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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.

2D Navigation Shortcuts

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 (+)

3D Navigation Shortcuts

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

Decal Mapping Shortcuts

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

Rendering Mode Shortcuts

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

General Shortcuts

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

HDR Renderer Shortcuts

Function

Keyboard Shortcut

Enable HDR renderer

ALT+F9

Auto exposure control

ALT+F10

Decrease exposure

ALT+F11

Increase exposure

ALT+F12

Lights Menu Shortcuts

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

Material Menu Shortcuts

Function

Keyboard Shortcut

Toggle default material

CTRL+M

Toggle textures

CTRL+T

Object Editing Shortcuts

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

Scene Components Panel Shortcuts

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

Selection Shortcuts

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

Smoothing Shortcuts

Function

Keyboard Shortcut

Toogle smoothing

CTRL+SHIFT+S

Steps Shortcuts

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

Viewports Shortcuts

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