Autodesk ®

3ds Max 2010

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Autodesk ®

3ds Max Design 2010

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Shortcut Guide
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Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 and Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010 Shortcut Guide
Main UI
Adaptive Degradation Toggle O Quick Align Shift + A
Advanced LIghting Panel (Scanline) 9 Redo Scene Operation Ctrl + Y
Align Alt + A Redo Viewport Operation Shift + Y
Angle Snap Toggle A Redraw All Views ` (grave accent)
Auto Key Mode Toggle N Render Shift + Q
Background Lock Toggle Alt + Ctrl + B Render Last F9
Backup Time One Unit , (comma) Render Setup F10
Bottom View B Restrict Plane Cycle F8
Camera View C Restrict to X F5
Clone Ctrl + V Restrict to Y F6
Close Last Activated Explorer Alt + Ctrl + P Restrict to Z F7
Cycle Active Snap Type Alt + S Save File Ctrl + S
Cycle Selection Method Ctrl + F Scale Cycle Ctrl + E
Cycle Snap Hit Alt + Shift + S Select All Ctrl + A
Default Lighting Toggle Ctrl + L Select Ancestor Page Up
Disable Viewport D Select and Move W
Display as See-Through Toggle Alt + X Select and Rotate E
Environment Dialog Toggle 8 Select By Name H
Expert Mode Toggle Ctrl + X Select Child Page Down
Fetch Alt + Ctrl + F Select Children Ctrl + Page Down
Forward Time One Unit . (period) Select Invert Ctrl + I
Front View F Select None Ctrl + D
Go to End Frame End Select Similar Ctrl + Q
Go to Start Frame Home Selection Lock Toggle Space
Hide Cameras Toggle Shift + C Set Key Mode ' (apostrophe)
Hide Geometry Toggle Shift + G Set Keys K
Hide Grids Toggle G Shade Selected Faces Toggle F2
Hide Helpers Toggle Shift + H Show Floating Dialogs Ctrl + ` (grave accent)
Hide Lights Toggle Shift + L Show Main Toolbar Toggle Alt + 6
Hide Particle Systems Toggle Shift + P Show Safeframes Toggle Shift + F
Hide Shapes Toggle Shift + S Show Selection Bracket Toggle J
Hide Space Warps Toggle Shift + W Show Statistics Toggle 7
Hold Ctrl + H Snap To Frozen Objects Toggle Alt + F2
Left View L Snaps Toggle S
Lock User Interface Toggle Alt + 0 Snaps Use Axis Constraints Toggle Alt + D, Alt + F3
Material Editor Toggle M Sound Toggle \ (backslash)
Maximize Viewport Toggle Alt + W Spacing Tool Shift + I
MAXScript Listener F11 Spot/Directional Light View Shift + 4
New Scene Ctrl + N Sub-object Level 1 1
Normal Align Alt + N Sub-object Level 2 2
Open File Ctrl + O Sub-object Level 3 3
Orbit View Mode Ctrl + R Sub-object Level 4 4
Orthographic User View U Sub-object Level 5 5
Pan View Ctrl + P Sub-object Level Cycle Insert
Pan Viewport I Sub-object Selection Toggle Ctrl + B
Percent Snap Toggle Shift + Ctrl + P Toggle Hardware Shading Shift + F3
Perspective User View P Top View T
Play Animation / (slash) Transform Gizmo Size Down - (minus)
Main UI (continued)
Transform Gizmo Size Up = (equals) Expand Object Toggle Scene O
Transform Gizmo Toggle X Expand Track Toggle Enter, T
Transform Type-In Dialog Toggle F12 Filters Q
Undo Scene Operation Ctrl + Z Lock Selection Space
Undo Viewport Operation Shift + Z Lock Tangents Toggle L
Update Background Image Alt + Shift + Ctrl + B Make Controller Unique U
View Edged Faces Toggle F4 Move Highlight Down Down Arrow
Viewport Background Alt + B Move Highlight Up Up Arrow
Virtual Viewport Pan Down Number pad 2 Move Keys M
Virtual Viewport Pan Left Number pad 4 Nudge Keys Left Left Arrow
Virtual Viewport Pan Right Number pad 6 Nudge Keys Right Right Arrow
Virtual Viewport Pan Up Number pad 8 Pan Ctrl + P
Virtual Viewport Toggle Number pad / (slash) Paste Controller Ctrl + V
