Hotkeys and shortcuts for Modo (Windows)

(Total 244)

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