Controls & positioning

Place, move, rotate and mirror the preview directly in the world.

Default keys

Input	What it does
V	Opens the file library with no preview, or Settings with a loaded preview.
G	Cycles Position → Move → Height → Rotate → Mirror.
Hold G + wheel	Cycles the preview tools.
Ctrl + wheel	Steps the active tool.
↑ / ↓	Positive / negative step for the active tool.
Shift + use	Bypasses the preview tool for normal interaction.

These are defaults. Minecraft’s Options → Controls → Key Binds lets you rebind Schematics / Settings, the tool key and both step keys. The preview HUD shows the current binding and selected tool.

Upgrading from 0.1.0

The old menu default was K. The 0.2.0 default is V to avoid Iris’s K shader toggle. Existing saved bindings can retain K; rebind Schematics / Settings to V or another unused key in Minecraft Controls.

The five tools

Tool	Where to aim	Action
Position	A real world block surface	Right-click to anchor beside the surface.
Move	A horizontal face of the preview bounds	Step along that face’s normal with Ctrl + wheel or the step keys.
Height	Keep the preview visible	Step vertically.
Rotate	Use the shown rotation axis	Step in 90° increments.
Mirror	A horizontal face of the preview bounds	Right-click that face, or use a step control, to mirror.

The origin, bounding box, movement face, rotation axis and mirror plane show what your next gesture will affect. Positioning and transformations happen in the world rather than as coordinate buttons in Settings.

Normal world interaction

Hold Shift while using a block when you want ordinary interaction through the preview. You can also turn off In-world editing in Settings while keeping the preview visible.

What is remembered?

Position, orientation, visible layer and import choices are saved per world or server, dimension and source fingerprint. A modified source file requires new import choices. A started Survival job retains its original placement even if you move the current preview.