Hotkeys

The ? hotkey opens a cheat sheet for the most important hotkeys any time in Skybrush Live. Below is a more extensive list of all commands for which hotkeys or mouse gestures are available.

Table 1. Selection specific commands
Function	Scope	Keyboard shortcut	Mouse action
Select all drones	Map, 3D View, UAVs	`Ctrl-A`	-
Deselect all	Map, 3D View, UAVs	`Ctrl-A` or `ESC`	-
Select a single object	Map, 3D View, UAVs	-	Left button click
Select within specified area	Map	-	`Shift` + Left button down
Add to / remove from selection	Map, 3D View, UAVs	-	`Ctrl` + Left button click
Select previous drone	UAVs	`↑`	-
Select next drone	UAVs	`↓`	-
Select 10th previous drone	UAVs	`PgUp`	-
Select 10th next drone	UAVs	`PgDn`	-
Select a drone with a given ID	Map, 3D View, UAVs	type drone ID (or `s` + ID for showID) and press `Enter`

Table 2. View specific commands
Function	Scope	Keyboard shortcut	Mouse action
Pan	Map	-	Left button drag
Zoom in	Map	-	Left button double click or Wheel scroll up
Zoom out	Map	-	`Shift` + Left button double click or Wheel scroll down
Zoom to fit all	Map, 3D View	-	Right button click → context menu
Rotate	Map	-	`Ctrl` + Left button drag
Change UAV list order (sorted by IDs or mission IDs)	UAVs	`Ctrl-S`	-
Remove selected UAVs from list	UAVs	`Delete`	- Note that the 3D View panel has special hotkeys to change its view in different modes. These hotkeys are not listed here as they are always indicated on the panel’s header.

Table 3. Control commands on selected drones
Function	Scope	Keyboard shortcut	Mouse action
Open properties	Map, 3D View, UAVs	`Enter`	-
Flash lights	Map, 3D View, UAVs	`w`	-
Flash lights of a drone with a given ID	Map, 3D View, UAVs	type drone ID (or `s` + ID for show ID) + `w` and press `Enter`	-
Takeoff	Map, 3D View, UAVs	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`T`	-
Land	Map, 3D View, UAVs	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`L`	-
Return to home	Map, 3D View, UAVs	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`R`	-