Maya 2016 Hotkeys
Create3dCharacters Hotkeys
NAVIGATION
Zoom =alt mouse right click
Pan =alt mouse middle click
Track =alt mouse left click
COMMON
Move = w
Rotate = e
Scale = r
Show manipulator tool = t
Last tool = y
Last command = g
Group = ctrl g
Parent = p
Unparent = shift p
Rotate snap = j (hold and rotate)
POLYGON SMOOTH DISPLAY
(Quality Smooth Display)
High = ctrl alt 3
Med = ctrl alt 2
Low = ctrl alt 1
COMPONENT MODE
Object mode/deselect = alt q
Vertices = alt 1
Edges = alt 2
Faces = alt 3
WINDOWS
Hotkey window = 0
Outliner = 3
Hypershade = 4
Node Editor = shift 4
Node editor (open with selected vis) = alt 4
Channel Control editor = ctrl shift 4
Connection Editor = ctrl 4
Render View = 5
Render Settings = shift 5
Camera sequencer = 6
Preferences = alt 6
Namespace Editor = shift 6
Graph editor = 7
Spreadsheet editor = shift 7
Script editor = 8
Set driven keys = shift 8
UV texture = 9
Component Editor = shift 9
Hotkey Editor = 0
Reference Editor Window = ctrl shift r
ANIMATION
REGULAR
Set key = s
Key visibility toggle = ctrl shift alt v
Delete Key Current Frame = shift ”
Make anim hold = alt a
Maya’s tangent marking menu = ctrl shift a
Zoo tangent Works anim = a
– hit and release for flat tangents on current or previous key
– hold for tangent types, linear stepped etc
– hold for other animation assorted options
PLAYBACK
Play Pause = alt v
Time Dragger Activate (scrub) = v
next key = c
previous key = x
next frame = alt c
previous frame = alt x
5 frames back in timeline = ctrl alt x
5 frames forwards in timeline = ctrl alt c
TIMELINE RANGE
playback start = ctrl alt ,
playback end = ctrl alt .
range start =ctrl alt shift ,
range end = ctrl alt shift .
GRAPH EDITOR
Copy Key DK = ctrl c
Paste Key DK = ctrl v
Insert key = i
Cycle Infinity = alt o
Show Infinity in the graph = shift i
Jump Time to Selected = alt shift a
Jump time to selected key = alt shift a
Snap key retain spacing = ctrl alt a
EDIT
Delete History = alt d
Duplicate = ctrl d
Duplicate With Offset = shift d
MODIFY
Freeze transforms = alt f
Center Pivot = shift c
SOFT SELECT BRUSH
Soft select toggle = b
Brush change = b
Brush lower radius = shift b
PLAYBACK CONTROLS
play pause= alt v
next key = c
previous key = x
step key = alt c
step key back = alt x
move key 5 frames back = ctrl alt x
move key 5 frames forward = ctrl alt c
move time next frame = alt c
move time previous frame = alt x
set range range start = ctrl alt ,
set time range end = ctrl alt .
CAMERA
Create Camera = shift k
Create Camera From View = alt k
Select camera In View = k
LIGHTING
Lighting Marking Menu = l (hold L no shift)
RIGGING
Match Position Rotation = ctrl alt shift /
Constrain Marking Menu = shift v
Skeleton Marking Menu = shift x
Deformer Marking Menu = shift f
RIG
RRM Mirror = ctrl shift alt d
Match = hold shift v (click + up)
Zoo Align Selection Hotkey Prs = ctrl alt shift p
Zoo Reset Attributes = ctrl shift alt s
Zoo Selection Set Menu = u
ZOO TOOLS
Zoo Align Selection Hotkey Prs = ctrl alt shift p
Zoo Reset Attributes = ctrl shift alt s
Zoo Selection Set Menu = u (none previous)
Zoo tangent Works anim = a (was frame all)
DISPLAY
OBJECTS
Hide Selected = ctrl h
Show Selected = shift h
Show All = shift u
Hide Unselected = ctrl uIsolate Vis Toggle = ctrl ` or shift \
Backface Culling on Object = ctrl shift b
Toggle and Key Visibility = ctrl alt shift v
Toggle hide object while keep selected = o
HUD Poly Toggle = ctrl shift alt y
HUD Frame Count Toggle = ctrl shift alt t
HUD Frames Per Sec = ctrl shift alt r
SHOW MENU
Display marking menu = d (hold)
– hit once is toggle curves on off
– hold for display toggles for all object types including grid
Handles Toggle = alt h
VIEW
Undo View = [
Redo View = ]
VIEWPORT
Shaded toggle = 1
Texture toggle = 2 (issues)
Xray toggle = shift 1
wireframe on shaded = shift 2
Lights toggle = ctrl 1
Viewport 2.0 toggle with shadows = ctrl shift alt 1
Lambert 50% Grey in View = ctrl shift alt L
CREATE
Create Marking Menu = shift (right click hold)
Create cube = ctrl shift u
Create sphere = ctrl shift o
Create cylinder = ctrl shift i
Create plane = ctrl shift p
Create NURBS Circle = ctrl alt shift o
Create Quick Select Set = ctrl y
Create Locator = shift L
Create camera = Shift k
SELECT
Select Vertex = alt 1
Select Vertex = alt 2
Select Face = alt 3
Object Mode = alt q
Deselect = alt q
Select hierarchy = ctrl shift alt z
Grow selection = shift .
