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Essential 3ds max shortcuts

Updated: Oct 31

Essential 3ds max shortcuts. I made this map of need to know Essential 3ds max shortcuts. It is part of my series of productivity enhancement keyboard shortcuts for creative software.

Essential 3ds max shortcuts




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Navigation and Viewports

  • Orbit View: Alt + Middle Mouse Button

  • Pan: Middle Mouse Button

  • Zoom: Scroll Wheel or Ctrl + Alt + Middle Mouse Button

  • Zoom Extents: Z

  • Maximize Viewport: Alt + W

  • Switch between Perspective and Orthographic view: P (Perspective) / U (User view) / T (Top view)


Object Manipulation

  • Select Object: Q

  • Move: W

  • Rotate: E

  • Scale: R

  • Select and Move: Shift + W

  • Select and Rotate: Shift + E

  • Select and Scale: Shift + R

  • Snap Toggle: S

  • Angle Snap Toggle: A


Modeling and Modifiers

  • Extrude: Shift + E

  • Bevel: Shift + B

  • Connect Edges: Shift + C

  • Attach Objects: Ctrl + Shift + A

  • Collapse: Ctrl + X

  • Editable Poly Mode: Ctrl + E

  • Edge Constraints: Shift + X


Scene Management

  • Clone Object: Ctrl + V

  • Group: Ctrl + G

  • Ungroup: Ctrl + U

  • Hide Selection: Alt + H

  • Unhide All: Alt + U

  • Freeze Selection: Alt + F

  • Unfreeze All: Alt + Shift + F


View and Display Controls

  • Shade Selected Faces: F2

  • Edged Faces Toggle: F4

  • Show/Hide Grid: G

  • Show Statistics (FPS and Polygon count): 7

  • Show Safe Frames: Shift + F


Rendering

  • Render: F9

  • Render Setup: F10

  • Quick Render (active viewport): Shift + Q


Animation Controls

  • Auto Key Toggle: N

  • Set Key Toggle: K

  • Play Animation: / (forward) / Alt + / (reverse)

  • Go to Start: Home

  • Go to End: End

  • Time Slider: Alt + Right Arrow (advance) / Alt + Left Arrow (reverse)


File and Edit

  • Undo: Ctrl + Z

  • Redo: Ctrl + Y

  • Save: Ctrl + S

  • Open: Ctrl + O

  • Close Scene: Alt + F4


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