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Main User Interface Shortcuts

See also

Default Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Panel

Customize User Interface Dialog

   

Note: In the table below, "RMB" stands for "right mouse button": in other words, a right-click.

   

Noncustomizable Keyboard Shortcut FunctionKeyboard Shortcut
Numeric Expression EvaluatorCTRL+N while the cursor is in a numeric field

These are the pre-assigned keyboard shortcuts for the main user interface. You may customize these to other keyboard shortcuts of your choice.

User Interface FunctionKeyboard Shortcut
Adaptive Degradation ToggleO (letter "o")
  
AlignALT+A
Angle Snap ToggleA
Animate Mode ToggleAuto Key ToggleN
  
Background Lock ToggleALT+CTRL+B
Backup Time One Unit, (comma)
Bottom ViewB
Camera ViewC
Cycle Selection MethodCTRL+F
Default Lighting ToggleCTRL+L
Delete ObjectsDELETE
Disable ViewportD
  
  
Environment Dialog8
Expert ModeCTRL+X
FetchALT+CTRL+F
Forward Time One Unit. (period)
  
  
Front ViewF
Go to End FrameEND
Go to Start FrameHOME
Hide Cameras ToggleSHIFT+C
Hide Geometry ToggleSHIFT+G
Hide Grids ToggleG
Hide Helpers ToggleSHIFT+H
Hide Lights ToggleSHIFT+L
Hide Particle Systems ToggleSHIFT+P
Hide Space Warps ToggleSHIFT+W
HoldALT+CTRL+H
Isolate SelectionALT+Q
Isometric User ViewU
Left ViewL
Lock User Interface ToggleALT+0 (zero)
Match Camera To ViewCTRL+C
Material EditorM
Maximize Viewport ToggleALT+W
MAXScript ListenerF11
New SceneCTRL+N
Normal AlignALT+N
  
  
  
  
  
  
Offset SnapALT+CTRL+SPACEBAR
Open FileCTRL+O (letter "o")
Pan ViewCTRL+P
Pan ViewportI (letter "i")
Perspective User ViewP
Place HighlightCTRL+H
Play Animation/ (forward slash)
Polygon Counter7
Quick RenderSHIFT+Q
Redo Scene OperationCTRL+Y
Redo Viewport OperationSHIFT+Y
Redraw All Views` (accent grave)
Render LastF9
Render SceneF10
Render To Texture0 (zero)
Restrict Plane CycleF8
Restrict to XF5
Restrict to YF6
Restrict to ZF7
  
Rotate ModeE
  
Save FileCTRL+S
Scale CycleCTRL+E
See-Through Display ToggleALT+X
Select AllCTRL+A
Select AncestorPAGE UP
Select ChildPAGE DOWN
Select InvertCTRL+I (letter “i”)
Select NoneCTRL+D
Select-By-Name DialogH
Selection Lock ToggleSPACEBAR
Set Key Mode' (quote)
Set KeyK
Shade Selected Faces ToggleF2
  
  
  
  
Show Main Toolbar ToggleALT+6
Show Safeframes ToggleSHIFT+F
Show Selection Bracket ToggleJ
Show Tab Panel ToggleY
Smart ScaleR
Smart SelectQ
Snap Percent ToggleSHIFT+CTRL+P
Snap ToggleS
Snaps CycleALT+S
Sound Toggle\ (backslash)
Spacing ToolSHIFT+I (letter "i")
Spot/Directional Light ViewSHIFT+4
Sub-object Level 11 (number “one”)
Sub-object Level 22
Sub-object Level 33
Sub-object Level 44
Sub-object Level 55
Sub-object Level CycleINSERT
Sub-object Selection ToggleCTRL+B
  
Top ViewT
Transform Gizmo Size Down= (equals sign)
Transform Gizmo Size Up- (minus sign)
Transform Gizmo ToggleX
Transform Type-In DialogF12
Undo Scene OperationCTRL+Z
Undo Viewport OperationSHIFT+Z
  
  
Update Background ImageALT+SHIFT+CTRL+B
View Edged Faces ToggleF4
Viewport BackgroundALT+B
  
Virtual Viewport Pan Down2 (numeric keypad)
Virtual Viewport Pan Left4 (numeric keypad)
Virtual Viewport Pan Right6 (numeric keypad)
Virtual Viewport Pan Up8 (numeric keypad)
Virtual Viewport Toggle/ (numeric keypad)
Virtual Viewport Zoom In+ (numeric keypad)
Virtual Viewport Zoom Out– (numeric keypad)
Wireframe / Smooth+Highlights ToggleF3
Zoom ExtentsALT+CTRL+Z
Zoom Extents AllSHIFT+CTRL+Z
  
Zoom Extents Selected AllZ
  
Zoom ModeALT+Z
  
Zoom Region ModeCTRL+W
Zoom Viewport In[ (open square bracket)
Zoom Viewport Out] (closed square bracket)


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