Keyboard Shortcuts 
There are a number of preassigned keyboard shortcuts; keyboard alternatives to program functions. There are also shortcuts that can be accessed using the mouse buttons.
If a keyboard shortcut is available for a command, it is displayed to the right of the command name on the menu. Mastery of these shortcuts is the difference between an average user and a power user.
Function | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
Pan image | Click+drag mouse |
Restore to default view | MULTIPLICATION SIGN (*) |
Zoom in (magnify image) | PLUS SIGN (+) |
Zoom out (reduce image magnification) | MINUS SIGN (-) |
Zoom to extents (fit image to viewport/screen) | CTRL+PLUS SIGN (+) |
Function | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
Roll camera (move camera around viewing axis) | SHIFT+drag |
Orbit scene (move camera around focal point) | Drag mouse |
Pan scene (rotate camera around its own axis) | LEFT/RIGHT ARROW |
View from different angle (move camera laterally/vertically) | Left+right-click+drag Middle-click+drag |
Truck in (move camera into scene to view more closely). Note: The focal point is a fixed distance from the camera. | UP ARROW |
Truck out (move camera out from scene to view more distantly). Note: The focal point is a fixed distance from the camera. | DOWN ARROW |
Zoom in (narrow the camera angle (FOV) to magnify scene) | Right-click+drag into scene PLUS SIGN (+) IntelliMouse |
Zoom out (widen camera angle (FOV) to reduce scene magnification) | Right-click+drag out from scene MINUS SIGN (-) IntelliMouse |
Change camera angle (FOV) | SHIFT+right click+drag |
Zoom to extents (fit scene to viewport/screen) | CTRL+PLUS SIGN (+) |
Restore to default camera view | MULTIPLICATION SIGN (*) |
Control camera height in walk mode | SHIFT+left-click+drag |
Step forward/backward in walk mode | UP/DOWN ARROWS |
Make left and right turns in walk mode | LEFT/RIGHT ARROWS |
Move the camera up/down/left/right in walk mode | SHIFT+ARROWS |
Increase speed in walk mode by increments of 1 | 2 |
Decrease speed in walk mode by increments of 1 | 1 |
“Fly” to object | ALT+V or middle mouse click |
Increase/decrease speed in fly mode by increments of 1 | 1,2,3 UP/DOWN ARROWS IntelliMouse |
Slow down while flying | SHIFT |
Cancel fly mode | F9 |
Function | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
Scale the image from the center | CTRL+scale the image |
Maintain the ratio of the scale | SHIFT+scale the image |
Scale the image from the center and keep the ratio of the image | CTRL+SHIFT+scale the image |
Function | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
Bounding box render mode | CTRL+1 |
Transparent bounding box render mode | CTRL+2 |
Vertices render mode | CTRL+3 |
Wireframe render mode | CTRL+4 |
Solid render mode | CTRL+5 |
Transparent render mode | CTRL+6 |
Solid wireframe render mode | CTRL+7 |
Transparent wireframe render mode | CTRL+8 |
Toggle scene bounding box | CTRL+B |
Toggle back-facing geometry | CTRL+H |
Toggle vertices | CTRL+I |
Toggle cameras and lights | ALT+L |
Toggle cross section | ALT+X |
Function | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
Activate the next window | TAB |
Activate the previous window | SHIFT+TAB |
Display the User Reference (online Help) | F1 |
Display right-click menus | Right-mouse click |
Toggle between Browse and View modes | ENTER |
Toggle Full-screen and Standard display modes | F11 |
Redo last command that was undone | CTRL+Y |
Return to Standard display mode | ESC |
Toggles Search panel | CTRL+E |
Undo last command | CTRL+Z |
Function | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
Enable HDR renderer | ALT+F9 |
Auto exposure control | ALT+F10 |
Decrease exposure | ALT+F11 |
Increase exposure | ALT+F12 |
Function | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
Display lights from file | ALT+0 |
Display white lights | ALT+1 |
Display daylight | ALT+2 |
Display hard lights | ALT+3 |
Display colored lights red/green | ALT+4 |
Display colored lights blue/green | ALT+5 |
Display blue lights | ALT+6 |
Display marsiano (red) lights | ALT+7 |
Display single white light from eye | ALT+8 |
Turn all lights off | ALT+9 |
Apply more brightness | SHIFT++ ] |
Apply less brightness | SHIFT+- [ |
Restore original brightness | HOME |
Toggle specular lights | ALT+S |
Function | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
Toggle default material | CTRL+M |
Toggle textures | CTRL+T |
Function | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
Instance selected objects using Move tool | Select objects+Move+CTRL+drag |
Instance selected objects using Rotate tool | Select objects+Rotate+CTRL+drag |
Instance selected objects using Scale tool | Select objects+Scale+CTRL+drag |
Copy selected objects using Move tool | Select objects+ Move+ALT+CTRL+drag |
Copy selected objects using Rotate tool | Select objects +Rotate+ALT+CTRL+drag |
Copy selected objects using Scale tool | Select objects +Scale+ALT+CTRL+drag |
Function | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
Open the Object Properties dialog for selected object | Double-click object in scene tree Select object+ALT+ENTER |
Toggle selected object and sub-object display | Select object+H |
Hide selected object | Select object+S |
Set the view to Home | H |
Collapse Scene tree | SHIFT+C |
Function | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
Select an object | Click object icon in scene tree Click object in viewport |
Select up the scene tree and close all sub-objects of the selected object | ALT+click object icon in Scene tree |
Clear parent object and all sub-objects from selection | CTRL+ALT+click object icon in Scene tree |
Select multiple objects and clear multiple objects from selection | CTRL+click objects in Scene tree CTRL+click objects in viewport |
Select a material | SHIFT+click over objects in viewport |
Display object selection commands | CTRL+right-click+drag over objects in viewport |
Open Select Objects dialog | F3 |
Hide selected Illustration lines when using Select Illustration Line tool | E |
Function | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
Toogle smoothing | CTRL+SHIFT+S |
Function | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
Play all steps | SHIFT+spacebar |
Play selected step | Spacebar |
Play next step | PAGE DOWN |
Play previous step | PAGE UP |
Select next step | ARROW DOWN |
Select previous step | ARROW UP |
Function | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
Orthographic top view | T |
Orthographic bottom view | B |
Orthographic aft (back) view | A |
Orthographic front view | F |
Orthographic right view | R |
Orthographic left view | L |
Perspective view | P |
Toggle between single viewport and last multiple viewport display | F12 |
View to active object | Select object+V |
View to visible objects | V |