Tables C.1 through C.17 present the shortcut keys for the main interface.
Command | Shortcut |
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File New Scene | Ctrl+N |
File Open File | Ctrl+O |
File Save File | Ctrl+S |
File Asset Tracking | Shift+T |
Edit Undo Scene Operation | Ctrl+Z |
Edit Redo Scene Operation | Ctrl+Y |
Edit Hold | Alt+Ctrl+H |
Edit Fetch | Alt+Ctrl+F |
Edit Delete Objects | Delete |
Edit Clone | Ctrl+V |
Edit Select All | Ctrl+A |
Edit Select None | Ctrl+D |
Edit Select Invert | Ctrl+I |
Edit Select by Name | H |
Tool Transform Type-In | F12 |
Tool Align | Alt+A |
Tool Quick Align | Shift+A |
Tool Spacing Tool | Shift+I |
Tool Normal Align | Alt+N |
Tool Place Highlight | Ctrl+H |
Tool Isolate Selection | Alt+Q |
Views Undo View Change | Shift+Z |
Views Redo View Change | Shift+Y |
Views Viewport Background | Alt+B |
Views Update Background Image | Alt+Shift+Ctrl+B |
Views Match Camera To View | Ctrl+C |
Views Redraw All Views | ‘ |
Views Adaptive Degradation Toggle | O |
Views Object Display Culling | Alt+O |
Views Expert Mode Toggle | Ctrl+X |
Animation Parameter Editor | Alt+1 |
Animation Parameter Collector | Alt+2 |
Animation Wire Parameters | Ctrl+5 |
Animation Parameter Wire Dialog | Alt+5 |
Graph Editors Particle View | 6 |
Rendering Render Scene | F10 |
Rendering Environment | 8 |
Rendering Advanced Lighting | 9 |
Rendering Render to Texture | 0 (zero) |
Rendering Material Editor | M |
Customize Show/Hide Main Toolbar | Alt+6 |
Customize Lock User Interface | Alt+0 (zero) |
MAXScript MAXScript Listener | F11 |
File Menu | Alt+F |
Edit Menu | Alt+E |
Tools Menu | Alt+T |
Group Menu | Alt+G |
Views Menu | Alt+V |
Create Menu | Alt+C |
Modifiers Menu | Alt+O |
Character Menu | Alt+H |
Animation Menu | Alt+A |
Graph Editors Menu | Alt+D |
Rendering Menu | Alt+R |
Customize Menu | Alt+U |
MAXScript Menu | Alt+M |
Help Menu | Alt+H+H |
Command | Shortcut |
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Undo | Ctrl+Z |
Redo | Ctrl+Y |
Select Object | Q |
Select by Name | H |
Rectangle, Circle, Fence, Lasso Selection Cycle | Ctrl+F, Q |
Select and Move | W |
Select and Rotate | E |
Select and Scale | R |
Scale Cycle | R, Ctrl+E |
Snap Toggle | S |
Angle Snap Toggle | A |
Snap Percent | Shift+Ctrl+P |
Snap to Grid Point Toggle | Alt+F5 |
Snap to Pivot Toggle | Alt+F6 |
Snap to Vertex Toggle | Alt+F7 |
Snap to Endpoint Toggle | Alt+F8 |
Snap to Midpoint Toggle | Alt+F9 |
Snap to Edge/Segment Toggle | Alt+F10 |
Snap to Face Toggle | Alt+F11 |
Snap to Frozen Objects Toggle | Alt+F2 |
Snaps Use Axis Constraints Toggle | Alt+D, Alt+F3 |
Snap Type Cycle | Alt+S |
Snap Hit Cycle | Alt+Shift+S |
Align | Alt+A |
Normal Align | Alt+N |
Place Highlight | Ctrl+H |
Material Editor | M |
Render Scene | F10 |
Quick Render | Shift+Q |
Restrict to X | F5 |
Restrict to Y | F6 |
Restrict to Z | F7 |
Restrict Plane Cycle | F8 |
Command | Shortcut |
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Front View | F |
Top View | T |
Bottom View | B |
Left View | L |
Perspective View | P |
Isometric User View | U |
Camera View | C |
Light View | Shift+4 ($) |
Disable Viewport | D |
Viewports Pop-up Menu | V |
View Edged Faces | F4 |
Polygon Counter | 7 |
