Shortcuts

Learn about our available Shortcuts to boost your workflow

Introduction

Durty Cloth Tool provides keyboard shortcuts to help you work more efficiently, and every menu and context menu action can be given one. Below are the defaults, followed by how to change them.

General Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
CTRL + F	Focus on the integrated search bar
CTRL + S	Save the current project
CTRL + SHIFT + O	Open an existing project
CTRL + SHIFT + N	Create a new project
CTRL + Q	Open Quick Look without unloading the current project
CTRL + comma	Open Options
CTRL + SHIFT + S	Save the project under a new name
F5	Build project
F1	Open What's New
CTRL + ALT + E	Open the Error List
CTRL + ALT + L	Open the Project Logs

Appearance Items List Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Enter	Preview the selected appearance item with its first texture in 3D Preview
DEL	Delete the currently selected appearance item(s)
F2	Rename the current item, with its existing name selected
CTRL + O	Optimize the selected appearance item
CTRL + H	Replace the selected appearance item
CTRL + J	Replace the selected appearance item with a dummy
CTRL + E	Show the selected appearance item in file explorer

Pressing F2 with several drawables or several texture variations selected starts a sequential rename. Each item is shown in the 3D preview as you work through the selection, so you can see what you are naming.

Cloth Drawable Textures List Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Enter	Preview the selected cloth drawable with the selected texture in 3D
DEL	Delete the currently selected texture(s)
F2	Rename the selected cloth texture
CTRL + O	Optimize the selected cloth texture
CTRL + H	Replace the selected cloth texture
CTRL + J	Replace the selected texture with a dummy
CTRL + E	Show the selected cloth texture in file explorer

Customizing shortcuts

Options has a Keybindings page listing every action, what it does, where it applies and its current shortcut.

• Change any shortcut, clear it, or reset it to the default. You can also reset all of them at once.

• If the key you pick is already taken, DCT tells you which action currently uses it before you take it over.

• Menus show the shortcut that is actually in effect, so a rebound action no longer advertises the old key.

• Actions that never had a shortcut can be given one.

• The 3D preview movement keys are editable here as well.

Some actions are deliberately unassigned by default, for example Generate Normal & Specular Maps. Give them a key here if you use them often. See Normal & Specular Maps.

Summary

Utilizing these keyboard shortcuts in Durty Cloth Tool will help you quickly manage and preview items, optimize your workflow, and enhance your productivity. Keeping these shortcuts at hand will save you time and reduce the need for excessive mouse interactions, allowing you to focus on creating high-quality clothing content for your projects.