PC Keyboard Controls for Planet Zoo

The default control scheme for Planet Zoo for PC is:

General Controls

• Select – Left Mouse Button

• Cancel – ESC

• Pan Camera – Mouse Movement

• Zoom Camera – Scroll Wheel

• Rotate Camera – Middle Mouse Button

• Zoom in or zoom out – Scroll Wheel or Page In, Page Out

• Undo – Ctrl + Z

• Redo – Ctrl + Y

• Raise Camera – E

• lower Camera – Q

• Help – F1 (Displays a small selection of Planet Zoo’s basic controls.)

• Menu – ESC (Pulls up the options menu where you can save or load your game, adjust in-game settings, and exit back to the main menu.)

• Toggle Pause – P

• Duplicate selected object – Ctrl + D

• Hide HUD – G (F12 for Steam)

• Delete Selected Object – Delete

• Change Simulation Speed – O

• Rotate  90-degrees – Z

• Toggle Advanced Move/Rotate – X

Mouse Controls

• Move Cursor – Move Mouse

• Activate Button & Select Object – Left Mouse Button

• Camera Pan – Right Mouse Button + Move Mouse

• Camera Tilt/Rotate – Scroll + Move Mouse

• Camera Tilt/Rotate – Left/Right Mouse Button + Move Mouse

• Camera Zoom – Scroll

Object Placement Controls

• Place Object – Left Mouse Button

• Cancel Placement – Right Mouse Button

• Cancel Placement – ESC

• Rotate – Z + ↔

• Rotate 90 Degrees – Z

• Adjust Vertical Height – Shift + ↕

• Reset Vertical Height – Shift

• Lock to Surface Axes – CTRL + Move Mouse

• Toggle Angle Snap On/Off – Space

• Toggle Align to Surface On/Off – V

• Flatten Terrain On/Off – K

• Snap Attachments/Decorations to Wall Piece Centre – F

Path Edit Mode

• Place Path – Left Mouse Button

• Delete Path – Right Mouse Button

• Raise/Lower Path – Left Mouse Button on Path Preview Then ↕

• Raise Path (Without Placing) – U

• Lower Path (Without Placing) – J

• Rotate Junction Angle – Z on Junction Preview then Move Mouse

• Right Angle Join – Z hold when path preview joins to existing path.

• Adjust Vertical Height – Shift + ↕

• Reset Vertical Height – Shift

• Disable Path Joins – CTRL During Path Placement

• Toggle Angle Snap On/Off – Space

• Decrease Path Length – (-)

• Increase Path Length – =

• Decrease Path Width – [

• Increase Path Width – ]

• Delete Path On/Off – Del

• Path T Junction Joins On/Off – X

• Create Y Junction – Z Hold while making a new Junction from Existing Path

• Toggle Curved Slopes On/Off – V

• Enter/Exit Align to Grid – N

• Toggle Align to Placement Suggestions On/Off – B

Terrain Edit Mode

• Apply Brush – Left Mouse Button

• Apply Inverse Brush (Push/Pull Brushes) – Left Mouse Button + ctrl

• Decrease Brush Intensity – (-)

• Increase Brush Intensity – =

• Decrease Brush Size – [

• Increase Brush Size – ]

Track Edit Mode

• Use Handles – Left Mouse Button + Move Mouse

• Build Track Piece – Left Mouse Button

• Build Track Piece – Enter

• Delete Track Piece – Right Mouse Button

• Delete Track Piece – Del

• Select Track Piece – Left Mouse Button on Placed Piece

• Cancel/Close – ESC

• Toggle Angle Snap On/Off – Space

Building Edit Mode

• Place Piece – Left Mouse Button

• Cancel Placement – Right Mouse Button

• Select Multiple Pieces – CTRL + Left Mouse Button

• Rotate (Attachments & Decorations) – Z + ↔

• Rotate 90 Degrees – Z

• Toggle Advanced Move/Rotate – X

• Adjust Vertical Height – Shift + ↕

• Reset Vertical Height – Shift

• Lock to Surface Axes – CTRL + Move Mouse

• Toggle Angle Snap On/Off – Space

• Toggle Align to Surface On/Off – V

• Flatten Terrain On/Off – K

General Shortcuts

• Pan Camera Forwards – W

• Pan Camera Backwards – S

• Pan Camera Left – A

• Pan Camera Right – D

• Raise Camera – E

• Lower Camera – Q

• Zoom Camera In – Page Up

• Zoom Camera Out – Page Down

• Toggle Freelook Camera On/Off – T

• Increase Freelook Camera Speed – Shift

• Cancel Placement, Close Browser, Deselect Object – ESC

• Delete Selected Object – DEL

• Change Simulation Speed – O

• Pause Simulation – P

• Undo – CTRL + Z

• Redo – CTRL + Y

• Duplicate Object/Building – CTRL + D

• Move Selection – M

• Enter Group Edit Mode – R

• Show/Hide User Interface – G

• Camera Torch – L

Menu Shortcuts

• Controls Help (Show/Hide) – F1

• Open Save Menu – F5

• Open Load Menu – F9

• Open Zoo Management – 1

• Open Animal Trading – 2

• Open Exhibit Trading – F2

• Open Barriers – 3

• Open Habitat – 4

• Open Nature – 5

• Open Zoo Facilities – 6

• Open Construction – 7

• Open My Blueprints – 8

• Open Paths – 9

• Open Terrain – 0

• Open Heat Maps – H

• Open Multi Select – I

Miscellaneous Camera Controls

• Ride Camera Previous – Left←

• Ride Camera Next – Right→

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