Navigating Wolvenkit

UX/UI: Keyboard shortcuts, tips, and tricks

Created: Dec 03 2024 by mana vortex Last documented update: Dec 03 2024 by mana vortex

This page will tell you about keyboard shortcuts and nifty tricks that make working with Wolvenkit easier.

Project Browser

The context menu in the project browser reacts to Shift and Ctrl, making other operations available. Check it out!

Drag and drop

You can drag and drop files and folders to move them. Hold the Ctrl key to copy them instead.

Rename and refactor

You can call up the rename dialogue by pressing f2, as long as you have a node in the project browser selected.

If you check the Update in project files? box, Wolvenkit will automatically try to update all references in your project to the new file path.

Copy relative path

The context menu's Copy Relative Path action will show you other options if you hold Shift and/or Ctrl:

Collapse/expand a folder and its children

By holding the Ctrl key when you click on a folder, you can collapse or expand the whole folder and its children.

File Editor

The file editor's context menu and menu bar react to Shift and Ctrl, making other operations available. Check it out!

Difficulty mode

If you're a beginner, stick to Easy mode — the person who implemented the feature does the same.

Check Editor Difficulty Mode for the full documentation.

Delete all but selection

Holding the Shift key while an array element is selected will offer you Delete all but selection instead of Delete selection.

Overwrite with selection

Holding the Shift key while pasting into an array will let you overwrite the current selection with your clipboard.

Holding down the Ctrl key as well will let you overwrite the entire array with your clipboard.

Shift: Recursively fold/unfold

By holding Shift while expanding a node, you can fold/unfold all of its children (and their children) according to specified rules for the most common node types:

Shift-unfolding

Double-Click: Fold/unfold all siblings

Double-clicking a node in an array will toggle the expansion state of all siblings to the expansion state of the node.

This will collapse all other appearances in the list

f2: Search and replace in selection

You can search and replace in selection by using the context menu or pressing the f2 key.

This can take a long time if your file is big, so you should use the search box first!

Clean up

Especially in mesh files, the Clean Up menu is your friend.

Clean up empty submeshes will delete extra chunks from old templates.

Delete unused materials will drop any material entries that aren't used by any of your appearances.