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3DS Max

This document provides a summary of keyboard shortcuts for 3D modeling in Autodesk 3ds Max. It outlines shortcuts for general interface functions, view manipulation, editable poly modeling, material editing, animation controls, viewport navigation, walkthrough mode, virtual viewports, subobject editing, and hierarchical selection. Examples include Ctrl+N for new scenes, W for move, F keys for changing views, M for the material editor, and Page Up/Down for selecting ancestors and children in the hierarchy.

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3DS Max

This document provides a summary of keyboard shortcuts for 3D modeling in Autodesk 3ds Max. It outlines shortcuts for general interface functions, view manipulation, editable poly modeling, material editing, animation controls, viewport navigation, walkthrough mode, virtual viewports, subobject editing, and hierarchical selection. Examples include Ctrl+N for new scenes, W for move, F keys for changing views, M for the material editor, and Page Up/Down for selecting ancestors and children in the hierarchy.

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1.

General user interface


Ctrl+N New scene
F2 Shade selected faces
F3 Wireframe/smooth and highlight
F4 View edged faces
Space Selection lock
Q Select
Ctrl+Left mouse click Add to selection
Alt+Left mouse click Remove from selection
W Move
E Rotate
R Scale
G Hide grids
S Snaps
A Angle snap
Ctrl+Shift+P Percent snap
Ctrl+C Create camera from view
F5 Restrict movement along specific axis
F8 Restrict plane cycle
F9 Render last
F10 Render scene dialogue
0 Render to texture dialogue
Shift+Q Quick render
M Material editor
6 Particle view
8 Environment and effects dialogue
9 Open advanced lighting panel
F11 Open MAXScript listener
Alt+Ctrl+Q Open last used explorer
Alt+Q Isolate selection
Alt+W Maximise viewport
Ctrl+H Place highlight
H Select by name/select from scene
Ctrl+D Select none
Ctrl+I Select invert
Page up Select ancestor
Page down Selct child
Ctrl+V Clone
O Adaptive degradation
Ctrl+X Expert mode(single Viewport)
Ctrl+Z Undo scene operation
Ctrl+Y Redo scene operation
Shift+Z Undo viewport operation
Shift+Y Redo viewport operation
Shift+F Show safeframes
7 Show statistics
N Auto key mode
Shift+C Hide/ show cameras
Shift+G Hide/ show geometry
Shift+H Hide/ show helpers
Shift+L Hide/ show lights
Shift+P Hide/ show particle system
Shift+S Hide/ show shapes
Shift+W Hide/ show space warps
Alt+X Display as see-through

2. Views
T Top
B Bottom
L Left
F Front
U Isometric user
P Perspective user
C Camera
Shift+4 Spot/directional light

3. Editable Poly
1 Vertex level
2 Edge level
3 Border level
4 Poly level
5 Element level
Shift+E Extrude mode
Ctrl+Shift+B Bevel mode
Ctrl+Shift+C Chamfer mode
Ctrl+Shift+E Connect
Shift+X Edge constaint
Ctrl+Shift+W Target weld
Alt+C Cut
Ctrl+Shift+Q Quickslice
Alt+H Hide
Alt+I Hide unselected
Alt+U Unhide all
4. Quad menu
Alt+Right mouse click Animation
Ctrl+Alt+Right mouse click Lighting/Render
Ctrl+Right mouse click Modelling
Alt+Shift+Right mouse click Reactor
Shift+Right mouse click Snap
V Viewports

5. Material editor
B Background
L Backlight
X Cycle 3x2, 5x3, 6x4 sample slots
G Get material
Left arrow Go backward to sibling
Right Arrow Go forward to sibling
Up arrow Go to parent
P Make preview
O Options
6. Key and Time controls
Spacebar Slection lock switch
N Auto key mode
' Set key mode
K Set keys
/ Play/stop animation
, (comma) Backup Time One Unit
. (period) Forward Time One Unit
Home Go to start frame
End Go to end frame
7. Viewport Navigation Controls
Alt+Z Zoom mode
Alt+Ctrl+Z Zoom extents
Shift+Ctrl+Z Zoom extents all
Z Zoom selected all
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Z Zoom in 2X
Alt+Shift+Z Zoom out 2X
Ctrl+W Zoom region mode
[/ Scroll wheel forward Zoom viewport in
]/Scroll wheel backward Zoom viewport out
Ctrl+P/Middle mouse button Pan view
I Interactive pan
Ctrl+R Arc rotate
Alt+W Min/max switch

8. Walk through mode


W Forward
S Back
A Left
D Right
E/Shift+UP arrow Up
C/Shift+Down arrow Down
Q Accelerate
Z Decelerate
] Increase step size
[ Decrease step size
Alt+[ Reset step size
Shift+Spacebar Level
Spacebar Lock vertical rotation
9. Virtual viewport
/ Virtual viewport toggle
+ Virtual viewport zoom in
- Virtual viewport zoom out
2 Virtual Viewport pan down
4 Virtual viewport pan left
6 Virtual viewport pan right
8 Virtual viewport pan up

10. Subobjects
Ctrl+B Subobject mode toggle
Insert Subobject level cycle
1 Subobject level 1
2 Subobject level 2
3 Subobject level 3
4 Subobject level 4
5 Subobject level 5
Delete Delete subobject
Ctrl+H Local select subobject by name
11. Hierarchies
Page up Select ancestor
Page down Select child
Ctrl+Page down Select children
Double click parent Select entire hierarchy

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