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Shortcuts

Shortcuts - Viewport

W: Toggle Wireframe.
S: Toggle selection.
D: Display options.

Go to object : Hold Space + G
Go to home : Hold Space + H

Slow move camera: Shift + Mouse button (RMB or LMB)

Maximize current window : Ctrl + B (press again to previous state)

Shortcuts - Node Graph Editor

Disconnect line of nodes：Hold Y + Drag left mouse button

Go to top level node：U

How to show context menu of right click quickly?
Hold Ctrl, then click and drag on the output point of node, then context menu would show automatically.

How to create a customized route for lines between nodes?
Hold Alt, then hold and drag left mouse button from output point of node, thus you can creat a route.

Shortcuts - VEX Editor

Open VEX editor in new window : Alt + E

Share wrangle source (VEX):
If want to make a function to be invoked by other nodes, hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift，then drag wrangle node using left mouse button to create a replica fo wrangle, thus the VEX source in new wrangle would be effected by original wrangle node.

Ctrl + Alt + Shift is also avaliable for other nodes, tweak the parameters on one and all others will be updated.

Animation

Animation Shortcuts

Alt + Left click on a parameter : set parameter value of first frame.

Alt + Left click again on the same parameter : set parameter value of last frame.

Ctrl + Left click on a parameter : cancle the animation.

Animation Settings

How to change the play rate of animation:
Click the Substeps:

Or right click on Sbusteps to adjust play rate.

How to delete animation frame:
right click -> Delete Channels:

How to modify frame rate (FPS) of animation:

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