Hotkeys and shortcuts for Autodesk 3ds Max 2017 (Windows)

(Total 148)

Ctrl + N
General user interface
New scene
F2
General user interface
Shade selected faces
F3
General user interface
Wireframe/smooth and highlight
F4
General user interface
View edged faces
Space
General user interface
Selection lock
Q
General user interface
Select
Ctrl + Left mouse click
General user interface
Add to selection
Alt + Left mouse click
General user interface
Remove from selection
W
General user interface
Move
E
General user interface
Rotate
R
General user interface
Scale
G
General user interface
Hide grids
S
General user interface
Snaps
A
General user interface
Angle snap
Ctrl + Shift + P
General user interface
Percent snap
Ctrl + C
General user interface
Create camera from view
F5
General user interface
Restrict movement along specific axis
F8
General user interface
Restrict plane cycle
F9
General user interface
Render last
F10
General user interface
Render scene dialogue
0
General user interface
Render to texture dialogue
Shift + Q
General user interface
Quick render
M
General user interface
Material editor
6
General user interface
Particle view
8
General user interface
Enviro­nment and effects dialogue
9
General user interface
Open advanced lighting panel
F11
General user interface
Open MAXScript listener
Alt + Ctrl + Q
General user interface
Open last used explorer
Alt + Q
General user interface
Isolate selection
Alt + W
General user interface
Maximise viewport
Ctrl + H
General user interface
Place highlight
H
General user interface
Select by name/s­elect from scene
Ctrl + D
General user interface
Select none
Ctrl + I
General user interface
Select invert
Page up
General user interface
Select ancestor
Page down
General user interface
Selct child
Ctrl + V
General user interface
Clone
O
General user interface
Adaptive degradation
Ctrl + X
General user interface
Expert mode(single Viewport)
Ctrl + Z
General user interface
Undo scene operation
Ctrl + Y
General user interface
Redo scene operation
Shift + Z
General user interface
Undo viewport operation
Shift + Y
General user interface
Redo viewport operation
Shift + F
General user interface
Show safeframes
7
General user interface
Show statistics
N
General user interface
Auto key mode
Shift + C
General user interface
Hide/ show cameras
Shift + G
General user interface
Hide/ show geometry
Shift + H
General user interface
Hide/ show helpers
Shift + L
General user interface
Hide/ show lights
Shift + P
General user interface
Hide/ show particle system
Shift + S
General user interface
Hide/ show shapes
Shift + W
General user interface
Hide/ show space warps
Alt + X
General user interface
Display as see-through
T
Views
Top
B
Views
Bottom
L
Views
Left
F
Views
Front
U
Views
Isometric user
P
Views
Perspective user
C
Views
Camera
Shift+ 4
Views
Spot/directional light
1
Editable Poly
Vertex level
2
Editable Poly
Edge level
3
Editable Poly
Border level
4
Editable Poly
Poly level
5
Editable Poly
Element level
Shift + E
Editable Poly
Extrude mode
Ctrl + Shift + B
Editable Poly
Bevel mode
Ctrl + Shift + C
Editable Poly
Chamfer mode
Ctrl + Shift + E
Editable Poly
Connect
Shift + X
Editable Poly
Edge constaint
Ctrl + Shift + W
Editable Poly
Target weld
Alt + C
Editable Poly
Cut
Ctrl + Shift + Q
Editable Poly
Quickslice
Alt + H
Editable Poly
Hide
Alt + I
Editable Poly
Hide unselected
Alt + U
Editable Poly
Unhide all
Alt + Right mouse click
Quad menu
Animation
Ctrl + Alt + Right mouse click
Quad menu
Lighting/Render
Ctrl + Right mouse click
Quad menu
Modelling
Alt + Shift + Right mouse click
Quad menu
Reactor
Shift + Right mouse click
Quad menu
Snap
V
Quad menu
Viewports
B
Material editor
Background
L
Material editor
Backlight
X
Material editor
Cycle 3x2, 5x3, 6x4 sample slots
G
Material editor
Get material
Left arrow
Material editor
Go backward to sibling
Right Arrow
Material editor
Go forward to sibling
Up arrow
Material editor
Go to parent
P
Material editor
Make preview
O
Material editor
Options
Spacebar
Key and Time controls
Slection lock switch
N
Key and Time controls
Auto key mode
'
Key and Time controls
Set key mode
K
Key and Time controls
Set keys
/
Key and Time controls
Play/stop animation
, (comma)
Key and Time controls
Backup Time One Unit
. (period)
Key and Time controls
Forward Time One Unit
Home
Key and Time controls
Go to start frame
End
Key and Time controls
Go to end frame
Alt + Z
Viewport Navigation Controls
Zoom mode
Alt + Ctrl + Z
Viewport Navigation Controls
Zoom extents
Shift + Ctrl + Z
Viewport Navigation Controls
Zoom extents all
Z
Viewport Navigation Controls
Zoom selected all
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + Z
Viewport Navigation Controls
Zoom in 2X
Alt + Shift + Z
Viewport Navigation Controls
Zoom out 2X
Ctrl + W
Viewport Navigation Controls
Zoom region mode
[ / Scroll wheel forward
Viewport Navigation Controls
Zoom viewport in
] / Scroll wheel backward
Viewport Navigation Controls
Zoom viewport out
Ctrl + P / Middle mouse button
Viewport Navigation Controls
Pan view
I
Viewport Navigation Controls
Interactive pan
Ctrl + R
Viewport Navigation Controls
Arc rotate
Alt + W
Viewport Navigation Controls
Min/max switch
W
Walk through mode
Forward
S
Walk through mode
Back
A
Walk through mode
Left
D
Walk through mode
Right
E / Shift + UP arrow
Walk through mode
Up
C / Shift + Down arrow
Walk through mode
Down
Q
Walk through mode
Accelerate
Z
Walk through mode
Decelerate
]
Walk through mode
Increase step size
[
Walk through mode
Decrease step size
Alt + [
Walk through mode
Reset step size
Shift + Spacebar
Walk through mode
Level
Spacebar
Walk through mode
Lock vertical rotation
/
Virtual viewport
Virtual viewport toggle
+
Virtual viewport
Virtual viewport zoom in
-
Virtual viewport
Virtual viewport zoom out
2
Virtual viewport
Virtual Viewport pan down
4
Virtual viewport
Virtual viewport pan left
6
Virtual viewport
Virtual viewport pan right
8
Virtual viewport
Virtual viewport pan up
Ctrl + B
Subobjects
Subobject mode toggle
Insert
Subobjects
Subobject level cycle
1
Subobjects
Subobject level 1
2
Subobjects
Subobject level 2
3
Subobjects
Subobject level 3
4
Subobjects
Subobject level 4
5
Subobjects
Subobject level 5
Delete
Subobjects
Delete subobject
Ctrl + H
Subobjects
Local select subobject by name
Page up
Hierarchies
Select ancestor
Page down
Hierarchies
Select child
Ctrl + Page down
Hierarchies
Select children
Double click parent
Hierarchies
Select entire hierarchy