / environment zones: click a cell to add a zone, click again for its target

Commands with a shortcut

Key	Command	Menu
Ctrl+N	New level	File
Ctrl+Shift+O	Open original level	File
Ctrl+O	Open project	File
Ctrl+S	Save	File
Ctrl+Shift+S	Save as	File
Ctrl+W	Close level	File
Ctrl+Q	Close editor	File
Ctrl+Z	Undo	Edit
Ctrl+Y	Redo	Edit
Ctrl+X	Cut	Edit
Ctrl+C	Copy	Edit
Ctrl+V	Paste	Edit
Ctrl+D	Duplicate	Edit
Delete	Delete	Edit
Ctrl+Shift+C	Copy objects (for other levels)	Edit
Ctrl+Shift+V	Paste objects at view centre	Edit
Ctrl+A	Select all	Edit
Ctrl+Shift+A	Select none	Edit
Shift+S	Select similar	Edit
H	Hide selection	Edit
Alt+H	Show all hidden	Edit
L	Lock selection	Edit
I	Texture eyedropper	Edit
Ctrl+,	Preferences	Edit
F	Frame selection	View
Home	Frame level	View
Numpad 5	Perspective	View → Camera
Numpad 7	Top	View → Camera
Numpad 1	Front	View → Camera
Numpad 3	Side	View → Camera
Ctrl+Shift+L	Look through camera (pilot)	View → Camera
X	Gizmo in local space	View
G	Snap to grid	View
C	Show collision	View
Ctrl+Shift+T	Texture manager	View → Panels
Shift+V	Vertex colours only	View
Ctrl+Shift+K	Script	View → Panels
Ctrl+B	Build	Level
F5	Play	Level
Shift+F5	Play from camera position	Level
Ctrl+Shift+I	Import objects of a world	Level
Ctrl+[	Turn left 90°	Geometry
Ctrl+]	Turn right 90°	Geometry
Ctrl+Shift+D	Array duplicate	Geometry
F1	Manual	Help
Shift+F1	Getting started	Help
Ctrl+F1	Keyboard shortcuts	Help
Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo	(keyboard only)

Keys inside tools

Tool	Keys
Brush	Enter type the height, Esc cancel, [ / ] turn 90°, Page Up / Page Down raise / lower
Tiles	[ / ] rotation, Page Up / Page Down height, Shift+click pick
Paint texture	Shift+click pick a face's texture
Collision	Shift+click pick a material
Waypoint paths	Ctrl+click insert before, Backspace / Delete remove a node
Zones	Shift+drag set the facing, [ / ] turn
Paint vertex colours, Paint regions	Ctrl+click pick

In the game during a play-test

Key	Action
Escape	quit straight back to the editor (Level → Escape quits the play-test)

Menu reference

Every menu command with its shortcut and a short description.

File menu

Command	Key	What it does
New level…	Ctrl+N	Create a new level from a template
Open original level…	Ctrl+Shift+O	Edit one of the game's levels
Open project…	Ctrl+O	Open a .llamalevel project
Save	Ctrl+S	Save the project
Save as…	Ctrl+Shift+S	Save the project under a new name
Close level	Ctrl+W	Close the project
Import mesh (OBJ, glTF)…		Import an OBJ or glTF model as level geometry (preview, size, textures, collision)
Import texture…		Import PNG/JPG images as textures (colour reduction, blend class, packing)
Export level WAD…		Build the level and save the game file (.wad) somewhere
Export selection as OBJ…		Mesh, UVs, vertex colours, textures (PNG) and collision for Blender
Export level as glTF…		The level (or the selection) with textures and vertex colours as .glb / .gltf (Blender, viewers)
Close editor	Ctrl+Q	Close the editor

Edit menu

Command	Key	What it does
Undo	Ctrl+Z	Undo the last change
Redo	Ctrl+Y	Redo what was undone
History		Show all changes; click one to go back to it
Cut	Ctrl+X	Cut the selection
Copy	Ctrl+C	Copy the selection
Paste	Ctrl+V	Paste next to the original
Duplicate	Ctrl+D	Duplicate the selection (one cell east)
Delete	Delete	Delete the selection (waypoints: the chain is relinked)
Copy objects (for other levels)	Ctrl+Shift+C	Copies objects with their waypoints and brushes to the system clipboard (paste into any level)
Paste objects at view centre	Ctrl+Shift+V
Select all	Ctrl+A	Select everything that is visible
Select none	Ctrl+Shift+A	Clear the selection
Select similar	Shift+S	Objects of the same type / tiles of the same model
Hide selection	H	Hide the selection in the viewport (editor only: it is still built – tiles have Exclude from build in the inspector)
Show all hidden	Alt+H	Show everything that was hidden
Lock selection	L	Locked items stay visible but cannot be clicked in the viewport
Replace texture pixels…		Replace the current texture's pixels with an image
Texture eyedropper	I	Pick the texture of a face in the viewport
Preferences…	Ctrl+,	Autosave, play-test save slot, theme

