2024 1.0 Help

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

New to 2020 sml 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*

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

(

)

*

+

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

Edit Keyboard shortcuts

You can edit these shortcuts here.

04 December 2024