Virtual Viewport Zoom In Number pad + (plus) Scroll Down Ctrl + Down Arrow
Virtual Viewport Zoom Out Number pad - (hyphen) Scroll Up Ctrl + Up Arrow
Wireframe / Smooth + Highlights F3 Snap Frames S
Zoom Extents Alt + Ctrl + Z Zoom Alt + Z
Zoom Extents All Shift + Ctrl + Z Zoom Horizontal Extents Alt + Ctrl + Z
Zoom Extents All Selected Z Zoom Horizontal Extents Keys Alt + X
Zoom In 2X Alt + Shift + Ctrl + Z Zoom Region Ctrl + W
Zoom Mode Alt + Z
Zoom Out 2X Alt + Shift + Z
Zoom Region Mode Ctrl + W Material Editor
Zoom Viewport In [ (open bracket), Ctrl + = (equals)
Zoom Viewport Out ] (close bracket), Ctrl + - (hyphen) Background B
Backlight L
Cycle 3X2, 5X3, 6X4 Sample Slots X
Snaps Action Table Get Material G
Go Backward to Sibling Left Arrow
Snap To Edge/Segment Toggle Alt + F10 Go Forward to Sibling Right Arrow
Snap To Endpoint Toggle Alt + F8 Go to Parent Up Arrow
Snap To Face Toggle Alt + F11 Make Preview P
Snap To Grid Points Toggle Alt + F5 Options O
Snap To Midpoint Toggle Alt + F9
Snap To Pivot Toggle Alt + F6
Snap To Vertex Toggle Alt + F7 Edit Poly
Scene Explorer Affect Backfacing Ctrl + F
Align To Grid G
Align To View V
Close Last Activated Explorer Alt + Ctrl + P
Attach Shift + A
Open Explorer: [Last Used] Alt + Ctrl + O
Attach List Shift + Ctrl + A
Auto Smooth A
Bevel Mode Shift + Ctrl + B
Track View Bevel Settings Ctrl + B
Border Level 3
Add Keys A Break Shift + B
Apply Ease Curve Ctrl + E Cap Alt + P
Apply Multiplier Curve Ctrl + M Chamfer Mode Shift + Ctrl + C
Assign Controller C Chamfer Settings Alt + Ctrl + C
Copy Controller Ctrl + C Collapse Shift + L
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Connect Shift + Ctrl + E Use Soft Selection Ctrl + S
Connect Edge Settings Ctrl + N Vertex Level 1
Constrain to Edges Shift + X Weld Settings Ctrl + W
Constrain to Faces X
Create C
Create Shape From Edges Shift + M
Schematic View
Cut Alt + C
Add Bookmark B
Detach Ctrl + D
Edge Level 2 Display Floater D
Edit Triangulation Mode Shift + T Filters P
Element Level 5 Free All Alt + F
Extrude along Spline Mode Alt + E Free Selected Alt + S
Extrude Mode E Invert Selected Nodes Ctrl + I
Extrude Settings Ctrl + E Move Children Alt + C
Flip Normals F Next Bookmark Right Arrow
Grow Selection Ctrl + Page Up Previous Bookmark Left Arrow
Hide H Refresh View Ctrl + U
Hide Unselected Alt + I Rename Object R
Hinge from Edge Mode L Select All Nodes Schematic+View
Ctrl A
Hinge from Edge Settings Ctrl + L Select Children Ctrl + C
Ignore Backfacing in Selections Shift + Ctrl + I Select None Ctrl + D
Insert Vertex Mode Shift + I Show Grid G
Inset Mode I Toggle Shrink Ctrl + S
Inset Settings Ctrl + I Use Connect Tool C
Make Planar P Use Pan Tool Ctrl + P
MeshSmooth M Use Select Tool S, Q
MeshSmooth Settings Ctrl + M Use Zoom Region Tool Ctrl + W
Object Level 6 Use Zoom Tool Alt + Z
Outline Mode O
Zoom Extents Alt + Ctrl + Z
Outline Settings Ctrl + O
Zoom Selected Extents Z
Polygon Level 4
Quickslice Mode Shift + Ctrl + Q
Remove Shift + R ActiveShade
Remove Isolated Vertices Shift + Ctrl + R
Remove Unused Map Vertices Alt + Shift + Ctrl + R Close Q
Repeat Last Operation ; (semicolon) Draw Region D
Reset Slice Plane Alt + S Render R
Retriangulate Shift + Ctrl + T Select Object S
Select By Vertex Alt + V Toggle Toolbar (Docked) Space
Select Edge Loop Alt + L
Select Edge Ring Alt + R
Shaded Face Toggle Alt + F Editable Poly
Shrink Selection Ctrl + Page
Down Bevel Mode Shift + Ctrl + B
Slice Shift + S Border Level 3
Slice Plane Mode S Chamfer Mode Shift + Ctrl + C
Split Edges Shift + P Connect Shift + Ctrl + E
Target Weld Mode Shift + Ctrl + W Constrain to Edges Shift + X
