Learn about essential Roblox Studio hotkeys and shortcuts to enhance your game development experience. Master hotkeys for increased productivity and streamlined workflow.Hotkeys are keyboard shortcuts that allow you to perform various actions in a program without having to navigate through menus manually. In Roblox Studio, hotkeys can speed up your workflow and make the game development process more seamless.
All Roblox Studio Hotkeys.
Roblox Studio features a variety of keyboard shortcuts and key commands that can be used to simplify and speed up your work. All shortcuts can be customized for your convenience. There are also many actions for which there are no shortcuts, but you can create your own. To view shortcuts and customize them, open the ” File ” tab, select ” Advanced ,” and then ” Customize Shortcuts .”
If you’re on a Mac, use the key instead of Ctrl the key Command ⌘ , not the Mac key control. Instead, Alt you should use option the Mac key.
General keyboard shortcuts
Key combination Action Description Ctrl+N New Create a new place. Ctrl+O Open from file… Open an existing local file. Ctrl+ Shift+O Open in Roblox… Open a recent Roblox game. Ctrl+ W or Ctrl+F4 Close file Close the active space or file. Ctrl+S Save to file Save the active location to a local file on your computer. Ctrl+ Shift+S Save to file as… Save the active location to a local file with a new name. Ctrl+P Quick opening Show the quick open window to quickly find any instance in the game. Alt+G Toggle grid Show or hide the 3D mesh on the Y plane. Alt+X Switch Explorer Open or close the Explorer window. Ctrl+ Shift+X Go to Explorer filter Go to the filter input field of the Explorer window. Ctrl+ Shift+P Go to property filter Go to the filter input field of the properties window. Ctrl+I Insert object Open the ” Insert Object ” pop-up window to quickly insert objects. Once opened, the pop-up window can be closed using Escape. F12 Video recording Record a video. Alt+S Settings… Open the Roblox Studio settings window. Camera control
Key combination Action Description W or Up Arrow Forward Move the camera forward. S or Down Arrow Back Move the camera back. A or Left Arrow Left Move the camera to the left. D or Right Arrow Right Move the camera to the right. Q Down Move the camera down. E Up Move the camera up. Shift Change camera speed When combined with any movement key, changes the camera speed (camera speed can be adjusted in the Studio settings). Right Mouse Button turn the camera Hold and drag to move the camera image freely. Middle Mouse Button Pan the camera Hold and drag to pan (move) the camera. Mouse Scroll Wheel Zoom in or out Zoom the camera in or out. Ctrl+= Zoom in Zoom in on the camera. Ctrl+- Decrease Zoom out the camera. F Focus Focus the camera on the selected part. , Turn left Rotate the camera to the left. If the detail/model is in focus, rotate it counterclockwise. . Turn right Rotate the camera to the right. If the detail/model is in focus, rotate it clockwise around it. Page Up Step down Lower the camera. If the part/model is in focus, tilt the camera around it. Page Down Raise it Raise the camera. If the part/model is in focus, point the camera at it. [ Undo camera movement/shift Undo the last camera move/shift. ] Repeat camera movement/shift Redo the last camera move/shift that was undone. General editing
Key combination Action Description Ctrl+C Copy Copy the selection and add it to the clipboard. Ctrl+V Insert Paste the contents of the clipboard. Ctrl+X Cut Cut the selection and add it to the clipboard. Delete or Backspace Delete Remove selection. Ctrl+Z Cancel Undo the last action. Ctrl+ Shift+ Z or Ctrl+Y Repeat Redo a previously undone action. Ctrl+A Select all Select all parts in the workspace or all lines in the script. Ctrl+ Shift+V Insert into Pastes the object currently on the clipboard as a child of the selected object. Select/Edit
