Help > Modifier Keys, Marking Menu Keys, and Hotkeys
Quick reference of modifier keys and mouse button combinations.
Camera move keys
Hold 
+ 
:
| To... | Drag |
|---|---|
| Tumble (in the perspective view) |  |
| Track |  |
| Dolly |  |
Marking menus
Hold + 
and press one of the mouse buttons.
+ + 
+ + 
+ + 
Picking
| To... | Click or drag |
|---|---|
| Toggle between picked and unpicked | |
| Pick only | |
| Unpick | |
Tip:
Hold within a non-picking tool to temporarily switch to picking mode.
Transforms
| To transform in... | Click or drag |
|---|---|
| X | |
| Y | |
| Z | |
Move, scale, rotate, or flip
| Snap to... | Hold | Or click |
|---|---|---|
| Curves, isoparametric curves, surface edges, or curves-on-surface. | + |  |
| Grid intersections. |
|  |
| CVs, edit points, pivot points, locators. |
|  |
Snapping
Tip:
Use the to snap only in the horizontal direction. Use the to snap only in the vertical direction.
Hotkeys
These are the default settings.
| Menu/Tool item | Hot key |
|---|---|
| File > Save As... | + S |
| File > Import > File | + R |
| File > Show Image | + 7 |
| File > Exit | + E |
| Edit > Undo | + Z |
| Edit > Reinvoke Last | + 1 |
| Edit > Cut | + X |
| Edit > Copy | + C |
| Edit > Paste | + V |
| Edit > Cut Image | + +X |
| Edit > Copy Image | + + C |
| Edit > Paste Image | + + V |
| Edit > Ungroup | + U |
| Edit > Group | + G |
| Delete > Delete Active | + A |
| Delete > Delete Active Image Layer | + X |
| Layouts > User Windows | F9 (Windows) |
| Layouts > Perspective | F8 |
| Layouts > Left | F6 |
| Layouts > Back | F7 |
| Layouts > Top | F5 |
| Layouts > Paint | F3 |
| Display Toggles > Model | F12 |
| Render > Globals | + 6 |
| Animation > Set Keyframe | + K |
| Animation > Playback | + P |
| Windows > Information Window | + 5 |
| Preferences > Workflows > Default | + 1 |
| Preferences > Workflows > Paint | + 2 |
| Preferences > Workflows > Modeling | + 3 |
| Preferences > Workflows > Visualize | + 4 |
| Pick > Nothing | + N |
| Pick > Object | + O |
| Pick > Edit Point | + E |
| Transform > Move | + M |
| Paint > Clear Canvas Layer | + K |
| Paint > Toggle Marquee | + H |
| Paint Edit > New Image Layer | + L |
| Paint Edit > Merge Below | + M |
| View > Look At | + L |
| Display All, Off | +O |
| Display All, Current | + C |
| Display Active, Off | + + O |
| Display Active, Current | + + C |
| When in Paint mode: | |
| Paint > Cycle through brush mode | F |
| Brush mode: paint | 1 |
| Brush mode: eraser | 2 |
| Brush mode: show | 4 |
| Brush mode: hide | 3 |
| Brush mode: smear | 5 |
| Brush mode: blur | 6 |
| Brush mode: sharpen | 7 |
| Size | S |
| Radius | R |
| Opacity | O |
| Rotate | T |
| Aspect | P |
| Grab color | C |
| Cycle through brush snap | Z |
| Reset brush options | X |
| Reset clone | L |
| Twist canvas | V |
| Marquee add | = |
| Marquee subtract | - |