Once you're in the Designer, these shortcuts become available:
- B opens/closes the Blocks pane.
- P opens/closes the Preset pane.
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Opt/Alt + clicking on
Comp Reset
button
previews with the AE camera reset to its default settings.
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With the
Camera
tool highlighted,
C
cycles through the camera tool options (orbit, pan, zoom).
- Holding Shift while orbiting the camera constrains it to either an x or y axis.
- Shift + Cmd/Ctrl + H hides and shows overlay.
- Opt/Alt + clicking a block puts the default parameters in place.
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Shift + Opt/Alt + clicking the System Preview icon
shows all hidden systems.
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Opt/Alt + click the System Preview icon
solos a system.
- S solos/unsolos the currently selected system.
- H hides/shows the currently selected system.
- Delete removes the currently selected system or block. Note neither the Master System nor its blocks can be deleted.
- Opt/Alt + clicking a single-form preset adds a new system with the preset applied.
- Opt/Alt + Shift + clicking a multiple-form preset replaces all systems with a single preset.
- Opt/Alt + scrubbing a parameter's number scrubs by tenths.
- Escape exits the Designer, returning you to After Effects.