Overview of all keyboard control commands of your solar system program, categorized by functional areas.
| Key / Input | Function | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0 (Number row or Numpad) | Select Sun | Focuses on the Sun |
| 1 | Select Mercury | Focuses on Mercury |
| 2 | Select Venus | Focuses on Venus |
| 3 | Select Earth | Focuses on the Earth |
| 4 | Select Mars | Focuses on Mars |
| 5 | Select Jupiter | Focuses on Jupiter |
| 6 | Select Saturn | Focuses on Saturn |
| 7 | Select Uranus | Focuses on Uranus |
| 8 | Select Neptune | Focuses on Neptune |
| 9 | Select Pluto | Focuses on Pluto |
| K | Cycle Comets / Small Objects | Cycles through all loaded comets and small objects |
| M | Cycle Moons | Cycles through the moons of the currently selected planet |
| B | Switch View (Current / Previous) | Switches the view between the current and previously selected target |
| Key / Input | Function | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F | Auto-flight / Free Movement | Starts automatic approach to target or cancels it and switches to free movement |
| Ctrl + F | Auto-focus On / Off | Keeps the current target automatically in the screen center (even during movement) |
| O | Auto-orbit On / Off | Turns automatic orbiting of the current celestial body on or off |
| Spacebar | Lock / Unlock Focus Orbit | Locks the camera at the orbit distance to the target or releases the binding |
| H | Earth Observer Mode On / Off | Switches to the perspective of an observer from the Earth's surface |
| N | Horizontal Sky Grid On / Off | (Earth Observer Mode only) Toggles the coordinate grid on/off |
| Key / Input | Function | Description |
|---|---|---|
| W / S or Up / Down Arrow | Fly Forward / Backward | (In free mode) Movement along the line of sight |
| A / D or Left / Right Arrow | Fly Sideways (Left / Right) | (In free mode) Horizontal movement perpendicular to the line of sight |
| E / Q or Page Up / Page Down | Ascend / Descend | (In free mode) Vertical elevation movement |
| Ctrl + Arrow Keys | Free Camera Pan | Rotates/pans the camera around its own axis (when autofocus is OFF) |
| + (Plus / Numpad Plus) | Increase Speed | Gradually increases flight or auto-orbit speed |
| - (Minus / Numpad Minus) | Decrease Speed | Gradually decreases flight or auto-orbit speed |
| Y / X | Roll Camera (Left / Right) | Rolls the camera around the line of sight (Y to roll left, X to roll right) |