MotionAtelier has no global shortcuts. Keys work in the area that has keyboard focus: click the graph or the recipe list first.
| Input |
Action |
| Click a knot |
Select it |
| Shift+click a knot |
Add it to or remove it from the selection |
| Drag on empty space |
Marquee-select knots |
| Shift+drag on empty space |
Add to the selection |
| Drag a knot or handle |
Move it; all selected knots move together |
| Shift while dragging |
Fine adjustment: one tenth of the movement |
| Esc |
Cancel the current drag and restore the curve |
| Double-click a knot |
Open the knot inspector (value view) |
| Right-click |
Graph menu |
| F |
Frame the curve |
| Ctrl+A |
Select all knots |
| Delete or Backspace |
Delete the selected interior knots |
| Ctrl+Z |
Undo the last curve edit (panel only) |
| Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z |
Redo |
Editing keys and gestures apply to the Ease shape. On generated shapes only F and Esc work in the graph.
| Input |
Action |
| Click |
Select the whole value |
| Up / Down |
Step the value |
| Mouse wheel (field focused) |
Step the value |
| Enter |
Apply the typed value |
| Esc |
Discard the typed value |
Invalid text is discarded when you leave the field.
| Input |
Action |
| Click |
Select a recipe |
| Ctrl+click |
Add or remove a recipe from the selection |
| Shift+click |
Select a run of recipes |
| Arrow keys |
Move the selection |
| Double-click or Enter |
Load the recipe |
| Delete |
Delete the selected recipes (with confirmation) |
| Click the star |
Toggle favourite |
| Drag a tile |
Reorder (Manual sort, empty search) |
| Middle-drag |
Scroll |
| Right-click |
Recipe menu |
| Input |
Action |
| Click an entry |
Preview its curve in the graph |
| Double-click an entry |
Restore it into Ease |
| Middle-drag |
Scroll |
| Input |
Action |
| Double-click a card |
Expand or collapse it |
| Drag the grip |
Reorder layers |
| Right-click a card |
Rename, Duplicate, Reset Parameters, Delete |
Option dialogs (Key Tools, prompts) accept with OK and cancel with Cancel. Drop-down menus open with Space or Enter and step with Up / Down.
| Input |
Action |
| Edit ▸ Undo (Houdini) |
Revert the last commit or Key Tool, on every channel, in one step |
