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Controls are set by left-clicking them and then pressing the desired key combination. They can be cleared by right-clicking them. The keybindings can be reset in the controls settings menu.

On the Nintendo Switch controls are set by pressing A and cleared by pressing Y.

1 Movement
2 Basic interaction
3 Advanced interaction
4 Crafting
5 Inventory
6 Quickbar / Quick panel
7 Tools
8 Panels
9 Miscellaneous
10 Editor
11 Debug
12 See also

Movement

PC key combination	Effect
`W`	Move up
`D`	Move right
`A`	Move left
`S`	Move down

Nintendo Switch key combination	Effect
`Left Stick`	Move
`Right Stick`	Look

Basic interaction

PC key combination (Alternative)	Nintendo Switch key combination	Effect	Description
`E` (`Mouse button 4`)	`X`	Open character screen
`Left mouse button`	`A`	Open object's GUI
`E` (`Mouse button 4`)	`X`	Confirm window
	`Press Right Stick`	Toggle free cursor
`Right mouse button`	`Y`	Mine
`Left mouse button`	`A`	Build
`SHIFT`+ `Left mouse button`	`ZR`+ `A`	Build ghost
`Q` (`Mouse button 5`)	`B`	Clear cursor	Returns the item in the cursor stack to the player's inventory. Also cancels wire placement and rail planning.
`Q` (`Mouse button 5`)	`B`	Pipette tool	Picks items from your inventory used to build the currently selected entity and places them in your cursor. For resources it will select the fastest available mining drill.
`R`	`Right`	Rotate	Rotates (clockwise) the item held in the cursor or the selected entity.
`SHIFT`+ `R`	`Left`	Reverse rotate	Rotates (counter-clockwise) the item held in the cursor or the selected entity.
`F`	`ZL`+ `Right`	Flip blueprint horizontal
`G`	`ZL`+ `Left`	Flip blueprint vertical
`F`	`Down`	Pick up items on the ground
`Z`	`ZL`+ `Down`	Drop item	Drop one item of what you are holding on the ground, on a belt or into a machine.
`ALT`	`Up`	Toggle "Alt-mode"	Toggles showing additional information about built entities such as recipes in assembling machines and container contents.
`SPACE`	`R`	Shoot enemy	Shoots at the nearest enemy to the cursor, or for some weapons shoots at the location of the cursor.
`C`	`ZR`+ `R`	Shoot selected	Shoots at whatever you have selected, or for some weapons shoots at the location of the cursor.
`Tab`	`ZL`+ `R`	Next weapon	Cycles to the next equipped weapon.
`ENTER`	`ZR`+ `X`	Enter/Leave vehicle	Enters or exits a vehicle you're standing next to or driving.
`Mouse wheel up` (`SHIFT`+ `Mouse wheel up`)	`ZR`+ `Up`	Zoom in
`Mouse wheel down` (`SHIFT`+ `Mouse wheel down`)	`ZR`+ `Down`	Zoom out
`GRAVE`	`ZL`+ `ZR` + `-`	Toggle chat (and Lua console)
`SHIFT`+ `Right mouse button`	`ZR`+ `Y`	Copy entity settings	Copies settings from the selected entity. Note that for pasting to work, the source entity must still exist.
`SHIFT`+ `Left mouse button`	`ZR`+ `A`	Paste entity settings	Pastes settings from the previous copied entity.

Advanced interaction

PC key combination (Alternative)	Nintendo Switch key combination	Effect	Description
`Left mouse button` (`CTRL`+ `Left mouse button`)	`A`	Select for blueprint	Select the entities for blueprinting, upgrading or deconstruction.
`SHIFT`+ `Left mouse button`	`ZR`+ `A`	Select for deconstruction cancellation	Select to cancel upgrading or deconstruction.
`Right mouse button`	`Y`	Reverse select	Activates Downgrade mode with the upgrade planner.
`SHIFT`+ `Mouse wheel up`	`ZL`+ `Up`	Blueprint book next	When holding a blueprint book in the cursor, cycles the active blueprint to the next available blueprint.
`SHIFT`+ `Mouse wheel down`	`ZL`+ `Down`	Blueprint book previous	When holding a blueprint book in the cursor, cycles the active blueprint to the previous available blueprint.
`CTRL`+ `f`	`Right SR`	Focus search
`Numpad +`	`Up`	Larger tile building area	Increases the size of the placement area for tiles.
`Numpad -`	`Down`	Smaller tile building area	Decreases the size of the placement area for tiles.
`SHIFT`+ `Left mouse button`	`ZR`+ `A`	Remove pole cables	Removes wires from the selected electric pole, starting with electric wires and then circuit network wires.
`CTRL`+ `Left mouse button`	`ZL`+ `A`	Build with obstacle avoidance	Usable only for rail building. This is the same as ghost build mode, but trees, rocks and cliffs are avoided.
`SHIFT`+ `Left mouse button`	`ZR`+ `A`	Add train stop	Usable only in the locomotive GUI and map view. Hold this modifier while clicking a station in the locomotive GUI minimap or main map to add the station to the schedule.
`CTRL`+ `Left mouse button`	`ZL`+ `A`	Add temporary train stop	Usable only in the locomotive GUI and map view. Hold this modifier while clicking in the locomotive GUI minimap or main map to quickly go to that location by adding a temporary station to the schedule.
`Left mouse button`	Not set	Drag map	Usable only in the map.
`SHIFT`+ `Left mouse button`	`ZR`+ `A`	Place a tag in chat	Usable only when the chat is open. Places a chat link to the selected item, recipe, map location, station or train.
`CTRL`+ `ALT` + `Left mouse button`	Not set	Ping a map location	Quickly create a map ping at the selected location and link it in the chat.
`Mouse wheel up`	`ZR`+ `Up`	Zoom into world	Usable only in the map. Zoom with ability to zoom into world view from map view.
`Mouse wheel down`	`ZR`+ `Down`	Zoom out of world	Usable only in the map. Zoom with ability to zoom into map view from world view.
`SHIFT`	Not set	Activate tooltip	Show the tooltip when the tooltip delay is set to a large value or "Never".