Sound Toggle | \ |
Show Safeframes | Shift+F |
Default Lighting | Ctrl+L |
See-Through Display | Alt+X |
Redraw All Views | ‘ |
Offset Snap | Alt+Ctrl+Spacebar |
Show/Hide Cameras | Shift+C |
Show/Hide Geometry | Shift+G |
Background Lock Toggle | Alt+Ctrl+B |
Dynamic Resizing | Drag viewport borders |
Transform Gizmo Toggle | X |
Transform Gizmo Size Down | − |
Transform Gizmo Size Up | = |
Shade Selected Subobject Faces | F2 |
Wireframe/Smooth+Highlights Toggle | F3 |
Show/Hide Grids | G |
Show/Hide Helpers | Shift+H |
Show/Hide Lights | Shift+L |
Show/Hide Particle Systems | Shift+P |
Show/Hide Shapes | Shift+S |
Show/Hide Space Warps | Shift+W |
Show/Hide Floating dialog boxes | Ctrl+‘ |
Command | Shortcut |
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Selection Lock Toggle | Spacebar |
Auto Key Mode | N |
Set Key Mode | ‘ |
Set Keys | K |
Play/Stop Animation | / |
Backup Time One Unit | , (comma) |
Forward Time One Unit | . (period) |
Go to Start Frame | Home |
Go to End Frame | End |
Command | Shortcut |
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Zoom Mode | Alt+Z |
Zoom Extents | Alt+Ctrl+Z |
Zoom Extents All | Shift+Ctrl+Z |
Zoom Extents Selected All | Z |
Zoom In 2X | Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Z |
Zoom Out 2X | Alt+Shift+Z |
Zoom Region Mode | Ctrl+W |
Zoom Viewport In | [or scroll wheel forward |
Zoom Viewport Out | ] or scroll wheel backward |
Pan View | Ctrl+P or drag with middle button |
Interactive Pan | I (held down) |
Walk Through mode | Up arrow |
Arc Rotate | Ctrl+R, Alt+drag with middle button |
Min/Max Toggle | Alt+W |
Command | Shortcut |
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Forward | W, Up Arrow |
Back | S, Down Arrow |
Left | A, Left Arrow |
Right | D, Right Arrow |
Up | E, Shift+Up Arrow |
Down | C, Shift+Down Arrow |
Accelerate | Q |
Decelerate | Z |
Increase Step Size | ] |
Decrease Step Size | [ |
Reset Step Size | Alt+[ |
Level | Shift+Spacebar |
Lock Vertical Rotation | Spacebar |
Command | Shortcut |
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Animation Quadmenu | Alt+right mouse click |
Lighting/Rendering Quadmenu | Ctrl+Alt+right mouse click |
Modeling Quadmenu | Ctrl+right mouse click |
Snap Quadmenu | Shift+right mouse click |
Viewports Quadmenu | V |
reactor Quadmenu | Shift+Alt+right mouse click |
Custom 2 Quadmenu | Shift+Ctrl+Alt+right mouse click |
Custom 3 Quadmenu | Shift+Ctrl+right mouse click |
Command | Shortcut |
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Virtual Viewport Toggle | / (numeric keypad) |
Virtual Viewport Zoom In | + (numeric keypad) |
Virtual Viewport Zoom Out | − (numeric keypad) |
Virtual Viewport Pan Down | 2 (numeric keypad) |
Virtual Viewport Pan Left | 4 (numeric keypad) |
Virtual Viewport Pan Right | 6 (numeric keypad) |
Virtual Viewport Pan Up | 8 (numeric keypad) |
Command | Shortcut |
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Subobject mode toggle | Ctrl+B |
Subobject Level Cycle | Insert |
Subobject Level 1 | 1 |
Subobject Level 2 | 2 |
Subobject Level 3 | 3 |
Subobject Level 4 | 4 |
Subobject Level 5 | 5 |
Delete Subobject | Delete |
Local Select Subobject by Name | Ctrl+H |
Command | Shortcut |
