3d max short cut keys
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List of shortcut keysShortcut Command How useful(?)Snaps Action Table
3DStudio Max 7Alt+F10 Snap To Edge/Segment Toggle + – Alt+F8 Snap To Endpoint Toggle + – Alt+F11 Snap To Face Toggle + – Alt+F5 Snap To Grid Points Toggle + – Alt+F9 Snap To Midpoint Toggle + – Alt+F6 Snap To Pivot Toggle + – Alt+F7 Snap To Vertex Toggle + – Main UI
3DStudio Max 7O Adaptive Degradation Toggle + – Alt+A Align + – A Angle Snap Toggle + – Ctrl+R Arc Rotate View Mode + – N Auto Key Mode Toggle + – Alt+Ctrl+B Background Lock Toggle + – , Backup Time One Unit + – B Bottom View + – C Camera View + – Ctrl+V Clone + – Alt+S Cycle Active Snap Type + – Ctrl+F Cycle Selection Method + – Alt+Shft+S Cycle Snap Hit + – Ctrl+L Default Lighting Toggle + – . Delete Objects + – D Disable Viewport + – Alt+X Display as See-Through Toggle + – 8 Environment Dialog Toggle + – Ctrl+X Expert Mode Toggle + – Alt+Ctrl+F Fetch + – . Forward Time One Unit + – F Front View + – End Go to End Frame + – Home Go to Start Frame + – Shft+C Hide Cameras Toggle + –
Shft+G Hide Geometry Toggle + – G Hide Grids Toggle + – Shft+H Hide Helpers Toggle + – Shft+L Hide Lights Toggle + – Shft+P Hide Particle Systems Toggle + – Shft+S Hide Shapes Toggle + – Shft+W Hide Space Warps Toggle + – Alt+Ctrl+H Hold + – U Isometric User View + – L Left View + – Alt+0 Lock User Interface Toggle + – M Material Editor Toggle + – Alt+W Maximize Viewport Toggle + – F11 MAXScript Listener + – Ctrl+N New Scene + – Alt+N Normal Align + – Ctrl+O Open File + – Ctrl+P Pan View + – I Pan Viewport + – Shft+Ctrl+P Percent Snap Toggle + – P Perspective User View + – Ctrl+H Place Highlight + – / Play Animation + – Shft+A Quick Align + – Shft+Q Quick Render + – Ctrl+Y Redo Scene Operation + – Shft+Y Redo Viewport Operation + – ` Redraw All Views + – F9 Render Last + – F10 Render Scene Dialog Toggle + – F8 Restrict Plane Cycle + – F5 Restrict to X + – F6 Restrict to Y + – F7 Restrict to Z + – Ctrl+S Save File + – Ctrl+E Scale Cycle + – Ctrl+A Select All + – PageUp Select Ancestor + – W Select and Move + – E Select and Rotate + – H Select By Name + – PageDown Select Child + –
Ctrl+PageDown Select Children + – Ctrl+I Select Invert + – Ctrl+D Select None + – Space Selection Lock Toggle + – ' Set Key Mode + – K Set Keys + – F2 Shade Selected Faces Toggle + – Ctrl+` Show Floating Dialogs + – Alt+6 Show Main Toolbar Toggle + – Shft+F Show Safeframes Toggle + – J Show Selection Bracket Toggle + – Alt+F2 Snap To Frozen Objects Toggle + – S Snaps Toggle + – Alt+D, Alt+F3 Snaps Use Axis Constraints Toggle + – \ Sound Toggle + – Shft+I Spacing Tool + – Shft+4 Spot/Directional Light View + – Insert Sub-object Level Cycle + – Ctrl+B Sub-object Selection Toggle + – T Top View + – - Transform Gizmo Size Down + – = Transform Gizmo Size Up + – X Transform Gizmo Toggle + – F12 Transform Type-In Dialog Toggle + – Ctrl+Z Undo Scene Operation + – Shft+Z Undo Viewport Operation + – Alt+Shft+Ctrl+B Update Background Image + – F4 View Edged Faces Toggle + – Alt+B Viewport Background + – NumPad 2 Virtual Viewport Pan Down + – NumPad 4 Virtual Viewport Pan Left + – NumPad 6 Virtual Viewport Pan Right + – NumPad 8 Virtual Viewport Pan Up + – NumPad / Virtual Viewport Toggle + – NumPad + Virtual Viewport Zoom In + – NumPad - Virtual Viewport Zoom Out + – F3 Wireframe / Smooth+Highlights Toggle + – Z Zoom Extents All Selected + – Shft+Ctrl+Z Zoom Extents All + – Alt+Ctrl+Z Zoom Extents + – Alt+Shft+Ctrl+Z Zoom In 2X + – Alt+Z Zoom Mode + –
