======================================== Autodesk 3ds Max 2021 keyboard shortcuts ======================================== First published at 7/29/2021 on https://defkey.com/autodesk-3ds-max-2021-shortcuts Autodesk 3ds Max is a graphics software for making 3D animations, models, games and images. It is also used to create movie effects and for movie pre-visualization. Autodesk 3ds Max 2021 has 516 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Main UI ------- Shift + T Asset Tracking Toggle Alt + A Align Ctrl + V Clone Del Delete Objects Ctrl + Alt + F Fetch Ctrl + H Hold Alt + N Normal Align Ctrl + Y Redo Scene Operation F12 Transform Type-In Dialog Toggle Ctrl + Z Undo Scene Operation Editable Polygon Object Alt + Shift + E Extrude Face (Poly) Ctrl + Page Up then Ctrl + Up Grow Selection (Poly) Alt + Shift + X Ignore Backfacing Toggle (Poly) Alt + L Select Sub-object Loop Alt + R Select Sub-object Ring Ctrl + Page Down then Ctrl + Down Shrink Selection (Poly) Shift + B Soft Selection Toggle (Poly) Alt + Shift + 1 Refine (Spline) File Ctrl + N New Scene Ctrl + O Open File Ctrl + S Save File Ctrl + Shift + S Save File As Ctrl + Alt + S Save Incremental (+) Group Ctrl + U Group Attach Lights and Cameras Ctrl + C then Alt + Shift + C Create Camera (Physical) From View Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C Create Camera (Standard) From View MAX Script F11 MAXScript Listener Modifier Stack Alt + ` Show End Result 1 Sub-Object Level 1 2 Sub-Object Level 2 3 Sub-Object Level 3 4 Sub-Object Level 4 5 Sub-object Level 5 PolyTools Alt + Shift + 3 Circle Loops Alt + Shift + 4 Geo Poly Alt + 3 Insert Loop Alt + 4 PolyShift Move Alt + 2 Set Flow Alt + 5 Spin Edge Alt + Shift + 2 Straighten Loops Alt + 1 Swift Loop Projection Modifier Alt + G Geometry Selection Visibility Toggle Quad Menu Sets Alt + Right click Animation Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right click Custom Ctrl + Shift + Right click Custom Ctrl + Alt + Right click Lighting | Render Space Lock Ctrl + Right click Modeling Shift + Right click Snap V Viewports J Windows Render 9 Advanced Lighting Panel Shift + V Create Animated Sequence File... 8 Environment Dialog Toggle Shift + Q, Shift + F9 Render F9 Render Last F10 Render SetUp... Selection Ctrl + A Select All Page Up Select Ancestor H Select By Name Page Down Select Child Shift + Page Down Select Children Ctrl + I Select Invert Ctrl + D Select None Ctrl + Shift + A Select Similar Ctrl + Shift + N Selection Lock Toggle Q Smart Select Set Key Tools N Auto Key Mode Toggle K Set Keys Snaps A Angle Snap Toggle Alt + S Cycle Active Snap Type Alt + F3 Enable Axis Constraints in Snaps Toggle S Snaps Toggle Time , Backup Time One Unit . Forward Time One Unit End Go to End Frame Home Go to Start Frame / Play Animation Tools Insert Affect Pivot Only Mode Toggle Alt + Shift + 5 Center Point Cycle Ctrl + F Cycle Selection Method Alt + X Display as See-Through Toggle Alt + H Hide Selection Alt + I Hide Unselected Alt + Q Isolate Selection Ctrl + Alt + Q Isolate Selection Toggle Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X Keyboard Shortcut Override Toggle M Material Editor Toggle Alt + W Maximize Viewport Toggle I Pan Viewport Shift + A Quick Align Ctrl + E Scale Cycle W Select and Move E Select and Rotate Show Main Toolbar Toggle 7 Show Statistics Toggle Y Smart Place R Smart Scale \ Sound Toggle Shift + I Spacing Tool Ctrl + B Sub-object Selection Toggle F8 Transform Gizmo Plane Constraint Cycle - Transform Gizmo Size Down = Transform Gizmo Size Up F5 Transform Gizmo X Constraint F6 Transform Gizmo Y Constraint F7 Transform Gizmo Z Constraint Alt + U Unhide All Ctrl + L Viewport Lighting Illuminate with Default / Scene Lights Toggle Shift + F Viewport Safe Frames Toggle F2 Viewport Selection Shade Selected Faces Toggle Shift + J Viewport Selection Show Selection Bracket Toggle Num 2 Virtual Viewport Pan Down