BlenderShortcuts

Blender-style transform & viewport navigation plugin for Unreal Engine 5.8.

Features

Transform (G/R/S)

Key	Mode	Description
G	Grab	Move selected actors/controls with mouse
R	Rotate	Rotate around view axis (press R again for Trackball)
S	Scale	Scale selected actors/controls

• Axis Constraints: X / Y / Z during transform
• Confirm: Enter / Space / Left Click
• Cancel: Esc / Right Click
• Fine-tuning: Hold Shift for 10x slower transforms
• Numeric Input: Type numbers directly after G/R/S (e.g. G → 1 0 0 → Enter = move 100 units)
• Reset: Alt+G / Alt+R / Alt+S (local reset for bones/components)
• Auto-skips when Camera is selected or in fly mode (right-click held)

Viewport Navigation

Key	Action
MMB Drag	Orbit
Shift + MMB Drag	Pan
Scroll Wheel	Zoom (perspective only)
1	Front ortho
3	Right ortho
7	Top ortho
9	Opposite view
0	Perspective reset
5	Toggle ortho/perspective
Numpad .	Focus on selected

Control Rig & Animation

• Full Control Rig support with auto-key in Sequencer
• X-Axis Mirror: Toggle button in Sequencer toolbar — adjust left control, right follows symmetrically

Console Commands

BlenderShortcuts.Toggle   — Enable/disable plugin
BlenderShortcuts.Status   — Show plugin status
BlenderShortcuts.MirrorX  — Toggle X-axis mirror

Installation

1. Copy BlenderShortcuts/ to your project's Plugins/ folder
2. Regenerate project files
3. Build

Hot Reload (Linux)

# Terminal: build
cd /path/to/UE_5.8 && bash Engine/Build/BatchFiles/Linux/Build.sh YourProjectEditor Linux Development \
  -Module=BlenderShortcuts -project=/path/to/YourProject.uproject

# Editor console (` key):
Module Unload BlenderShortcuts
Module Load BlenderShortcuts

Requirements

• Unreal Engine 5.8
• Control Rig plugin (for CR support)

License

MIT