'Cmd' refers to the '⌘' key on Macs, and the 'Ctrl' key on PCs.
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Camera Movement
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Control |
Behavior
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| Forward
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'w' |
Moves camera forward.
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| Backward
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's' |
Moves camera backward.
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| Left
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'a' |
Moves camera left.
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| Right
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'd' |
Moves camera right.
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| Up
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shift + 'w' |
Moves camera up.
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| Down
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shift + 's' |
Moves camera down.
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Tool/Mode Selection
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Control |
Behavior
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| Translate
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Click 'translate' button or press '4' |
Sets tool to translate tool. When hovering over a selected object, cursor will indicate the currently chosen tool.
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| Scale
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Click 'scale' button or press '5' |
Sets tool to scale tool.
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| Rotate
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Click 'rotate' button or press '6' |
Sets tool to rotate tool.
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| Paintbrush
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Click 'paintbrush' button or press '3' |
Sets tool to paintbrush tool.
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| Omni
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press '7' |
Sets tool to omni tool. he omni tool combines the translation, scale, and rotate tools. See 'Transformation' section for details on how the omni tool decides which of its states to act in.
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| Game mode
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press '8' |
Sends in Rabbot!
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| Editor mode
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press '9' |
Back to editor mode.
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Object Creation
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Control |
Behavior
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| Load Object
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cmd-l (or click 'load' button) + left-mouse-click |
Opens up a dialogue box in which the user may specify an xml file containing object data (anything in "./Data/Objects" or "./Data/Levels"). Places selected objects in scene, centered at mouse click.
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| Copy Objects
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cmd-c |
Copies all selected objects (and their relative placement) into a copy buffer.
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| Paste Objects
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cmd-v |
Adds to scene all objects in the copy buffer. Centers objects at mouse location.
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| Paintbrush
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Set tool to 'paintbrush' + hold 'p' + left-click-and-drag |
Quickly adds semi-randomized objects to the scene, centered about mouse location. Let go of 'b' to move camera. Control paintbrush properties with sliders and checkboxes in the 'Misc' UI panel. More info here.
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Object Selection
Transformations
Grouping
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Control |
Behavior
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| Group objects
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cmd-g |
All selected objects and groups are joined into a new group. Groups are hierarchical, so grouped groups are treated as subgroups. Objects in a group are selected as a unit and transform as a unit.
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| Ungroup objects
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cmd-shift-g |
All selected groups are disbanded at their outermost level.
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Undo/Redo
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Control |
Behavior
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| Undo action
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cmd-z |
Undoes the last completed action.
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| Redo action
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cmd-shift-z |
Redoes the last undone action. Redo-able actions are cleared whenever the user completes a new action..
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Object Removal
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Control |
Behavior
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| Delete object
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delete or backspace |
Deletes all selected objects
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Saving
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Control |
Behavior
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| Auto-save
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Automatic |
Every 30 seconds or so the program automatically saves the entire level to the file "./Data/Levels/autosave.xml".
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| Save level
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cmd-s |
Saves entire level to the same path as the level was opened from, overwriting the old level file.
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| Save selected objects
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cmd-shift-s |
Saves-as all selected objects to a path specified by the user in a dialogue box.
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