Num 4 Virtual Viewport Pan Left Num 6 Virtual Viewport Pan Right Num 8 Virtual Viewport Pan Up Num / Virtual Viewport Toggle Num + Virtual Viewport Zoom In Num - Virtual Viewport Zoom Out Shift + O Window / Crossing Toggle Ctrl + Alt + Z Zoom Extents Shift + Ctrl + Z Zoom Extents All Z Zoom Extents Selected Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Z Zoom In 2X Alt + Z Zoom Mode Ctrl + W Zoom Region Mode [ then Ctrl + = Zoom Viewport In ] then Ctrl + - Zoom Viewport Out Track View Ctrl + 1 Add/Edit Parameters... (TV) User Interface X Launch Global Search Viewport Lighting and Shadows Shift + F3 High Quality Views O Adaptive Degradation Toggle C Camera View Ctrl + Shift + D Disable Viewport Ctrl + Alt + X Expert Mode Toggle F Front View Shift + C Hide Cameras Toggle Shift + G Hide Geometry Toggle G Hide Grids Toggle Shift + H Hide Helpers Toggle Shift + L Hide Lights Toggle Shift + P Hide Particle Systems Toggle Shift + S Hide Shapes Toggle Shift + W Hide Space Warps Toggle Alt + Home Home View L Left View Ctrl + R Orbit View Mode U Orthographic User View Ctrl + P Pan View P Perspective User View Shift + Y Redo Viewport Operation ` Redraw All Views Alt + J Selection/Preview Highlights Toggle Ctrl + ` Show Floating Dialogs Shift + 4 Spot/Directional Light View T Top View Shift + Z Undo Viewport Operation Alt + Shift + Ctrl + B Update Background Image F4 View Edged Faces Toggle Alt + B Viewport Background Up arrow WalkThrough View Mode F3 Wireframe / Smooth + Highlights Toggle Edit ---- Edit mesh B Edit Soft Selection Edit normals Shift + R Break Normals Ctrl + C Copy Normal 3 Edge Level 4 Face Level E Make Explicit 1 Normal Level 5 Object Level Ctrl + V Paste Normal R Reset Normals S Specify Normals U Unify Normals 2 Vertex Level Edit Patch B Edit Soft Selection Edit Poly Alt + Shift + D Attach Ctrl + Shift + B Bevel Mode Shift + R Break Alt + P Cap Ctrl + Shift + C Chamfer Mode Ctrl + Alt + C Collapse Shift + Ctrl + E Connect Shift + X Constrain to Edges Alt + C Cut Ctrl + Alt + D Detach B Edit Soft Selection Mode Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E Extrude along Spline Mode Shift + E Extrude Mode Ctrl + Page Up then Ctrl + Up Grow Selection Alt + H Hide Alt + I Hide Unselected Alt + Shift + X Ignore Backfacing in Selections Alt + M Make Planar Ctrl + M MeshSmooth Shift + Ctrl + Q Quickslice Mode ; Repeat Last Operation Ctrl + Page Down then Ctrl + Down Shrink Selection Shift + Ctrl + W Target Weld Mode Alt + U Unhide All Shift + B Use Soft Selection Shift + Left click + Move the mouse Extrude Polygon (Move tool selected) Ctrl + Shift + Left click + Move the mouse Clone Polygon (Move tool selected) Shift + Left click + Move the mouse Inset Polygon (Scale tool selected) Edit Spline B Edit Soft Selection Edit/Editable Mesh Alt + Shift + D Attach Mode Ctrl + Shift + B Bevel Mode Shift + R Break Vertices Ctrl + Shift + C Chamfer Mode Ctrl + Alt + C Collapse Alt + C Cut Mode Ctrl + Alt + D Detach Ctrl + T Edge Turn B Edit Soft Selection Shift + E Extrude Mode Alt + H Hide Selected Alt + Shift + X Ignore Backfacing in Selections Shift + B Soft Selection Alt + U Unhide All Alt + Shift + W Weld Selected Shift + Ctrl + W Weld Target Mode Editable Poly Alt + Shift + D Attach Ctrl + Shift + B Bevel Mode Shift + R Break Alt + P Cap Ctrl + Shift + C Chamfer Mode Ctrl + Alt + C Collapse Shift + Ctrl + E Connect Shift + X Constrain to Edges Alt + C Cut Ctrl + Alt + D Detach B Edit Soft Selection Mode Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E Extrude along Spline Mode Shift + E Extrude Mode Ctrl + Page Up then Ctrl + Up Grow Selection Alt + H Hide Alt + I Hide Unselected Alt + Shift + X Ignore Backfacing in Selections Ctrl + M MeshSmooth Shift + Ctrl + Q Quickslice Mode ; Repeat Last Operation Ctrl + Page Down, Ctrl + Down Shrink Selection Shift + Ctrl + W Target Weld Mode Alt + U Unhide All Shift + B Use Soft Selection HSDS B