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Essential Cinema 4D keyboard shortcuts

I made a quick overview of the most essential Cinema 4D keyboard shortcuts. It is part of my series of productivity enhancement keyboard shortcuts for creative software.

Essential Cinema 4D keyboard shortcuts




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Basic Commands

  • New Project: Ctrl + N (Windows) / Cmd + N (Mac)

  • Open Project: Ctrl + O (Windows) / Cmd + O (Mac)

  • Save Project: Ctrl + S (Windows) / Cmd + S (Mac)

  • Undo: Ctrl + Z (Windows) / Cmd + Z (Mac)

  • Redo: Ctrl + Y (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + Z (Mac)

  • Delete: Delete key (Windows & Mac)


Navigation

  • Orbit: Alt + Left Mouse Button (Windows) / Option + Left Mouse Button (Mac)

  • Pan: Alt + Middle Mouse Button (Windows) / Option + Middle Mouse Button (Mac)

  • Zoom: Alt + Right Mouse Button or Scroll Wheel (Windows) / Option + Right Mouse Button or Scroll Wheel (Mac)

  • Fit to View (frame all): H (Windows & Mac)

  • Fit to View (frame selected): S (Windows & Mac)


Modeling and Object Creation

  • Move Tool: E (Windows & Mac)

  • Rotate Tool: R (Windows & Mac)

  • Scale Tool: T (Windows & Mac)

  • Extrude Tool: D (Windows & Mac)

  • Bevel Tool: M + S (Windows & Mac)

  • Knife Tool: K (Windows & Mac)

  • Loop Selection: U + L (Windows & Mac)

  • Grow Selection: U + Y (Windows & Mac)

  • Invert Selection: U + I (Windows & Mac)

  • Connect Objects and Delete: Alt + C (Windows) / Option + C (Mac)


Object Management

  • Group Objects: Alt + G (Windows) / Option + G (Mac)

  • Ungroup Objects: Shift + G (Windows & Mac)

  • Duplicate Object: Ctrl + Drag (Windows) / Cmd + Drag (Mac)

  • Hide Object: Ctrl + H (Windows) / Cmd + H (Mac)

  • Solo Selected Object: Shift + S (Windows & Mac)


Animation

  • Set Keyframe: F9 (Windows & Mac)

  • Go to Next Frame: F (Windows & Mac)

  • Go to Previous Frame: D (Windows & Mac)

  • Play/Stop Animation: F8 (Windows & Mac)

  • Go to Start: Shift + F (Windows & Mac)

  • Go to End: Shift + G (Windows & Mac)


Rendering

  • Render Viewport: Ctrl + R (Windows) / Cmd + R (Mac)

  • Render to Picture Viewer: Shift + R (Windows & Mac)

  • Render Settings: Ctrl + B (Windows) / Cmd + B (Mac)


Display and Visualization

  • Wireframe Mode: N + B (Windows & Mac)

  • Shading Mode (Quick Toggle): N + A (Windows & Mac)

  • Toggle Axis Tool: L (Windows & Mac)

  • Toggle Grid: Shift + V (Windows & Mac) (opens Viewport Settings for grid visibility)

  • Object Axis Alignment: Alt + D (Windows) / Option + D (Mac)


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