Maya is case sensitive. Hotkeys may not work if SHIFT or CAPS LOCK are on.
DISPLAY |
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0 |
Default Quality Display Setting | |||
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1 |
Low Quality Display Setting | |||
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2 |
Medium Quality Display Setting | |||
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3 |
High Quality Display Setting | |||
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4 |
Shading -> Wireframe | |||
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5 |
Shading -> Shaded Display | |||
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6 |
Shading -> Shaded & Display Setting | |||
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7 |
Shading -> Use Light | |||
TUMBLE, TRACK, OR DOLLY |
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Alt + LMB |
Tumble Tool | |||
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Alt + MMB |
Track Tool | |||
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Alt + RMB |
Dolly Tool | |||
TOOL OPERATION |
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Return |
Complete current tool | |||
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Insert |
Enter tool edit mode | |||
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Shift + Q |
Select Tool, or with left mouse button for Component marking menu | |||
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Alt + Q |
Select tool, or with left mouse button for component marking menu | |||
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Q |
Select Tool, or with left mouse button for Selection mask marking menu | |||
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W |
Move Tool, or with left mouse button for Move Tool marking menu | |||
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E |
Rotate Tool, or with left mouse button for Rotate Tool marking menu | |||
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R |
Scale Tool, or with left mouse button for Scale Tool marking menu | |||
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Ctrl + T |
Show universal manipulator tool | |||
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T |
Show manipulator tool | |||
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Y |
Selects the last used tool that is not one of Select, Move, Rotate, or Scale | |||
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J |
Move, Rotate, Scale Tool Snapping (press and release) | |||
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+ |
Increase manipulator size | |||
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- |
Decrease manipulator size | |||
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D |
With left mouse button move pivot (Move Tool) | |||
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Insert |
Switches between move pivot and move object (Move Tool) | |||
HOTBOX DISPLAY |
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Space |
Show the hotbox | |||
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Alt + m |
Default Hotbox Style (Zones and Menu Rows) | |||
DISPLAYING OBJECT (SHOW, HIDE) |
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Ctrl + h |
Display > Hide > Hide Selection | |||
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Shift + h |
Display > Show > Show Selection | |||
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Ctrl + Shift + h |
Display > Show > Show Last Hidden | |||
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Alt + h |
Display > Hide > Hide Unselected Objects | |||
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Shift + L |
Show > Isolate Select > View Selected (in the panel menus) | |||
FILE OPERATION |
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Ctrl + n |
File > New Scene | |||
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Ctrl + o |
File > Open Scene | |||
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Ctrl + s |
File > save Scene | |||
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Ctrl +Shift+ s |
File > save Scene as | |||
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Ctrl + q |
File > Exit | |||
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Ctrl + r |
Create file reference | |||
ANIMATION OPERATION |
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s |
Animate > Set Key | |||
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i |
insert Keys Tool (for Graph Editor) (press and release) | |||
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Shift + S |
With left mouse button for Keyframe marking menu | |||
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Shift + S |
With middle mouse button for Tangent marking menu | |||
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Shift + E |
Set key for Rotate | |||
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Shift + R |
Set key for Scale | |||
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Shift + W |
Set key for Translate | |||
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Alt + j |
Toggle Multicolor Feedback | |||
PLAYBACK CONTROL |
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Alt + . |
Move forward one frame in time | |||
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Alt + , |
Move backward one frame in time | |||
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. |
Go to Next key | |||
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, |
Go to Previous key | |||
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Alt + v |
Turn Playback on or off | |||
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Alt + Shift +V |
Go to Min Frame | |||
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K |
With middle mouse button for virtual Time Slider mode (press and hold and scrub timeline) | |||
2D PAN/ ZOOM |
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\+ + MMB |
2D Pan tool | |||
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\+ + RMB |
2D Zoom tool | |||
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\ |
Enable/disable 2D Pan/Zoom. | |||
PAINTING OPERATION |
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Alt + f |
Flood with the current value | |||
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Alt + a |
Turn Show Wireframe on or off | |||
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Alt + c |
Turn Color Feedback on or off | |||
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Alt + r |
Toggle Reflection on or off | |||
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u |
With left mouse button for Artisan Paint Operation marking menu | |||
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b |
Modify upper brush radius (press and release) | |||
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Shift + B |
Modify lower brush radius (press and release) | |||
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Ctrl + b |
Edit Paint Effects template brush settings | |||
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m |
Modify maximum displacement (Sculpt Surfaces and Sculpt Polygons Tool) | |||
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n |
Modify paint value | |||
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/ |
Switch to pick color mode (press and release) | |||
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8 |
Open Paint Effects panel | |||
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o |
With left mouse button for the Poly Brush Tool marking menu | |||
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o |
With middle mouse button for Poly UV Tool marking menu | |||
SNAPPING OPERATION |
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c |
Snap to curves (press and release) | |||
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x |
Snap to grids (press and release) | |||
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v |
Snap to points (press and release) | |||
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j |