Tessellate T Cut Alt + C
Tessellate Settings Ctrl + T Edge Level 2
Unhide All Alt + U Element Level 5
Extrude Mode Shift + E
Face Level 4
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Grow Selection Ctrl + Page Up Hide (Poly) Alt + H
Hide Alt + H Hide Unselected (Poly) Alt + I
Hide Unselected Alt + I Isolate Selection Alt + Q
Object Level 6 Meshsmooth (Poly) Ctrl + M
Quickslice Mode Shift + Ctrl + Q Parameter Collector Alt + 2
Repeat Last Operation ; (semicolon) Parameter Editor Alt + 1
Select Sub-object Loop Alt + L Parameter Wiring Dialog... Alt + 5
Select Sub-object Ring Alt + R Render Preset Slot A (Shift + click to save)
Shrink Selection Ctrl + Page Down Render Preset Slot B (Shift + click to save)
Target Weld Mode Shift + Ctrl + W Render Preset Slot C (Shift + click to save)
Unhide All Alt + U Render to Texture Dialog Toggle O
Vertex Level 1 Repeat Last (Poly) ; (semicolon)
Slice (Poly) Shift + Ctrl + Q
Edit/Editable Mesh Smart Scale R
Smart Select Q
Bevel Mode Ctrl + V, Ctrl + B Start Parameter Wiring... Ctrl + 5
Chamfer Mode Ctrl + C Unhide All (Poly) Alt + U
Cut Mode Alt + C WalkThrough View Mode Up Arrow
Detach Ctrl + D Weld (Poly) Shift + Ctrl + W
Edge Invisible Ctrl + I
Edge Level 2
Edge Turn Ctrl + T Physique
Element Level 5
Extrude Mode Ctrl + E Copy Envelope Ctrl + C
Face Level 3 Delete Ctrl + D
Polygon Level 4 Next Page Down
Vertex Level 1 Paste Envelope Ctrl + V
Weld Selected Ctrl + W Previous Page Up
Weld Target Mode Alt + W Reset Envelopes Ctrl + E

Mesh Select Unwrap UVW

Mesh Edit Soft Selection 7 Break Selected Vertices Ctrl + B
Detach Edge Verts D, Ctrl + D
Edit UVW's Ctrl + E
Macro Scripts Filter Selected Faces Alt + F
Freeze Selected Ctrl + F
Add/Edit Parameters... (TV) Ctrl + 1 Get Face Selection From Stack Alt + Shift + Ctrl + F
Asset Tracking... Shift + T Get Selection From Faces Alt + Shift + Ctrl + P
Bevel (Poly) Shift + Ctrl + B Hide Selected Ctrl + H
Cap (Poly) Alt + P Load UVW Alt + Shift + Ctrl + L
Chamfer (Poly) Shift + Ctrl + C Lock selected vertices Space
Mirror Horizontal Alt + Shift + Ctrl + N
Collapse (Poly) Alt + Ctrl + C
Mirror Vertical Alt + Shift + Ctrl + M
Collect Parameters SV Alt + 3 Move Horizontal Alt + Shift + Ctrl + J
Collect Parameters TV Alt + 4 Move Vertical Alt + Shift + Ctrl + K
Connect (no dialog) (Poly) Shift + Ctrl + E Pan Ctrl + P
Create Camera From View Ctrl + C Planar map faces/patches Enter
Cut (Poly) Alt + C Snap Ctrl + S
Extrude along Spline (Poly) Alt + E Texture Vertex Contract Selection NumPad -, - (minus)
Geometry Selection Visibility Toggle Alt + G Texture Vertex Expand Selection NumPad +, = (plus,equals)
Grow Selection (Poly) Ctrl + PgUp Texture Vertex Move Mode W page 4
Texture Vertex Rotate Mode E Set Tessellation Preset 1 Alt + 1
Texture Vertex Scale Mode R Set Tessellation Preset 2 Alt + 2
Texture Vertex Weld Selected Ctrl + W Set Tessellation Preset 3 Alt + 3
Texture Vertex Target Weld Ctrl + T Soft Selection Ctrl + S
Unwrap Options Ctrl + O Switch To Curve CV Level Alt + Shift + Z
Update Map Ctrl + U Switch To Curve Level Alt + Shift + C
Zoom Alt + Z Switch To Imports Level Alt + Shift + I
Zoom Extents Alt + Ctrl + Z Switch To Point Level Alt + Shift + P
Zoom Extents Selected Z
Switch To Surface CV Level Alt + Shift + V
Zoom Region Ctrl + X
Switch To Surface Level Alt + Shift+ S
Zoom To Gizmo Shift + Space
Switch To Top Level Alt + Shift + T
Transform Degrade Ctrl + X
Video Post
Add Image Filter Event Ctrl + F
WeightTable
Add Image Input Event Ctrl + I
Select All Ctrl + A
Add Image Layer Event Ctrl + L
Select Invert Ctrl + I
Add Image Output Event Ctrl + O
Add New Event Ctrl + A Select None Ctrl + D
