Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts help you work faster by providing quick access to common operations without reaching for the mouse.

All Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts work in both 2D and 3D view modes. Use them to quickly manipulate bins while designing your layout.

These shortcuts work when you have a bin selected:

Key	Action	Description
`R`	Rotate bin	Swap width and depth (e.g., 1x4 becomes 4x1)
`Delete`	Remove bin	Delete the selected bin from the grid
`Backspace`	Remove bin	Alternative key to delete the selected bin
`Escape`	Cancel operation	Cancel placing, dragging, or resizing a bin

Press R on non-square bins to quickly rotate them. This is faster than manually adjusting width and depth values.

Control the 2D grid view with these shortcuts:

Key	Action	Description
`Shift + Left Click`	Pan grid	Hold Shift and drag to move the viewport
`Middle Mouse`	Pan grid	Hold middle mouse button and drag to pan
`Scroll Wheel`	Zoom in/out	Zoom between 0.2x and 5x magnification

Undo and redo operations to experiment freely:

Key	Action	Description
`Ctrl+Z`	Undo	Revert the last change
`Ctrl+Shift+Z`	Redo	Reapply an undone change

Gridfinity Builder tracks your complete history, so feel free to experiment. You can always undo back to a previous state.

Quick Bin Rotation: Select a bin and press R repeatedly to try different orientations
Mass Delete: Use Delete key to quickly remove unwanted bins one by one
Explore Freely: Use Ctrl+Z to undo, then try different layouts without fear
Smooth Navigation: Combine Scroll Wheel zoom with Middle Mouse pan for precise positioning

Windows/Linux: All shortcuts work as documented
macOS: Use Cmd instead of Ctrl for undo/redo
Touchpad: Two-finger scroll for zoom, three-finger drag for pan (if supported)

Practice using keyboard shortcuts while designing. After a few sessions, they’ll become second nature and significantly speed up your workflow.