WorkLink Create: Navigation Tips and Shortcuts
You can use the following tips and shortcuts when creating your work instructions in WorkLink Create.
Camera Controls/ Scene Navigation
Looking around
- Drag with right mouse button (RMB)
- Or, press ALT (Option key on Mac) and drag with left mouse button (LMB)
Panning
- Drag with middle mouse button (MMB)
- Or, press ALT (Option key on Mac) and drag with middle mouse button (MMB)
- Or, use CTRL and drag with right mouse button (RMB) (Useful for 2-button mouse setups)
Zooming
- Use the scroll wheel
- Or, press ALT (Option key on Mac) and drag with right mouse button (RMB)
Using keyboard shortcuts to move
- Hold RMB and use W (forward), A (left), S (backwards), D (right), Q (up),E (down) to move the camera around.
- Hold SHIFT to double speed.
Gizmo
Use W,E,R change gizmo modes to translate/rotate/scale.
- W - Translate
- E - Rotate
- R - Scale
- Q - Hide Gizmo
- X - Change spaces (Local/Global)
- Drag with Left Mouse Button to orbit around a focused object (hotkey “f” a selected object in the viewport or double-click on an object in the step hierarchy). Learn more: What is a Pivot Point/How to manipulate the Pivot Point of an object.
Snap to grid
- Ctrl + Shift + gizmo drag.
- It rounds up the position and increments in steps of 1
Action History
- Undo : Windows and Mac = CTRL + Z (Alternatively on Mac, CMD + Z)
- Redo : Windows and Mac= SHIFT + CTRL + Z (Alternatively on Mac, SHIFT + CMD + Z)
- Click an action to quickly “jump” to it
Note: Deleting an object/file and right clicking on Mac is slightly different.
- Delete using Keyboard: Fn + delete button (backspace)
- Right Clicking using trackpad: 2 touches and a click
- Right Clicking using Mouse: Hold down CTRL + click the mouse.
Timeline
Adding of time bars to channels can be done by recording or by right-clicking in the channel and choosing a fragment.
Positioning time bars (drag the fragment itself left-right in the channel lane.)
Resizing time bars (drag the edges of the fragment to make it shorter/longer.)
Zooming the timeline horizontally with shift + mouse wheel.
Zooming the timeline vertically with alt + mouse wheel.
Timeline playback/pausing (click the PLAY / PAUSE button)
Time scrubbing (click and drag on the time strip - where the time markers are - to set the current time point.)
Drag loop marker (blue marker) to define the looping point.
Snap Settings
- Snap settings are applied when using ctrl in combination with the gizmo (rotate, translate, scale).
List of all hotkeys or keyboard shortcuts
Can be found and modified in the preferences window:
Transform Gizmo
| Hotkey Name | Command |
|---|---|
| Pivot Toggle | Z |
| Rotate | E |
| Scale | R |
| Space Toggle | X |
| Translate | W |
| Visibility Toggle | Q |
Camera Utilities
| Hotkey Name | Command |
|---|---|
| Align Objects or Cameras To Current Camera View | Ctrl + Shift + F |
| Focus Selected | F |
| Restore Default Orientation | Home |
| Toggle Camera Projection Mode | O |
Camera Movement
| Hotkey Name | Command |
|---|---|
| Move Backwards | S + RMB |
| Move Downwards | Q + RMB |
| Move Forwards | W + RMB |
| Move Left | A + RMB |
| Move Right | D + RMB |
| Move Upwards | E + RMB |
Window
| Hotkey Name | Command |
|---|---|
| Add Scene View | Ctrl + Alt + V |
| AR Trackers | Alt + A |
| Asset Library | Alt + L |
| Attachments | Ctrl + Shift + K |
| Close All | Ctrl + Space |
| Form Editor | Ctrl + Alt + F |
| History | Ctrl + Alt + H |
| IoT | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I |
| Object Groups | Alt + G |
| Object Properties | Alt + O |
| Project Health | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H |
| Revisions Editor | Ctrl + Alt + R |
| Sequence Editor | Alt + S |
| Show Help | Alt + H |
| Step Actions | Ctrl + Shift + A |
| Step Conditions | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C |
| Step Hierarchy | Alt + H |
| UI Editor | Alt + U |
| UI Editor (beta) | Alt + Ctrl + U |
Workspace
| Hotkey Name | Command |
|---|---|
| All Windows Workspace | Alt + 3 |
| Animating | Alt + Shift + 7 |
| Default Workspace | Alt + 0 |
| Multi View Workspace | Alt + 2 |
| My Default | Alt + Shift + 5 |
| Quiz | Alt + Shift + 8 |
| Save Custom Workspace | Alt + Shift + S |
| Template Editing | Alt + Shift + 6 |
| Timeline Editing Workspace | Alt + 1 |
Scenario
| Hotkey Name | Command |
|---|---|
| Create New Sequence | Alt + Shift + N |
| Create New Step | Alt + N |
| Delete the Selected Connection | Delete |
| Navigate to Next Sequence | Alt + PageDown |
| Navigate to Next Step | PageDown |
| Navigate to Previous Sequence | Alt + PageUp |
| Navigate to Previous Step | PageUp |
General
| Hotkey Name | Command |
|---|---|
| Simulate Current Step | Shift + Space |
| Start or Stop Simulation | Space |
| Toggle UI Visibility | U |
Timeline
| Hotkey Name | Command |
|---|---|
| Create Timeline Record | K |
| Play or Pause Timeline | Shift + T |
| Select Next Timebars | Shift + . |
| Select Previous Timebars | Shift + , |
| Start or Stop Recording | Alt + R |
Object Visibility
| Hotkey Name | Command |
|---|---|
| Hide Selected | Ctrl + Shift + H |
| Hide Selected Tree | Ctrl + H |
| Isolate Selected | Ctrl + I |
| Unhide All | Ctrl + U |
| Unhide Selected | Ctrl + Shift + U |