Help > Modifier Keys, Marking Menu Keys, and Hotkeys

Quick reference of modifier keys and mouse button combinations.

Camera move keys

Hold + (also + on the Mac):

To...	Drag
Tumble (in the perspective view)
Track
Dolly

Marking menus

Hold + (Windows) or + (Mac) and press one of the mouse buttons.

+ + (Windows) or + + (Mac)

Picking

To...	Click or drag
Toggle between picked and unpicked
Pick only
Unpick

Tip

Hold within a non-picking tool to temporarily switch to picking mode.

Transforms

Move, scale, rotate, or flip

Snap to...	Hold	Or click
Curves, isoparametric curves, surface edges, or curves-on-surface.	+ (Windows) + (Mac)
Grid intersections.	(Windows) or (Mac)
CVs, edit points, pivot points, locators.	(Windows) or (Mac)

Snapping

Tip

Use the to snap only in the horizontal direction. Use the to snap only in the vertical direction.

Hotkeys

These are the default settings.

Menu/Tool item	Hot key (Windows)	Hot key (Mac)
File > Save As...	+ S	+ + S
File > Import > File	+ R	+ R
File > Show Image	+ 7	+ 7
File > Exit	+ E	+ E
Edit > Undo	+ Z	+ Z
Edit > Reinvoke Last	+ 1	+ 1
Edit > Cut	+ X	+ X
Edit > Copy	+ C	+ C
Edit > Paste	+ V	+ P
Edit > Cut Image	+ +X
Edit > Copy Image	+ + C
Edit > Paste Image	+ + V
Edit > Ungroup	+ U	+ U
Edit > Group	+ G	+ G
Delete > Delete Active	+ A	+ A
Delete > Delete Active Image Layer	+ X	+ X
Layouts > User Windows	F9 (Windows)	F4
Layouts > Perspective	F8
Layouts > Left	F6
Layouts > Back	F7
Layouts > Top	F5
Layouts > Paint	F3
Display Toggles > Model	F12
Render > Globals	+ 6	+ 6
Animation > Set Keyframe	+ K	+ K
Animation > Playback	+ P	+ P
Windows > Information Window	+ 5	+ 5
Preferences > Workflows > Default	+ 1	+ 1
Preferences > Workflows > Paint	+ 2	+ 2
Preferences > Workflows > Modeling	+ 3	+ 3
Preferences > Workflows > Visualize	+ 4	+ 4
Pick > Nothing	+ N	+ N
Pick > Object	+ O	+ O
Pick > Edit Point	+ E	+ E
Transform > Move	+ M	+ M
Paint > Clear Canvas Layer	+ K	+ K
Paint > Toggle Marquee	+ H	+ H
Paint Edit > New Image Layer	+ L	+ L
Paint Edit > Merge Below	+ M	+ M
View > Look At	+ L	+ L
Display All, Off	+O	+O
Display All, Current	+ C	+C
Display Active, Off	+ + O	+ + O
Display Active, Current	+ + C	+ + C
When in Paint mode:
Paint > Cycle through brush mode	F	F
Brush mode: paint	1	1
Brush mode: eraser	2	2
Brush mode: show	4	4
Brush mode: hide	3	3
Brush mode: smear	5	5
Brush mode: blur	6	6
Brush mode: sharpen	7	7
Size	S	S
Radius	R	R
Opacity	O	O
Rotate	T	T
Aspect	P	P
Grab color	C	C
Cycle through brush snap	Z	Z
Reset brush options	X	X
Reset clone	L	L
Twist canvas	V	V
Marquee add	=	=
Marquee subtract	-	-