Edit Soft Selection Mesh select B Edit Soft Selection MeshSmooth B Edit Soft Selection Mode Patch Select B Edit Soft Selection Poly Select B Edit Soft Selection Mode Projection Modifier B Edit Soft Selection Vol. Select B Edit Soft Selection Schematic view -------------- B Add Bookmark D Display Floater Alt + F Filters Alt + A Free All Alt + S Free Selected Alt + H Hide Selected Ctrl + I Invert Selected Nodes Alt + C Move Children Right arrow Next Bookmark Left arrow Previous Bookmark Ctrl + U Refresh View F2 Rename Object Ctrl + A Select All Nodes Shift + Page Down Select Children Ctrl + D Select None G Show Grid Shift + S Toggle Shrink C Use Connect Tool Ctrl + P Use Pan Tool Q Use Select Tool Ctrl + W Use Zoom Region Tool Alt + Z Use Zoom Tool Ctrl + Alt + Z Zoom Extents Z Zoom Selected Extents Track View ---------- K Add/Remove Keys Ctrl + E Apply Ease Curve Ctrl + M Apply Multiplier Curve C Assign Controller Ctrl + C Copy Controller O Expand Object Toggle Enter then T Expand Track Toggle Alt + F Filters Ctrl + Alt + Z Frame Horizontal Extents Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Z Frame Horizontal Extents Keys Ctrl + L Lock Selection L Lock Tangents Toggle U Make Controller Unique Down arrow Move Highlight Down Up arrow Move Highlight Up M Move Keys Left arrow Nudge Keys Left Right arrow Nudge Keys Right Ctrl + P Pan Ctrl + V Paste Controller Ctrl + Left arrow Retime Move Left Ctrl + Right arrow Retime Move Right Ctrl + Down arrow Scroll Down Ctrl + Up arrow Scroll Up Ctrl + A Select All Shift + Page Down Select Children Ctrl + I Select Invert Ctrl + D Select None S Snap Frames Alt + Z Zoom Ctrl + W Zoom Region UVW Unwrap ---------- Shift + R Break Selected Vertices Ctrl + C Copy Ctrl + Alt + D Detach Edge Verts Ctrl + E Edit UVW's Alt + F Filter Selected Polygons Q Freeform Mode Ctrl + F Freeze Selected Alt + H Hide Selected Alt + Shit + X Ignore Back Polygons Ctrl + L Lock selected vertices Ctrl + P Pan Ctrl + V Paste Enter Planar map faces/patches Alt + R Relax Brush Type Cycle Ctrl + Right arrow Rotate -90 Ctrl + Left arrow Rotate +90 Alt + E Show Seams In Viewport S Snap Shift + B Soft Selection Ctrl + Page Down then Ctrl + Down Texture Vertex Contract Selection Ctrl + Page Up then Ctrl + Up Texture Vertex Expand Selection W Texture Vertex Move Mode E Texture Vertex Rotate Mode R Texture Vertex Scale Mode Alt + Shift + W Texture Vertex Weld Selected Shift + Ctrl + W Texture VertexTarget Weld Ctrl + Shift + F Unfreeze All Alt + U Unhide All O Unwrap Options U Update Map Alt + 4 UV Paint Movement Alt + Z Zoom Ctrl + Alt + Z Zoom Extents Z Zoom Extents Selected Ctrl + W Zoom Region Shift + Space Zoom To Gizmo Material Editor and SME Hotkeys ------------------------------- A Assign Material to Selection O Get Material Left arrow Go Backward to Sibling Right arrow Go Forward to Sibling Up arrow Go to Parent F9 Make Preview A Assign Material to Selection Del Delete Selected H Hide Unused Nodeslots L Lay Out All C Lay Out Children O Material/Map Browser Alt + C Move Children N Navigator Alt + P Pan to Selected Ctrl + P Pan Tool P Parameter Editor F2 Rename Ctrl + A Select All Shift + Page Down Select Children Ctrl + I Select Invert Ctrl + D Select None Q Select Tool Ctrl + T Select Tree G Show Grid U Update Selected Previews Ctrl + Alt + Z Zoom Extents Z Zoom Extents Selected Ctrl + W Zoom Region Tool Alt + Z Zoom Tool Biped ----- Ctrl + C Copy/Paste - Copy Ctrl + V Copy/Paste - Paste Ctrl + Shift + V Copy/Paste - Paste Opposite Alt + Ctrl + F Fix Graphs Alt + M Move All - Collapse Alt + K Reset All Limb Keys Alt + Ctrl + E Scale In Transform Alt + R Set Animation Range K Set Key Alt + T Trackbar - Toggle Biped Keys Alt + D TV Select end of footsteps Alt + S TV Select entire foostep Alt + A TV Select start of foosteps Hair Styling ------------ Shift + Ctrl + A Attenuate Ctrl + B Brush Shift + Ctrl + 4 Brush Clump Shift + Ctrl + 3 Brush