Move, Rotate, Scale Tool snapping (press and release) | |||
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Shift + j |
Move, Rotate, Scale Tool relative snapping (press and release) | |||
SELECTING OBJECT & COMPONENTS |
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F8 |
Select > Object/Component (Switch between object and component editing) | |||
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F9 |
Select > Vertex | |||
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F10 |
Select > Edge | |||
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F11 |
Select > Face | |||
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F12 |
Select > UV | |||
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Ctrl + i |
Select next intermediate object | |||
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Alt + F9 |
Select > Vertex Face | |||
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Shrink polygon selection region | |||
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> |
Grow polygon selection region | |||
SELECTING MENUS |
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Ctrl + m |
Show/hide main menu bar | |||
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Shift + M |
Show/hide panel menu bar | |||
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Ctrl + Shift + M |
Show/hide panel toolbar | |||
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h |
With left mouse button for Menu Set marking menu | |||
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F2 |
Show Animation menu set | |||
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F3 |
Show Polygons menu set | |||
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F4 |
Show Modeling menu set | |||
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F5 |
Show Dynamics menu set | |||
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F6 |
Show Rendering menu set | |||
EDIT OPERATION |
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z |
Edit > Undo (Also Ctrl + z) | |||
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Shift + Z |
Edit > Redo | |||
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g |
Edit > Repeat | |||
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Shift + G |
Repeat command at mouse position | |||
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Ctrl + d |
Edit > Duplicate | |||
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Ctrl + Shift + D |
Edit > Duplicate Special | |||
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Shift + D |
Edit > Duplicate with Transform | |||
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Ctrl + g |
Edit > Group | |||
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p |
Edit > Parent | |||
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Shift + P |
Edit > Unparent | |||
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Ctrl + x |
Edit > Cut | |||
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Ctrl + c |
Edit > Copy | |||
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Ctrl + v |
Edit > Paste | |||
RENDERING |
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Ctrl + Left |
Render view next image | |||
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Ctrl + Right |
Render view previous image | |||
WINDOW & VIEW OPERATION |
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Ctrl + a |
Switches between Attribute Editor or Channel Box–displays the Attribute Editor if neither is shown | |||
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a |
Frame All in active panel, or with left mouse button for History Operations marking menu | |||
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Shift + A |
Frame All in all views | |||
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f |
Frame Selected in active panel | |||
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Shift + F |
Frame Selected in all views | |||
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Space |
(When tapped) Switch between the active window in multi-pane display and single pane display | |||
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Ctrl + Space |
Switch between the standard view and full-screen view of the current panels | |||
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] |
Redo view change | |||
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[ |
Undo view change | |||
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Alt + b |
Switch between a gradient, black, dark gray, or light gray background color. | |||
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Shift + { |
View previous layout | |||
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Shift + } |
View next layout | |||
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F1 |
Help > Maya Help | |||
MOVING SELECTED OBJECTS |
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Alt + up |
Move up one pixel | |||
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Alt + down |
Move down one pixel | |||
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Alt + Left |
Move left one pixel | |||
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Alt + Right |
Move right one pixel | |||
PICK WALK* |
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Up |
Walk up current | |||
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Down |
Walk down current | |||
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Left |
Walk left in current | |||
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Right |
Walk right in current | |||
| *Based on selection, the arrow keys let you walk up the hierarchy (object selected) or walk about the object’s components (component selected, including vertices, edge loops, edge rings). | ||||
MODELLIGN OPERATION |
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1 |
Default polygon mesh display (no smoothing) | |||
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2 |
Cage + smooth polygon mesh display | |||
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3 |
Smooth polygon mesh display | |||
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Ctrl + h |
Display coarser subdivision surface level | |||
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Ctrl + i |
Select/refine subdivision surface component | |||
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Ctrl + F9 |
Convert polygon selection to Vertices | |||
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Ctrl + F10 |
Convert polygon selection to Edges | |||
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Ctrl + F11 |
Covert polygon selection to Faces | |||
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Ctrl + F12 |
Covert polygon selection to UVs | |||
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Ctrl + ` |
Proxy > Subdiv ProxyDisplays original mesh (proxy) and a smoothed version of the original. | |||
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Ctrl + Shift + ` |
Proxy > Subdiv Proxy >Displays Subdiv Proxy options window | |||
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` |
Toggles the display between the original (proxy) and the smoothed mesh. | |||
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~ |
Displays both the original (proxy) and the smoothed mesh. | |||
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Alt +` |
Modify > Convert > NURBS to Subdiv, Polygons to Subdiv | |||
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Alt + Shift + ~ |
Displays option window for Modify > Convert > NURBS to Subdiv > or Polygons to Subdiv > (depending on whether NURBS or Polygons are selected). | |||
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Page up |
increases Division Levels for Smooth Mesh Preview or Subdiv Proxy. | |||
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Page Down |
Decreases Division Levels for Smooth Mesh Preview or Subdiv Proxy. | |||
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l |
Lock/unlock length of curve (press and hold) | |||
