RED Hotkey Reference

This page will list all known RED Editor hotkeys and a short explanation of what each does.

Camera Movement Hotkeys

Numpad Camera Movement

Shortcut	Freelook	Top	Front	Left	Bottom	Back	Right
2	Pitch down	+ Z	+ Y	+ Y	- Z	+ Y	+ Y
4	Heading left	- X	- X	- Z	- X	+ X	- Z
6	Heading right	+ X	+ X	+ Z	+ X	- X	+ Z
8	Pitch up	- Z	- Y	- Y	+ Z	- Y	- Y
+ (keypad)	Slide up	+ Z	+ Y	+ Y	- Z	+ Y	+ Y
Enter (keypad)	Slide down	- Z	- Y	- Y	+ Z	- Y	- Y
7	Bank left	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
8	Bank right	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1	Slide left	- X	- X	- Z	- X	+ X	- Z
3	Slide right	+ X	+ X	+ Z	+ X	- X	+ Z

Universal Camera Movement

Shortcut	Operation
A	Zoom in
Z	Zoom out
+	Coarse zoom in (orthographic only)
-	Coarse zoom out (orthographic only)
Home	Snap camera to player start position and orientation
T	Teleport camera to specified X, Y, Z
C	Orient camera to world axis
Left Mouse Button + Shift	Slides camera up, down, left, right
Right Mouse Button + Shift	In freelook, changes heading and pitch. In orthographic, same as left mouse button + shift
Left and Right Mouse Buttons + Shift	Zoom in and out (freelook only)
Right Mouse Button + Ctrl	Hold down Ctrl, then right click while in an orthographic view to teleport camera

Note: If you hold Shift while holding down a camera movement key, the camera will move quicker.

Brush/Object Movement

Shortcut	Operation
M + Arrow Keys	Non-axis constrained movement relative to the currently selected window's plane.
M + Page Up	Move positively in the 3rd axis normally not available in a given view.
M + Page Down	Moves negatively in the 3rd axis normally not available in a given view
R + Arrow Key	Non-axis constrained rotation relative to the currently selected window's plane.
R + Page Up	Rotate positively in the 3rd axis normally not available in a given view.
R + Page Down	Rotate negatively in the 3rd axis normally not available in a given view.
M + Left Mouse Button	Non-axis constrained movement relative to the currently selected window's plane.
N + Left Mouse Button	Axis constrained movement relative to the currently selected window's plane.

Universal Hotkeys

Shortcut	Operation
Shift + B	Go to brush mode
Shift + F	Go to face mode
Shift + V	Go to vertex mode
Shift + T	Go to texture mode
Shift + O	Go to object mode
Shift + G	Go to group mode
Ctrl + S	Save current level
Ctrl + O	Open a level
Ctrl + N	Create a new level
Ctrl + Z	Undo last operation
Ctrl + Y	Redo previously undone operation
Shift + H	Unhide all brushes
W	Hide all objects
Shift + W	Unhide all objects
Ctrl + H	Invert hidden brush(es) and/or object(s)
I	Invert selection
F4	Maximize active viewport (under cursor)
F5	Reset all viewports to same size
\	Cycle grid brightness
]	Increase grid size
[	Decrease grid size
Shift + ]	Increase rotational grid size
Shift + ]	Decrease rotational grid size
G	Toggle coordinates (global/local)
Space	Build geometry
L	Calculate lightmap UVs
Shift + L	Recalculate lighting
Space + Shift	Calculate paths on selected nav points
F7	Play level in-game (single player)
F8	Play level in-game from current camera position (single player)

Mode Specific Hotkeys

Brush Mode Hotkeys

Shortcut	Operation
B	Snap cookie cutter brush to camera
Ctrl + C	Copy selected brush(es)
Ctrl + X	Cut selected brush(es)
Ctrl + V	Paste selected brush(es)
D	Stretch selected brush(es)
Ctrl + D	Move selected brush(es) center points
Delete	Delete selected brush(es)
Ctrl + G	Snap selected brush(es) to current grid size
H	Hide selected brush(es)
Shift + H	Unhide all brushes
O	Reorient brush(es)
Ctrl + P	Edit properties of selected brush(es)
Q	Lock selected brush(es)
Shift + Q	Unlock all brushes
U	Select brush by UID
X	Open brush clipping dialogue

