Shortcuts

This page lists the shortcuts currently defined by the Qt application and the controls handled by the 3D renderer.

Application

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+N	Create a new project
Ctrl+D	Download a structure from a PDB id
Ctrl+O	Open a project or molecular file
Esc	Clear selection
Shift+Esc	Quit VTX

Camera

Shortcut	Action
Alt+O	Switch to orthographic projection
Alt+P	Switch to perspective projection
Alt+T	Use the Trackball camera controller
Alt+F	Use the Freefly camera controller
Double-click in the 3D renderer	Orient the camera on the current selection

Snapshots

Shortcut	Action
F2	Save a snapshot of the current view

Trackball Controller

The Trackball controller rotates the camera around a target point.

Input	Effect
Left mouse drag	Orbit around the target
Middle mouse drag	Pan the target in the camera plane
Right mouse drag	Roll around the view axis
Mouse wheel	Zoom in or out by changing the distance to the target
W / S	Zoom in or out
A / D	Orbit horizontally around the target
R / F	Orbit vertically around the target
Q / E	Roll around the view axis
Shift while moving	Move faster
Ctrl while moving	Move slower

Freefly Controller

The Freefly controller moves the camera freely in 3D space.

Input	Effect
Left mouse drag	Look around
Right mouse drag	Roll the camera
W / S	Move forward or backward
A / D	Strafe left or right
R / F	Move up or down
Q / E	Roll the camera
Shift while moving	Move faster
Ctrl while moving	Move slower

In Freefly mode, middle mouse drag and mouse wheel are currently not used by the controller.