| Tool Operations | ||
|---|---|---|
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Return |
Complete current tool |
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Insert |
Enter tool Edit mode |
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Shift |
Q |
Select Tool, or with left mouse button for Component marking menu |
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Alt |
q |
Select Tool, or with left mouse button for Polygon marking menu |
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q |
Select Tool, or with left mouse button for Selection Mask marking menu |
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w |
Move Tool, or with left mouse button for Move Tool marking menu |
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e |
Rotate Tool, or with left mouse button for Rotate Tool marking menu |
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r |
Scale Tool, or with left mouse button for Scale Tool marking menu |
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Ctrl |
t |
Show universal manipulator tool |
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t |
Show manipulator tool |
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y |
Selects the last used tool that is not one of Select, Move, Rotate, or Scale |
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j |
Move, Rotate, Scale Tool Snapping (press and release) |
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=, + |
Increase manipulator size |
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- |
Decrease manipulator size |
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d |
With left mouse button move pivot (Move Tool) |
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Insert |
Switches between move pivot and move object (Move Tool) |
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| Action Operations | ||
|---|---|---|
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Ctrl |
z |
Undo |
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Ctrl |
y |
Redo |
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g |
Repeat last action |
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F8 |
Switch between object/component selection mode |
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p |
Parent |
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Shift |
P |
Unparent |
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s |
Set key |
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Shift |
w |
Key the selected object position |
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Shift |
e |
Key the selected object rotation |
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Shift |
r |
Key the selected object scale |
| Hotbox Display | ||
|---|---|---|
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space |
(When pressed down) Show the hotbox |
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Alt |
m |
Default Hotbox Style (Zones and Menu Rows) |
| Displaying Objects (Show, Hide) | ||
|---|---|---|
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Ctrl |
h |
Display > Hide > Hide Selection |
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Shift |
H |
Display > Show > Show Selection |
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Ctrl+Shift |
H |
Display > Show > Show Last Hidden |
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Alt |
h |
Display > Hide > Hide Unselected Objects |
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Shift |
l |
Show > Isolate Select > View Selected (in the panel menus) |
| Display Settings | ||
|---|---|---|
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4 |
Shading > Wireframe |
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5 |
Shaded display |
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6 |
Shaded and Textured display |
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7 |
Lighting > Use All Lights |
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0 |
Default quality display setting |
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1 |
Rough quality display setting |
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2 |
Medium quality display setting |
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3 |
Smooth quality display setting |
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| File Operations | ||
|---|---|---|
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Ctrl (or |
n |
File > New Scene |
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Ctrl (or |
o |
File > Open Scene |
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Ctrl (or |
s |
File > Save Scene |
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Ctrl (or |
Shift + s |
File > Save Scene As |
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Ctrl (or |
q |
File > Exit |
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Ctrl |
r |
Create file reference |
| Animation Operations | ||
|---|---|---|
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s |
Set key |
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i |
Insert Keys Tool (for Graph Editor) (press and release) |
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Shift |
S |
With left mouse button for Keyframe marking menu |
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Shift |
S |
With middle mouse button for Tangent marking menu |
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Shift |
E |
Set key for Rotate |
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Shift |
R |
Set key for Scale |
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Shift |
W |
Set key for Translate |
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Alt |
j |
Toggle Multicolor Feedback |
| Playback Control | ||
|---|---|---|
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Alt |
. |
Move forward one frame in time |
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Alt |
, |
Move backward one frame in time |
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. |
Go to Next key |
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, |
Go to Previous key |
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Alt |
v |
Turn Playback on or off |
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Alt+Shift |
V |
Go to Min Frame |
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k |
With middle mouse button for virtual Time Slider mode (press and hold and scrub timeline) |
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| Tumble, Track, or Dolly | ||
|---|---|---|
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Alt |
Left mouse button |
Tumble Tool (press and release) |
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Alt |
Middle mouse button |
Track Tool (press and release) |
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Alt |
Right mouse button |
Dolly Tool (press and release) |
| 2D Pan/Zoom | ||
|---|---|---|
| \+ |
Middle mouse button |
2D Pan tool |
| \+ | Right mouse button | 2D Zoom tool |
| \ | Enable/disable 2D Pan/Zoom. | |
| Painting Operations | ||
|---|---|---|
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Alt |
f |
Flood with the current value |
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Alt |
a |
Turn Show Wireframe on or off |
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Alt |
c |
Turn Color Feedback on or off |
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Alt |
r |
Toggle Reflection on or off |
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u |
With left mouse button for Artisan Paint Operation marking menu |
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b |
Modify upper brush radius (press and release) |
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Shift |
B |
Modify lower brush radius (press and release) |
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Ctrl |
b |
Edit Paint Effects template brush settings |
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m |
Modify maximum displacement (Sculpt Surfaces and Sculpt Polygons Tool) |
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n |
Modify paint value |
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/ |
Switch to pick color mode (press and release) |
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o |
With left mouse button for the Poly Brush Tool marking menu |
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o |
With middle mouse button for Poly UV Tool marking menu |
