Shortcuts Autodesk 3ds Max for Windows

Windows

Autodesk 3D Max software is a professional product for 3D modeling, animation and visualization in games and design. Professionals use hotkeys on the machine, increasing the productivity of their work and saving themselves from routine tasks. Quick combinations perform tasks instantly, without having to search them in the menu.

In order to get acquainted with the program, we recommend initially learning how to use hot keys in Autodesk 3D Max. They allow you to work faster with the viewport, edit objects, work with files and rendeng. Initially, you can learn the basic combinations of fast teams, after you get used to others. We picked up a complete list of hotkeys in Autodesk 3D Max and divided them into categories for easy searching.

General user interface

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+N	New scene
F2	Shade selected faces
F3	Wireframe/smooth and highlight
F4	View edged faces
Space	Selection lock
Q	Select
Ctrl+Left mouse click	Add to selection
Alt+Left mouse click	Remove from selection
W	Move
E	Rotate
R	Scale
G	Hide grids
S	Snaps
A	Angle snap
Ctrl+Shift+P	Percent snap
Ctrl+C	Create camera from view
F5	Restrict movement along specific axis
F8	Restrict plane cycle
F9	Render last
F10	Render scene dialogue
0	Render to texture dialogue
Shift+Q	Quick render
M	Material editor
6	Particle view
8	Environment and effects dialogue
9	Open advanced lighting panel
F11	Open MAXScript listener
Alt+Ctrl+Q	Open last used explorer
Alt+Q	Isolate selection
Alt+W	Maximise viewport
Ctrl+H	Place highlight
H	Select by name/select from scene
Ctrl+D	Select none
Ctrl+I	Select invert
Page up	Select ancestor
Page down	Selct child
Ctrl+V	Clone
O	Adaptive degradation
Ctrl+X	Expert mode(single Viewport)
Ctrl+Z	Undo scene operation
Ctrl+Y	Redo scene operation
Shift+Z	Undo viewport operation
Shift+Y	Redo viewport operation
Shift+F	Show safeframes
7	Show statistics
N	Auto key mode
Shift+C	Hide/ show cameras
Shift+G	Hide/ show geometry
Shift+H	Hide/ show helpers
Shift+L	Hide/ show lights
Shift+P	Hide/ show particle system
Shift+S	Hide/ show shapes
Shift+W	Hide/ show space warps
Alt+X	Display as see-through

Views

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
T	Top
B	Bottom
L	Left
F	Front
U	Isometric user
P	Perspective user
C	Camera
Shift+4	Spot/directional light

Editable Poly

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
1	Vertex level
2	Edge level
3	Border level
4	Poly level
5	Element level
Shift+E	Extrude mode
Ctrl+Shift+B	Bevel mode
Ctrl+Shift+C	Chamfer mode
Ctrl+Shift+E	Connect
Shift+X	Edge constaint
Ctrl+Shift+W	Target weld
Alt+C	Cut
Ctrl+Shift+Q	Quickslice
Alt+H	Hide
Alt+I	Hide unselected
Alt+U	Unhide all

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Alt+Right mouse click	Animation
Ctrl+Alt+Right mouse click	Lighting/Render
Ctrl+Right mouse click	Modelling
Alt+Shift+Right mouse click	Reactor
Shift+Right mouse click	Snap
V	Viewports

Material editor

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
B	Background
L	Backlight
X	Cycle 3x2, 5x3, 6x4 sample slots
G	Get material
Left arrow	Go backward to sibling
Right Arrow	Go forward to sibling
Up arrow	Go to parent
P	Make preview
O	Options

Key and Time controls

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Spacebar	Slection lock switch
N	Auto key mode
'	Set key mode
K	Set keys
/	Play/stop animation
, (comma)	Backup Time One Unit
. (period)	Forward Time One Unit
Home	Go to start frame
End	Go to end frame

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Alt+Z	Zoom mode
Alt+Ctrl+Z	Zoom extents
Shift+Ctrl+Z	Zoom extents all
Z	Zoom selected all
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Z	Zoom in 2X
Alt+Shift+Z	Zoom out 2X
Ctrl+W	Zoom region mode
[/ Scroll wheel forward	Zoom viewport in
]/Scroll wheel backward	Zoom viewport out
Ctrl+P/Middle mouse button	Pan view
I	Interactive pan
Ctrl+R	Arc rotate
Alt+W	Min/max switch

Walk through mode

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
W	Forward
S	Back
A	Left
D	Right
E/Shift+UP arrow	Up
C/Shift+Down arrow	Down
Q	Accelerate
Z	Decelerate
]	Increase step size
[	Decrease step size
Alt+[	Reset step size
Shift+Spacebar	Level
Spacebar	Lock vertical rotation

Virtual viewport

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
/	Virtual viewport toggle
+	Virtual viewport zoom in
-	Virtual viewport zoom out
2	Virtual Viewport pan down
4	Virtual viewport pan left
6	Virtual viewport pan right
8	Virtual viewport pan up

Subobjects

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+B	Subobject mode toggle
Insert	Subobject level cycle
1	Subobject level 1
2	Subobject level 2
3	Subobject level 3
4	Subobject level 4
5	Subobject level 5
Delete	Delete subobject
Ctrl+H	Local select subobject by name