Key combination Action Description Ctrl+1 Select a tool Select part/model. Ctrl+2 Move tool Move the selected part along the axis by dragging the corresponding arrow. Ctrl+3 Scale Tool Resize the selected part by dragging the corresponding handle. Ctrl+4 Rotate tool Rotate the selected part by dragging the corresponding handle. Alt+A Anchor Snap or unsnap to selected objects. Ctrl+D Duplicate Clone the current selection and place it at the same level in the Explorer hierarchy. Ctrl+G Group Group the selected parts into a new model. Ctrl+U Ungroup Ungroup the selected models into separate parts. Alt+Left Mouse Button Select in the model Select an individual part in the model (as opposed to selecting the entire model). Shift+ 4 or Alt+R Go to the rotation step Go to the Rotate increment input field on the Model tab. Shift+2 Go to incremental movement Go to the Move Step input field on the Model tab. Ctrl+T Rotate around the X axis Rotate the selection around the X axis (or click Twhile dragging for the same effect). Ctrl+R Rotate around the Y axis Rotate the selection around the Y axis (or click Rwhile dragging for the same effect). Ctrl+L Switch local Toggle the move and rotate tools between local and world coordinates. Alt+L Blocking tool Lock or unlock the object(s). Ctrl+ Shift+G Union Connect the pieces together to form a single piece. Ctrl+ Shift+N deny Negative parts useful for creating holes. Ctrl+ Shift+U Separate Individual parts from a combined selection. Scenarios
Key combination Action Description Tab Indent Add indentation. Can also be used to indent each line of a selected text block. Shift+Tab Remove indent Remove Indent. Can also be used to remove the indent from each line of a selected text block. Ctrl+F find in script Find the specified string in the currently viewed script. F3 Find next Find the next instance of the specified string in the currently viewed script. Shift+F3 Find previous Find the previous instance of the specified string in the currently viewed script. Ctrl+ Shift+F Find in all scripts Find the specified string among all scripts in the currently open location. Ctrl+H Find and replace Find the specified line in the currently viewed script and replace it with a replacement string if necessary. Ctrl+G Go to line Move the cursor to the specified line number in the currently viewed script. Ctrl+Mouse Scroll Wheel Increase or decrease the script Increase or decrease the zoom level of the scenario view. Ctrl+= Enlarge the script Enlarge the script view. Ctrl+- Reduce the script Reduce the view of the script. Ctrl+0 Reset script scale Reset the script scale to normal. F11 Step in When debugging with breakpoints, move to the next block. Shift+F11 Exit When debugging with breakpoints, step out of the current block. F10 Step over When debugging with breakpoints, move to the next block. Ctrl+E Expand all folds Unfold all the folded folds in the script. Ctrl+ Shift+E Collapse all folds Collapse all collapsible sections of the script. Ctrl+ Shift+C Toggle comment status Toggle commented status of selected lines. Testing and publishing
Key/Shortcut Action Description F5 Play/Pause Start playing your game in Studio. Click again to pause the simulation. Shift+F5 Stop Stop simulating your game. F7 Start the server and client Simulate a Roblox environment by starting two new Studio sessions: one with a virtual server and one with a virtual client (player). Alt+F7 Launch the client Start a new Studio session with the virtual client (player) running. Alt+ Shift+P Publish as… Publishes a location using a new slot (or overwrites an existing slot). Alt+P Publish on Roblox Publish a currently open spot in its slot (it should already be published). Ctrl+ Shift+F1 Show statistics data Show detailed game statistics. Ctrl+ Shift+F2 Show rendering data Show detailed graphs and performance data. Ctrl+ Shift+F3 Show network data Show detailed network statistics. Ctrl+ Shift+F4 Show physical data Show detailed physical data. Ctrl+ Shift+F5 Show summary data Show summary of statistics.
In conclusion, mastering hotkeys in Roblox Studio can significantly improve your game development experience. By utilizing essential hotkeys, customizing shortcuts, and understanding the advantages of hotkey usage, you can enhance your productivity and streamline your workflow. So why wait? Start incorporating hotkeys into your Roblox Studio workflow today and take your game development skills to the next level!