From that day on, Rahul continued to explore and apply VAM shortcuts, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in game development and beyond.
VAM is held together with virtual duct tape. If your shortcuts stop responding: vam shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action | Why you need it | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Toggle Edit Mode | The master switch. | | Ctrl + H | Toggle UI Visibility | Instantly clear the screen for screenshots or immersion. | | Ctrl + U | Toggle Main Menu | Brings back the bottom ribbon if you lose it. | | Ctrl + F | Search Atoms | Lifesaver. In a scene with 200 objects, type "LeftHand" to find it instantly. | | Ctrl + S | Quick Save | Saves the current scene without a dialogue box (overwrites last save). | | Ctrl + Shift + S | Save As | Opens the save dialogue. | | Ctrl + Z | Undo | Works for move/rotate/scale. Does not work for all plugins. | | Ctrl + Y | Redo | | | Ctrl + C | Copy selected node/atom | | | Ctrl + V | Paste | | | Delete | Delete selected node/atom | Be careful; there is no "Are you sure?" for atoms. | | Esc | Deselect everything / Close menus | Your "panic button" when the UI gets stuck. | | F1 | Open Help Menu | Lists current shortcuts (context sensitive). | | F3 | Open Performance Monitor | Check FPS and physics load. | From that day on, Rahul continued to explore
By moving your hands off the mouse and onto the keyboard, you can increase your scene building speed by tenfold. This guide covers every major shortcut for the main game UI, the in-game edit mode, the world manipulation tools, and the specific quirks of VAM 1.x and VAM (virt-a-mate). | | Ctrl + H | Toggle UI
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