Alt+Shft+Z Zoom Out 2X + – Ctrl+W Zoom Region Mode + – [, Ctrl+= Zoom Viewport In + – ], Ctrl+- Zoom Viewport Out + – Track View
3DStudio Max 7A Add Keys + – Ctrl+E Apply Ease Curve + – Ctrl+M Apply Multiplier Curve + – C Assign Controller + – Ctrl+C Copy Controller + – O Expand Object Toggle + – Enter, T Expand Track Toggle + – Q Filters + – Space Lock Selection + – L Lock Tangents Toggle + – U Make Controller Unique + – Down Arrow Move Highlight Down + – Up Arrow Move Highlight Up + – M Move Keys + – Left Arrow Nudge Keys Left + – Right Arrow Nudge Keys Right + – P Pan + – Ctrl+V Paste Controller + – Ctrl+Down Arrow Scroll Down + – Ctrl+Up Arrow Scroll Up + – S Snap Frames + – Alt+X Zoom Horizontal Extents Keys + – Z Zoom + – Material Editor
3DStudio Max 7B Background + – L Backlight + – X Cycle 3X2, 5X3, 6X4 Sample Slots + – G Get Material + – Left Arrow Go Backward to Sibling + – Right Arrow Go Forward to Sibling + –
Up Arrow Go to Parent + – P Make Preview + – O Options + – Schematic View
3DStudio Max 7B Add Bookmark + – D Display Floater + – P Filters + – Alt+F Free All + – Alt+S Free Selected + – Ctrl+I Invert Selected Nodes + – Alt+C Move Children + – Right Arrow Next Bookmark + – Left Arrow Previous Bookmark + – R Rename Object + – Ctrl+A Select All Nodes + – Ctrl+C Select Children + – Ctrl+D Select None + – G Show Grid + – Ctrl+S Toggle Shrink + – C Use Connect Tool + – S Use Select Tool + – Z Zoom Selected Extents + – ActiveShade
3DStudio Max 7Q Close + – D Draw Region + – R Render + – S Select Object + – Space Toggle Toolbar (Docked) + – Video Post
3DStudio Max 7Ctrl+F Add Image Filter Event + – Ctrl+I Add Image Input Event + – Ctrl+L Add Image Layer Event + –
Ctrl+O Add Image Output Event + – Ctrl+A Add New Event + – Ctrl+S Add Scene Event + – Ctrl+E Edit Current Event + – Ctrl+R Execute Sequence + – Ctrl+N New Sequence + – NURBS
3DStudio Max 7Alt+N CV Constrained Normal Move + – Alt+U CV Constrained U Move + – Alt+V CV Constrained V Move + – Shft+Ctrl+C Display Curves + – Ctrl+D Display Dependents + – Ctrl+L Display Lattices + – Alt+L Display Shaded Lattice + – Shft+Ctrl+S Display Surfaces + – Ctrl+T Display Toolbox + – Shft+Ctrl+T Display Trims + – Ctrl+H Local Select Sub-Object By Name + – Space Lock 2D Selection + – Ctrl+Right Arrow Select Next in U + – Ctrl+Up Arrow Select Next in V + – Ctrl+Left Arrow Select Previous in U + – Ctrl+Down Arrow Select Previous in V + – H Select Sub-Object By Name + – Alt+1 Set Tessellation Preset 1 + – Alt+2 Set Tessellation Preset 2 + – Alt+3 Set Tessellation Preset 3 + – Ctrl+S Soft Selection + – Alt+Shft+Z Switch To Curve CV Level + – Alt+Shft+C Switch To Curve Level + – Alt+Shft+I Switch To Imports Level + – Alt+Shft+P Switch To Point Level + – Alt+Shft+V Switch To Surface CV Level + – Alt+Shft+S Switch To Surface Level + – Alt+Shft+T Switch To Top Level + – Ctrl+X Transform Degrade + – Editable Poly
