Construct 3 keyboard shortcuts 

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Space

(hold) Move mouse Pan the view

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Space

Preview/pause the current timeline

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Esc

Cancel drag or placement or event search

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Esc

Clear highlighting on all timeline elements

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Esc

Restore normal layout editing

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E

Add event below

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E

Eraser tool

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E

Toggle timeline edit mode

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R

Reset transformations

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R

Replace object

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R

Rectangle tool

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R

Reset all transforms

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S

Add subevent

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S

Rectangle select tool

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S

Set or update master keyframes and property keyframes at the current time marker position

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F

Add function

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F

Fill tool

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C

Center horizontally in viewport

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C

Add condition

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C

Clear image

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A

Rotate 90 degrees anti-clockwise

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A

Add action

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A

Rotate tile or patch anti-clockwise

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Q

Add comment (block comment if event selected, or action comment if action selected)

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⤶ Enter

Edit selected item

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⤶ Enter

Wrap selection (to rotate or stretch the selection as a whole)

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D

Toggle selected items disabled

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T

Align to top of viewport

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T

Ellipse tool

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M

Add missing property keyframes at the current time marker position using the current instance values (a master keyframe must exist at the position for this shortcut to work)

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X

Flip horizontal

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X

Add 'Else' event following selected event

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X

Mirror tile or patch

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1

...to 6 Switch current tool

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1

Restore normal layout editing

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Ctrl + C

Copy

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Ctrl + C

Copy the current keyframe selection

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Ctrl + S

Save project

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Z

Rotate 90 degrees clockwise

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Z

Rotate tile or patch clockwise

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V

Add variable

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F5

Preview current layout

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2

...to 6 Switch tilemap tool

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F2

Rename selected item

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F2

Toggle bookmark at selected event

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Ctrl + Z

Undo

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Ctrl + V

Paste

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I

Invert selected conditions

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I

Color picker tool

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P

Add parameter to function

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Ctrl + A

Select all

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Ctrl + A

Select all nodes

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B

Add blank subevent

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B

Brush tool

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Del

Delete selected item(s)

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Del

Delete the current selection of nodes, outputs or links.

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G

Add group

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L

Line tool

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F3

Toggle breakpoint

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Ctrl + F

Find by text

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Ctrl + F

Flip image

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Move the selection up and down the event sheet

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Ctrl + X

Cut

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Ctrl + X

Cut the current keyframe selection

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Ctrl + D

Unselect all

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Ctrl + D

Disable the current selection of timeline elements

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Move the selection up and down the event sheet

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Ctrl + O

Open project from local file

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Ctrl + P

Start / restart preview animation

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Ctrl + P

Paste keyframes using the current time marker as reference.

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N

Add include

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N

Pencil tool

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F4

Preview project from first layout

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F4

In the Parameters Dialog, press F4 to toggle the Expressions Dictionary.

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Ctrl + R

Start all Live Previews Paid plans only

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Ctrl + R

Rotate image clockwise

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Ctrl + Y

Redo

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F6

Export project

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J

Add script (script block if event selected, or script action if action selected)

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Ctrl + B

Toggle background color

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Ctrl + E

Go to associated event sheet

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Ctrl + E

Export image

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Ctrl + E

Enable the current selection of timeline elements

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F9

Reload all script files from disk (only available when saved as project folder)

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Ctrl + L

Go to associated layout (if any - event sheets only used via includes have no associated layout)

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Ctrl + L

Rotate image anti-clockwise

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Home

Top left

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Ctrl + G

Toggle grid

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Backspace

Delete the current selection of nodes, outputs or links.

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Nudge selected objects 1 pixel. Hold Shift to nudge 10 pixels.

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Nudge 1 pixel

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End

Bottom left

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↑  Shift

(hold) Increase the zoom rate

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↑  Shift

(while resizing objects) Proportional resize

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↑  Shift

(while rotating objects) Lock to 5 degree increments

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↑  Shift

(while dragging objects) Axis-lock (move along diagonals only)

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↑  Shift

Hold to apply the origin/image point to the entire animation. Shift + Click also applies that positioning to the entire animation.

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↑  Shift

hold while dragging keyframes to duplicate the dragged selection into the new position

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↑  Shift

Hold while selecting nodes and outputs to add them to the same selection to be able to drag or delete them at the same time.

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Page Down

Bottom right

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Page Up

Top right

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Ctrl + M

Mirror image

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Ctrl + M

Add missing property keyframes at the current time marker position using values which seamlessly fit in the timeline (a master keyframe must exist at the position for this shortcut to work)

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Y

Flip vertical

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Y

Toggle 'Or' block

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Y

Flip tile or patch

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-

Insert event above

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Ctrl + 1

Zoom to fit

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Ctrl

(while resizing selection) Resize relative to the object origin

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Ctrl

Use the replace whole hierarchy option on the current selection of templates and/or replicas

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Ctrl

Use the modify existing hierarchy option on the current selection of templates and/or replicas

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Ctrl

(hold when dragging a cubic bezier anchor point) Also modify the adjacent anchor point if there is any.

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Ctrl

hold while dragging the current time marker to move the marker without previewing the timeline

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Ctrl

(hold when dragging an anchor point) Also modify the adjacent anchor point if there is any.

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + F

Focus the Project Bar search field

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Ctrl + -

Decrease text size

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+

Insert event below

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.

Move the play head to the next master keyframe

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Ctrl +

Previous animation frame

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Ctrl +

Next animation frame

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Ctrl + 0

Return to 100% zoom

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + R

Stop all Live Previews Paid plans only

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Ctrl + Space

Stop the current timeline if it is being previewed

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Ctrl +

Next animation

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Ctrl +

Previous animation

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Move the play head to the previous master keyframe

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Alt

(while moving selection) Disable resize handles, rotation and grid snapping while held.

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Alt

(when selecting an instance) Bypass any container selection.

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + P

Close animation preview

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↑  Shift +

Select everything in between the last selected item and the clicked item

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Ctrl + +

Increase text size

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Ctrl + Home

Go to top of sheet

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Ctrl +

Add or remove clicked item from selection

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Ctrl + End

Go to bottom of sheet

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Alt + S

Add size property tracks in the current timeline

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Move the selection sideways between Events, Conditions and Actions

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Alt + C

Crop image

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Alt + C

Add a colour property track in the current timeline

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↑  Shift + S

Go to associated view (switches between Layout View and Event Sheet View)

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↑  Shift + S

Go to associated event sheet

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↑  Shift + S

Go to associated layout (if any - event sheets only used via includes have no associated layout)

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↑  Shift + A

Add custom action

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Alt + R

Resize image

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↑  Shift + P

Collision polygon tool

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Alt + A

Add an angle property track in the current timeline

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↑  Shift + F5

Debug current layout

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↑  Shift + F2

Go to previous bookmark in project

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Alt + O

Add an opacity property track in the current timeline

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Alt + T

Add position property tracks in the current timeline

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Alt + N

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Program information

Program name: Construct 3 Construct 3 (Productivity)

How easy to press shortcuts: 84%

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Updated: Updated program information. (3 updates.) 06.05.2025 08:58:02 Shortcut translations added.
06.05.2025 08:58:33 Updated program information.
06.05.2025 08:58:57 Updated program information.

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