General/System
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F1 | Help | |
| Command+N | New scene | |
| Command+O | Open saved scene | |
| Command+I | Open saved image | |
| Command+W | Close current scene | |
| Command+Shift+W | Close all open scenes | |
| Command+S | Save current scene | |
| Command+Shift+S | Save scene as | |
| Command+Q | Quit Modo | |
| Option+F12 | Config file save | |
| Shift+F5 | Run script | |
| Command+Z | Undo | |
| Command+Shift+Z | Redo | |
| Command+X | Cut | |
| Command+C | Copy | |
| Command+V | Paste | |
| Delete | Delete (not available in Items mode) | |
| Command+R | Brings up the last tool used | |
| Option+R | Brings up the last tool used, ignoring UI interactions and selections | |
| Command+Tab | Layout switcher, organized by most recent |
Navigation (Viewports)
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Option+Click | Rotate view | |
| Option+Middle-click | Rotate viewport Z axis (bank) view | |
| Option+Right-click | Flick' rotate | |
| Shift+Option+Left-click | Pan view | |
| Shift+Option+Right-click | Pan up/down only | |
| Command+Option+Left-click | Zoom to mouse position | |
| Command+Option+Right-click | Box zoom | |
| . (period) | Zoom in (only in component modes) | |
| Shift+. (period) | Zoom in x2 | |
| , (comma) | Zoom out (only in component modes) | |
| Shift+, (comma) | Zoom out x2 | |
| G | Center the view on the cursor's position | |
| / | Turntable (only in component modes) | |
| Shift+/ | When turntable is running, displays upright turntable | |
| Mouse Wheel Scroll | Zoom view in and out to mouse pointer | |
| A | Fit (zoom to scene extents/all items) | |
| Shift+A | Fit selected (zooms to selected elements) | |
| Command+A | Align selected (aligns view to the current selection) | |
| Command+Shift+A | Fit and align selected (zooms and aligns the view to the current selection) |
3D Viewport Options
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| O | Open the viewport options pop-over | |
| Maximize/minimize the viewport within the group | ||
| . (decimal) | Perspective | |
| 1 | Top (press again to toggle top/bottom view) | |
| Shift+1 | Bottom | |
| 2 | Front (press again to toggle front/back view) | |
| Shift+2 | Back | |
| 3 | Right (press again to toggle right /left view) | |
| Shift+3 | Left | |
| Shift+4 | Shaded | |
| Shift+5 | Texture | |
| Shift+6 | Reflection | |
| Shift+7 | Wireframe | |
| Shift+8 | Solid | |
| Shift+9 | Vertex Map | |
| / | Wireframe None | |
| Shift+/ | Wireframe Light | |
| Command+/ | Wireframe Dark |
Tabbed Viewport
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Command+Shift+Home | Open first tab | |
| Command+Shift+End | Open last tab | |
| Command+Shift+Page Up | Open next tab | |
| Command+Shift+Page Down | Open last tab |
Item List
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F | In Items selection mode, locate selected item (layer). In other modes flip polygons | |
| Shift+click | Expand/close all (also in Shader Tree) | |
| ' (apostrophe) | Swap foreground/background layers | |
| Command+D | Duplicate selected layer(s) (only in Items mode) | |
| Shift+D | Instance selected layer(s) (only in Items mode) | |
| N | New Mesh Item | |
| L | New locator item (only in Items mode) |
Channel list
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| I | Select modifier input | |
| O | Select modifier output | |
| C | Channel haul on (only in Items mode) |
Floating Windows
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F2 | Modeling toolbox | |
| F3 | Sculpt/paint toolbox | |
| F4 | Setup toolbox | |
| F5 | Command History viewport | |
| F6 | Presets viewport | |
| F7 | Graph Editor | |
| F8 | Render preview | |
| F11 | Snapping pop-over | |
| ` (backtick) | Toggle window visibility |
Pie Menus
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Command+` (backtick) | Layout switch favorites | |
| Command+1 | GL viewport toggles | |
| Command+2 | GL viewport style | |
| Command+Space | GL viewport view type | |
| Command+3 | Open pop-over | |
| Option+Q | Selection mode/Transform tools | |
| Option+` (backtick) | Open palette | |
| Shift+` (backtick) | Properties and options | |
| B | Brushes pie menu (only when a Brush tool is active) | |
| Option+Space | Animation shortcuts (only in the Animation layout) |
General Modeling
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Q | Drops active tool | |
| K | "Tool properties pop-over | |
| Esc | Escape current operation/drop active selection | |
| Space | Cycle-through Component modes | |
| Shift+Space | Toggle Component mode to Item Mode (or last mode) | |
| - | Tool handle smaller | |
| Toggle tool handle visibility (not on the numeric keypad; only on Mac) | ||
| Command+D | Reset tool attributes | |
| Shift+0-9 | Select layer 1-10 | |
| Option+Space | Quick access pop-over | |
| M | Assign material tag | |
| Tab | Toggle subdivision surfaces | |
| Shift+Tab | Toggle Catmull-Clark subdivision surfaces | |
| Keypad+/- | Increase/decrease subdivision level |
Action Center/Axis
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Option+W | Origin | |
| Option+E | Pivot | |
| Option+A | Automatic | |
| Option+S | Selection | |
| Option+D | Selection center, auto axis | |
| Option+Q | Displays pie menu | |
| Option+F | Screen | |
| Option+Z | Element | |
| Option+X | Local | |
| Option+G | Pivot center, parent axis |
Selection (Modelling)
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Option+Shift+A | Select all | |
| Arrow Up | More (select next plausible element in loop) | |
| Shift+Arrow Up | Select expand | |
