View hotkeys

You can use these keys to change what is displayed in a view.

Note:

If you are on macOS, use the following special keys instead of their Windows equivalents unless otherwise specified:

• Alt = Option
• Ctrl = Control
• Windows key = Command

In addition if you have a one or two-button mouse on macOS, make sure to set the Mouse Tracking option in the Interface Preferences as appropriate.

Hold + drag	Function
Alt + Left mouse button	Tumble
Alt + Middle mouse button	Track
Alt + Right mouse button or Alt + Left + Middle mouse buttons	Dolly

Press	Function
a	Show all
f	Show selected

Press	Function
1	Rough display
2	Medium display
3	Smooth display

Press	Function
4	Wireframe display
5	Shaded display
6	Shaded and textured display
7	Display with lights
Alt + A	Cycle through joints, controls, and character
Alt + B	Changes the background color of the perspective and orthographic panels: standard (light gray), dark gray, or black

Press	Function
Shift + Spacebar	Zoom-in display of the view under the mouse pointer, such as the View Panel or Graph Editor. This collapses all other panes docked in the main window. If the mouse pointer is over a floating window or another part of the interface, such as the Channel Box or Tool Settings, it affects the last view you clicked in. Press Shift + Spacebar again to restore the previous viewing configuration.
Ctrl + Spacebar	Full-screen display of the view under the mouse pointer. This works the same way as Shift + Spacebar for zoom-in view, but it also hides UI elements such as the Status Line, Shelf, Time Slider, and so on. Press Ctrl + Spacebar again to restore the previous viewing configuration.

Related topics

• Create or edit a marking menu