Quick reference of modifier keys and mouse button combinations.
Hold
+
and press one of the mouse
buttons.
+
+ 

+
+ 

+
+ 

| To... | Click or drag |
|---|---|
| Toggle between picked and unpicked |
|
| Pick only |
|
| Unpick |
|
within a non-picking tool
to temporarily switch to picking mode.
| To transform in... | Click or drag |
|---|---|
| X |
|
| Y |
|
| Z |
|
Move, scale, rotate, or flip
| Snap to... | Hold | Or click |
|---|---|---|
| Curves, isoparametric curves, surface edges, or curves-on-surface. |
|
|
| Grid intersections. |
|
|
| CVs, edit points, pivot points, locators. |
|
|
to snap only in the horizontal
direction. Use the
to snap only in the vertical
direction.
These are the default settings.
| Menu/Tool item | Hot key |
|---|---|
| File > Save as... | Alt + S |
| File > Import > File | Alt + R |
| File > Show image | Ctrl + 7 |
| File > Exit | Alt + E |
| Edit > Undo | Ctrl + Z |
| Edit > Reinvoke last | Alt + 1 |
| Edit > Cut | Ctrl + X |
| Edit > Copy | Ctrl + C |
| Edit > Paste | Ctrl + V |
| Edit > Cut image | Shift + Ctrl +X |
| Edit > Copy image | Shift + Ctrl + CF |
| Edit > Paste image | Shift + Ctrl + V |
| Edit > Ungroup | Ctrl + U |
| Edit > Group | Ctrl + G |
| Delete > Delete active | Alt + A |
| Delete > Delete active image layer | Alt + X |
| Layouts > User windows | F9 |
| Layouts > Perspective | F8 |
| Layouts > Front | F6 |
| Layouts > Right | F7 |
| Layouts > Top | F5 |
| Layouts > Paint | F3 |
| Display Toggles > Model | F12 |
| Render > Globals | Ctrl + 6 |
| Animation > Set keyframe | Alt + K |
| Animation > Playback | Alt + P |
| Windows > Information window | Ctrl + 5 |
| Preferences > Workflows > Default | Ctrl + 1 |
| Preferences > Workflows > Paint | Ctrl + 2 |
| Preferences > Workflows > Modeling | Ctrl + 3 |
| Preferences > Workflows > Visualize | Ctrl + 4 |
| Pick > Nothing | Ctrl + N |
| Pick > Object | Ctrl + O |
| Pick > Edit point | Ctrl + E |
| Transform > Move | Alt + M |
| Paint > Clear canvas layer | Ctrl + K |
| Paint > Toggle Marquee | Alt + H |
| Paint edit > Canvas image layer | Ctrl + L |
| Paint edit > Merge below | Ctrl + M |
| View > Look at | Alt + L |
| Display All, Off | Alt+O |
| Display All, current | Alt + C |
| Display Active, Off | Shift + Alt + O |
| Display Active, Current | Shift + Alt + C |
| When in Paint mode: | |
| Paint > Cycle through brush mode | F |
| Brush mode: paint | 1 |
| Brush mode: eraser | 2 |
| Brush mode: show | 4 |
| Brush mode: hide | 3 |
| Brush mode: smear | 5 |
| Brush mode: blur | 6 |
| Brush mode: sharpen | 7 |
| Size | S |
| Radius | R |
| Opacity | O |
| Rotate | T |
| Aspect | P |
| Grab color | C |
| Cycle through brush snap | Z |
| Reset brush options | X |
| Reset clone | L |
| Twist canvas | V |
| Marquee add | = |
| Marquee subtract | - |