Choose a control scheme

You can choose from two different control schemes in Visual Scripting. Each control scheme changes how you can interact with your graphs in the Graph Editor:

Action	Default Control Scheme	Alternate Control Scheme
Pan	Middle-click and drag	Middle-click and drag
Pan Vertically	Scroll	N/A
Zoom In/Zoom Out	Ctrl+Scroll (macOS: Cmd+Scroll)	Scroll
Frame Selected	Home	Home
Frame All	Home	Home
Create Selection	Click and drag	Click and drag
Select All	Ctrl+A (macOS: Cmd+A)	Ctrl+A (macOS: Cmd+A)
Open Context Menu	Right-click Ctrl+click (macOS) Ctrl+E (macOS: Cmd+E)	Right-click Ctrl + click (MacOS) Ctrl+E (macOS: Cmd+E)
Create Node Group	Ctrl+click and drag (macOS: Cmd+click and drag)	Ctrl+click and drag (macOS: Cmd+click and drag)
Copy Selected	Ctrl+C (macOS: Cmd+C)	Ctrl+C (macOS: Cmd+C)
Paste Selection	Ctrl+V (macOS: Cmd+V)	Ctrl+V (macOS: Cmd+V)
Cut Selected	Ctrl+X (macOS: Cmd+X)	Ctrl+X (macOS: Cmd+X)
Duplicate Selected	Ctrl+D (macOS: Cmd+D)	Ctrl+D (macOS: Cmd+D)
Delete Selected	Del	Del
Maximize Graph Window	Shift+Space Double-click	Shift+Space Double-click
Move Group Without Child Nodes	Alt+click and drag the group's Title bar	Ctrl+click and drag the group's Title bar (macOS: Cmd+click and drag)
Move Node on One Axis	Shift+click and drag vertically or horizontally	Shift+click and drag vertically or horizontally

Pan

Pan to move the viewable area in the Graph Editor to any part of your graph.

Pan Vertically

With the Default control scheme, pan the view in the Graph Editor vertically with the scroll wheel on your mouse.

Zoom In/Zoom Out

Change the zoom level in the Graph window to control how much of your graph is visible in the Graph Editor.

You can also set your zoom level with the toolbar in the Graph window. For more information, see The interface.

Frame Selected

After you select a node or another item in your graph, press Home to center your selected item in the Graph Editor.

An image of the Graph window, with a Set Variable node selected and framed in the center of the Graph Editor.

Frame All

With no nodes or items selected, press Home to center your entire graph in the Graph Editor. Your zoom level automatically adjusts to accommodate the size of your graph.

An image of the Graph window, with its entire Script Graph displayed in the Graph Editor. The zoom level has been set to 0.4x to display the entire graph.

Create Selection

Click and drag to create a selection box around any nodes or items in your graph that you want to select.

An image of the Graph window, with a selection box created around 4 nodes in the Graph Editor

When you have multiple items selected, click and drag a single item to move the entire selection.

Select All

Press Ctrl+A (macOS: Cmd+A) to select all items in your current graph.

You can open the context menu to perform certain actions on State Graphs or manipulate a selection in a Script Graph. You can create new states and add transitions.

Create Node Group

Create a group of nodes to keep related sections of your graph together, or move multiple nodes at a time. For more information on node groups, see Create node groups.

An image of the Graph window. A node group has been created around three nodes and named "Variable Input."

Copy Selected

Copy your current selection to move it to another graph, or another location on your current graph.

Paste Selection

Paste the contents of a copied or cut selection into your graph.

Cut Selected

Cut your current selection to move it to another graph, or another location on your current graph.

Duplicate Selected

Duplicate a selection to instantly create a copy of your current selection to use elsewhere in your current graph.

An image of the Graph window. Three selected nodes have been duplicated and sit on top of the original nodes.

Delete Selected

Delete your current selection to remove it from your graph.

Maximize Graph Window

After you dock the Graph window in the Unity Editor, press Shift+Space or double-click maximize your Graph window and take up the entire Editor window.

Move Group Without Child Nodes

You can move a group in your graph without any of the nodes contained inside that group.

An image of the Graph window with a node group moved to another location without its child nodes.

Move Node on One Axis

Shift+click to move a node in only one direction at a time in the Graph Editor. The node can move either vertically or horizontally.