Crafting

PC key combination	Nintendo Switch key combination	Effect	Description
`Left mouse button`	`A`	Craft 1	Usable only in the recipe GUI. Crafts 1 of a given recipe.
`Right mouse button`	`Y`	Craft 5	Usable only in the recipe GUI. Crafts 5 of a given recipe.
`SHIFT`+ `Left mouse button`	`ZR`+ `A`	Craft all	Usable only in the recipe GUI. Crafts as many as possible of a given recipe.
`Left mouse button`	`A`	Cancel crafting 1	Usable only in the crafting queue.
`Right mouse button`	`Y`	Cancel crafting 5	Usable only in the crafting queue.
`SHIFT`+ `Left mouse button`	`ZR`+ `A`	Cancel crafting all	Usable only in the crafting queue.

Inventory

PC key combination	Nintendo Switch key combination	Effect	Description
`Left mouse button`	`A`	Pick up/drop item stack
`SHIFT`+ `Left mouse button`	`ZR`+ `A`	Stack transfer	Transfers the selected stack to the other inventory.
`CTRL`+ `Left mouse button`	`ZL`+ `A`	Inventory transfer	Transfers all of the selected stack type to the other inventory. If an empty slot is clicked all items are transferred.
`CTRL`+ `Left mouse button`	`ZL`+ `A`	Fast entity transfer	Transfers the held stack into the selected entity or if the cursor is empty takes anything the entity has and transfers it to your player.
`Right mouse button`	`Y`	Cursor split	Moves half the selected inventory slot into the cursor if empty. Places a single item from the cursor stack to the selected inventory slot when holding an item.
`SHIFT`+ `Right mouse button`	`ZR`+ `Y`	Stack split	Transfers half of the selected stack to the other inventory.
`CTRL`+ `Right mouse button`	`ZL`+ `Y`	Inventory split	Transfers half of all of the stacks (rounded up) of the selected stack type to the other inventory. If an empty slot is clicked half of all stacks are transferred.
`CTRL`+ `Right mouse button`	`ZL`+ `Y`	Fast entity split	Transfers half of the held stack into the selected entity or if the cursor is empty takes half of anything the entity has and transfers it to your player.
`Middle mouse button`	`ZL`+ `ZR` + `Y`	Toggle filter	Create a filter for the selected inventory slot so only the selected item type can be placed in that slot.
`Right mouse button`	`Y`	Open item's GUI

Quickbar / Quick panel

PC key combination	Effect	Description
`X`	Rotate active quickbars
Not set	Next active quickbar	Selects the next quickbar for the top quickbar.
Not set	Previous active quickbar	Selects the previous quickbar for the top quickbar.
`1`	Shortcut 1
`2`	Shortcut 2
`3`	Shortcut 3
`4`	Shortcut 4
`5`	Shortcut 5
`6`	Shortcut 6
`7`	Shortcut 7
`8`	Shortcut 8
`9`	Shortcut 9
`0`	Shortcut 10
Not set	Secondary shortcut 1
Not set	Secondary shortcut 2
Not set	Secondary shortcut 3
Not set	Secondary shortcut 4
Not set	Secondary shortcut 5
Not set	Secondary shortcut 6
Not set	Secondary shortcut 7
Not set	Secondary shortcut 8
Not set	Secondary shortcut 9
Not set	Secondary shortcut 10
`SHIFT`+ `1`	Select quickbar 1
`SHIFT`+ `2`	Select quickbar 2
`SHIFT`+ `3`	Select quickbar 3
`SHIFT`+ `4`	Select quickbar 4
`SHIFT`+ `5`	Select quickbar 5
`SHIFT`+ `6`	Select quickbar 6
`SHIFT`+ `7`	Select quickbar 7
`SHIFT`+ `8`	Select quickbar 8
`SHIFT`+ `9`	Select quickbar 9
`SHIFT`+ `0`	Select quickbar 10

