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Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
for the Raven Shield version of UnrealED

2d view:

Navigating View
Hold [LeftMouse] and drag	Moves view slowly in any direction
Hold [RightMouse] and drag	Moves view quickly in any direction
Hold [LeftMouse]+[RightMouse] and drag forward/backward	Zooms view in and out
[MouseWheelScroll]	Zooms view in and out (not as precise as using the left and right mouse buttons together)

Selecting Objects
LeftClick an object	Selects a single object
Hold [Ctrl] and LeftClick objects in sequence	Selects multiple objects together
Hold [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[LeftMouse] and drag	Creates a bounding box and selects all objects inside the selected area (will select an object if any part of it is inside the area; note that the bounding box will extend infinitely along whichever axis--x, y or z--is not displayed in that viewport)

Moving Objects
Hold [Ctrl]+[LeftMouse] and drag	Moves the selected object without scrolling the viewport (if no object is selected, you will move the builder brush)
Hold [Shift]+[LeftMouse] and drag	Moves the selected object while scrolling the viewport to keep the object centered on screen
Hold [Ctrl]+[RightMouse] and drag left/right	Rotate the selected object (will rotate along the 2d plane of the 2d view you are in)

Special
Hold [Shift]+[MiddleMouse] and drag	Displays a measurment of the number of units between two points
RightClick directly on one vertex (corner) of an object	Snaps the pivot point (indicated by a red crosshair) to that spot
RightClick an object	Opens the context menu for the selected object (provides options for adding actors if no object is selected)

3d view:

Navigating Camera
Hold [LeftMouse] and drag forward/backward	Moves camera forward/backward along horizontal plane
Hold [LeftMouse] and drag left/right	Pans camera left/right
Hold [RightMouse] and drag in any direction	Pans camera in any direction
Hold [LeftMouse] and [RightMouse] and drag forward/backward	Moves camera up/down along vertical plane
Hold [LeftMouse]+[RightMouse] and drag left/right	Strafes camera left/right along horizontal plane

Selecting Surfaces
LeftClick a Surface	Selects a surface
Hold [Ctrl] and LeftClick surfaces in sequence	Selects multiple surfaces together
[Shift]+B	Selects all surfaces belonging to the selected surface's brush (in other words, if you have one surface of a solid cube selected, this will select all six surfaces; note that on a hollow brush this will select both inside and outside surfaces)
[Shift]+J	Selects all adjacent surfaces
[Shift]+F	Selects all adjacent floor surfaces (very useful for identifying 'walkable' floors in Raven Shield maps)
[Shift]+W	Selects all adjacent wall surfaces (very useful for identifying 'walls' in Raven Shield maps)
[Shift]+G	Selects all surfaces belonging to the same group as the currently selected surface
[Shift]+T	Selects all surfaces which use the currently selected texture
[Shift]+S	Selects all surfaces in the world
[Shift]+M	Memorizes which surfaces you currently have selected
[Shift]+R	Recalls your memorized surface selection and automatically selects those same surfaces again
[Shift]+O	Recalls memorized surfaces without deselecting your currently selected surfaces
[Shift]+U	Selects union of memorized and selected surfaces (in other words, selects any surfaces which you currently have selected and are also memorized)
[Shift]+X	Select exclusive of memorized and selected surfaces (the opposite of [Shift]+U, selects only surfaces which are either currently selected or memorized, but not both)

Special
Hold [Shift] and LeftClick a surface	Applies to the surface whichever texture is currently selected in the texture browser
Hold [Alt] and RightClick a surface	Stores to memory the texture that you click on.
Hold [Alt] and LeftClick a surface	Pastes the texture in memory to the surface you click on.
RightClick a surface	Opens the context menu for the selected surface (provides options for adding actors if no surface is selected)

all views:

Creating Geometry
[Ctrl]+A	Add brush to world
[Ctrl]+S	Subtract brush from world
[Ctrl]+I	Intersect brush with world
[Ctrl]+D	Deintersect brush with world

Copying Static Meshes and Actor Classes
[Ctrl]+W	Duplicate the selected object
[Shift]+D	Duplicate the selected object (the same action as [Ctrl]+W)
[Ctrl]+C	Copy the selected object to the clipboard
[Ctrl]+V	Paste an object previously copied to the clipboard
[Ctrl]+X	Cut (copy the selected object to the clipboard and delete the original)

Viewport Configuration
[Alt]+0 through [Alt]+9	Switches the selected viewport between 10 possible views (Top, Front, WireFrame, BSP Cuts, etc.)
[Alt]+[Backspace]	Maximizes the selected viewport (press [Alt]+[Backspace] again to restore the original viewport configuration)
P	Toggles real-time update of the selected viewport (when toggled on, the view will instantly reflect changes made in other views)

Hiding Actors
B	Show/Hide the red builder brush in the selected view
Q	Show/Hide all geometry brushes in the selected view
W	Show/Hide all static meshes in the selected view
H	Show/Hide all actor classes in the selected view
O	Show/Hide all volumes in the selected view
T	Show/Hide terrain in the selected view
K	Show/Hide the skybox as it will appear in-game in the selected view (only affects the 3d view)
F	Show/Hide distance fog in the selected view (only affects the 3d view)

Misc. Shortcuts
[Ctrl]+Z	Undo last action
[Ctrl]+L	Save map
[Ctrl]+E	Save as...
[Ctrl]+O	Load new map
[Ctrl]+P	Launch RavenShield
[Shift]+A	Selects all actors in the world (including geometry brushes and even hidden actors)
[Shift]+N	Selects nothing (removes the focus from any currently selected actor or surface)
[F4]	Opens the actor properties window for the selected object(s)
[F5]	Opens the surface properties window for the selected surface(s)
[F6]	Opens the level properties window for the current map
[F8]	Opens the build options window

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