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Essential shortcuts for creating assets in DaVinci Resolve Fusion
I’ve compiled a list of useful keyboard shortcuts for Affinity Designer, based on my own workflow as a video creator using Fusion in DaVinci Resolve for animation.
If you’ve ever thought:
“I can’t remember these,”
“Searching takes too much time,”
or “I just want to speed up my workflow” —
this article is for you.
All shortcuts are curated from the perspective of motion design and animation support.
🗂️ Table of Contents
- 🟩 Frequently Used Shortcuts
- 🟩 Tool Selection Shortcuts (Designer Persona)
- 🟩 Shift Key Combinations
- 💡 Windows Key Mapping:
Command (Mac)→Ctrl (Windows)Option (Mac)→Alt (Windows)
📘 Basic Operations
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Fit to Screen | Command + 0 |
| Zoom In | Command + 1 |
| Copy | Command + C |
| Duplicate | Command + J |
| Save | Command + S |
| Paste | Command + V |
| Undo | Command + Z |
| Redo | Command + Shift + Z |
| Zoom In/Out | Option + Mouse Wheel |
| Show Ruler | Command + R |
📘 Adjust Brush Size
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Increase Brush Size | ] (Right Bracket) |
| Decrease Brush Size | [ (Left Bracket) |
📘 Shift Key Combinations
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Shift + Drag | Constrain movement (vertical/horizontal), maintain aspect ratio, rotate in 15° increments |
| Shift + Option + Drag | Duplicate while constraining movement |
| Shift + Command + Drag | Resize from center while maintaining aspect ratio |
🟩 Tool Selection Shortcuts (Designer Persona)
| Tool | Key |
|---|---|
| Hand Tool | H |
| Move Tool | V |
| Zoom Tool | Z |
| Node Tool | A |
| Contour Tool | Q |
| Corner Tool | C |
| Pen Tool | P |
| Width Tool | W |
| Knife Tool | K |
| Vector Fill Tool | R |
| Gradient Tool | G |
| Vector Brush Tool | B |
| Transparency Tool | Y |
📘 Other Tools
| Tool | Key |
|---|---|
| Rectangle Tool | M |
| Ellipse Tool | M |
| Shape Builder Tool | S |
| Artistic Text Tool | T |
| Frame Text Tool | T |
| Color Picker Tool | I |
📝 Final Note
Affinity Designer is a powerful tool for creating vector-based assets, perfect for motion graphics and animation.
When working with Fusion, optimizing your vector exports and transformation workflow can dramatically improve productivity.
If this shortcut list helps even a little with your creative process, I’ll be more than happy!