Nintendo Switch key combination	Effect
`L`	Show quick panel
`Up`	Next page
`Down`	Previous page
`Right`	Next tab
`Left`	Previous tab

Tools

PC key combination	Nintendo Switch key combination	Effect	Description
`CTRL`+ `C`	`Left SL`	Copy	Select an area of entities to be copied.
`CTRL`+ `X`	Not set	Cut	Select an area of entities to be copied and marked for deconstruction.
`CTRL`+ `V`	`Left SR`	Paste	Paste the last copied entities.
`SHIFT`+ `Mouse wheel up`	`ZL`+ `Up`	Next clipboard	Cycle the clipboard history while holding the paste tool.
`SHIFT`+ `Mouse wheel down`	`ZL`+ `Down`	Previous clipboard	Cycle the clipboard history while holding the paste tool.
`CTRL`+ `Z`	Not set	Undo	Undo some actions such as manual entity building/removal, placing of blueprints and usage of the deconstruction planner.
`ALT`+ `B`	Not set	Make new blueprint
Not set	Not set	Make new blueprint book
`ALT`+ `D`	Not set	Make new deconstruction planner
`ALT`+ `U`	Not set	Make new upgrade planner
`ALT`+ `E`	Not set	Toggle exoskeleton
`ALT`+ `L`	Not set	Toggle personal logistics requests
`ALT`+ `R`	Not set	Toggle personal roboport

Panels

PC key combination	Nintendo Switch key combination	Effect	Description
`F1`	Not set	Open character logistics
	Not set	Open character info
`F2`	Not set	Open character crafting
`ESC`	`+`	Toggle menu
`M`	`-`	Toggle world map
	`B`	Close menu	Cancel and return to the previous menu. Usable only in main menu.
`T`	`ZL`+ `-`	Toggle technology screen
`P`	Not set	Toggle production statistics
`L`	`ZR`+ `-`	Toggle logistic networks
`B`	Not set	Toggle blueprint library
`O`	Not set	Toggle train overview

Miscellaneous

PC key combination (Alternative)	Nintendo Switch key combination	Effect	Description
`SHIFT`+ `SPACE`	`ZR`+ `+`	Pause game
`TAB`	`B`	Confirm message
`BACKSPACE`	`Left`	Select previous technology	Usable only in the technology screen. Selects the technology you previously had selected.
`BACKSPACE` (`Mouse button 4`)	Not set	Select previous mod	Usable only in the mods GUI. Selects the mod you previously had selected.
`G`	Not set	Connect train	Connects the selected train or the train you're driving to any adjacent trains.
`V`	Not set	Disconnect train	Disconnects the selected rolling stock or the rolling stock you are in from the rest of the train.
`F10`	Not set	Next player in replay
`CTRL`+ `Left mouse button`	`ZL`+ `A`	Order to follow	Used with spidertron remote to force the connected spidertron follow the given target.

Editor

PC key combination	Nintendo Switch key combination	Effect
`Middle mouse button`	Not set	Next variation
`SHIFT`+ `Middle mouse button`	Not set	Previous variation
`SHIFT`+ `Middle mouse button`	Not set	Clone item
`CTRL`+ `Middle mouse button`	Not set	Delete item
`Numpad 0`	Not set	Toggle entity paused
`Numpad .`	Not set	Tick once
`SHIFT`+ `Numpad +`	Not set	Increase game speed
`SHIFT`+ `Numpad -`	Not set	Decrease game speed
`SHIFT`+ `Numpad *`	Not set	Reset game speed to 1
`SHIFT`+ `Right mouse button`	`ZR`+ `Y`	Set clone brush source
`SHIFT`+ `Left mouse button`	`ZR`+ `A`	Set clone brush destination
`CTRL`	Not set	Switch to surface #	Switches to the surface number pressed in combination with this hotkey: CTRL + 3 -> switches to surface 3.
`SHIFT`+ `Right mouse button`	`ZR`+ `Y`	Remove scripting object

Debug

PC key combination	Nintendo Switch key combination	Effect
`CTRL`+ `F3`	Not set	Toggle atlas GUI
`F4`	Not set	Toggle debug settings GUI
`F5`	Not set	Toggle basic debug
`F9`	Not set	Reset zoom level
`SHIFT`+ `F9`	Not set	Set zoom level to 2x
`CTRL`+ `F5`	Not set	Toggle GUI debug
`CTRL`+ `F6`	Not set	Toggle GUI style view
`CTRL`+ `F7`	Not set	Toggle GUI shadows
`CTRL`+ `F8`	Not set	Toggle GUI glows
`CTRL`+ `SHIFT` + `E`	Not set	Open prototypes GUI
`CTRL`+ `SHIFT` + `F`	Not set	Open prototype explorer GUI
`CTRL`+ `Numpad +`	Not set	Increase UI scale
`CTRL`+ `Numpad -`	Not set	Decrease UI scale
`CTRL`+ `Numpad 0`	Not set	Reset UI scale to automatic