Keyboard shortcuts
Every Prefab Builder shortcut with its default keys. They are Unity shortcuts, so you can change any of them in Edit > Shortcuts (or the kit's own Settings > Hotkeys), and the tools follow your keys. Tool keys work while the mouse is over the Scene view or the kit's window.
General (anywhere in the editor) #
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Open Prefab Builder | Alt+Shift+W |
| Toggle Snapping | Alt+Shift+L |
| Snap Selection | Alt+Shift+G |
| Snap Selection To Ground | Alt+Shift+D |
| Select Similar | Alt+Shift+S |
| Find Floating And Sunken | Alt+Shift+F |
| Quick Pick | Alt+Shift+Q |
Any placing tool #
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Straighten | G |
Brush #
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Smaller | [ |
| Bigger | ] |
Cutaway #
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Top Cut | C |
| Side Cut | Shift+C |
Decals #
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Turn (press: one step; hold and move the mouse: freely) | R |
| Turn Back | Shift+R |
Move #
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Turn | R |
| Turn Back | Shift+R |
| Tilt | T |
| Tilt Back | Shift+T |
Physics > Place (stamp) #
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Stamp Turn (press: one step; hold and move the mouse: freely) | R |
| Stamp Turn Back | Shift+R |
| Stamp Tilt (press: one step; hold and move the mouse: freely) | T |
| Stamp Tilt Back | Shift+T |
Re-roll (after a Fill, Brush stroke, Row or Spline) #
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Re-roll Last | N |
| Select Last | Shift+N |
Row, Spline, Fill, Fence, Closures, Signs #
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Turn Fronts (press: one step; hold and move the mouse: freely) | R |
Spline #
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Lay It | Z |
| Close Loop | X |
| Clear | Backspace |
Stamp #
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Turn (press: one step; hold and move the mouse: freely) | R |
| Turn Back | Shift+R |
| Tilt (press: one step; hold and move the mouse: freely) | T |
| Tilt Back | Shift+T |
| Grid Smaller | [ |
| Grid Bigger | ] |
| Toggle Place Over Red | O |
Pick a tool #
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Tool 1 of the open tab | 1 |
| Tool 2 of the open tab | 2 |
| Tool 3 of the open tab | 3 |
| Tool 4 of the open tab | 4 |
| Tool 5 of the open tab | 5 |
| Tool 6 of the open tab | 6 |
| Tool 7 of the open tab | 7 |
| Tool 8 of the open tab | 8 |
| Tool 9 of the open tab | 9 |
| Move > Move | M |
| Move > Select | S |
| Place > Stamp | P |
| Place > Brush | B |
| Physics > Arrange | A |
Switch tabs #
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Tab 1 (in the order the tabs are shown) | Shift+1 |
| Tab 2 (in the order the tabs are shown) | Shift+2 |
| Tab 3 (in the order the tabs are shown) | Shift+3 |
| Tab 4 (in the order the tabs are shown) | Shift+4 |
| Tab 5 (in the order the tabs are shown) | Shift+5 |
| Tab 6 (in the order the tabs are shown) | Shift+6 |
| Tab 7 (in the order the tabs are shown) | Shift+7 |
Mouse #
| Action | How |
|---|---|
| Stamp: place the piece | Click |
| Stamp: place even where the ghost is red | Shift + Click |
| Stamp: place freely (no snapping) | Hold Ctrl (Cmd) |
| Stamp, Row, Signs, Decals, Physics stamp: turn freely, any angle | Hold R and move the mouse sideways |
| Stamp, Physics stamp: tilt freely (its front down or up) | Hold T and move the mouse sideways |
| Pick up a placed piece (eyedropper) | Alt + Click |
| Drop a piece from the palette | Drag it into the Scene view |
| Brush: paint / erase | Drag / Shift + Drag |
| Brush: stay on the floor you start on | Hold Ctrl (Cmd) while painting |
| Row: lay a row (any angle) | Drag (hold Ctrl) |
| Spline: add a point / close the loop | Click / Click the first point |
| Spline (editing): move / add / remove a point | Drag a point / Click / Ctrl + Click a point |
| Fill, Fence: the area | Drag a rectangle |
| Erase: erase the kit pieces under the circle | Drag |
| Dress > Street: dress the roads / select | Drag a rectangle over roads / Click |
| Dress > Closures: close a road / its end under the mouse / turn it round | Drag a line across it / Click / R |
| Dress > Signs: place a sign / turn it | Click / R |
| Dress > Vary: a new look for a piece / for the selection | Click / Space |
| Dress > Decals: lay the image / turn it | Click / R |
| Move > Select: box, circle or ball / add / take out / where both meet | Drag (a box: then its height, click) / Shift / Ctrl / Shift + Ctrl |
| Move > Select: what's on screen, or the last shape again | Space |
| Physics > Drop: drop / a box, line or ring | Click or Space / Drag |
| Physics > Scatter: scatter the selection / explode from a spot | Space / Click |
| Physics > Arrange: start drawing, then draw where they go / by their own shape | Space, then Drag or Click / Space twice |
| Physics > Arrange: untangle the selection | U |