Application Actions

Name What's this Tool tip Shortcut
Find Node Search for, select, and focus nodes in the view Find Node /
New Graph New empty graph. New Graph Ctrl+N
Open Graph Open nxt file. Open Graph Ctrl+O
Undo Undo last command. Undo Ctrl+Z
Redo Redo last command. Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z
Layer Manager Toggle the layer manager widget. Layer Manager
Property Editor Toggle the property editor widget. Property Editor
Code Editor Toggle the code editor widget. Code Editor
History View Toggle the history view widget. History View
Build View Toggle the build view widget. Build View
Output Log Toggle the output log widget. Output Log
Hotkey Editor Toggle the hotkey editor widget. Hotkey Editor
Workflow Tools Workflow tools dock widget. Workflow Tools
Exit Close nxt. Exit Alt+F4
Open Last Closed Open previously closed file(s) Open Last Closed Ctrl+Shift+T
Close Tab Close active tab Close Tab Ctrl+W
Find and Open Graph Find and Open Graph Ctrl+P

Alignment

Name What's this Tool tip Shortcut
Toggle Grid Snapping Toggles grid snapping while moving nodes. Toggle snap to grid Ctrl+G

Display

Name What's this Tool tip Shortcut
Raw View Displays raw editor values for this tab. Toggle editor view Q
Resolved View Displays resolved values for this tab. Toggle resolved view W
Cached View Displays cached values for this tab. Toggle cached view E

Graph

Name What's this Tool tip Shortcut
Display Node Tooltips Display Node Tooltips
Frame All Frames all nodes so they are visible. Frame all nodes A
Frame Selection Frames the selected node. Frame selected node F
Display No Attrs Display no attributes Display No Attrs 0
Display Local Attrs Display local attributes only Display Local Attrs 1
Display Local+Inst Attrs Display local and instanced attributes Display Local+Inst Attrs 2
Display All Attrs Display local, instanced, and inherited attributes Display All Attrs 3
Toggle Grid Shows or hides the grid for all tabs. Show / Hide the Grid Ctrl+;
Toggle Implicit Connections Shows or hides the implicit connections for this tab. Show / Hide Implicit Connections Ctrl+L
Pick walk up Pick walk up Up
Pick walk down Pick walk down Down
Pick walk left Pick walk left Left
Pick walk right Pick walk right Right
Nudge up Nudge up Shift+Up
Nudge down Nudge down Shift+Down
Nudge up Nudge up Shift+Up
Nudge left Nudge left Shift+Left
Nudge right Nudge right Shift+Right

Layers

Name What's this Tool tip Shortcut
Save Layer Saves the current layer to disc Save Layer Ctrl+S
Save Layer As Save Layer As Ctrl+Shift+S
Save All Layers Save All Layers
Open Source Open target layer in new tab. Open Source Ctrl+Shift+O
Toggle Layer Mute Toggle Layer Mute M
Toggle Layer Solo Toggle Layer Solo S
Change Color Change Color
Change Alias Change Alias
Create Layer Above Create Layer Above
Create Layer Below Create Layer Below
Reference Layer Above Reference Layer Above
Reference Layer Below Reference Layer Below
Remove Layer Remove Layer
Layer Manager as Table Layer Manager as Table V

Nodes

Name What's this Tool tip Shortcut
Select All Nodes Select All Nodes Ctrl+A
Add Node Add a new node to the current graph Add Node N
Delete Node Delete the selected node(s). Delete Node Del
Recursive Delete Node Delete selected node and all of its descendants recursively. Recursive Delete Node Shift+Del
Cut Cut Ctrl+X
Copy Copy Ctrl+C
Paste Paste Ctrl+V
Duplicate Node Duplicate Node Ctrl+D
Instance Node Instance Node Ctrl+I
Remove Instance Removes instance path from node overloading weaker layer instance opinions. Removes Instance Ctrl+Shift+I
Localize Node Localize Node
Revert Node Revert Node
Enable/Disable Node Enable/Disable Node D
Parent Parent node(s). Parent P
Un-Parent Un-parent node(s). Un-Parent Shift+P
Move up in child order Move up in child order Ctrl+Up
Move down in child order Move down in child order Ctrl+Down
Toggle Node Collapse Toggle the collapse state for the selected node(s). Toggle Node Collapse Alt+C
Recursive Toggle Node Collapse Recursively toggle the collapse state for the selected node(s). Recursive Toggle Node Collapse Alt+Shift+C
Rename Node Rename Node
Revert child order Revert child order

Property Editor

Name What's this Tool tip Shortcut
Localize Instance Path Localize Instance Path
Revert Instance Path Revert Instance Path
Localize Exec Path Localize Exec Path
Revert Exec Path Revert Exec Path
Add Attribute Add Attribute Ctrl+A
Remove Attribute Remove Attribute
Localize Attribute Localize Attribute
Revert Attribute Revert Attribute

Node Comment

Name What's this Tool tip Shortcut
Accept Node Comment Accepts the current text in the comment box as the node comment. Accept Node Comment Ctrl+Return
Cancel Node Comment Cancels the edit of the node comment. Cancel Node Comment Esc

Graph Execution

Name What's this Tool tip Shortcut
Run Build Runs build specified by the current value of build view. Run Build
Execute Graph Execute Graph
Execute Selected Execute Selected Enter
Execute From Selected Execute from the currently selected node and continue down the exec chain. Execute
Execute Hierarchy Execute Hierarchy
Add Start Point Add Start Point
Remove Start Point Remove Start Point
Revert Start Point Revert Start Point
Find Startpoint Cycles the node focus through all start points. Find Startpoint(s)
Add Breakpoint Adds the breakpoint on the selected node(s). Add Breakpoint
Remove Breakpoint Removes the breakpoint on the selected node(s). Remove Breakpoint
Clear All Breakpoints Clear All Breakpoints
Clear Cache Clears the Python interpreter and cached data. Clear Cache Now
Workflow Tools Always Recomp Workflow Tools Always Recomp
Toggle Start Point Toggles a startpoint on the selected node. Toggle Start Point S
Toggle Breakpoint Toggles a breakpoint on the selected node(s). Toggle Breakpoint B
Stop Execution Stop Execution Esc
Pause Execution Pause Execution
Step Build Step Build

Code Editor

Name What's this Tool tip Shortcut
Copy Resolved Code Copy the entire (resolved) contents of the code editor. Copy Resolved Code Ctrl+Shift+C
Localize Code Localize the code to the target layer's node. Localize Code
Revert Code Revert the code to the next strongest opinion. Revert Code
Increase Font Size Increase the code editor font size. Increase Font Size Ctrl+=
Decrease Font Size Decrease the code editor font size. Decrease Font Size Ctrl+-
Revert Font Size Revert the code editor font size to default. Revert Font Size Ctrl+0
New Line Insert a new line. New Line Return
Indent Line Indent selected line(s). Indent Line Tab
Un-Indent Line Un-indent selected line(s). Un-Indent Line Shift+Tab
Execute Selection Globally Execute selected line(s)All declared variable will be globally available. Execute Selection Globally Ctrl+Shift+Return
Execute Selection Locally Execute selected line(s) Locally declared variables fall out of scope after execution. Execute Selection Locally Shift+Return
Comment Line Comment the selected line(s). Comment Line Ctrl+/
Accept Code Edit Accept changes and commit them to the node. Accept Code Edit Enter
Cancel Code Edit Discard changes to the code. Cancel Code Edit Esc