RCT3 Keyboard & Mouse Controls







 CONTROLS AND INPUT

ACTION






Mouse Controls









right mouse click (hold) + move mouse

move camera in any direction to match mouse movement


mouse wheel forward

zoom in towards terrain


mouse wheel backward

zoom out away from terrain


mouse wheel (hold) + move mouse left

rotate terrain clockwise


mouse wheel (hold) + move mouse right

rotate terrain counter-clockwise


right mouse click (hold) + left mouse click (hold) + move mouse left

rotate terrain clockwise


right mouse click (hold) + left mouse click (hold) + move mouse right

rotate terrain counter-clockwise


mouse wheel (hold) + move mouse forward

tilt landscape by lowering horizon to include view of sky


mouse wheel (hold) + move mouse backward

tilt landscape by raising horizon providing bird’s eye view


right mouse click (hold) + left mouse click (hold) + move mouse forward

tilt landscape by lowering horizon to include view of sky


right mouse click (hold) + left mouse click (hold) + move mouse backward

tilt landscape by raising horizon providing bird’s eye view







Maps





left click anywhere on Maps interface

navigate to the location in park where you clicked on the map


Terrain





double left click anywhere on the terrain inside or outside the park map

the view will center on the area where you just clicked


Rides





double left click on animated preview in ride’s Control Panel

start CoasterCam™


Guests





after selecting the guest from Guests list, double left click on the animated image of guest in his individual Control Panel

move to location of guest (also works for staff)


Deletions on the Fly





while placing scenery, paths, rides & attractions, right click on any other item

the other item will delete, or you'll get a message asking if you wish to delete that item






Keyboard Input








CoasterCam™









CTRL+C

toggle CoasterCam™ on/off


CTRL+C then B

cycle CoasterCam™ types


CTRL+C then N

jump to next car


CTRL+C then M

jump to previous car


CTRL+C then SHIFT+N

jump to next ride (will jump through each car on the last ride encountered)


CTRL+C then SHIFT+M

jump to previous ride (will jump through each car on the last ride encountered)






Standard Cam









A

pan left


D

pan right


W

pan forward


S

pan backward


Q

rotate terrain counter-clockwise


E

rotate terrain clockwise


PAGE UP

zoom in towards terrain


PAGE DOWN

zoom out away from terrain


HOME

tilt landscape by raising horizon providing bird’s eye view


END

tilt landscape by lowering horizon to include view of sky


R

reset camera






Scenery Placement









Z (while placing a scenery item that does not snap to terrain tile edges)

rotate object 90° clockwise


SHIFT + move mouse (while placing an object)

raises and lowers the elevation of the object


CTRL (while placing an object)

places the current object at the same level as the previously placed object


ALT (while placing anything but vegetation)

cuts the land in 1m increments to place object and leaves terrain tile edges exposed


ALT + CTRL (while placing anything but vegetation)

cuts the land in 1m increments to place object and removes exposed terrain tile edges


SHIFT+L

toggles night time cursor light on/off






Interface Commands









P

toggle pause/resume


BACKSPACE

closes the most recently opened interface window


F10

capture a screenshot (file saved as BMP to My Pictures directory)


SHIFT+CTRL+F11

begin capturing a video – to stop video capture repeat SHIFT+CTRL+F11 (file saved as AVI to My Videos directory)


ESC

exit what’s currently displayed in RCT3






Special Features of This Camera View

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