Hotkeys and Mouse Clicks

This page collects keyboard shortcuts and mouse interactions mentioned in the ArtMatic Voyager documentation.

General controls

Key / Mouse	Action	Use
return or enter	Complete typed numeric entry	Numeric controls and sliders
*	Double the current field value	Numeric controls and sliders
/	Halve the current field value	Numeric controls and sliders
i	Invert the current field value to 1/value	Numeric controls and sliders
d	Interpret numeric entry as degrees converted to radians	Numeric controls and sliders
option + drag	Use smaller increments when dragging sliders or number fields	Numeric controls and sliders
cmd + ,	Settings	Opens application settings modal dialog.

Inspector and settings shortcuts

Key / Mouse	Action	Use
x	Open the Sprite inspector	Sprites inspector
o	Open the Objects inspector	DF objects inspector
l	Open the Lights inspector	Lights inspector
t	Open the Terrain shader settings dialog	Terrain shader Settings
a	Open the Animation inspector window	Animation parameters inspector

Camera and navigation

Key / Mouse	Action	Use
r	Pick a random place	Random place
z	Land the camera slightly above surface level	Land Camera
Left / right arrow keys	Move laterally	Lateral move
Up / down arrow keys	Move forward and back	Depth move
page up / page down	Move camera elevation	Elevation
control + up/down arrow	Move camera elevation	Elevation
control + left/right arrow	Rotate the camera	View Direction Compass
option while adjusting movement controls	Make smaller movement adjustments	Camera movement controls

Animation and keyframes

Key / Mouse	Action	Use
spacebar	Start and stop animation preview	Play
click on the first blank keyframe	Add a new keyframe	Keyframes
cmd + click on a keyframe slot	Replace the selected keyframe	Keyframes
option + click on any keyframe	Delete the keyframe	Keyframes

Rendering

Key / Mouse	Action	Use
escape	Stop or abort rendering	Render animation / Render pict to file / Render All Places