Default Keyboard shortcuts

Here is a list of default keyboard shortcuts in Layout and Modeler.

If a keyboard shortcut needs a modifier, it is presented in the graphical user interface by one of three symbols:

^ = Ctrl,
+ = Shift,
* = Alt

Here we will use the standard notation:

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Shortcut	Layout	Modeler
CTRL-A	Select All Objects	Fit All Items in One View
CTRL-B	IK_BoostTool	Chamfer
CTRL-C	Clone Current Item	CopyEdges
CTRL-D	Sliders	Freez Curves & Patches
CTRL-E	FX_Tool	Measure Tool
CTRL-F	Lens Flare Options	Make Spline Patch
CTRL-G	Move TCB Tool	Selection Mode: Point
(BS) CTRL-H	Light Intensity Tool	Selection Mode: Polygon
CTRL-J	(Bone) Joint Move	Selection Mode: Volume
CTRL-K	(Bone) Twist	Spin Quad Pairs
CTRL-L	Limited Region On/Off	Split Polygons
CTRL-N	Add Null	End Control Point On/Off
CTRL-O	Load Scene	Load Object
CTRL-P	Render Properties	Make Open Curve
CTRL-Q	Master Plugins	Zoom Tool
CTRL-R	Bone Activation On/Off	Rail Extrude
CTRL-S	Save Scene As	Save Object As
CTRL-T	(Bone) Tip Move	Drag Tool
CTRL-U	(Bone) Unparent	Unweld Points
CTRL-V		PasteNew
CTRL-W	(Bone) Mirror Hierarchy	Weld 2.0
CTRL-X	FX_Start	Cut
CTRL-Y	PathTool	Array
CTRL-Z	Undo	Undo
Shift-A	Fit Selected Items in View	Fit Selected Items in Views
Shift-B	Edit Mode: Bones	Boolean CSG
Shift-C	Edit Mode: Cameras	Solid Drill
Shift-D	(Bone) Exit Setup	Subdivide Polygons
Shift-E	(Bone) Enter Setup	Extrude Tool
Shift-F	Enable Lens Flares On/Off	Smooth Shift
Shift-G		Snap Drag Tool
Shift-H	Size Tool	Size Tool
Shift-I	(Bone) Import Hierarchy	Unify Polygons
Shift-J	(Bone) Export Hierarchy	Jitter
Shift-K		Knife Tool
Shift-L	Edit Mode: Lights	Lathe Tool
Shift-M		Smooth
Shift-N	Clear Scene	New Object
Shift-O	Edit Mode: Objects	Ball Tool
Shift-P	(Bone) Record Pivot Position	Motion Path Extrude
Shift-Q	Quit	Quit
Shift-R	Bone Rest Length Tool	Template Drill
Shift-S	Incremental Scene Save	Incremental Object Saver
Shift-T		Convert Polygons to Triangles
Shift-U		Cut
Shift-V	Mirror	Mirror Tool
Shift-W		Text Tool
Shift-X		Box Tool
Shift-Y		Symmetry On/Off
Shift-Z		Merge Polygons
a	Fit All Items in View	Fit All Items in All Views
b		Bevel
c		Clone
d	Display Options	Display Options
e	Parent	Extender Plus
f	Go to Frame	Flip Polygons
g	Center View on Mouse Pointer	Center View on Mouse Pointer
h	Stretch Tool	Stretch Tool
i		Selection Info Open/Close
j		Jump Points
k		Remove Polygons
l	Adjust Limited Region Tool	Connect
m	Motion Options	Merge Points
n	Numeric Input	Numeric Options Open/Close
o	General Options	General Options
p	Properties Open/Close	Make Polygon
q		Change Surface
r	Record Bone Rest Position	Rotate 90 Right
s	Save Scene	Save Object
t	Move Tool	Move Tool
u		Smoothing Info Open/Close
v		Set Value
w	Scene Statistics	Statistics Open/Close
x
y	Rotate Tool	Rotate Tool
z	Redo	Redo
Alt-A
Alt-B
Alt-C	Clone Instance
Alt-D
Alt-E
Alt-F
Alt-G
Alt-H
Alt-I
Alt-J
Alt-K
Alt-L
Alt-M
Alt-N	Rename Current Item
Alt-O
Alt-P	Global Illumination Options
Alt-Q
Alt-R
Alt-S	Save All
Alt-T		Transform
Alt-U
Alt-V		Paste
Alt-W
Alt-X
Alt-Y
Alt-Z
Shift-Alt-A
Shift-Alt-B
Shift-Alt-C
Shift-Alt-D
Shift-Alt-E
Shift-Alt-F
Shift-Alt-G
Shift-Alt-H
Shift-Alt-I
Shift-Alt-J
Shift-Alt-K
Shift-Alt-L
Shift-Alt-M
Shift-Alt-N
Shift-Alt-O
Shift-Alt-P
Shift-Alt-Q
Shift-Alt-R
Shift-Alt-S
Shift-Alt-T
Shift-Alt-U
Shift-Alt-V
Shift-Alt-W
Shift-Alt-X
Shift-Alt-Y
Shift-Alt-Z
Shift-Ctrl-A
Shift-Ctrl-B
Shift-Ctrl-C	Clone Hierarchy
Shift-Ctrl-D
Shift-Ctrl-E
Shift-Ctrl-F
Shift-Ctrl-G
Shift-Ctrl-H
Shift-Ctrl-I
Shift-Ctrl-J
Shift-Ctrl-K
Shift-Ctrl-L
Shift-Ctrl-M
Shift-Ctrl-N
Shift-Ctrl-O
Shift-Ctrl-P
Shift-Ctrl-Q
Shift-Ctrl-R
Shift-Ctrl-S
Shift-Ctrl-T
Shift-Ctrl-U
Shift-Ctrl-V
Shift-Ctrl-W		Weld Average 2.0
Shift-Ctrl-X
Shift-Ctrl-Y
Shift-Ctrl-Z