View menu

Command	Key	What it does
Frame selection	F	Frame the selection (F)
Frame level	Home	Show the whole level (Home)
Navigation → Fusion 360 (on/off)		Mouse bindings like Fusion 360
Navigation → Blender (on/off)		Mouse bindings like Blender
Navigation → Unity / Unreal (on/off)		Mouse bindings like Unity / Unreal
Camera → Perspective	Numpad 5	Back to the perspective view
Camera → Top	Numpad 7	Look straight down (orthographic)
Camera → Front	Numpad 1	Front view (orthographic)
Camera → Side	Numpad 3	Side view (orthographic)
Navigation → View cube (on/off)
Navigation → Home view
Gizmo in local space (on/off)	X	Gizmo axes in world or local space (X)
Snap to grid (on/off)	G	Snap moves and rotations to the grid (G; Ctrl while dragging inverts it)
Show collision (on/off)	C	Show collision polygons coloured by material (C)
Camera → Look through camera (pilot) (on/off)	Ctrl+Shift+L
Navigation → Viewport preferences…
Show waypoints of all objects (on/off)
Dark theme (on/off)		Switch between the light and dark theme
Show back faces (on/off)		Draw the back sides of one-sided faces (invisible in the game) hatched instead of hiding them
Fog preview (on/off)		Game fog of the zone the camera is in
Light objects (LGHT preview) (on/off)
Vertex colours only (on/off)	Shift+V	Show the baked/painted vertex colours without textures
Panels → Texture manager	Ctrl+Shift+T	Pages, textures, usage and animations
Panels → Script	Ctrl+Shift+K	Strat script of the selected object type

Level menu

Command	Key	What it does
Level settings…		Name, chapter, grid size, death plane, feature flags
Check for problems		List problems that would break the level (missing start, exits …)
Build	Ctrl+B	Validate the level and build its WAD (in the background)
Play	F5	Build the level, install a temporary copy and start the game directly in it (no menus; when the game exits, the copy is removed and your mod selection restored)
Play from camera position	Shift+F5	Play-test with the llama standing on the ground point in the middle of the view, facing the camera direction
Play boots straight into the level (on/off)		Off: Play starts at the main menu with the map cursor on the level (no change to groove.exe)
Escape quits the play-test (on/off)		In a play-test the pause key (Escape) ends the game at once, back to the editor
Keep play-tested level in LlamaMod (on/off)		Off: Play installs a temporary copy that is removed when the game exits. On: the level stays in LlamaMod's mod list (Mods → Levels) after testing
Add to LlamaMod…		Copy the level into LlamaMod's level folder as a normal level mod (on its TestLevel chapter or original slot), to play it from LlamaMod or share the mod list
Bake lighting…
Environment zones
Visibility regions
Import objects of a world…	Ctrl+Shift+I	Copy object types (enemies, pickups, platforms …) of another world into this level
Rebuild object catalogue		Scan all levels of the CD again (thumbnails, sizes)
New object type from script…		Create a custom object type from strat source text

Geometry menu

Command	Key	What it does
Brush tool		Draw blocks, platforms, ramps, stairs, walls, water … (B)
Tiles tool		Paint, pick, erase, raise and swap tiles (T)
Collision tool		Paint collision materials, switch brush faces' collision (K)
Align → Align West (min X)		Line the selection up with the last selected item
Align → Align Centre X		Line the selection up with the last selected item
Align → Align East (max X)		Line the selection up with the last selected item
Turn left 90°	Ctrl+[
Turn right 90°	Ctrl+]
Mirror X (east ↔ west)
Mirror Z (north ↔ south)
Array duplicate…	Ctrl+Shift+D	n copies with an offset (and turn) each
Align → Align Bottom		Line the selection up with the last selected item
Align → Align Middle Y		Line the selection up with the last selected item
Align → Align Top		Line the selection up with the last selected item
Align → Align North (min Z)		Line the selection up with the last selected item
Align → Align Centre Z		Line the selection up with the last selected item
Align → Align South (max Z)		Line the selection up with the last selected item
Grid & snapping…		Move/angle/scale steps (any value), grid display
Death plane height…
Re-import mesh…		Load the selected mesh brush's file again (or another file) and keep its placement
Save selection to library…		Tiles, brushes and meshes as a reusable asset (with textures) for any level
Align → Distribute along X
Align → Distribute along Z

Tools menu

Command	Key	What it does
Object palette
Save selection as prefab…
Repair waypoint chains		Stores every waypoint chain in one piece (needed by the game)

Help menu

Command	Key	What it does
Manual	F1	The complete user manual: contents, search, tutorials. F1 over a panel, tool or dialog opens the matching chapter
Export manual as HTML…		Save the manual as HTML pages (one per chapter) to share it or read it in a browser
Getting started	Shift+F1	A short illustrated guide: from a new level to play-testing and sharing it
Keyboard shortcuts	Ctrl+F1	All keyboard and mouse shortcuts (the complete list is in the manual)
Viewport navigation
Shortcut sheet (printable)…		All shortcuts on one page – print it or save it as HTML
About the level editor		Version, OpenGL and plugin information