3DStudio Max 7Shft+Ctrl+B Bevel Mode + – 3 Border Level + – Shft+Ctrl+C Chamfer Mode + – Shft+Ctrl+E Connect + – Shft+X Constrain to Edges + – Alt+C Cut + – 2 Edge Level + – 5 Element Level + – Shft+E Extrude Mode + – 4 Face Level + – Ctrl+PageUp Grow Selection + – Alt+I Hide Unselected + – Alt+H Hide + – 6 Object Level + – Shft+Ctrl+Q Quickslice Mode + – ; Repeat Last Operation + – Alt+L Select Edge Loop + – Alt+R Select Edge Ring + – Ctrl+PageDown Shrink Selection + – Alt+U Unhide All + – 1 Vertex Level + – Shft+Ctrl+W Weld Mode + – Edit/Editable Mesh
3DStudio Max 7Ctrl+V, Ctrl+B Bevel Mode + – Ctrl+C Chamfer Mode + – Alt+C Cut Mode + – Ctrl+D Detach + – Ctrl+I Edge Invisible + – 2 Edge Level + – Ctrl+T Edge Turn + – 5 Element Level + – Ctrl+E Extrude Mode + – 3 Face Level + – 4 Polygon Level + – 1 Vertex Level + – Ctrl+W Weld Selected + –
Alt+W Weld Target Mode + – Edit Normals
3DStudio Max 7B Break Normals + – Ctrl+C Copy Normal + – Ctrl+3 Edge Level + – Ctrl+4 Face Level + – E Make Explicit + – Ctrl+1 Normal Level + – Ctrl+0 Object Level + – Ctrl+V Paste Normal + – R Reset Normals + – S Specify Normals + – U Unify Normals + – Ctrl+2 Vertex Level + – FFD
3DStudio Max 7Alt+Shft+C Switch To Control Point Level + – Alt+Shft+L Switch To Lattice Level + – Alt+Shft+S Switch To Set Volume Level + – Alt+Shft+T Switch To Top Level + – Edit Poly
3DStudio Max 7Shft+Ctrl+B Bevel Mode + – 3 Border Level + – Shft+Ctrl+C Chamfer Mode + – Shft+Ctrl+E Connect + – Shft+X Constrain to Edges + – Alt+C Cut + – 2 Edge Level + – 5 Element Level + – Shft+E Extrude Mode + – Ctrl+PageUp Grow Selection + – Alt+I Hide Unselected + – Alt+H Hide + –
6 Object Level + – 4 Polygon Level + – Shft+Ctrl+Q Quickslice Mode + – ; Repeat Last Operation + – Alt+L Select Edge Loop + – Alt+R Select Edge Ring + – Ctrl+PageDown Shrink Selection + – Alt+U Unhide All + – 1 Vertex Level + – Shft+Ctrl+W Weld Mode + – Physique
3DStudio Max 7Ctrl+C Copy Envelope + – Ctrl+D Delete + – PageDown Next + – Ctrl+V Paste Envelope + – Shft+ Previous Selection Level + – PageUp Previous + – Ctrl+E Reset Envelopes + – Unwrap UVW
3DStudio Max 7Ctrl+B Break Selected Vertices + – D, Ctrl+D Detach Edge Verts + – Ctrl+E Edit UVW's + – Alt+F Filter Selected Faces + – Ctrl+F Freeze Selected + – Alt+Shft+Ctrl+F Get Face Selection From Stack + – Alt+Shft+Ctrl+P Get Selection From Faces + – Ctrl+H Hide Selected + – Alt+Shft+Ctrl+L Load UVW + – Space Lock selected vertices + – Alt+Shft+Ctrl+N Mirror Horizontal + – Alt+Shft+Ctrl+M Mirror Vertical + – Alt+Shft+Ctrl+J Move Horizontal + – Alt+Shft+Ctrl+K Move Vertical + – Ctrl+P Pan + – Enter Planar map faces/patches + –
Alt+E Show Seams In Viewport + – Ctrl+S Snap + – NumPad -, - Texture Vertex Contract Selection + – NumPad +, = Texture Vertex Expand Selection + – Q Texture Vertex Move Mode + – Ctrl+R Texture Vertex Rotate Mode + – Ctrl+W Texture Vertex Weld Selected + – Ctrl+T Texture VertexTarget Weld + – Ctrl+O Unwrap Options + – Ctrl+U Update Map + – Alt+Ctrl+Z Zoom Extents Selected + – X Zoom Extents + – Ctrl+X Zoom Region + – Shft+Space Zoom To Gizmo + – Z Zoom + – Crowd