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Shortcut	Layout	Modeler
F1	Help	Help
F2	Motion Mixer	Center All
F3	Previous Viewport Layout	Rest on Ground
F4	Next Viewport Layout	Rotate to Ground
F5	Surface Editor Open/Close	Surface Editor Open/Close
F6	Image Editor Open/Close	Image Editor Open/Close
F7		Layer Browser Open/Close
F8	Presets Open/Close	Vertex Maps Open/Close
F9	Render Current Frame	Preset Shelf Open/Close
F10	Render Scene	Edit Font List
F11	Render Selected Objects	Add Plugins
F12	Switch to Modeler	Switch to Layout
Shift-F1	Auto Key On/Off	Set Viewport: Back/Front
Shift-F2	X Axis/Heading Angle On/Off	Set Viewport: Top/Bottom
Shift-F3	Y Axis/Pitch Angle On/Off	Set Viewport: Right/Left
Shift-F4	Z Axis/Bank Angle On/Off	Set Viewport: Perspective/UV
Shift-F5	Coordinate System: World	Action Center: Mouse
Shift-F6	Coordinate System: Parent	Action Center: Origin
Shift-F7	Coordinate System: Local	Action Center: Pivot
Shift-F8	Enable Inverse Kinematics On/Off	Action Center: Selection
Shift-F9	Motion Blur/Depth of Field Preview On/Off	Guess Viewport UV Image
Shift-F10
Shift-F11
Shift-F12
Ctrl-F1	Open Scene Editor
Ctrl-F2	Graph Editor Open/Close
Ctrl-F3
Ctrl-F4
Ctrl-F5	Backdrop Options
Ctrl-F6	Volumetrics and Fog Options
Ctrl-F7	Compositing Options
Ctrl-F8	Image Processing
Ctrl-F9	View Port Toggle VPR
Ctrl-F10	Toggle Shader
Ctrl-F11
Ctrl-F12
Alt-F1		Hide Floating Windows On/Off
Alt-F2	Hide Toolbar On/Off	Hide Toolbar On/Off
Alt-F3	Show SubPatch Cages On/Off
Alt-F4	Show Motion Paths On/Off
Alt-F5	Show Handles On/Off
Alt-F6	Show IK Chains On/Off
Alt-F7	Show Safe Areas On/Off
Alt-F8	Show Field Chart On/Off
Alt-F9	Edit Keyboard Shortcuts	Edit Keyboard Shortcuts
Alt-F10	Edit Menu Layout	Edit Menu Layout
Alt-F11	Edit Plugins	Edit Plugins
Alt-F12	Set Content Directory
Ctrl-Alt-F1
Ctrl-Alt-F2
Ctrl-Alt-F3
Ctrl-Alt-F4
Ctrl-Alt-F5
Ctrl-Alt-F6
Ctrl-Alt-F7
Ctrl-Alt-F8
Ctrl-Alt-F9
Ctrl-Alt-F10
Ctrl-Alt-F11
Ctrl-Alt-F12

