Tool Operations | ||
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Return |
Complete current tool |
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Insert |
Enter tool Edit mode |
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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 |
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 |
(Hold + drag) Move, Rotate, Scale Tool Snapping |
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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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Tab |
Cycle through In-View editor values |
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Shift |
Tab |
Reverse-cycle through In-view Editor values. |
Ctrl |
Middle-drag (with the Move Tool) |
Move components along their normals (Component Mode only) |
Ctrl |
Middle-drag (with the Rotate Tool) |
Rotate components along their local X axes (Component Mode only) |
Ctrl |
Middle-drag (with the Scale Tool) |
Scale components along their local YZ axes (Component Mode only) |
Action Operations | ||
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Ctrl |
z |
Undo |
Ctrl |
y |
Redo |
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 |
s |
Set key |
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Shift |
w |
Key the selected object position |
Shift |
e |
Key the selected object rotation |
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 |
Shift |
h |
Display > Show > Show Selection |
Ctrl+Shift |
h |
Display > Show > Show Last Hidden |
Alt |
h |
Display > Hide > Hide Unselected Objects |
Ctrl | 1 |
Show > Isolate Select > View Selected (in the panel menus) |
Alt | A | Cycle rig display mode: shows joints, controls, and character |
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 |
File Operations | ||
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Ctrl (or ) |
n |
File > New Scene |
Ctrl (or ) |
o |
File > Open Scene |
Ctrl (or ) |
s |
File > Save Scene |
Ctrl (or ) |
Shift + s |
File > Save Scene As |
Ctrl (or ) |
q |
File > Exit |
Ctrl |
r |
Create file reference |
Animation Operations | ||
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s |
Set key |
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Shift |
e |
Set key for Rotate |
Shift |
r |
Set key for Scale |
Shift |
w |
Set key for Translate |
Alt |
i |
Insert Keys (on any curve(s) inside or outside the
Graph Editor that correspond to the position of the Current Time Indicator).
Note: If the window focus is
outside the
Graph Editor, this hotkey inserts a key on all curves. If you are within the Graph Editor this hotkey sets a key on the selected curve.
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Ctrl + Shift |
e r w |
Inserts a key on a specific channel: E for Rotation, R for Scaling, and W for translation, at the position of the Current Time Indicator. |
i |
With middle mouse button lets you insert a key anywhere on a selected curve, regardless of the position of the Current Time Indicator. |
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Shift |
s |
With left mouse button for Keyframe marking menu (or swipe left) |
Shift |
s |
With middle mouse button for Tangent marking menu (or swipe right) |
Alt | v | Play animation (Press v again to turn animation off) |
Alt |
j |
Toggle Multicolor Feedback |
Alt |
1 |
Toggle NURBs curves visibility |
Alt |
2 |
Toggle Polygon mesh visibility |
Alt |
4 |
Toggle Image Plane visibility |
Alt |
5 |
Switch between Wireframe and Shaded view |
Ctrl |
1 |
Switches between joints, controls, and character visibility |
Alt | t | Opens the Create Bookmark window. |
Alt + Shift | t | Creates a bookmark for the selected time range. (Bookmarks created this way have no name and a random color associated with it. Modify this in the Bookmark Manager.) |
| (vertical bar) | Frame Bookmark: sets the playback range to the start and end of the current bookmark. (If multiple bookmarks overlap, the bookmark on top, the newest-created, is selected.) | |
: (colon) | Frame Previous Bookmark: sets the Range Slider on the bookmark before the bookmark at the current time. | |
" (quotation mark) | Frame Next Bookmark: sets the Range Slider on the bookmark after the bookmark at the current time. | |
Alt | \ (backslash) | Unframe Bookmark: sets the playback range to the animation range. |
' (apostrophe) | Bookmark selection step forward | |
; (semicolon) | Bookmark selection step backward | |
Ctrl |
drag | Reposition bookmark on the Time Slider. |
Ctrl |
drag left or right edge | Resize the bookmark on the Time Slider. |
Ctrl |
double-click | Selects the bookmark and the frames associated with it so you can move them together |
Playback Control | ||
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Alt |
. (period) |
Move forward one frame in time |
Alt |
, (comma) |
Move backward one frame in time |
. (period) |
Go to Next key |
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, (comma) |
Go to Previous key |
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Ctrl + Alt |
. (period) |
Selects the Next key in the Graph Editor without opening it. |
Ctrl + Alt |
, (comma) |
Selects the Previous key in the Graph Editor without opening it. |
Alt |
v |
toggles playback on or off |
Alt+Shift |
v |
Go to Min Frame (normally 0) |
k |
With middle mouse button for virtual Time Slider mode (press and hold and scrub timeline) |
Tumble, Track, or Dolly | ||
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Alt |
Left mouse button |
Tumble Tool (press and release) |
Alt |
Middle mouse button |
Track Tool (press and release) |
Alt |
Right mouse button |
Dolly Tool (press and release) |
2D Pan/Zoom | ||
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\+ |
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 |
Alt |
