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# Common Shortcuts

Mastering the following shortcuts can significantly reduce mouse operations and boost your modeling efficiency by **over 50%**.

## File Operations

| Shortcut             | Function    | Description                              |
| -------------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| `Ctrl丨Meta +N`       | New Project | Create a new `.icraft` project file      |
| `Ctrl丨Meta +O`       | Open        | Open an existing `.icraft` project file  |
| `Ctrl丨Meta +S`       | Save        | Save the current project                 |
| `Ctrl丨Meta +Shift+S` | Save  As    | Save the current project to a local file |

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## Editing Operations

| Shortcut                     | Function                   | Description                                |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `Ctrl丨Meta +Z`               | Undo                       | Revert the last action                     |
| `Ctrl丨Meta +Shift+Z`         | Redo                       | Restore the undone action                  |
| `Ctrl丨Meta +A`               | Select All                 | Select all elements in the scene           |
| `Ctrl丨Meta +C`               | Copy                       | Copy selected elements                     |
| `Ctrl丨Meta +V`               | Paste                      | Paste elements at current cursor position  |
| `Delete 丨 Backspace`         | Delete                     | Remove selected elements                   |
| `Ctrl丨Meta +Shift+Delete`    | Clear Scene                | Remove all elements in the scene           |
| `Ctrl丨Meta +G`               | Group                      | Group selected elements into a collection  |
| `Esc`                        | Cancel Line                | Cancel line drawing (Line/Pen tool mode)   |
| `Enter 丨 Space`              | Confirm Line               | Confirm line creation (Line/Pen tool mode) |
| `T`                          | Toggle Transform Gizmo     | Show/Hide transform controller             |
| `G`                          | Toggle Grid Snapping       | Enable/Disable grid snapping               |
| `B`                          | Toggle Floating Toolbar    | Show/Hide floating toolbar                 |
| `Shift+Single-Axis Rotation` | 45°/90°/135° Rotation Snap | Snap rotation to 45°/90°/135°              |

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## View Operations

| Shortcut       | Function                                             | Description                                                                                 |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Ctrl丨Meta +↑` | Zoom In View                                         | Zoom in the camera view                                                                     |
| `Ctrl丨Meta +↓` | Zoom Out View                                        | Zoom out the camera view                                                                    |
| `R`            | Reset Camera                                         | Reset the camera to isometric view                                                          |
| `E`            | Preview Mode                                         | Hide editing panels for immersive scene display                                             |
| `C`            | <p>Toggle Perspective/</p><p>Orthographic Camera</p> | Reset to isometric view after switching camera type                                         |
| `V`            | Toggle Isometric/Top View                            | Top view simulates 2D perspective; isometric view is standard 3D perspective                |
| `1~9`          | Switch Preset Views                                  | Switch to preset camera keyframes; requires pre-creating camera keyframes in the camera bar |

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## Animation Operations

| Shortcut | Function                | Description                                            |
| -------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| `Space`  | Play/Pause Animation    | Play or pause the current animation scheme             |
| `→`      | Next Animation Step     | Switch to the next step of the animation               |
| `←`      | Previous Animation Step | Switch back to the previous step of the animation      |
| `Alt+R`  | Reset Animation         | Reset the animation progress bar to the starting point |

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## Mouse Operations

| Shortcut                                                                            | Function              | Description |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | ----------- |
| `Left Click`                                                                        | Select Element        | -           |
| `Shift+Left Click`                                                                  | Multi-Select Elements | -           |
| <p><code>Right Click / Ctrl丨Meta +</code></p><p><code>Press Scroll Wheel</code></p> | Pan Scene             | -           |
| `Scroll Wheel`                                                                      | Zoom Scene            | -           |
| `Alt + Left Click \| Shift + Right Click \| Press Scroll Wheel`                     | Free Rotate Scene     | -           |

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