Puff Shift + Ctrl + 5 Brush Rotate Shift + Ctrl + 6 Brush Scale Shift + Ctrl + 2 Brush Stand Shift + Ctrl + 1 Brush Translate Ctrl + M Clump Alt + C Cut Ctrl + Page Up, Ctrl + Up Expand Selection Ctrl + 2 Guide Alt + H Hide Selected Alt + Shift + X Ignore Back Ctrl + I Invert Selection Ctrl + L Lock Shift + Ctrl + = Merge Hairgroups Shift + Ctrl + P Pop Selected Shift + Ctrl + Z Pop Zerosized Ctrl + P Puff Shift + Ctrl + M Recomb Shift + Ctrl + T Reset Rest Ctrl + 4 Root E Rotate Shift + Ctrl + R Rotate Selection R Scale Q Select Alt + U Show Hidden Shift + Ctrl + F Soft Falloff Shift + Ctrl + - Split Hairgroups Ctrl + N Stand Ctrl + 1 Tip Shift + Ctrl + C Toggle Collisions Shift + Ctrl + I Toggle Hairs Ctrl + T Translate Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Shift + L Unlock Ctrl + 3 Verts Particle flow ------------- Alt + Ctrl + P Clean Up Particle Flow Ctrl + C Copy Selected In Particle View Alt + Ctrl + M Open PFlow Preset Manager dialog 6 Particle View Toggle Ctrl + V Paste In Particle View Alt + Ctrl + C Repair PFlow Cache System Alt + Ctrl + R Reset Particle View Ctrl + A Select All In Particle View Shift + ; Selected Particle Emission Toggle Alt + Ctrl + L Synchronize Particle Flow Layers Particle Flow Tools Ctrl + C Copy Selected In Data View Ctrl + X Cut Selected In Data View S Move Selected Down In Data View Shift + S Move Selected Down x10 In Data View A Move Selected Left In Data View Shift + A Move Selected Left x10 In Data View D Move Selected Right In Data View Shift + D Move Selected Right x10 In Data View W Move Selected Up In Data View Shift + W Move Selected Up x10 In Data View Ctrl + V Paste In Data View F2 Rename Suboperator In Data View Ctrl + A Select All In Data View Ctrl + D Select None In Data View Steering Wheel, Viewcube, and Walkthrough ----------------------------------------- SteeringWheels Shift + Ctrl + , Decrease Walk Speed Shift + Ctrl + . Increase Walk Speed Shift + W Toggle SteeringWheels Shift + Ctrl + J Tour Building Wheel ViewCube Alt + Ctrl + H Home Alt + Ctrl + V Toggle ViewCube Visibility WalkThrough Q Accelerate Toggle S then Down arrow Back Z Decelerate Toggle [ Decrease Step Size C then Shift + Down arrow Down W then Up arrow Arrow    Forward ] Increase Step Size A then Left arrow Arrow  Left Shift + Space Level Space Lock Vertical Rotation Alt + [ Reset Step Size D then Right arrow Right E then Shift + Up arrow Up Misc. ----- ActiveShade D Draw Region P Initialize F9 Render Q Select Object U Update Crowd S then F9 Solve FFD Alt + Shift + C Switch To Control Point Level Alt + Shift + L Switch To Lattice Level Alt + Shift + S Switch To Set Volume Level Alt + Shift + T Switch To Top Level NURBS Alt + N CV Constrained Normal Move Alt + U CV Constrained U Move Alt + V CV Constrained V Move Shift + Ctrl + C Display Curves Alt + L Display Shaded Lattice Ctrl + L Lock 2D Selection Ctrl + Right arrow Select Next in U Ctrl + Up arrow Select Next in V Ctrl + Left arrow Select Previous in U Ctrl + Down arrow Select Previous in V H Select Sub-Object By Name Alt + 1 Set Tessellation Preset 1 Alt + 2 Set Tessellation Preset 2 Alt + 3 Set Tessellation Preset 3 Shift + B Soft Selection Alt + Shift + C Switch To Curve Level Alt + Shift + I Switch To Imports Level Alt + Shift + P Switch To Point Level Alt + Shift + V Switch To Surface CV Level Alt + Shift + S Switch To Surface Level Alt + Shift + T Switch To Top Level Physique Ctrl + C Copy Envelope Del Delete Page Down Next Ctrl + V Paste Envelope Page Up Previous Ctrl + E Reset Envelopes Reaction Manager Ctrl + I Set Max Influence Alt + I Set Min Influence Video Post F9 Execute Sequence Ctrl + Shift + N New Sequence Ctrl + P Pan Ctrl + Alt + Z Zoom Extents Ctrl + W Zoom Region WeightTable Ctrl + C Copy Ctrl + V Paste Ctrl + A Select All Ctrl + I Select Invert Ctrl + D Select None Last modified on (UTC): Monday, November 8, 2021 Defkey © All rights reserved.