Material Editor Tips and Tricks

This page contains some common tips and tricks that will help you use the Material Editor more efficiently.

Commonly Used Shortcuts

Node Preview

Press P on the keyboard to open the Node preview

Change View Modes

Press the up and down arrow keys to change the view mode of the node

Select Connected Nodes

Press the left arrow key on the keyboard to select nodes connected to the left of the current node.

Press the right arrow key on the keyboard to select nodes connected to the right of the current node.

Duplicate Selected Nodes

Press Cmd + D on the Mac or Ctrl + D on Windows to duplicate the selected nodes.

You can also do this by holding Space on the keyboard and dragging nodes.

Delete Selected Nodes

Press the Delete key on Mac or Backspace key on Windows to delete the selected node.

Delete Selected Nodes with Auto-Reconnect

Press Shift + Delete/backspace to delete the selected node while connecting the previous and following node.

Show Graph in Full Window

Press F on the keyboard to fullscreen the entire graph.

Create Sub-graph

Select nodes and press Cmd + G on Mac or Ctrl + G on Windows to create a sub-graph.

Using Shift

In many cases, you can use Shift on the keyboard to perform additional functions.

Create Nodes from Input/Output Ports

Dragging a connection from a port and ending it in empty space will bring up the Add Node menu automatically.

Using Comments

Select a group of nodes, then use the right click menu to create helpful comment groups. You can also use Cmd + B on Mac or Ctrl + B on Windows.

Using Passthrough

Click on a connection line to create a passthrough node.