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Tools

Shortcut	Action
T	Cycles through Transform Shape and Transform Points modes
R	Cycles through Reshape, Magnetic Reshape and Brush Reshape modes
Y	Selects IK (Inverse Kinematics)
B	Selects B-Spline
S	Selects X-Spline
Shift-B	Selects Bézier
Shift-F	Selects Magnetic Freehand
Shift-S	Selects Square
Shift-C	Selects Circle
Shift-T	Selects Tracker
M	Selects MultiFrame
Shift-O	Selects RotoOverlay
Alt-F	Toggles the shape feather handle on/off
Alt-K	Adds weighted keyframe

Bézier Splines

Shortcut	Action	Curve
No key needed	Adjust the length of one tangent while retaining a fixed angle between two tangents
Ctrl/Cmd	Adjust both tangents simultaneously while retaining a fixed angle between two tangents
Alt	Adjusts only one tangent to create corners
Shift	Adjusts only the length of one tangent (similar to the “No key needed” shortcut)
Ctrl/Cmd-Alt-1	Sets the point tension to Corner
Ctrl/Cmd-Alt-2	Sets the point tension to Cardinal

B-Spline Shapes

Shortcut	Action
Alt-drag control point right	Creates a corner point
Alt-drag control point left	Creates a smooth point
Alt-clicking control point	Cycles through the preset weight settings of the point
Ctrl/Cmd-Alt-1	Sets the point tension to Corner
Ctrl/Cmd-Alt-3	Sets the point tension to B-Spline

Brush Reshape

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl/Cmd-drag left/right	Sizes the brush
[ and ]	Sizes the brush
Shift-drag	Disables magnetic behavior
Shift-Alt-drag on open area	Specifies the magnet pull position

Cut / Copy / Paste

Feather

Shortcut	Action
Alt-F	Toggles the shape feather handle on/off
Shift-Drag Shape Point	Moves shape and feather points simultaneously
Shift-Drag Feather Handle	Moves selected feather handles the same amount

IK (Inverse Kinematics) Tool

Action	Result
Click-drag bone or shape	Rotates the shape around the parent’s anchor point
Click-drag joint	Uses IK to rotate all joints up the chain
Alt-click-drag joint	Moves the joint but tries to keep other joints in place
Right-click bone-Add Key	Sets keyframes for the selected bones

Layer Transform On-Screen Controls

Shortcut	Action
Drag within large center circle	Moves the layer
Shift-drag within large center circle	Constrain layer movement horizontally or vertically
Drag the intersection of the center square and the horizontal and vertical lines	Scales the layer horizontally or vertically
Drag the center square corner	Proportionally scale the layer
Drag large center circle	Rotate the layer
Ctrl/Cmd-drag large center circle	Rotates the layer with finer control
Drag handles on corners of image	Corner-pins the layer
Drag small center circle	Moves the Anchor point
Q	Activates / Deactivates translation of selected layers
W	Activates / Deactivates rotation of selected layers
E	Activates / Deactivates scaling of selected layers
Q, W, E then Ctrl/Cmd	Translates, Rotates or Scales in finer increments

Magnetic Freehand Shapes

Tracing

Shortcut	Action
Click while tracing	Anchors the currently drawn path by adding a shape point
Shift-click	Draws a straight line between the new and previous shape points

Stroke Marking

Shortcut	Action
Shift-click-drag	Creates a foreground stroke
Alt-click-drag	Creates a background stroke
Esc	Clears foreground and background strokes / Deselects current shape

Nudging

Shortcut	Action
Arrow keys	Moves by 1 pixel
Shift-Arrow keys	Moves by 10 pixels
Ctrl/Cmd-Arrow keys	Moves by one tenth of a pixel
Hold down Arrow keys	Moves continuously
Q, W, E then Ctrl/Cmd-drag	Translates, Rotates or Scales in finer increments
Q, W, E then Arrow keys	Translates, Rotates or Scales by 1 pixel
Q, W, E then Shift-Arrow keys	Translates, Rotates or Scales by 10 pixels
Q, W, E then Ctrl/Cmd-Arrow keys	Translates, Rotates or Scales by 1/10 of a pixel

