Keyboard Shortcuts

Use these controls while the VFX Loom workspace is active. VFX Loom leaves a focused text field alone, so typing in search, name, project, numeric, and other TextBox controls keeps its normal Studio behaviour.

Node Graph

Shortcut	Action	Context
Shift + C	Copy the selected graph nodes	Node Graph active; requires one or more selected nodes
V	Paste graph nodes	Node Graph active
Ctrl + C	Copy graph nodes	Node Graph interaction active; requires a selection
Ctrl + V	Paste graph nodes	Node Graph interaction active
Ctrl + X	Cut the current selection	Node Graph active
Ctrl + D	Duplicate the current selection	Node Graph active
Ctrl + A	Select all graph nodes	Node Graph active
Ctrl + G	Group the selected nodes	Node Graph active; requires a valid selection
Ctrl + Shift + G	Ungroup the selected group	Node Graph active; requires a group selection
Ctrl + S	Save the project	VFX Loom workspace active
Delete	Delete the selected graph item	Selected node, group, or wire; selected animation keyframes take priority when the Animation Editor is open
X	Delete the selected graph item	Same selection rules as Delete

Shift + C is the supported primary Graph Copy shortcut. Plain C is not a VFX Loom Graph Copy shortcut because Roblox Studio can intercept it before the plugin receives it.

Selection and editing

Shortcut	Action	Context
F	Fit the graph in view	Node Graph active
Ctrl + L	Arrange the graph	Node Graph active
Tab	Open the node menu	VFX Loom workspace active
Up / Down	Move the highlighted node-menu result	Node menu open; its search field owns the keyboard
Esc	Cancel the topmost transient state	Closes the node menu, clears a pending link/selection, or exits the current group
O	Set the focused node as output	A focused node is required
R	Replace the selected node	A selected node is required
Z	Undo	VFX Loom workspace active
Y	Redo	VFX Loom workspace active

Animation

Shortcut	Action	Context
Ctrl + C	Copy selected keyframes	Animation Editor open with keyframes selected
Ctrl + V	Paste copied keyframes at the active frame	Animation Editor open with animation clipboard content
Delete / X	Delete selected keyframes	Animation Editor open with keyframes selected
Left / Right	Step one frame backward or forward	Timeline-enabled workflow
Space	Toggle playback	Timeline-enabled workflow

The same Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V bindings are contextual: they operate on the graph when the graph owns the interaction, and on selected keyframes when the Animation Editor owns it. Shift + C and V remain graph-only bindings.

View and transport

Shortcut	Action	Context
Shift (hold)	Temporarily switch to Pan	Release Shift to return to the previous graph tool
Space	Toggle playback	Only when the active project has a timeline
Left / Right	Step the active frame	Only when the active project has a timeline

Mouse controls

Input	Action	Context
Left-click a node	Select it and focus its Inspector	Node Graph
Left-drag a node	Move the selected node set	Node Graph; dragging an already-selected node preserves the multi-selection
Left-drag an empty canvas area	Marquee-select nodes	Node Graph
Left-drag a port	Create or move a connection	Node Graph; releasing on empty canvas opens the compatible link choices
Left-click a wire	Select the connection	Node Graph; Delete or X then removes it
Double-click a group	Enter the group	Node Graph
Middle-mouse drag	Pan the graph	Node Graph
Alt + left-drag	Pan the graph temporarily	Node Graph
Mouse wheel	Zoom around the cursor	Node Graph
Left-drag the timeline/ruler	Scrub the active frame	Animation Editor or Preview timeline
Left-drag a keyframe	Move selected keyframes	Animation Editor
Mouse wheel over tracks	Scroll vertically	Animation Editor track area
Mouse wheel over the timeline	Zoom the timeline	Animation Editor timeline area

Mouse gestures are scoped to the surface that owns the pointer. A modal, overlay, active drag, or focused TextBox keeps the shortcut or gesture for that surface and prevents it from becoming a graph action.