Add Scene Event Ctrl + S
Edit Current Event Ctrl + E
Execute Sequence Ctrl + R Particle Flow
New Sequence Ctrl + N
Clean Up Particle Flow Alt + Ctrl + P
Copy Selected In Particle View Ctrl + C
FFD Open PFlow Preset Manager dialog Alt + Ctrl + M
Particle Emission Toggle ; (semicolon)
Switch To Control Point Level Alt + Shift + C Particle View Toggle 6
Switch To Lattice Level Alt + Shift + L Paste In Particle View Ctrl + V
Switch To Set Volume Level Alt + Shift + S Repair PFlow Cache System Alt +Ctrl +C
Switch To Top Level Alt + Shift + T Reset Particle View Alt +Ctrl + R
Select All In Particle View Ctrl + A
Selected Particle Emission Shift + ; (semicolon)
Synchronize Particle Flow Layers Alt +Ctrl +L
NURBS
CV Constrained Normal Move Alt + N
CV Constrained U Move Alt + U ActiveShade (Scanline)
CV Constrained V Move Alt + V
Display Curves Shift + Ctrl + C Initialize P
Display Dependents Ctrl + D Update U
Display Lattices Ctrl + L
Display Shaded Lattice Alt + L
Display Surfaces Shift + Ctrl + S Biped
Display Toolbox Ctrl + T
Display Trims Shift + Ctrl + T Copy/Paste – Copy Alt + C
Local Select Sub-Object By Name Ctrl + H Copy/Paste - Paste Alt + V
Select Next in U Ctrl + Right Arrow Copy/Paste - Paste Opposite Alt + B
Fix Graphs Alt + Ctrl + F
Select Next in V Ctrl + Up Arrow
Move All - Collapse Alt + M
Select Previous in U Ctrl + Left Arrow
Play Biped V
Select Previous in V Ctrl + Down Arrow
Reset All Limb Keys Alt + K
Select Sub-Object By Name H
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Scale In Transform Alt + Ctrl + E Brush Clump Shift + Ctrl + 4
Set Animation Range Alt + R Brush Puff Shift + Ctrl + 3
Trackbar - Toggle Biped Keys Alt + T Brush Rotate Shift + Ctrl + 5
TV Select end of footsteps Alt + D Brush Scale Shift + Ctrl + 6
TV Select entire footstep Alt + S Brush Stand Shift + Ctrl + 2
TV Select start of footsteps Alt + A Brush Translate Shift + Ctrl + 1
Clump Ctrl + M
Reaction Manager Cut Ctrl + C
Expand Selection Shift + Ctrl + E
Set Max Influence Ctrl + I Guide Ctrl + 2
Set Min Influence Alt + I Hide Selected Shift + Ctrl + H
Ignore Back Shift + Ctrl + B
Invert Selection Shift + Ctrl + N
WalkThrough Lock Shift + Ctrl + L
Merge Hairgroups Shift + Ctrl + = (equals)
Accelerate Toggle Q Pop Selected Shift + Ctrl + P
Back S, Down Arrow Pop Zerosized Shift + Ctrl + Z
Decelerate Toggle Z Puff Ctrl + P
Down C, Shift + Down Arrow Recomb Shift + Ctrl + M
Forward W, Up Arrow Reset Rest Shift + Ctrl + T
Left A, Left Arrow Root Ctrl + 4
Level Shift + Space Rotate Ctrl + R
Lock Vertical Rotation Space Rotate Selection Shift + Ctrl + R
Reset Step Size Alt + [ Scale Ctrl + E
Right D, Right Arrow Select Ctrl + S
Up E, Shift + Up Arrow Show Hidden Shift + Ctrl + W
Soft Falloff Shift + Ctrl + F
Edit Normals Split Hairgroups Shift + Ctrl + - (minus)
Stand Ctrl + N
Break Normals B Tip Ctrl + 1
Copy Normal Ctrl +C Toggle Collisions Shift + Ctrl + C
Edge Level Ctrl +3 Toggle Hairs Shift + Ctrl + I
Face Level Ctrl + 4 Translate Ctrl + T
Make Explicit E Undo Ctrl + Z
Normal Level Ctrl +1 Unlock Shift + Ctrl + U
Object Level Ctrl + 0 Verts Ctrl + 3
Paste Normal Ctrl + V
Reset Normals R
Specify Normals S Quad Menu Sets
Unify Normals U
Vertex Level Ctrl + 2 Animation Alt + Right-click
Custom Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Right-click
Custom Shift + Ctrl + Right-click
Crowd Lighting | Render Ctrl + Alt + Right-click
Modeling Ctrl + Right-click
Solve S reactor Shift + Alt + Right-click
Snap Shift + Right-click
Viewports V
Hair Styling
Attenuate Shift + Ctrl + A
Brush Ctrl + B
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