3D MAX shortcuts List

 3D MAX shortcuts

In this article, we review the most important shortcuts list of the 3D Max, may You need to use some of these shortcuts, or may you use all of them?

Your experience and needs will determine what shortcuts you use while using 3DMax.

 3D MAX shortcuts                                                                        

Open File

CTRL + O

New Scene

CTRL + C

Save File

CTRL + S

 Redo Scene Operation

CTRL + Y

Undo Scene Operation

CTRL + Z

Hide / Show Cameras Toggle
SHIFT + C
Hide / Show Lights Toggle

SHIFT + L

Select

    Q 

Add to selection

CTRL + Left mouse click

Remove from selection

Alt + Left mouse click
Move

    W

Rotate

   E

Lock vertical rotation

Spacebar

Scale

    R

Snap

    S

Angle Snap

    A

Align
ALT + A

Spacing Tool

SHIFT + I

Clone

CTRL + V

Select All
CTRL + A
Select Invert
CTRL + I
Select None
CTRL + D
Select-By-Name Dialog

         H  

Delete Objects

DELETE

 

Isometric User View

    U

Top View

    T

Bottom View

    B

Left View

    L

Front View

    F

Go to start frame

Home

Go to end frame

End 

Create Physical Camera View

CTRL + C
Hide / Show Cameras Toggle
SHIFT + C
Hide / Show Lights Toggle
SHIFT + L

Hide / show geometry

Show geometry

Shift + G

 Hide / Show helpers

Shift + H

Hide/ Show particle system

Shift + P

Hide/ Show shapes

Shift + S

Hide/ Show space warps

Shift + W

Display as see-through

Alt + X

 

 Full screen views / Expert Mode

CTRL + X

New Viewport Layout Tab /Full screen views 

ALT + W

Zoom mode

Alt + Z

Zoom extents

Alt + Ctrl + Z

Zoom region mode

Ctrl + W

Zoom viewport in

] / Scroll wheel forward

Zoom viewport out

] / Scroll wheel backward

 Pan View

CTRL +P / Middle mouse bottom

Hide / Show Grids Toggle
    G

Material Editor

    M
Show Tab Panel Toggle

         Y     

Quick render

SHIFT + Q

Restrict movement along specific axis

F5

Restrict plane cycle

F8

Render last

F9

Render scene dialogue

F10

 Render to texture dialogue

0

 

 

Vertex level

1

Edge level

2

Border level

3

Poly level

4

Element level

5

Extrude mode

Shift + E

Bevel mode

CTRL+ SHIFT + B

Chamfer mode

CTRL + Shift + C

Connect

Ctrl + Shift + E

Edge constraint

SHIFT + X

Target weld

CTRL + SHIFT + W

Cut

ALT + C

Quick slice

CTRL + SHIFT + Q

Hide

ALT + H

Hide unselected

ALT + I

Unhide all

ALT + U

 3D MAX shortcuts