Basic Controls

Key

Description

Main Menu

Tab

Displays the main LumenRT sidebar menu

Help

F1

Displays the help screen

Toggle Full-Screen/Window Mode

Alt + Enter

Toggles full screen or window operating mode

Exit

Esc

Pauses operation of the LumenRT viewer window

Return to Start

Home

Returns the camera to the start position

Animation Mode

F2

This is the default startup mode when an animation is present

in the exported file

Walk-Thru Mode

F3

Walk-Thru mode is the default mode for the when an

animation is not present

Fly-Thru Mode

F4

Quickly fly-thru the scene using the middle-mouse button and

pivot the camera side-to-side and up-down using the left mouse
button

Zoom Extents

F5

Zooms the LiveCube display to fit the entire scene within the
extents of the display

Display Quality

F7/F8

Pressing F7 reduces display quality while pressing F8 increases

display quality

Time of Day
Earlier/Later

G/H

Press G or H to move the sun to an earlier/later time

respectively

Exposure

B/N

Press B or N to turn the camera exposure down or up

respectively

Animation Mode Controls (F2)

Key

Description

Pause

Space

Tapping the space bar pauses the animation

Previous/Next Keyframe

Left/Right Arrow Keys

Use the left/right arrow keys to jump to specific keyframes

Start/End

Home/End

Go to the animation start/end

Switch to Walk-Thru Mode

Left mouse

Click the left mouse button to switch into walk-thru mode.

Walk-Thru Mode Controls (F3)

Key

Description

Look Right/left

Mouse Left/Right

Moving the mouse left/right with no buttons pressed orbits the

camera.

Walk

Left Mouse Down

Left mouse down hold walks forward.

Run Forward/Backward

Middle Mouse Button

Shuttle the middle mouse button to run forward or backward.

Pan Right/Left

Left/Right Arrow or Right

Mouse Down

Use the right/left arrows or right mouse button down to move

sideways.

Elevator Up/Down

Page Up/
Page Down

Press and hold the page up/page down keys to jump to another
floor above or below release the keys when you are above the
desired floor.

Fly-Thru Mode Controls (F4)

Key

Description

Look Right/left

Left Mouse Down Move

Pivots the camera around horizontally.

Left/Right
Look Up/Down

Left Mouse Down Move

Up/Down

Pivots the camera around vertically.

Zoom in/out

Middle Mouse Button

Shuttle the middle mouse button to zoom in/out

Pan Right/Left

Left/Right Arrow or Right

Mouse Down

Use the right/left arrows or right mouse button down to move

sideways.

Raise/Lower Camera Height

Page Up/
Page Down

Press and hold the page up/page down keys to raise and lower
the height of the camera.

Rotate

Alt + Left Mouse or Middle

Mouse Down

Rotates the camera around the scene

Misc. Controls

Key

Description

Open scene

Ctrl + O

Lets you choose a scene to load.

New scene

Ctrl + N

Lets you choose an empty scene to load.

Save scene

Ctrl + S

Saves the current scene on disk.

Screenshot

F6

Takes a high quality screenshot of the current view and saves it

on disk.

Screenshot Options

Ctrl + F6

Opens the screenshot options dialog.

Undo

Ctrl + Z

Undo the last action.

Redo

Ctrl + Y

Redo the previously undone action.