Desktop Application

Below you'll find an extensive list of shortcuts that will come in handy when using Connecter's desktop application.

• Contextual search options: Hover your cursor over the Folders panel, Tags panel, or Assets View and use Ctrl+F (Video).
• Shortcuts to open/close different panels (Video):
  • Folders: Ctrl+1.
  • Productivity: Ctrl+2.
  • PBR Material Mixer: Ctrl+3.
  • Previews (vertical): Ctrl+4.
  • Previews (horizontal): Ctrl+5.
  • Details: Ctrl+6.
  • Products: Ctrl+7.
• Shortcuts in Assets View:
  • Select multiple assets: Shift + drag (on asset hover).
  • Preview Asset/Selection: Enter.
  • Interactive Preview/play animation: Space.
  • Tags: Ctrl+T (Video). Use the Shift+Enter key combination to tag assets with the tags from the current search.
  • Open: Ctrl+O.
  • Add Preview: Ctrl+P.
  • Copy/Paste Connecter Path: Ctrl+Shift+C / Ctrl+Shift+V (Video).
  • Manage External Files: Ctrl+E.
  • Isolate selection: Ctrl+I.
  • Tile Image: Shift+T. 
  • Compare Images: Ctrl+Enter.
  • Navigating to a folder (after a “Copy path” context command or “Copy path” in Explorer): Ctrl+Shift+V.
  • Change assets’ thumbnail size: Ctrl+scroll wheel.
  • Filtering assets by type: Ctrl+click on a type (e.g., 3d models, Materials, etc.) to make only that filter active. Next, Ctrl+click on the same type makes all types active. The same interaction works when filtering file formats in the respective asset type’s dropdown.
  • Undo assets selection: Ctrl+Shift+ Z.
  • Batch Rename Assets (after selecting at least two): Ctrl + R.
  • Open the Feedback tool: Shift+F on one selected asset (Video).
• Shortcuts in Lightbox:
  • Close Lightbox: Enter; Escape.
  • Next/previous asset: Right /Left arrows.
  • Next /previous asset (same type): Shift+Right/Left arrows. 
  • Next/previous asset’s preview: Ctrl+Right/Left arrows.
  • Tile Image tool: Shit+T.
  • Fullscreen mode: F (on), Escape (off).
• Tile Image:
  • Show Grid on/off: G.
  • Change X tiling: Ctrl + Right/Left arrows.
  • Change Y tiling: Ctrl + Up/Down arrows.
  • Fullscreen mode on/off: F.
• Video Player:
  • Play/Pause: K.
  • Fullscreen mode on/off: F.
• Filter single asset type: Ctrl+click (Video).
• Undo/Redo operation: Ctrl+Z/Ctrl+Y.
• Enter/Exit folders/multi-select mode when mouse is over Folders panel: Ctrl+S.