OmniMotion®
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Keyboard shortcuts

Every shortcut in one table, grouped by area.

Press ? in the editor for the same list, beside the canvas. Shortcuts do not fire while you are typing in a field. Hover a button — the tooltip almost always shows its key.

01Tools

Key
VSelect
KScale — resize with content (font size, strokes, shadows)
AArtboard
RRectangle
EEllipse
LLine
PPen
BBone
TText
IImage
MMap
Shift+EEffect layer
33D scene
EnterEdit the selected text layer
EscFinish a path or bone chain · leave play mode · stop Simulate · leave 3D focus · back to Select (also leaves the Scale tool)
Shift+PSimulate on / off — interactions run while you keep editing; a click on the canvas fires its rule (it does not select)

02View

Key
GToggle grid
TabHalo — properties next to the selection
Ctrl+0Zoom 100%
Ctrl++ / Ctrl+-Zoom in / out
Shift+1Fit everything
Shift+2Fit selection
FZoom to selection (or frame the selected mesh in a 3D scene)
Ctrl+Shift+4Show / hide layout grids
Space+dragPan the canvas
Ctrl while dragging or drawingIgnore snapping for that drag
Hold Alt over a layerMeasure the distance from the selection

03Selection

Key
ClickSelect — inside a group, the group first; once you are inside, siblings at the same depth
Double-clickGo inside a group / edit text, path or crop
Ctrl+click (Cmd+click)The exact layer under the pointer, skipping groups — click again for the one below
Shift+clickAdd to / remove from the selection
EnterGo into the selected group (first child) — or edit the selected text
Shift+EnterSelect the parent
] / [Next / previous sibling
Ctrl+ASelect all siblings in the current scope (not hidden or locked ones)
EscNarrow a multi-selection to one, then clear it
Drag on empty canvasBox-select (Ctrl: inside groups too)
Right-clickSelect layer ▸ — every layer under the pointer
Ctrl+Shift+LLock / unlock the selection
Ctrl+Shift+HHide / show the selection

In the Layers panel: ↑ / ↓ move the selection (Shift adds), → / ← open or step in / close or step out, Enter renames, Alt+click an arrow opens or closes the whole branch.

04Panels

Key
Ctrl+\Left panel (Layers)
Ctrl+.Right rail (Properties)
Ctrl+/Timeline
Ctrl+EnterShow every panel again

Or the three panel buttons in the top bar. A collapsed panel leaves a thin strip; click it to reopen.

05Edit

Key
Ctrl+ZUndo
Ctrl+Shift+ZRedo
Ctrl+C / X / VCopy / cut / paste (into the selected frame)
Ctrl+Shift+VPaste in place
Ctrl+DDuplicate — again after moving the copy repeats the step
Alt+dragDuplicate while dragging
Alt+drag a corner-radius handleRound only that corner (a plain drag rounds all four)
Ctrl+Alt+C / Ctrl+Alt+VCopy / paste properties (fill, stroke, shadows…)
Ctrl+Alt+GWrap in frame
Shift+AAdd auto layout (or wrap the selection in one)
Ctrl+Alt+KMake component, right where it is
Ctrl+Alt+BDetach instance
Alt+A / Alt+H / Alt+DAlign left / horizontal centers / right
Alt+W / Alt+V / Alt+SAlign top / vertical centers / bottom
F2Rename (or double-click the name)
Ctrl+GGroup
Ctrl+Shift+GUngroup
DeleteDelete selection
← → ↑ ↓Nudge 1 px (Shift 10 px)
Ctrl+] / Ctrl+[Bring forward / send backward
Ctrl+Shift+] / Ctrl+Shift+[Bring to front / send to back
Shift+H / Shift+VFlip horizontal / vertical

The same commands sit on the layer context menu (canvas or the layer tree), with Paste here, Zoom to selection (Shift+2), Copy / Paste as ▸, Arrange ▸, Align ▸, Transform ▸, Visibility ▸ and Add. See The interface.

06Text editing

Key
Ctrl+B / Ctrl+I / Ctrl+UBold / italic / underline — the selected characters, or the whole text
Ctrl+Shift+XStrikethrough
Ctrl+arrowsJump by word (Shift extends)
Ctrl+BackspaceDelete a word
EscFinish editing

Characters typed with AltGr or Option are text, never shortcuts.

07File

Key
Ctrl+SSave this project in the browser
Ctrl+,Settings
NNew project (on the Projects screen)
/Search projects (on the Projects screen)
?This list

To take a project to another machine: Export → Project file (.omni) — not a shortcut. See Saving.

08Timeline

Key
SpacePlay / pause (when the canvas is not using Space to pan)
← / →Step one frame (Shift ×10)
Home / EndJump to start / end
FFit the timeline
Wheel on the rulerScrub
Alt+wheelZoom the timeline

On the Scroll rail: Alt+wheel zoom, Shift+wheel pan, ⤢ 100% for the whole range. See Scroll participation, sections & snaps.

093D

Key
Double-click a scene or meshFocus mode
EscLeave focus
W / E / RMove / rotate / scale gizmo
Middle-dragOrbit
Shift+middle-dragPan
WheelZoom the camera
FFrame the selected mesh

See Focus mode & navigation.

10✦ AI

Key
Shift+S✦ AI mode on / off
Shift+RTake / Paint the selected artboard — opens ✦ AI with the verb ready in the text box
Enter in the ✦ AI text boxSend (Shift+Enter for a new line)
Esc in the ✦ AI text boxDrop the verb that is ready
Enter on a ghostKeep it (Shift+Enter asks for more variants)
Esc on a ghostDiscard it
← / → on a ghostPrevious / next variant
Shift+Enter on a ghostFour more variants
Enter / Shift+Enter in the AssistantSend / new line
Ctrl+ZUndo a kept result or a whole Assistant turn

See The AI assistant.

11Properties

Key
Drag a numberScrub
Click a numberType
↑ / ↓Step
PageUp / PageDown×10 step
TabNext field
EscCancel typing
Shift while scrubbing×10
Alt while scrubbing×0.1
Shift+Alt while scrubbing×0.01
Checked against the tool on 2026-09-30.