| Keyboard Shortcut | Command | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Ctrl+T  | 
 Create work area.  | 
 Creates a tab in the work area of the Python Editor for the new script.  | 
| 
 Ctrl+O  | 
 Load script.  | 
 Loads the selected script in the Python Editor work area.  | 
| 
 Ctrl+-  | 
 Close script.  | 
 Closes the active script in the Python Editor work area.  | 
| 
 Ctrl+S  | 
 Save active script.  | 
 Saves the active script.  | 
| 
 Ctrl+F2  | 
 Save new active script.  | 
 Saves the new active script.  | 
| 
 F5  | 
 Execute active script.  | 
 Executes code or a script, depending on whether a code is highlighted. If nothing is highlighted, it executes the active script in the Python Editor work area.  | 
| 
 Ctrl+=  | 
 Add active script to scene.  | 
 Adds the active script to the scene. See the scene browser Scripts directory.  | 
| 
 F10  | 
 Display Python Tool Manager.  | 
 Displays the Python Tool Manager.  | 
| 
 F1  | 
 Trigger Python Editor context help.  | 
 Displays help related to current action.  | 
| 
 Ctrl+F  | 
 Find code.  | 
 Finds the term specified in the interactive console’s text field. Note: The search area is defined by the Search button toggle option ( 
 | 
| 
 F3  | 
 Find subsequent code.  | 
 Finds the next instance of the term specified in the interactive console’s text field. Note: You need to first do a search (Ctrl+F).  | 
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 Ctrl+H  | 
 Find and replace code.  | 
 Displays the Search and Replace dialog where you can either choose to find or find and replace text in the active script.  | 
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 Ctrl+G  | 
 Go to line.  | 
 Activates the interactive console text field where you enter the line number you want to go to in the active script.  | 
| 
 Alt+N  | 
 Go to next command.  | 
 In the interactive console, traverses history by entering the first command.  | 
| 
 Alt+P  | 
 Go to previous command.  | 
 In the interactive console, traverses history by entering the previous command.  | 
| 
 Tab  | 
 Indent text block.  | 
 Indents code block to be entered in the active script.  | 
| 
 Alt+C  | 
 Comment selected code.  | 
 Comments selected code in the active script.  | 
| 
 Alt+U  | 
 Uncomment selected code.  | 
 Uncomments selected code in the active script.  | 
| 
 Ctrl+Space  | 
 Auto-complete entry.  | 
 Auto-completes the instantiated class.  | 
MotionBuilder includes global keyboard shortcuts and Python Editor keyboard shortcuts. The global keyboard shortcuts are available anywhere from within MotionBuilder.