Face Mode Hotkeys

Shortcut	Operation
Ctrl + E	Extrude selected face(s)
B	Bevel selected face(s)
S + Left Mouse Button	Non-incremental scaling for selected face(s)
S + Arrow Keys	Incremental scaling for selected face(s)
Shift + S	Select all faces on brush(es) for which at least one face is currently selected

Vertex Mode Hotkeys

Shortcut	Operation
Ctrl + G	Snap selected verticies to current grid
Shift + S	Select all verticies on brush(es) for which at least one vertex is currently selected
S + Left Mouse Button	Non-incremental scaling for selected verticies
S + Arrow Keys	Incremental scaling for selected verticies

Texture Mode Hotkeys

Shortcut	Operation
Backspace	Reselect previously selected face(s)
Shift + S	Select all faces on brush(es) for which at least one face is currently selected
Shift + D	Select all faces on brush(es) for which at least one face is currently selected that match the texture(s) of the currently selected face(s)
Ctrl + C	Copy selected face's UV mapping
Ctrl + V	Paste copied UV mapping to selected face
Ctrl + Q	Box map selected face(s)
Ctrl + E	Planar map selected face(s)
Ctrl + W	Cylinder map selected face(s)
Ctrl + G	Snap cylinder map to current grid
Ctrl + P	Edit properties of currently selected face(s)
H	Flip UV mapping of currently selected face horizontally
V	Flip UV mapping of currently selected face vertically
S + Left Mouse Button	Non-incremental scaling for UVs on selected faces
S + Arrow Keys	Incremental scaling for UVs on selected faces

Object Mode Hotkeys

Shortcut	Operation
X	Hide all objects except clutter and entities
Shift + X	Unhide all hidden objects except clutter and entities
Ctrl + C	Copy selected object(s)
Ctrl + X	Cut selected object(s)
Ctrl + V	Paste cut or copied object(s)
Delete	Delete selected object(s)
U	Select object by UID
H	Hide selected object(s)
W	Hide all objects
Shift + W	Unhide all objects
Ctrl + P	Edit properties of selected object(s)
Shift + P	Set coordinates of select object
O	Reorient selected object(s)
Ctrl + G	Snap selected objects to current grid
S	Staple selected object(s)
Ctrl + T	Teleport camera to selected object(s)
K	Link 2 selected objects (first selected linked to second selected)
Shift + K	Break links of all selected objects
Ctrl + L	Edit link properties of selected object
Shift + S	Snap selected object to camera
J	Cycle type of link between selected nav points
Ctrl + W	Bring up dialogue of waypoint lists (if nothing selected)
Ctrl + W	Create waypoint list from selected nav points

Group Mode Hotkeys

Shortcut	Operation
Ctrl + C	Copy selected object(s) and/or brush(es)
Ctrl + X	Cut selected object(s) and/or brush(es)
Ctrl + V	Paste cut or copied object(s) and/or brush(es)
Delete	Delete selected object(s) and/or brush(es)
U	Select object or brush by UID
H	Hide selected object(s) and/or brush(es)
Ctrl + P	Edit properties of selected object(s) or brush(es)
Shift + P	Set coordinates of select object or brush
O	Reorient selected object(s) and/or brush(es)
Ctrl + G	Snap selected objects and/or brush(es) to current grid
S	Staple selected object(s) and/or brush(es)
Ctrl + T	Teleport camera to selected object
K	Link 2 selected objects (first selected linked to second selected)
Shift + K	Break links of all selected objects
Ctrl + L	Edit link properties of selected object
Ctrl + D	Move selected brush(es) center points