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| Snapping Operations | ||
|---|---|---|
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c |
Snap to curves (press and release) |
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x |
Snap to grids (press and release) |
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v |
Snap to points (press and release) |
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j |
Move, Rotate, Scale Tool snapping (press and release) |
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Shift |
j |
Move, Rotate, Scale Tool relative snapping (press and release) |
| Selecting Objects and Components | ||
|---|---|---|
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F8 |
Select > Object/Component (Switch between object and component editing) |
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F9 |
Select > Vertex |
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F10 |
Select > Edge |
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F11 |
Select > Face |
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F12 |
Select > UV |
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Ctrl |
i |
Select next intermediate object |
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Alt |
F9 |
Select > Vertex Face |
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< |
Shrink polygon selection region |
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> |
Grow polygon selection region |
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| Selecting Menus | ||
|---|---|---|
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Ctrl |
m |
Show/hide main menu bar |
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Shift |
M |
Show/hide panel menu bar |
| Ctrl+Shift |
M |
Show/hide panel toolbar |
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h |
With Left mouse button for Menu Set marking menu |
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F2 |
Show Modeling menu set |
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F3 |
Show Rigging menu set |
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F4 |
Show Animation menu set |
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F5 |
Show Dynamics (FX) menu set |
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F6 |
Show Rendering menu set |
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| Edit Operations | ||
|---|---|---|
Ctrl (or
 )
|
z |
Edit > Undo |
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Ctrl (or
|
y |
Edit > Redo |
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g |
Edit > Repeat |
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Shift |
G |
Repeat command at mouse position |
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Ctrl |
d |
Edit > Duplicate |
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Ctrl+Shift |
D |
Edit > Duplicate Special |
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Shift |
D |
Edit > Duplicate with Transform |
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Ctrl |
g |
Edit > Group |
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p |
Edit > Parent |
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Shift |
P |
Edit > Unparent |
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Ctrl (or
|
x |
Edit > Cut |
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Ctrl (or
|
c |
Edit > Copy |
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Ctrl (or
|
v |
Edit > Paste |
| Rendering | ||
|---|---|---|
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Ctrl |
Left |
Render view next image |
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Ctrl |
Right |
Render view previous image |
| Window and View Operations | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Alt |
Middle mouse |
Pan in the Outliner |
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Alt + Ctrl |
Middle mouse |
Fast pan in the Outliner |
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Alt |
Middle mouse |
Pan in the Attribute Editor |
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Ctrl |
a |
Switches between Attribute Editor or Channel Box–displays the Attribute Editor if neither is shown |
|
a |
Frame All in active panel, or with left mouse button for History Operations marking menu |
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Shift |
A |
Frame All in all views |
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f |
Frame Selected in active panel |
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Shift |
F |
Frame Selected in all views |
|
space |
(When tapped) Switch between the active window in multi-pane display and single pane display |
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Ctrl |
space |
Switch between the standard view and full-screen view of the current panels |
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] (Right square bracket) |
Redo view change |
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[ (Left square bracket) |
Undo view change |
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Alt |
b |
Switch between a gradient, black, dark gray, or light gray background color. |
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Shift |
{ (Left brace bracket) |
View previous layout |
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Shift |
} (Right brace bracket) |
View next layout |
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F1 |
Help > Maya Help |
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| Moving Selected Objects | ||
|---|---|---|
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Alt |
Up |
Move up one pixel |
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Alt |
Down |
Move down one pixel |
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Alt |
Left |
Move left one pixel |
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Alt |
Right |
Move right one pixel |
| Pick Walk* | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Up |
Walk up current |
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Down |
Walk down current |
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Left |
Walk left in current |
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Right |
Walk right in current |
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*Based on selection, the arrow keys let you walk up the hierarchy (object selected) or walk about the object’s components (component selected, including vertices, edge loops, edge rings). |
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| Modeling Operations | ||
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Default polygon mesh display (no smoothing) |
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|
2 |
Cage + smooth polygon mesh display |
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|
3 |
Smooth polygon mesh display |
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Ctrl |
F9 |
Convert polygon selection to Vertices |
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Ctrl |
F10 |
Convert polygon selection to Edges |
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Ctrl |
F11 |
Covert polygon selection to Faces |
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Ctrl |
F12 |
Covert polygon selection to UVs |
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Ctrl |
` |
Proxy > Subdiv Proxy Displays original mesh (proxy) and a smoothed version of the original. |
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Ctrl+Shift |
` |
Proxy > Subdiv Proxy > Displays Subdiv Proxy options window |
|
` |
Toggles the display between the original (proxy) and the smoothed mesh. |
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|
~ |
Displays both the original (proxy) and the smoothed mesh. |
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Alt |
` |
Modify > Convert > NURBS to Subdiv, Polygons to Subdiv |
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Alt+Shift |
~ |
Displays option window for Modify > Convert > NURBS to Subdiv > |
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Page Up |
Increases Division Levels for Smooth Mesh Preview or Subdiv Proxy. |
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Page Down |
Decreases Division Levels for Smooth Mesh Preview or Subdiv Proxy. |
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l |
Lock/unlock length of curve (press and hold) |
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