A living document naming all known keyboard shortcuts and bindings for Bladesong.
The Keybinds
Cycles through parts in the hilt menu.
A + D
Rotates an object.
Hold shift + A or D for fine rotation.
Hold alt + A or D to resize the selected object (but not others attached to it).
W and S
Resizes an object.
Hold shift + W or S for fine resizing.
, and .
Sinks and raises an object, with . moving it ‘forward’ and , moving it ‘backward’.
Hold shift + , or . for slower raising and sinking. Ctrl + , or . for faster.
F
Flips an object. Note for now, this only works in Creative Mode.
X
Deletes the selected object.
G
Inverts curvature.
Shift + Left Click
Creates an exact replica of the object currently selected.
L
Moves the current lighting around the sword. Hold shift + L for fine rotation. Hold ctrl + L for even finer rotation.
Ctrl + Left Click
Copies the object’s material (e.g. steel if steel, gold if gold, etc).
Ctrl + Up or Down
Moves blade abilities up or down in the menu order. Only works in Creative Mode.
Other Tips
Using the mouse wheel or holding alt + right click will move the camera along the blade.
When bending an object, holding the shift key will constrain the part to a line. For example, right clicking and dragging the orange circle on a quillion will draw the ends outwards, as if on a straight line, rather than curving them.
Holding alt with an object selected will ignore hardpoints for placement as well as bend handles. Works in both Story and Creative Modes.
If an object is selected and one clicks on a different piece in the hilt menu, not only will your selected piece change to the new one, the new part will keep the original’s scale, distortion, and material.
Extra pro-tip, unrelated to keybinds: players can exit a commission to return to the forge at any time. In fact, it’s entirely possible to return to the forge screen, open up the vendor menu, visit any or all of the vendors for resources, then return to the forge and resume work on the commission.