Creation Kit Interface Cheat Sheet
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| Menu Shortcuts | ||
| Save | Ctrl+S | Save the active plugin. |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z | Undo the last action in the current window or field. |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y | Redo the last Undone action. |
| Cut | Ctrl+X | Cut the current selection. |
| Copy | Ctrl+C | Copy the current selection. |
| Paste | Ctrl+V | Paste the copied item. |
| Paste in Place | Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste the copied item with no offset. |
| Move | Ctrl+M | In the Render Window, move the copied item instead of creating a new reference. |
| Move in Place | Ctrl+Shift+M | In the Render Window, move the copied item instead of creating a new reference. Maintains the same coordinates. |
| Duplicate | Ctrl+D | In the Render Window, duplicate the selected item. |
| Find | Ctrl+F | Open the Find/Replace Window. |
| Find Next | F3 | Find the next item in the current search. |
| Find Prev | F2 | Find the previous item in the current search. |
| Camera Controls | ||
| Pan | MMB+MouseSpace | Hold the middle mouse button and use the mouse to pan the camera (or hold the spacebar) |
| Orbit | Shift+Mouse | Hold shift and use the mouse to orbit around a selection |
| Zoom | Scroll Wheel or V+Mouse | The Scroll wheel will zoom in/out from the selection |
| Focus Camera | Shift+F | Snap Camera position to selection bounds |
| Top View | T | Force a top-down view |
| Cycle Views | C | Cycle through pre-set camera angles |
| Orthographic Projection | 0(zero) | Toggle between Orthographic/Perspective projection (advanced users only) |
| Object Manipulation | ||
| Movement | Left-Click+Drag | Click and hold to drag to move the selection on the horizontal XY axis |
| Rotation | Right-Click+Drag | Click and hold RMB to rotate the selection |
| Axis Constraint | Z/X/C | Hold Z, X, or C to constrain movement or rotation to the Z, X, or Y axis. |
| Grid Snap | Q | Toggle snap-to-grid for movement and rotation |
| Scale | S | Hold S and left-click drag to scale the selection. Uniform scaling only. |
| Drop to Ground | F | Drops the selected object to the nearest surface. |
| De-Select | D | Removes all objects from current selection |
| Gizmo Helpers | ||
| Move Gizmo | E | Enables gizmo w/Handles for XYZ axes and bi-axis planes |
| Rotate Gizmo | W | Enables gizmo w/Handles for XYZ rotation |
| Scale Gizmo | 2 | Enables scaling Gizmo w/XYZ handles for non-uniform scaling of primitives |
| Visibility Toggles | ||
| Refresh | F5 | Refreshes the current cell and unhides all hidden objects. |
| Unhide All | Alt-1 | Unhides all hidden objects. |
| Toggle Hidden | 1 | Makes the current selection visible/translucent/invisible in the editor. |
| Toggle Markers | M | Toggles Markers on/off. |
| Toggle Light Radius | L | Toggles Light Radius on/off. |
| Toggle Bright Light | A | Toggles the default light on/off. |
| Toggle Sky | Y | Toggles the sky and sky lighting on/off. |
| Toggle Wireframe | 7 / W | Toggles Wireframe on/off. Render view / Preview window |
| Toggle Collision Geometry | F4 | Toggles collision geometry on/off. |
| Toggle Toggle Water | Shift+W | Toggles Water on/off. |
| Toggle Cell Borders | B | In the Exterior, toggles Cell Borders on/off. |
| Toggle Grass | 8 | Toggles Animated Grass on/off. |