Hammer HotKeys

Hotkey	Description
Ctrl+Z	Undo.
Ctrl+Y	Redo.

Hotkey	Description
Ctrl+C	Copy objects to clipboard (also Ctrl+Insert).
Ctrl+V	Paste objects from clipboard (also Shift+Insert).
Ctrl+X	Cut objects to clipboard (also Shift+del).
Shift+Q or Esc	Clear current selections.
PgUp	Previous selection in “hit” list.
PgDn	Next selection in “hit” list .
Alt+Enter	Open up Object Properties for the currently selected objects.

Hotkey	Description
[	Decrease the size of the grid.
]	Increase the size of the grid.
Shift+R	Toggle grid on/off.
Shift+W	Toggle snap to grid.
P	Toggle 3D grid on and off (with mouse cursor in 3D view).

Hotkey	Description
Ctrl+G	Group selected objects.
Ctrl+U	Ungroup selected groups.
Ctrl+R	Create prefab with selected objects.
Ctrl+T	Tie to entity. Creates an entity with selected objects, or adds objects to an existing entity if one is also selected.
Ctrl+W	Toggle Ignore Groups mode to bypass entity and group selection.
Ctrl+Shift+W	Move selected solid entities to world.

Hotkey	Description
Ctrl+Shift+C	Carve selected objects.
Ctrl+H	Hollow selected objects.

Hotkey	Description
Ctrl+A	Auto-size 4 views to center.
Shift+Z	Maximize/restore current viewport.
Arrow Keys	Nudge the current selection in the current 2D or 3D viewport.
Shift+Arrow Keys	Clone the current selection and nudge it the current 2D or 3D viewport.
F6	Cycles to the next active viewport.
Shift+F6	Cycles to the previous active viewport.

Hotkey	Description
Ctrl+I	Flip selected objects vertically.
Ctrl+L	Flip selected objects horizontally.
Ctrl+B	Snap selected objects to grid (based on bounding box).
Ctrl+Shift+B	Snap selected objects to grid (individually).
Tab	Switch view types (top/side/front).
+/-	Zoom in/out (hold Ctrl to synchronize all 2D views).
Mouse Wheel	Zoom in/out (hold Ctrl to synchronize all 2D views).
1 to 9	Preset zoom levels.
Space	Hold space and left mouse button to drag the view position around.
Alt	Disable snap to grid while dragging with the mouse.
Ctrl+E	Center 2D Views on currently selected objects.

Hotkey	Description
Space (holding)	Holding the left mouse button allows you to rotate your angle of view in any direction, while the viewing point remains stationary.
Space (holding)	Holding the right mouse button will allow you to move left, right, up, and down while keeping the viewing angle constant.
Space+Shift	The left mouse button acts the same as above.
Space+Shift	The right mouse button allows you to move forward and backward, as well as from side to side.
Mouse Wheel	Zoom in/out.
W	Move camera forward.
S	Move camera backward.
A	Move camera (strafe) left.
D	Move camera (strafe) right.
z	Toggles 3D view “noclip” navigation mode.
P	Toggle 3D grid on and off (with mouse cursor in 3D view).
O	Display frames per second and yaw/pitch of camera (with mouse cursor in 3D view).
I	Display bounding boxes for all visible objects.
X	Display selection handles for object resizing.
1	Decrease far clipping plane.
2	Increase far clipping plane.
Ctrl+Shift+E	Center 3D View on selection.

Hotkey	Description
Ctrl	Hold Ctrl and click to select multiple objects.
Shift	Hold Shift when rotating to constrain rotation to 15 degrees; hold Shift when moving an object to create a copy (clone) of that object.
Left mouse	Click and drag left mouse button to select with a box; press Enter to select objects hitting the box, or press Shift+Enter to select objects only entirely within the box.
Hold left mouse	Cycle through every object beneath the cursor. Good for selecting obscured items without moving your view.
Esc	Cancel current selection

Hotkey	Description
Shift or Alt	Hold Shift or Alt and click and drag left mouse button to create a new camera.
PgUp	Cycle to the previous camera position.
PgDn	Cycle to the next camera position.
Delete	Delete the current camera position.
Ctrl	Hold Ctrl and drag a camera or its point of interest to move both together.

Hotkey	Description
Left Mouse	Click and drag left mouse to draw a new brush shape.
Enter	Create object drawn with block/entity tool.
Esc	Delete object drawn with block/entity tool without creating it.
Alt+Shift+C	Insert original prefab.

Hotkey	Description
Ctrl	Hold Ctrl and click to select multiple faces.
Shift	Hold Shift and click a face to select all faces on the brush.
Shift+Ctrl	Hold Shift and Ctrl, click a face to add all faces on the brush to the current selection.
Right-click	Apply the current material settings to the face that is clicked.
Alt+Right-click	Apply the current material settings to the face that is clicked, with wrapping.

Hotkey	Description
Ctrl	Hold Ctrl and click to select multiple faces.
Shift	Hold Shift and click a face to select all faces on the brush.
Shift+Ctrl	Hold Shift and Ctrl, click a face to add all faces on the brush to the current selection.

Hotkey	Description
Ctrl	Hold Ctrl and click to select multiple faces.
Alt	hold Alt and drag to alter the size of the spatial editing brush.
Shift	hold Shift and drag a vertex to nudge the vertex along the editing axis.
Alt+Right-click	Click any brush or displacement face to make that face’s normal the current painting axis.

Hotkey	Description
Ctrl	Hold Ctrl and click to select multiple faces.
Shift+Ctrl	Hold Shift and Ctrl, click a face to add all faces on the brush to the current selection.

Hotkey	Description
Shift	Hold Shift and drag a overlay vertex to snap it to another vertex.
Ctrl	Hold Ctrl and click to select multiple overlays.

Hotkey	Description
Left Mouse	Click and drag left mouse to create a new clip plane.
Shift	Hold Shift and drag with the left mouse button to create a new clip plane without performing the previous clip.
Enter	Perform clip
Ctrl	Hold Ctrl and drag with the left mouse button to move both handles of the clipping plane.
O	Toggle clip distance display on and off (with mouse cursor in 2D view).
Shift+X	Cycle through clip modes.

Hotkey	Description
Ctrl+F	Split faces (vertex manipulation) must have two edges or vertices selected.
Alt+E	Open Vertex Scaling dialog.
Enter	Close Vertex Scaling dialog and perform scale.
Shift+V	Cycle vertex/edge display modes.

Hotkey	Description
Shift+L	Toggle Texture lock.
Ctrl+M	Open Transform dialog.
Alt+P	Open Check for Problems dialog.
Esc	Abort current tool/mouse operation (drag/drop) or clear current selection.
Ctrl+Shift+G	Go to Brush Number dialog.
Ctrl+Shift+F	Open Find Entities dialog.
Ctrl+Shift+R	Open Replace Entities dialog.