Object List

Shortcut	Action
Click on an object	Selects the object
Shift-click an object	Adds an object to the current selection
Ctrl/Cmd-click on an object	Toggles the object selection
Shift-click color pot	Selects shapes of same color
Alt-click the Visibility icon	Solos an object
Alt-Ctrl/Cmd-click the Visibility icon	Forces the visibility of all objects to the on position
Shift-click the +/- icon	Expands or collapses all nested layers inside that layer
Double-click an object	Selects the object so it can be renamed

Point Groups

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl-Shift click on the spline within a grouped area	Selects point group
Alt-[1-8]	Selects point group
Shift-Alt-[1-8]	Defines point group

Selecting / Deselecting Control Points

Shortcut	Action
Click on a control point. If the control point is part of a Bézier curve, its tangents appear	Selects the control point
Drag select multiple control points	Selects multiple control points
Shift-click start and end control points	Selects a range of control points
Shift-click unselected point with current selection	Extends current selection
Ctrl/Cmd-drag to begin a selection, release Ctrl/Cmd and complete the selection	Freehand select multiple control points
Ctrl/Cmd-click on a control point	Toggles the point selection
Ctrl/Cmd-Alt-I	Inverts the point selection
Alt-Shift-A	Selects all control points
Alt-Ctrl/Cmd-A	Deselects all control points
Click anywhere off the shape	Deselects all control points
Ctrl-Shift click on the spline within a grouped area	Selects point group
Alt-[1-8]	Selects point group

Selecting / Deselecting Shapes

Shortcut	Action
Click on a shape	Selects the shape
Shift-click a shape or drag select multiple shapes	Selects multiple shapes
Ctrl/Cmd-click on a shape	Toggles the shape selection
Click anywhere off the shape	Deselects all shapes
Shift-click color pot in the Object List	Selects shapes of same color
Shift-W	Toggles Template Mode

Tracker

Shortcut	Action
Alt-click in Viewer	Creates a new tracker

Transform Tool

Shortcut	Action
Drag shape	Moves the shape
Shift-drag shape	Constrain shape movement horizontally or vertically
Drag bounding box corner or edge handle	Scales a shape
Shift-drag bounding box corner or edge handle	Proportionally scale a shape
Ctrl/Cmd-drag on a bounding box corner handle	Rotate a shape
Alt-drag on a bounding box corner handle	Corner-pin a shape
Alt-Shift-drag on a bounding box corner handle	Constrains the corner-pin movement to one axis
Ctrl/Cmd-drag on a bounding box edge handle	Shear a shape
. (period key)	Turns the Anchor Point on or off
Drag on Anchor Point	Moves the Anchor Point
Shift-. (period key)	Moves the Anchor Point to the mouse location
Q	Activates / Deactivates translation of selected shapes or layers
W	Activates / Deactivates rotation of selected shapes or layers
E	Activates / Deactivates scaling of selected shapes or layers
Q, W, E then Ctrl/Cmd	Translates, Rotates or Scales in finer increments
Ctrl/Cmd-W	Rotates without setting the anchor point
Ctrl/Cmd-E	Scales without setting the anchor point

Transform On-Screen Controls

Shortcut	Action
Drag small center cross	Moves the image’s X/Y Position
Drag on the large cross’s horizontal and vertical lines	Scales the image horizontally or vertically
Drag large center circle	Proportionally scales the image
Drag small circle at 3 o’clock position	Rotates the image
Drag crosses on corners of image	Corner-pins the image
Drag bars at 9 and 12 o’clock positions	Shears the image
Alt-click-drag	Moves the anchor point to a different area of the image

X-Spline Shapes

Shortcut	Action
Alt-drag control point right	Adjusts the weight of the point from Cardinal to Corner to B-Spline
Alt-drag control point left	When the weight is set to B-Spline, it adjusts the weight of the point from B-Spline to Corner to Cardinal
Alt-clicking control point	Cycles through preset weight settings of the point
Ctrl/Cmd-Alt-1	Sets the point tension to Corner
Ctrl/Cmd-Alt-2	Sets the point tension to Cardinal
Ctrl/Cmd-Alt-3	Sets the point tension to B-Spline
Alt-S	Snap selected control points to the nearest detectable edge
Drag Points-Hold Alt-S	Snap selected control points to the nearest detectable edge

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