Use these default keyboard shortcuts to help you accomplish common tasks.
The following table provides hotkeys for edit commands.
| Command | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Restrict plane cycle | F8 |
| Restrict to x | F5 |
| Restrict to y | F6 |
| Restrict to z | F7 |
| Scale cycle | Ctrl + E |
| Sub-object level cycle | Insert |
The following table provides hotkeys for general commands.
| Command | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Adaptive degradation toggle | O |
| Clone | Ctrl + V |
| Environment dialog toggle | 8 |
| Exit | Esc |
| Expert mode toggle | Ctrl + X |
| Fetch | Alt + Ctrl + F |
| Help | F1 |
| Lock user interface toggle | Alt + 0 |
| Material editor toggle | M |
| MAXScript Listener | F11 |
| New scene | Ctrl + N |
| Open file | Ctrl + O |
| Quick render | Shift + Q |
| Render last | F9 |
| Render scene dialog toggle | F10 |
| Redo scene operation | Ctrl + Y |
| Render to texture dialog toggle | 0 |
| Redo viewport operation | Shift + Y |
| Save file | Ctrl + S |
| Selection lock toggle | ̺̺Spacebar |
| Search all actions | X |
| Spacing tool | Shift + I |
| Transform type-in dialog toggle | F12 |
| Undo scene operation | Ctrl + Z |
| Undo viewport operation | Shift + Z |
The following table provides hotkeys for selection commands.
| Command | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Align | Alt+ A |
| Cycle selection method | Alt+ F |
| Hold | Alt + Ctrl + H |
| Normal align | Alt + N |
| Quick align | Shift + N |
| Select | N |
| Select all | Ctrl + A |
| Select ancestor | PgUp |
| Select and move | W |
| Select and rotate | E |
| Select and scale | R |
| Select by name | H |
| Select child | PgDn |
| Select children | Ctrl + PgDn |
| Select invert | Ctrl + I |
| Select none | Spacebar |
| Selection lock toggle | Ctrl + D |
| Sub-object selection toggle | Ctrl + B |
The following table provides hotkeys for showing/hiding elements.
| Command | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Geometry toggle | Shift+ G |
| Grids toggle | G |
| Helpers toggle | Shift + H |
| Particle systems toggle | Shift+ P |
| Snaps toggle | Shift + S |
| Space warps toggle | Shift + W |
The following table provides hotkeys for snap commands.
| Command | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Angle snap toggle | A |
| Cycle active snap type | Alt+ S |
| Cycle snap hit | Alt+ Shift + S |
| Percentage snap toggle | Ctrl+ Shift + P |
| Snap to frozen objects toggle | Alt + F2 |
| Snaps toggle | S |
| Snaps use axis constraints toggle | Alt + F3 |
| Snaps use axis constraints toggle | Alt + D |
The following table provides hotkeys for sub-level commands.
| Command | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Border level | 3 |
| Edge level | 2 |
| Element level | 5 |
| Object level | 6 |
| Polygon level | 4 |
| Vertex level | 1 |
The following table provides hotkeys for time commands.
| Command | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Autokey mode toggle | N |
| Backup time one unit | ' |
| Forward time one unit | . |
| Go to end frame | End |
| Go to start frame | Home |
| Set keys | K |
The following table provides hotkeys for general viewport commands.
| Command | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Arc rotate view mode | Ctrl + R |
| Create camera from view | Ctrl + C |
| Default lighting toggle | Ctrl + L |
| Display as see-through toggle | Alt + X |
| Maximize viewport toggle | Alt + W |
| Place highlight | Ctrl + H |
| Spot/Directional-light view | Shift + 4 |
The following table provides hotkeys for viewport commands related to the background.
| Command | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Background lock toggle | Alt + Ctrl + B |
| Update background image | Alt + Ctrl + ShiftB |
| Viewport background | Alt + B |
The following table provides hotkeys for viewport display commands related.
| Command | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Disable viewport | D |
| Display viewport statistics toggle | 7 |
| Pan view | Ctrl + P |
| Pan viewport | I |
| Shade selected faces toggle | F2 |
| Show safe frame toggle | Shift + F |
| Show selection bracket toggle | J |
| Transform gizmo size down | - |
| Transform gizmo size up | + |
| Wireframe/smooth + highlight toggle | F3 |
| View edged faces toggle | F4 |
The following table provides hotkeys for viewport zoom commands.
| Command | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Zoom extents | Alt+ Ctrl + Z |
| Zoom extents all | Ctrl+ Shift + Z |
| Zoom extents all selected | Z |
| Zoom in 2x | Alt+ Ctrl + Shift + Z |
| Zoom mode | Alt + Z |
| Zoom out 2x | Alt + Shift + Z |
| Zoom region mode | Ctrl + W |
| Zoom viewport in | Ctrl + + |
| Zoom viewport out | Ctrl + - |
The following table provides hotkeys for view commands.
| Command | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Bottom view | B |
| Camera view | C |
| Front view | F |
| Isometric user view | U |
| Left view | L |
| Perspective user view | P |
| Top view | T |
The following table provides hotkeys for virtual viewport (num-block) commands.
| Command | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Pan down | 2 |
| Pan left | 4 |
| Pan right | 8 |
| Pan up | 6 |
| Virtual viewport toggle | / |
| Virtual viewport zoom in | + |
| Virtual viewport zoom out | - |