Shrink selection = shift ,
Select marking Menu (paint select and more) = q (hold)
Convert Selection Marking Menu = shift d
SNAP
Grid = ,
Curve = .
Vertex = /
Match One Object to Another = shift v (MM hold) up
CAMERA
Zoom in mode = \ (hold) click and drag to toggle tap this key
Select camera in view = k
MARKING MENUS
Light MM = l (hold)
Joint MM = shift X (hold)
Constraint MM = shift V (hold)
Convert MM = ctrl shift alt d need hotkey
Deformer MM = shift F (hold)
MODELLING
OBJECTS
Duplicate object = ctrl d
Duplicate Standard = shift d
De Instance = ctrl shift alt i
Combine = ctrl alt shift c
Extract = alt e
CREATING
Extrude = ctrl e
Bevel = ctrl b
Append = alt \
Bridge = ctrl alt shift b
Poly Smooth (no face selection) = alt s
Add Divisions = ‘ (none previous)
QUAD DRAW
Quad Draw (Tool Kit) = ctrl shift alt q
Quad Draw modifier keys (see hotkey notes toolkit window)
CUTTING
Multi Cut Tool (Toolkit) = ctrl q
Multi Cut modifier keys (see hotkey notes in toolkit window)
Edge loop split = ctrl alt e
Edge loop split from and to = alt shift e
REMOVING
Merge To Center = ctrl w
Merge to vert = ctrl shift w
Merge (with .001 distance) = ctrl shift alt w
Delete Edge = alt t
MODIFYING
Slide Edge = ctl ` (tilde) + middle click drag
Push Edge = ctl ` (tilde) + shift + middle click drag
NORMALS EDGES
Harden Edges = ctrl alt shift e
Soften Edges = ctrl shift e
SYMMETRY
Symmetry Toggle = alt m
Mirror (delete remake) polygon = shift m
Mirror (delete remake) UI = shift ctrl alt m
Mirror Instance X = shift alt m (good for mirroring closed objects like eyes)
ARTISAN SCULPT (old)
Sculpt Polygon Tool = ctrl alt p
OTHER
Polygon Tool Marking Menu = o
Center Pivot = Shift c
SHAPES 2 MODELING
Shapes Brush MM = ctrl shift q (user will have to setup)
SCULPT
BRUSHES
Standard sculpt tool = ctrl 1 (sculpt mode specific)
Grab Brush = a (while in sculpt mode)
Grab Brush With Dual Function Pull Mode = h (hold for pull mode)(was toggle vis)
Wax Sculpt Tool = alt w
Freeze Brush = c
Unfreeze = shift c
Invert Freeze = ctrl c
Knife = ; (sculpt mode specific)
Pinch = x (sculpt mode specific)
Flatten = d (sculpt mode specific)
Scrape Brush = shift ctrl z
Fill Brush = shift alt z
SCULPT UI
Toggle Falloff Mode Surface/Volume = ctrl shift alt f
PIVOT
Move pivot point = ctrl f or insert or home
Center Pivot = shift c