a |
Turn Show Wireframe on or off |
Alt |
c |
Turn Color Feedback on or off |
Alt |
r |
Toggle Reflection on or off |
u |
With left mouse button for Artisan Paint Operation marking menu |
|
b |
Modify upper brush radius (press and release) (Drag left or right for Blue Pencil stroke size) |
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Shift |
B |
Modify lower brush radius (press and release) |
m |
Modify maximum displacement (Sculpt Surfaces and Sculpt Polygons Tool) (Drag left or right for Blue Pencil opacity) |
|
n |
Modify paint value |
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/ |
Switch to pick color mode (press and release) |
|
o |
With left mouse button for the Poly Brush Tool marking menu |
|
o |
With middle mouse button for Poly UV Tool marking menu |
Snapping Operations | ||
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c |
Snap to curves (press and release) |
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x |
Snap to grids (press and release) |
|
v |
Snap to points (press and release) |
|
j |
Move, Rotate, Scale Tool snapping (press and release) |
|
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 |
|
Ctrl |
i |
Select next intermediate object |
Alt |
F9 |
Select > Vertex Face |
< |
Shrink polygon selection region |
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> |
Grow polygon selection region |
Selecting Menus | ||
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Ctrl |
m |
Show/hide main menu bar |
Shift |
M |
Show/hide panel menu bar |
Ctrl+Shift |
M |
Show/hide panel toolbar |
h |
With Left mouse button for Menu Set marking menu |
|
F2 |
Show Modeling menu set |
|
F3 |
Show Rigging menu set |
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F4 |
Show Animation menu set |
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F6 |
Show Rendering menu set |
Edit Operations | ||
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Ctrl (or ) |
z |
Edit > Undo |
Ctrl (or ) |
y |
Edit > Redo |
g |
Edit > Repeat |
|
Shift |
G |
Repeat command at mouse position |
Ctrl |
d |
Edit > Duplicate |
Shift |
Drag any transform manipulator |
Edit > Duplicate |
Ctrl+Shift |
D |
Edit > Duplicate Special |
Shift |
D |
Edit > Duplicate with Transform |
Ctrl |
g |
Edit > Group |
p |
Edit > Parent |
|
Shift |
P |
Edit > Unparent |
Ctrl (or ) |
x |
Edit > Cut |
Ctrl (or ) |
c |
Edit > Copy |
Ctrl (or ) |
v |
Edit > Paste |
Rendering | ||
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Ctrl |
Left arrow |
Render view next image |
Ctrl |
Right arrow |
Render view previous image |
Ctrl |
P |
Open the Color Chooser in a modal window. When opened using this hotkey rather than from a swatch, you can save colors to the Color History or use the Eyedropper to select or inspect colors on screen. You can also load, save, and edit palettes. However, you cannot set color attributes on scene objects. |
Window and View Operations | ||
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Alt |
Middle mouse |
Pan in the Outliner |
Alt + Ctrl |
Middle mouse |
Fast pan in the Outliner |
Alt |
Middle mouse |
Pan in the Attribute Editor |
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 |
|
Shift |
A |
Frame All in all views |
f |
Frame Selected in active panel |
|
Shift |
F |
Frame Selected in all views |
space |
(When tapped) Switch between the active window in multi-pane display and single pane display |
|
Ctrl |
space |
Switch between the standard view and full-screen view of the current panels |
] (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. |
Shift |
{ (Left brace bracket) |
View previous layout |
Shift |
} (Right brace bracket) |
View next layout |
F1 |
Help > Maya Help |
Moving Selected Objects | ||
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Alt |
Up |
Move up one pixel |
Alt |
Down |
Move down one pixel |
Alt |
Left |
Move left one pixel |
Alt |
Right |
Move right one pixel |
Pick Walk* | ||
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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). |
Modeling Operations | ||
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1 |
Default polygon mesh display (no smoothing) |
|
2 |
Cage + smooth polygon mesh display |
|
3 |
Smooth polygon mesh display |
|
Ctrl |
F9 |
Convert polygon selection to Vertices |
Ctrl |
F10 |
Convert polygon selection to Edges |
Ctrl |
F11 |
Covert polygon selection to Faces |
Ctrl |
F12 |
Covert polygon selection to UVs |
Ctrl |
` |
Proxy > Subdiv Proxy Displays original mesh (proxy) and a smoothed version of the original. |
Ctrl+Shift |
` |
Proxy > Subdiv Proxy > Displays Subdiv Proxy options window |
` |
Toggles the display between the original (proxy) and the smoothed mesh. |
|
~ |
Displays both the original (proxy) and the smoothed mesh. |
|
Alt |
` |
Modify > Convert > NURBS to Subdiv, Polygons to Subdiv |
Alt+Shift |
~ |
Displays option window for Modify > Convert > NURBS to Subdiv > or Polygons to Subdiv > (depending on whether NURBS or Polygons are selected). |
Page Up |
Increases Division Levels for Smooth Mesh Preview or Subdiv Proxy. |
|
Page Down |
Decreases Division Levels for Smooth Mesh Preview or Subdiv Proxy. |
|
l |
Lock/unlock length of curve (press and hold) |
|
Ctrl+Shift |
Drag transform manipulator |
Slide selected component along edge. You can also middle-drag anywhere on the screen. |
Shift |
Drag transform manipulator |
Extrude currently selected component (Component Mode only). |
Ctrl |
Middle-drag |
Move components along their normals (Move Tool only) |
Ctrl |
Middle-drag |
Rotate component groups along their local X axes (Rotate Tool only) |
Ctrl |
Middle-drag |
Scale component groups along their local YZ axes (Scale Tool only) |
Ctrl+Shift |
Q |
Activate Quad Draw Tool. |
Ctrl+Shift |
X |
Activate Multi-Cut Tool. |