3DStudio Max 7S Solve + – Biped
3DStudio Max 7Alt+Ctrl+S Change Leg State + – Alt+M Collapse Move All Mode changes + – Alt+C Copy Posture + – Alt+Ctrl+F Fix Graphs + – Alt+Ctrl+L Lock Selected Keys (toggle) + – Alt+B Paste Posture Opposite + – Alt+V Paste Posture + – V Play Biped + – Alt+K Reset all limb keys + – Alt+Ctrl+E Scale In Transform (toggle) + – 0 Set Key + – Alt+R Set Range + – Alt+T Toggle Biped Keys in TrackBar + – Alt+D TV Select end of footsteps + – Alt+S TV Select entire foostep + – Alt+A TV Select start of foosteps + –
Biped Curve Editing
3DStudio Max 7Ctrl+A Pos Curve Relative To Bip Root + – Ctrl+A Pos Curve Relative To World + – Ctrl+A Show Pos Accel Curve + – Ctrl+A Show Pos Curve + – Ctrl+A Show Pos Jerk Curve + – Ctrl+A Show Pos Speed Curve + – Ctrl+A Show Quat Curve + – Ctrl+A Show Rot Accel Curve + – Ctrl+A Show Rot Speed Curve + – Ctrl+A Toggle Draw Every Frame + – Ctrl+A Toggle Layered Edit + – Ctrl+A Toggle Limit Quat Curve to 180 + – Ctrl+A Toggle Manipulate Subanims + – Ctrl+A Toggle Show Z + – Ctrl+A Toggle Show X + – Ctrl+A Toggle Show Y + – Ctrl+A Toggle Subanims + – Reaction Manager
3DStudio Max 7Ctrl+I Set Max Influence + – Alt+I Set Min Influence + – Particle Flow
3DStudio Max 7; Particle Emission Toggle + – 6 Particle View Toggle + – Particle Flow
3DStudio Max 7Shft+; Selected Particle Emission Toggle + – Particle Flow
3DStudio Max 7
Ctrl+C Copy Selected In Particle View + – Ctrl+V Paste In Particle View + – Ctrl+A Select All In Particle View + – ActiveShade (Scanline)
3DStudio Max 7P Initialize + – U Update + – ToneOperatorAndRadiosityActionTable
3DStudio Max 79 Advanced Lighting Panel + – Object Display Culling
3DStudio Max 7Alt+O Object Display Culling + – WalkThrough
3DStudio Max 7Q Accelerate Toggle + – S, Down Arrow Back + – Z Decelerate Toggle + – [ Decrease Step Size + – C, Shft+Down Arrow Down + – W, Up Arrow Forward + – ] Increase Step Size + – A, Left Arrow Left + – Shft+Space Level + – Space Lock Vertical Rotation + – Alt+[ Reset Step Size + – D, Right Arrow Right + – E, Shft+Up Arrow Up + – Macro Scripts
3DStudio Max 7Ctrl+1 Add/Edit Parameters... (TV) + –
Alt+P Cap (Poly) + – Alt+Ctrl+C Collapse (Poly) + – Alt+3 Collect Parameters SV + – Alt+4 Collect Parameters TV + – Ctrl+C Create Camera From View + – Alt+C Cut (Poly) + – Alt+E Extrude Face (Poly) + – Alt+G Geometry Selection Visibility Toggle + – Alt+Q Isolate Selection + – Ctrl+M Meshsmooth (Poly) + – Alt+2 Parameter Collector + – Alt+1 Parameter Editor + – Alt+5 Parameter Wiring Dialog... + – 0 Render to Texture Dialog Toggle + – R Smart Scale + – Q Smart Select + – Ctrl+5 Start Parameter Wiring... + – 1 Sub-Object Level 1 + – 2 Sub-Object Level 2 + – 3 Sub-Object Level 3 + – 4 Sub-Object Level 4 + – 5 Sub-object Level 5 + – Up Arrow WalkThrough View Mode + – Quad Menu Sets
3DStudio Max 7[Alt+RMB] Animation + – [Shft+Ctrl+Alt+RMB] Custom + – [Shft+Ctrl+RMB] Custom + – [Ctrl+Alt+RMB] Lighting | Render + – [Ctrl+RMB] Modeling + – [Shft+Alt+RMB] reactor + – [Shft+RMB] Snap + – V Viewports + –