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Select Ancestor | Page Up |
Select Child | Page Down |
Select Children | Ctrl+Page Down |
Select Entire Hierarchy | Double-click parent |
Command | Shortcut |
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Vertex Subobject Mode | 1 |
Edge Subobject Mode | 2 |
Face Subobject Mode | 3 |
Polygon Subobject Mode | 4 |
Element Subobject Mode | 5 |
Detach | Ctrl+D |
Cut Mode | Alt+C |
Bevel Mode | Ctrl+V, Ctrl+B |
Chamfer Mode | Ctrl+C |
Extrude Mode | Ctrl+E |
Edge Invisible | Ctrl+I |
Edge Turn | Ctrl+T |
Weld Selected | Ctrl+W |
Weld Target Mode | Alt+W |
Command | Shortcut |
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Vertex Subobject Mode | 1 |
Edge Subobject Mode | 2 |
Border Subobject Mode | 3 |
Face Subobject Mode | 4 |
Element Subobject Mode | 5 |
Object Level (disable subobject mode) | 6 |
Select by Vertex | Alt+V |
Soft Selection Affect Backfacing | Ctrl+F |
Ignore Backfacing in Selections | Shift+Ctrl+I |
Shaded Face Toggle | Alt+F |
Grow Selection | Ctrl+Page Up |
Shrink Selection | Ctrl+Page Down |
Select Edge Loop | Alt+L |
Select Edge Ring | Alt+R |
Use Soft Selection | Ctrl+S |
Repeat Last Operation | ; |
Constrain to Faces | X |
Constrain to Edges | Shift+X |
Create | C |
Collapse Poly Object | Shift+L |
Attach | Shift+A |
Attach List | Shift+Ctrl+A |
Detach | Ctrl+D |
Break | Shift+B |
Create Shape From Edge | Shift+M |
Insert Vertex Mode | Shift+I |
Connect | Shift+Ctrl+E |
Connect Edge Settings | Ctrl+N |
Cut | Alt+C |
Bevel Mode | Shift+Ctrl+B |
Bevel Settings | Ctrl+B |
Chamfer Mode | Shift+Ctrl+C |
Chamfer Settings | Alt+Ctrl+C |
Inset Mode | I |
Inset Settings | Ctrl+I |
Outline Mode | O |
Outline Settings | Ctrl+O |
Extrude Mode | E |
Extrude Settings | Ctrl+E |
Extrude Poly Face | Alt+E |
Extrude Along Spline Mode | Alt+E |
Hinge from Edge Mode | L |
Hinge from Edge Settings | Ctrl+L |
Auto Smooth | A |
MeshSmooth | M |
MeshSmooth Settings | Ctrl+M |
Retriangulate | Shift+Ctrl+T |
Edit Triangulation Mode | Shift+T |
Tessellate | T |
Tessellate Settings | Ctrl+T |
Flip Normals | F |
Hide | H |
Hide Unselected | Alt+I |
Unhide All | Alt+U |
Weld Mode | Shift+Ctrl+W |
Weld Settings | Ctrl+W |
Make Planar | P |
Remove | Shift+R |
Quickslice Mode | Shift+Ctrl+Q |
Slice | Shift+S |
Slice Plane Mode | S |
Reset Slice Plane | Alt+S |
Split Edges | Shift+P |
Remove Isolated Vertices | Shift+Ctrl+R |
Remove Unused Map Vertices | Alf+Shift+Ctrl+R |
Align to Grid | G |
Align to View | V |
Cap Poly Object | Alt+P |
Command | Shortcut |
---|---|
Vertex Subobject Mode | 1 |
Edge Subobject Mode | 2 |
Border Subobject Mode | 3 |
Face Subobject Mode | 4 |
Element Subobject Mode | 5 |
Object Level (disable subobject mode) | 6 |
Repeat Last Operation | ; |
Grow Selection | Ctrl+Page Up |
Shrink Selection | Ctrl+Page Down |
Select Edge Loop | Alt+L |
Select Edge Ring | Alt+R |
Connect | Shift+Ctrl+E |
Cut | Alt+C |
Constrain to Edges | Shift+X |
Quickslice Mode | Shift+Ctrl+Q |
Bevel Mode | Shift+Ctrl+B |
Chamfer Mode | Shift+Ctrl+C |
Extrude Mode | Shift+E |
Extrude Poly Face | Alt+E |
MeshSmooth | Ctrl+M |
Hide | Alt+H |
Hide Unselected | Alt+I |
Unhide All | Alt+U |
Weld Mode | Shift+Ctrl+W |
