How To Use iPad Native Keyboard Shortcuts in hyperPad

Keyboard shortcuts make editing in hyperPad faster, whether you're building your first game or your fiftieth.

Connect a keyboard to your iPad and hyperPad gives you native shortcuts for common editor actions. Here's the list.

To bring up every available shortcut while you work, hold ⌘ on your keyboard.

General Shortcuts

• ⌘ + R: Reset screen position.
• ⌘ + P: Play project.
• Up Arrow: In number fields, increase the value at the pointer position.
• Down Arrow: In number fields, decrease the value at the pointer position.

Scene Editor Shortcuts

• ⌘ + C: Copy Objects.
• ⌘ + V: Paste Objects.
• ⌘ + X: Cut Objects.
• ⌘ + Z: Undo.
• ⌘ + Shift + Z: Redo.
• ⌘ + ]: Cycle to the next aspect ratio.
• ⌘ + [: Cycle to the previous aspect ratio.
• Delete: Delete Object.
• ⌘ + M: Mirror Object.
• ⌘ + W: Exit the current window.
• ⌘ + Shift + B: Open global Behaviors.
• ⌘ + Up Arrow: Switch to the next layer.
• ⌘ + Down Arrow: Switch to the previous layer.
• ⌘ + L: Show or hide the current layer.
• ⌘ + G: Show or hide the grid.
• ⌘ + A: Add Object.

Object Properties Shortcuts

• ⌘ + D: Duplicate Object.
• ⌘ + E: Edit Collisions.
• Arrow keys: Move Objects with fine precision.
• ⌘ + B: Edit Behaviors.
• F: Put the Object in "free transform" mode, so you can transform it freely with the trackpad.
• R: Edit the rotation value. In free transform mode, the Object rotates along with the trackpad.
• X: Edit the Object's X position. In free transform mode, drag the Object horizontally with the trackpad.
• Y: Edit the Object's Y position. In free transform mode, drag the Object vertically with the trackpad.
• Z: Edit the Object's Z order. In free transform mode, the number changes as you scroll vertically on the trackpad.
• Shift + X: Edit the Object's X scale. In free transform mode, rescale the Object horizontally with the trackpad.
• Shift + Y: Edit the Object's Y scale. In free transform mode, rescale the Object vertically with the trackpad.
• ⌥ + X: Edit the Object's X anchor. In free transform mode, move the anchor horizontally with the trackpad.
• ⌥ + Y: Edit the Object's Y anchor. In free transform mode, move the anchor vertically with the trackpad.
• V: Toggle Object visibility.
• ⌘ + R (in Object properties): Rename Object.

Palette Modes

Object Properties

• 1: Pan mode.
• 2: Box select mode.
• 3: Transform mode.
• 4: Stamp mode.

Collision Editor

• 1: Pan mode.
• 2: Box select mode.
• 3: Circle mode.
• 4: Square mode.
• 5: Polygon mode.
• 6: Insert Points mode.
• 7: Erase mode.

Behavior Editor Shortcuts

• ⌘ + F: Go to Behavior search.
• ⌘ + D: Duplicate Behavior.
• ⌘ + Shift + D: Duplicate Behavior Tree.
• Delete: Delete Behavior.
• Shift + Delete: Delete Behavior Tree.
• R: Open the selected Behavior's documentation.
• ⌘ + R (in Behavior properties): Rename Behavior.
• D: Disconnect Behavior.
• A: Toggle the Behavior's active state (enable or disable it).

Now you know the shortcuts. Keep your hands on the keyboard and spend more of your time building.

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