I have listed all the hotkeys you may need in the game and what they do in this guide.
Material Selection
- Lmb | Material 1 (red)
- Rmb | Material 2 (blue)
- Mmb | Material 3 (green)
- Ctrl + Alt + Click | Material 5 (cyan) (for specific delete mode)
- Alt + Click or Middle Click | Select / Sample On Screen Element
- e | Element Search
- Ctrl + Shift + Lmb | Add To Favorites
Brush
- Tab | Cycle Brush Shape
- Scroll | Brush Size
- Ctrl + Scroll | Brush Size Vertical
- Shift + Scroll | Brush Size Horizontal
- ] | Increase Brush Size
- [ | Decrease Brush Size
Draw
- Shift + Drag | Line
- Shift + Alt + Drag | Line Snap
- Ctrl + Drag | Area
- Ctrl + Shift + click | Fill
Copy / Paste
- Ctrl + c | Copy
- Ctrl + v | Paste
- Ctrl + x | Cut
- r | Rotate Paste
- Shift + r | Flip Paste Horizontal
- Ctrl + Shift + r | Flip Paste Vertical
- Arrow Keys | Move Paste
Display
- 0-9 | Display Modes
- b | Deco Layer Edit (also turns deco on)
- Ctrl + f | Highlight Element (uses material 1 (red))
- g | Grid modes
- h | Toggle Hud
- z | Zoom
- z + Scroll | Magnify or Reduce Zoom
- z + Click | Fix Zoom Window
- Shift + 1 | Life Gradient Display (only in debug mode)
Modes & Functions
w | Gravity Modes (+ Ctrl when STK2 is present)
y | Air Modes
Ctrl + e | Edge Modes
; | Replace Mode
Ctrl + ; or Delete | Specific Delete Mode
d | Debug Mode (+ Ctrl when STK2 is present)
= | Reset Pressure
Ctrl + = | Reset Electricity
r | Reset Life Generation
i | Invert Pressure And Velocity
Top Right Panel
- Ctrl + g | Gravity Field
- Ctrl + b | Deco Layer
- n | Newtonian Gravity
- u | Ambient Heat
- ` or ~ | Show Console
Stamps
- s | Save Stamp (+ Ctrl when STK2 is present)
- l | Load Last Stamp
- k | Browse Saved Stamps
- r | Rotate Stamp
- Shift + r | Flip Stamp Horizontal
- Ctrl + Shift + r | Flip Stamp Vertical
- Arrow Keys | Move Stamp
Simulation
- Spacebar | Pause
- f | Frame Step
- F5 | Reload Simulation
- Ctrl + z | Undo
- Ctrl + Shift + z or Ctrl + y | Redo
- Esc or Q | Quit
- Ctrl + i | install powder toy
