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Chaos Vantage

Shortcuts

This page provides information about the mouse and key shortcuts in Chaos Vantage.

Last updated 27 February 2026

This page provides information about the mouse and key shortcuts in Chaos Vantage.

Overview

Vantage provides a list of mouse and key shortcuts for easier navigation and commands execution. The navigation can be set to work as in 3ds Max, SketchUp or Maya. This can be set from the Navigation Preset dropdown.

The mouse and key shortcuts are divided in several groups:

Icon

Description

Icon

Description

General shortcuts

Navigation shortcuts

Camera shortcuts

Tools shortcuts

Selection shortcuts

Viewport filter shortcuts

Animation editor shortcuts

Virtual Reality shortcuts

To see the full list of shortcut keys in Chaos Vantage, go to Edit > Mouse and Key Shortcuts.

To understand the shortcuts below, you should assume the following abbreviations:

Abbreviation

Control

Abbreviation

Control

LMB

Left Mouse Button

RMB

Right Mouse Button

MMB

Middle Mouse Button

[3]/[S]/[M]

Shortcut depending on navigation preset:

[3] - 3ds Max

[S] - Sketchup

[M] - Maya

Shortcuts which are not greyed out can be edited. New keys or combination of keystrokes with modifiers can be assigned by using LMB click on the shortcut or RMB click > Edit. Additional options for shortcuts are Delete, which removes the shortcut and Reset, which restores it to default value.

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General Shortcuts

Command

Shortcut

Command

Shortcut

Toggle Interface

Ctrl+`

Toggle Fullscreen Mode

Alt+Return

Toggle Fullscreen Mode and Interface

Alt+`

Flip Up Axis Z/Y

Y

Pause Rendering

Pause

Frame Selected/Scene

[3] Z
[S] Z
[M] F

Command

Shortcut

Command

Shortcut

Dolly Camera Sideways

[3] MMB
[S] Shift+MMB
[M] Alt+MMB

Orbit Camera

[3] Alt+MMB
[S] MMB
[M] Alt+LMB

Fine/Smooth Camera Zoom

[3] Ctrl+Alt+MMB
[S]

[M]

Alt+RMB

Toggle First Person Mode

`

Toggle Camera Collision

C

Camera Move Forward (when in First Person mode)

W

Camera Move Backward (when in First Person mode)

S

Camera Move Left (when in First Person mode)

A

Camera Move Right (when in First Person mode)

D

Camera Move Up (when in First Person mode)

E

Camera Move Down (when in First Person mode)

Q

Camera Move Faster (when in First Person mode)

Shift+

Increase/Decrease Move Speed (when in First Person mode)

Mouse wheel

Camera Ignore Collisions (when in First Person mode)

Ctrl+

Camera Pan Up (when in First Person mode)

Up

Camera Pan Down (when in First Person mode)

Down

Camera Pan Left (when in First Person mode)

Left

Camera Pan Right (when in First Person mode)

Right

Camera Shortcuts

Command

Shortcut

Command

Shortcut

Change Focus Distance

Ctrl+Alt+LMB

Change FOV

[3] Alt+RMB
[S] Alt+RMB
[M]

Roll Camera

Ctrl+MMB

Toggle Camera Recording

Ctrl+Shift+R

Undo Camera

Alt+Z

Redo Camera

Alt+Shift+Z

Level the Camera

X

Save New Camera

Ctrl+K

Overwrite Camera

Ctrl+Shift+K

Switch to Home Camera

Home

Switch to Next Camera

PgDown

Switch to Previous Camera

PgUp

Load Camera Slot

F1..F12

Tool Shortcuts

Command

Shortcut

Command

Shortcut

Clone Selection

Ctrl+D

New Light

L

Select

Q

Group Select

Shift+Q

Translate

W

Rotate

E

Scale

R

Pick Focus

T

Snap

S

Undo

Ctrl+Z

Redo

Ctrl+Shift+Z

Copy Viewport to Clipboard

Ctrl+C

High Quality Render Setup

Ctrl+R

Always On Top

Ctrl+Alt+T

Quick Save Snapshot

Ctrl+P

Selection Shortcuts

Command

Shortcut

Command

Shortcut

Make Selection Invisible

V

Make Selection Visible

Shift+V

Select Parent

Ctrl+Up

Save Selection

Ctrl+0..9

Restore Selection

0..9

Animation Editor Shortcuts

Command

Shortcut

Command

Shortcut

Play/Pause Animation

Space

Update animated objects

U

Scroll through the timeline

Mouse wheel

Zoom in/out of the timeline

Alt+Mouse wheel

Viewport Filter Shortcuts

Command

Shortcut

Command

Shortcut

Toggle light gizmos

G

Virtual Reality Shortcuts

Command

Shortcut

Command

Shortcut

Move Forward

[L] Thumbstick - UP

Move Backward

[L] Thumbstick - DOWN

Move Left

[L] Thumbstick - LEFT

Move Right

[L] Thumbstick - RIGHT

Move Up

[R] Thumbstick - UP

Move Down

[R] Thumbstick - DOWN

Rotate Left

[R] Thumbstick - LEFT

Rotate Right

[R] Thumbstick - RIGHT