File
New Doc Ctrl + N
Doc Setup Ctrl + Alt + N
Open Ctrl + O
Save Ctrl + S
Quit Ctrl + Q
Editing
Undo Ctrl + Z
Redo Ctrl + Shift + Z
Cut Ctrl + X
Copy Ctrl + C
Paste Ctrl + V
Clear Alt + >
or Backspace
or Delete
Copy Mat’l Ctrl + Alt + C
Paste Mat’l Ctrl + Alt + V
Copy Matrix Alt + C
Paste Matrix Alt + V
Duplicate Ctrl + D
Replicate Alt + D
Select All Ctrl + A
Invert Selection Ctrl + Shift + A
Scroll Objects Tab
Palettes
Create Ctrl + 1
Edit Ctrl + 2
Sky Ctrl + 3
Toggle Animation S
& Object Palettes
Labs
Tab or Shift Tab to advance focus in all Labs.
Materials Ctrl + M
Picture Library Ctrl + Alt + M
DTE Alt + M
Sky Lab Ctrl + K
Motion Lab Ctrl + T
Edit Selection Ctrl + E
Selecting
Multi-Selection Shift + L Click
Menu Selection Ctrl + L Click
Scroll Objects Tab
Unselect L Click in Null Space
DeSelect Shift + L
Click
Translating / Scaling Objects
Translate 5.12BU Arrow Keys
Constrain Direction X or Y or Z
X - Pos 5.12BU '
X - Pos 0.08BU Alt + '
X - Neg 2.56BU Shift + Alt + 5
Z - Pos 0.08BU Shift + Alt + 7
Z - Neg 2.56BU Shift
+ Alt + 9
Y - Pos 0.08BU Shift
+ Alt + 1
Y - Neg 2.56BU Shift
+ Alt + "
Y - Neg 10.24BU Shift
+ "
Y - 0.08BU Alt
+ PgUp or PgDn
Y - 2.56BU Alt + PgUp or PgDn
Y - 5.12BU PgUp or PgDn
Y - 10.24BU Shift + PgUp or PgDn
Reset to Original =
Scale Double Size *
Scale Half Size /
Object Properties
Show as Box Ctrl
+ B
Show as Lattice Ctrl
+ L
Neutral O
Positive P
Negative N
Intersect I
Group Ctrl
+ G
Ungroup Ctrl
+ U
Create Path Alt
+ P
Camera Views
Drag Camera Spc
Position Camera Alt
+ Spc Director & Camera only.
Zoom In & Out Ctrl
+ Alt + Spc
Marquee Zoom Ctrl
+ Spc + Bound Box
Zoom In by Steps Ctrl
+ =
Zoom Out by Step -
Reset Zoom Ctrl
+ -
Fly Around Ctrl
+ Y
Director View ~
Camera View 1
Top View 2
Right View 3
Front View 4
Preview Windows
Excluding Nano Preview.
Rotate X Click
& Drag Up or Dwn
Rotate Y Click
& Drag L or R
Drag Spc
Zoom Ctrl
+ Spc Drag Up or Dwn
Rotate Y Ctrl
+ Spc Drag L or R
Reset Window Alt
+ Click
Background Paper
Paper Ctrl
+ Alt + 1
Streak Paper Ctrl
+ Alt + 2
Gray Ctrl
+ Alt + 3
Black Ctrl
+ Alt + 4
Grid Ctrl
+ Alt + 5
Legal Pad Ctrl
+ Alt + 6
White Ctrl + Alt + 7
Paper Grid Ctrl
+ Alt + 8
Grain Ctrl
+ Alt + 9
Rendering
Render Ctrl
+ R
Clear and Render Ctrl
+ Alt + R
Print Ctrl
+ P
Tools
Demo Marker M
Time Line
Scrub Time Line < or >
Next Keyframe Shift
+ < or >
Animation Start {
Animation End }
Menus
Attributes Ctrl
+ Alt + E
Document Set-Up Ctrl
+ Alt + N
Render Animation Alt
+ Shift + R
Multi-Replicate Alt
+ Shift + D