| Arrow Down | Less (de-select last element) | |
| Shift+Arrow Down | Shrink | |
| Arrow Left | Select previous loop | |
| Shift+Arrow Left | Select previous loop add | |
| Arrow Right | Select next loop | |
| Shift+Arrow Right | Select next loop add | |
| L | Select loop | |
| Option+L | Select ring | |
| ] | Connected | |
| [ | Invert selection | |
| Shift+] | Close loop | |
| Shift+G | Select between | |
| Option+1 | Convert selection to vertices | |
| Option+2 | Convert selection to edges | |
| Option+3 | Convert selection to polygons | |
| ; (semicolon) | Select through toggle |
Hide/Lock Geometry
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| H | Hide selected | |
| Shift+H | Hide unselected | |
| Command+H | Hide invert (toggle state) | |
| U | Show | |
| J | Lock selected | |
| Shift+J | Lock unselected | |
| Command+J | Lock invert (toggle state) | |
| I | Unlock |
Work Plane
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Home | Align to geometry under cursor | |
| Shift+Home | Align to selection (average of all selected) | |
| Command+Home | Align to viewport | |
| End | Reset the Work Plane | |
| Shift+End | Open Work Plane pop-over | |
| Page Up | Walk + | |
| Page Down | Walk - | |
| Keypad * (asterisk) | Toggle visibility | |
| Option+O | Offset Work Plane to geometry position under cursor |
Snapping
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| X | Toggle snap state (hold with tool active for temporary snap) | |
| F11 | Open snapping pop-over | |
| Command+Shift+T | Element snap |
Tools
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| W | Move | |
| E | Rotate | |
| Option+Shift+E | Planar rotate | |
| R | Scale | |
| Shift+R | Uniform scale | |
| Y | Transform | |
| Command+E | Bend | |
| T | Element move (Tweak) | |
| Command+T | Soft drag | |
| Shift+Y | Flex tool | |
| Shift+S | Smooth tool | |
| Shift+X | Extrude | |
| Shift+L | Radial sweep | |
| Shift+Q | Grow quad row from edge | |
| Z | Extend edge | |
| Shift+V | Mirror tool | |
| Backspace | Remove | |
| Command+Backspace | Collapse | |
| B | Bevel | |
| Shift+B | Polygon bevel | |
| Option+B | Sketch extrude | |
| Command+B | Create polygon of given type from vertex selection | |
| C | Edge slice | |
| Shift+C | Polygon slice | |
| Option+C | Loop slice | |
| D | Subdivide selected geometry | |
| Shift+D | Open subdivide options | |
| F | Flip polygon normal | |
| Command+L | Split face by selected vertices | |
| P | Make polygon | |
| Shift+T | Triple polygons (convert to triangles) | |
| V | Spin edge | |
| Option+V | Spin quads curves | |
| Shift+O | Make open curve | |
| Command+P | Make closed curve | |
| Shift+W | Weight tool | |
| Shift+M | Morph tool |
Paint And Sculpt
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| B | Open brush tips pie menu (only when tool is active) | |
| O | Open large color picker pop-over (hover over UI color picker) | |
| S | Swap foreground/background colors | |
| E/R | Image ink rotate left/right | |
| D/F | Image ink scale up/down | |
| Shift+Z | Adjust offset amount (sticky key, only while Brush tool is active) | |
| Option+(numeric pad)+ | Subdivision level up | |
| Option+(numeric pad) - | Subdivision level down | |
| Command+(numeric pad)+ | Current level up | |
| Command+(numeric pad) - | Current level down |
Camera
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+Option+Click+Drag | Move camera item | |
| Shift+Option+right-click+Drag | Move up/down direction only | |
| Option+Click+Drag | Rotate around target distance | |
| Option+Right-click+Drag | Rotate around Z axis | |
| Command+Middle-click+Drag | Image ink scale up/down | |
| Command+Option+Click+drag | Move forward/backward only | |
| Command+Option+Right-click+Drag | Adjust focal length | |
| Roll Mouse Wheel | Zooms to cursor | |
| Command+A | Auto focus camera (only in a viewport defined as Camera and with auto-focus enabled) | |
| Command+F | Restart preview (only in the Preview viewport) |
Animation
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+Z | Select all animated items | |
| Z | Select all animated channels | |
| Command+G | Group selected items (under group locator) | |
| P | Parent in place | |
| Command+P | Parent | |
| Shift+P | Unparent in place | |
| Command+Shift+P | Unparent | |
| Shift+Arrow Up | Go to first frame | |
| Command+Arrow Up | Go to first keyframe | |
| Command+Arrow Left | Go to previous keyframe | |
| Shift+Arrow Left | Go back one frame | |
| / | Start/stop animation playback | |
| Shift+Arrow Right | Go forward one frame | |
| Command+Arrow Right | Go to next keyframe | |
| Command+Arrow Down | Go to last keyframe | |
| Shift+Y | Key transforms | |
| Shift+E | Key rotations | |
| Shift+W | Key positions | |
| Shift+R | Key scale | |
| S | Key selected channels | |
| Shift+S | Key selected items | |
| A | Fit selected | |
| Command+F | Fit visible | |
| Shift+F | Fit visible width | |
| Option+click | Pan view | |
| Command+Option+Click | Scale view | |
| Option+Right-click | Scale graph size | |
| Command+Option+Right-click | Box zoom (drag box to zoom) | |
| Command+Shift+V | Paste insert keyframes to selected channels | |
| Command+Option+V | Paste replace keyframes to selected channels |
Render
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F9 | Render | |
| Command+F9 | Render visible | |
| Shift+F9 | Render selected | |
| F10 | Render current view | |
| Option+Shift+F9 | Open render display window | |
| Command+F | Focus under cursor | |
| mouse wheel | Preview zoom | |
| middle-click+drag | Jump the preview out to the original focal length (only when zoomed in) |