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Shortcut	Layout	Modeler*
0	Single View On/Off	Single Viewport On/Off
1	Toggle View: Back/Front	Layer 1
2	Toggle View: Top/Bottom	Layer 2
3	Toggle View: Right/Left	Layer 3
4	Toggle View: Perspective/Camera	Layer 4
5	View Mode: Light	Layer 5
6	View Mode: Camera	Layer 6
7	View Mode: Schematic	Layer 7
8		Layer 8
9		Layer 9

* Modeler number key shortcuts here apply to the alphanumeric keys above the letters on the keyboard. You can also use them with the modifier Shift to select additional layers or Alt to select background layers (Alt+Shift+number will select additional background layers). The number pad number keys have a different function explained here.

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Shortcut	Layout	Modeler
Tab	Hide Floating Windows On/Off	ToggleFaces/SubPatches
Escape
Space	Change Tool	Change Selection Mode
Ctrl-Space	Flat Menu Popup	Flat Menu Popup
Shift-Space
!
"		Invert Selection
#
$
%
&
'	Select Item by Name	Swap Front and Back Layers
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)
*
+	Load Object	Point Tool
,	Zoom Out	Zoom Out
-	Clear Selected Items	Hide Selected
.	Zoom In	Zoom In
/	Camera Zoom Tool	Drop/Restore Selection
:		Magnet Tool
;		Drag Network Tool
<	Zoom Out x2	Zoom Out x2
=	Add Child Bone	Hide Unselected
>	Zoom In x2	Zoom In x2
?		Invert Connected
@
[	Decrease Grid Size	Shear Tool
\		Unhide All (Make Visible)
]	Increase Grid Size	Select Connected
^
_		Clear Map From Vertices
`		Sketch Tool
{	Record Minimum Joint Angles	Contract Selection
\|		Invert Hidden
}	Record Maximum Joint Angles	Expand Selection
~		Bend Tool
Delete	Delete Key	Remove
Insert	Pause	Insert Layer
Home	First Frame	Delete Layer
End	Last Frame	ObjectCollapser
Page Up	Play Forward	Prev Layer
Page Down	Play Back	Next Layer

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Shortcut	Layout	Modeler
Left	Go to Previous Frame
Right	Go to Next Frame	Select Loop
Up	Select Previous Item	Prev Loop
Down	Select Next Item	Next Loop
Shift-Left	Go to Previous Key	Scroll Left
Shift-Right	Go to Next Key	Scroll Right
Shift-Up	Select First Item	Scroll Up
Shift-Down	Select Last Item	ScrollDown
Ctrl-Left
Ctrl-Right		Ring
Ctrl-Up	Select Previous Sibling
Ctrl-Down	Select Next Sibling
Alt-Left	Go to First Frame	Nudge Left
Alt-Right	Go to Last Frame	Nudge Right
Alt-Up		Nudge Up
Alt-Down		Nudge Down
Ctrl-Alt-Left
Ctrl-Alt-Right
Ctrl-Alt-Up
Ctrl-Alt-Down

You can edit these shortcuts here.