Cap Poly Object | Alt+P |
Collapse Poly Object | Alt+Ctrl+C |
Command | Shortcut |
---|---|
Lock 2D Selection | Spacebar |
CV Constrained Normal Move | Alt+N |
CV Constrained U Move | Alt+U |
CV Constrained V Move | Alt+V |
Select Next in V | Ctrl+Up Arrow |
Select Previous in V | Ctrl+Down Arrow |
Tessellation Preset 1 | Ctrl+1 |
Tessellation Preset 2 | Ctrl+2 |
Display Curves | Shift+Ctrl+C |
Display Surfaces | Shift+Ctrl+S |
Display Lattices | Ctrl+L |
Display Shaded Lattice | Alt+L |
Display Dependents | Ctrl+D |
Display Toolbox | Ctrl+T |
Display Trims | Shift+Ctrl+T |
Select Next in U | Ctrl+Right Arrow |
Select Previous in U | Ctrl+Left Arrow |
Tessellation Preset 3 | Ctrl+3 |
Switch to Point Level | Alt+Shift+P |
Switch to Curve Level | Alt+Shift+C |
Switch to Curve CV Level | Alt+Shift+Z |
Switch to Surface Level | Alt+Shift+S |
Switch to Surface CV Level | Alt+Shift+V |
Switch to Imports Level | Alt+Shift+I |
Switch to Top Level | Alt+Shift+T |
Transform Degrade | Ctrl+X |
Command | Shortcut |
---|---|
Switch to Control Point Level | Alt+Shift+C |
Switch to Lattice Level | Alt+Shift+L |
Switch to Set Volume Level | Alt+Shift+S |
Switch to Top Level | Alt+Shift+T |
Command | Shortcut |
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Object Level | Ctrl+0 |
Normal Level | Ctrl+1 |
Vertex Level | Ctrl+2 |
Edge Level | Ctrl+3 |
Face Level | Ctrl+4 |
Copy Normal | Ctrl+C |
Paste Normal | Ctrl+V |
Reset Normals | R |
Specify Normals | S |
Unify Normals | U |
Make Explicit | E |
Break Normals | B |
Command | Shortcut |
---|---|
Select Hair by Ends | Ctrl+1 |
Select Whole Guide | Ctrl+2 |
Select Guide Vertices | Ctrl+3 |
Select Hair by Roots | Ctrl+4 |
Invert Selection | Shift+Ctrl+N |
Rotate Selection | Shift+Ctrl+R |
Expand Selection | Shift+Ctrl+E |
Hide Selected Guides | Shift+Ctrl+H |
Show Hidden Guides | Shift+Ctrl+W |
Hair Brush | Ctrl+B |
Hair Cut | Ctrl+C |
Select Hair | Ctrl+S |
Distance Fade | Shift+Ctrl+F |
Ignore Back Hairs | Shift+Ctrl+B |
Translate Transformation | Ctrl+T or Shift+Ctrl+1 |
Stand Transformation | Ctrl+N or Shift+Ctrl+2 |
Puff Roots Transformation | Ctrl+P or Shift+Ctrl+3 |
Clump Transformation | Ctrl+M or Shift+Ctrl+4 |
Rotate Transformation | Ctrl+R or Shift+Ctrl+5 |
Scale Transformation | Ctrl+E or Shift+Ctrl+6 |
Attenuate Hair | Shift+Ctrl+A |
Pop Selected | Shift+Ctrl+P |
Pop Zero-sized | Shift+Ctrl+Z |
Recomb Hair | Shift+Ctrl+M |
Replace Rest | Shift+Ctrl+T |
Toggle Collisions | Shift+Ctrl+C |
Toggle Hairs | Shift+Ctrl+I |
Lock Guides | Shift+Ctrl+L |
Unlock Guides | Shift+Ctrl+U |
Undo Styling | Ctrl+Z |
Split Selected Hair Groups | Shift+Ctrl+− |
Merge Selected Hair Groups | Shift+Ctrl+= |
NEW FEATURE | Keyboard shortcuts have been expanded for the Edit Poly modifier to cover just about all features, and new shortcuts have been defined for the Hair Styling features. These features are new to 3ds Max 9. |
Note | The Virtual Viewport option is available only when the OpenGL display driver is used. |
Note | Don't confuse the keyboard shortcuts that work with the Edit Poly modifier with those for the Editable Poly object. Some of the same keyboard shortcuts work for both, but most don't work for the Editable Poly object. |