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Controls

Mouse

ActionEffect
Left mouse buttonApply the current tool/layer/terrain type.
Right mouse buttonApply the inverse of the current tool (when applicable), remove layer, or reset terrain type to height-dependent default terrain type.
Middle mouse buttonPan the map.
Mouse wheelIncrease or decrease the brush size by 10%.
Shift + mouse wheelIncrease or decrease the brush size by one.
Ctrl + mouse wheelZoom in or out.
Alt + mouse wheelRotate the brush by 15 degrees.

Tablet

FeatureEffect
StylusApply the current tool/layer/terrain type
EraserApply the inverse of the current tool (when applicable), remove layer, or reset terrain type to height-dependent default terrain type
PressureIf your tablet supports pressure sensitivity, it will control the intensity with which the current operation is applied, relative to the intensity selected with the slider. In other words, if the slider is set to 50%, full pressure will result in 50% intensity, if it is set to 100%, full pressure will result in full intensity.
Pen buttonsThe first and second pen buttons will increase or decrease the brush size.

Keyboard

For Ctrl and Alt, read ⌘ and ⌥ on Macs.

Tools

KeyTool
Alt+aFlatten
Alt+fFlood
Alt+hHeight
Alt+lFill
Alt+mMountain
Alt+pPencil
Alt+rSpray Paint
Alt+sSmooth
Alt+yEyedropper

Actions

KeyAction
Ctrl+dView End
Ctrl+eExport as Minecraft map
Ctrl+gGlobal operations
Ctrl+hView Nether
Ctrl+iImport existing Minecraft map
Ctrl+mImport height map
Ctrl+nCreate new world
Ctrl+oOpen world file
Ctrl+pEdit dimension properties
Ctrl+rMerge world with existing Minecraft map
Ctrl+sSave world file
Ctrl+Shift+sSave world file as
Ctrl+tAdd/remove tiles
Ctrl+uView Surface
Ctrl+vConfigure view

Brush control

KeyIntensity
-Decrease brush size by 10%
+Increase brush size by 10%
Shift+-Decrease brush size by one
Shift++Increase brush size by one
Alt+-Rotate brush 15 degrees anticlockwise
Alt++Rotate brush 15 degrees clockwise
Alt+0Reset brush rotation to 0 degrees
Alt+3Rotate brush 30 degrees clockwise
Alt+4Rotate brush 45 degrees clockwise
Alt+9Rotate brush 90 degrees clockwise
1Set intensity to 10%
2Set intensity to 20%
3Set intensity to 30%
4Set intensity to 40%
5Set intensity to 50%
6Set intensity to 60%
7Set intensity to 70%
8Set intensity to 80%
9Set intensity to 90%
0Set intensity to 100%

View control

KeyEffect
Ctrl+-Zoom out
Ctrl+0Reset zoom to 100%
Ctrl++Zoom in
KeyMenu
Alt+eEdit menu
Alt+iFile menu
Alt+tTools menu
Alt+vView menu