===================================== Autodesk Maya 2019 keyboard shortcuts ===================================== First published at 11/18/2019 on https://defkey.com/autodesk-maya-shortcuts Autodesk Maya is a 3D graphics software for creating cinematic animatons for animated films, visual effects, television programs and video games. Compared to 3DS Max, Maya is a better animation tool whereas 3DS Max is better suited for modeling and texturing 3D models. Autodesk Maya 2019 has 255 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. 2D Pan/Zoom ----------- \ + Middle click 2D Pan tool \ + Right click 2D Zoom tool \ Enable/disable 2D Pan/Zoom Animation Operations -------------------- I Insert Keys Tool (for Graph Editor) (press and release) S Set Key Shift + E Set key for Rotate Shift + R Set key for Scale Shift + W Set key for Translate Alt + J Toggle Multicolor Feedback Shift + S With left mouse button for Keyframe marking menu Display Settings ---------------- 0 Default quality display setting 1 Rough quality display setting 2 Medium quality display setting 3 Smooth quality display setting 4 Wireframe 5 Shaded display 6 Shaded and Textured display 7 Use All Lights Displaying Objects (Show, Hide) ------------------------------- Ctrl + H Hide > Hide Selection Alt + H Hide > Hide Unselected Objects Shift + L Isolate Select > View Selected (in the panel menus) Ctrl + Shift + H Show > Show Last Hidden Shift + H Show > Show Selection Edit Operations --------------- Ctrl + C Copy Cmd + C Copy Ctrl + X Cut Cmd + X Cut Ctrl + D Duplicate Ctrl + Shift + D Duplicate Special Shift + D Duplicate with Transform Ctrl + G Group P Parent Ctrl + V Paste Cmd + V Paste Shift + Z Redo G Repeat Shift + G Repeat command at mouse position Z Undo Ctrl + Z Undo Shift + P Unparent Ctrl + R Create file reference Ctrl + Q Exit Ctrl + N New Scene Ctrl + O Open Scene Ctrl + S Save Scene Ctrl + Shift + S Save Scene As Hotbox Display -------------- Space (When pressed down) Show the hotbox Modeling Operations ------------------- 2 Cage + smooth polygon mesh display Ctrl + F10 Convert polygon selection to Edges Ctrl + F9 Convert polygon selection to Vertices Ctrl + F11 Covert polygon selection to Faces Ctrl + F12 Covert polygon selection to UVs Page Down Decreases Division Levels for Smooth Mesh Preview or Subdiv Proxy 1 Default polygon mesh display (no smoothing) ~ Displays both the original (proxy) and the smoothed mesh Page Up Increases Division Levels for Smooth Mesh Preview or Subdiv Proxy L Lock/unlock length of curve (press and hold) 3 Smooth polygon mesh display Moving Selected Objects ----------------------- Alt + Down arrow Move down one pixel Alt + Left arrow Move left one pixel Alt + Right arrow Move right one pixel Alt + Up arrow Move up one pixel Painting Operations ------------------- Ctrl + B Edit Paint Effects template brush settings Alt + F Flood with the current value Shift + B Modify lower brush radius (press and release) M Modify maximum displacement (Sculpt Surfaces and Sculpt Polygons Tool) N Modify paint value B Modify upper brush radius (press and release) O + Left click Poly Brush Tool marking menu O + Middle click Poly UV Tool marking menu / Switch to pick color mode (press and release) Alt + R Toggle Reflection on or off Alt + C Turn Color Feedback on or off Alt + A Turn Show Wireframe on or off U With left mouse button for Artisan Paint Operation marking menu Pick Walk --------- Note: 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). Down arrow Walk down current Left arrow Walk left in current Right arrow Walk right in current Up arrow Walk up current Playback Control ---------------- Alt + Shift + V Go to Min Frame . Go to Next key , Go to Previous key Alt + , Move backward one frame in time Alt + . Move forward one frame in time Alt + V Turn Playback on or off K + Middle click Virtual Time Slider mode (press and hold and scrub timeline) Rendering --------- Ctrl + Left arrow Render view next image Ctrl + Right arrow Render view previous image Selecting Menus --------------- F2 Show Animation menu set F5 Show Dynamics menu set F4 Show Modeling menu set F3 Show Polygons menu set F6 Show Rendering menu set Ctrl + M Show/hide main menu bar Shift + M Show/hide panel menu bar Ctrl + Shift + M Show/hide panel toolbar Selecting Objects and Components -------------------------------- F10 Edge F11 Face > Grow polygon selection region F8 Object/Component (Switch between object and component editing) Ctrl + I Select next intermediate object < Shrink polygon selection region F12 UV F9 Vertex Alt + F9 Vertex Face Snapping Operations ------------------- Shift + J Move, Rotate, Scale Tool relative snapping (press and release) J Move, Rotate, Scale Tool snapping (press and release) C Snap to curves (press and release) X Snap to grids (press and release) V Snap to points (press and release) Tool Operations --------------- Enter Complete current tool - Decrease manipulator size Insert Enter tool Edit mode + Increase manipulator size = Increase manipulator size W Move Tool, or with left mouse button for Move Tool marking menu J Move, Rotate, Scale Tool snapping (press and release) E Rotate Tool, or with left mouse button for Rotate Tool marking menu R Scale Tool, or with left mouse button for Scale Tool marking menu Shift + Q Select Tool, or with left mouse button for Component marking menu Alt + Q Select Tool, or with left mouse button for Polygon marking menu Q Select Tool, or with left mouse button for Selection Mask marking menu Y Selects the last used tool that is not one of Select, Move, Rotate, or Scale T Show manipulator tool Ctrl + T Show universal manipulator tool Insert Switches between move pivot and move object (Move Tool) D With left mouse button move pivot (Move Tool) Tumble, Track or Dolly ---------------------- Alt + Right click Dolly Tool (press and release) Alt + Middle click Track Tool (press and release) Alt + Left click Tumble Tool (press and release) Window and View Operations -------------------------- Space (When tapped) Switch between the active window in multi-pane display and single pane display Alt + Ctrl + Middle click Fast pan in the Outliner A Frame All in active panel, or with left mouse button for History Operations marking menu Shift + A Frame All in all views F Frame Selected in active panel Shift + F Frame Selected in all views F1 Maya Help Alt + Middle click Pan in the Attribute Editor Alt + Middle click Pan in the Outliner ] Redo view change Alt + B Switch between a gradient, black, dark gray, or light gray background color Ctrl + Space Switch between the standard view and full-screen view of the current panels Ctrl + A Switches between Attribute Editor or Channel Box–displays the Attribute Editor if neither is shown [ Undo view change Shift + } View next layout Shift + { View previous layout Pane specific commands ---------------------- The following commands change based on specific editor pane you are actively using. Graph Editor ------------ 1 Absolute View A Frame All T Frame Center View G Frame Playback Range F Frame Selected H Lock Channel 3 Normalized View 2 Stacked View D Tangents Auto M Toggle Curve Selection J Unlock Channel HyperGraph Panel ---------------- Alt + T Decrease Depth Alt + G Increase Depth Hypershade ---------- > Graph Downstream Ctrl + . Graph Remove Downstream Ctrl + L Graph Remove Selected Ctrl + / Graph Remove Unselected Ctrl + , Graph Remove Upstream ? Graph Up Downstream < Graph Upstream 1 Hypdershade Hide Attributes Down arrow Arrow  Pick Walk Down Left arrow Arrow  Pick Walk Left Right arrow Arrow Pick Walk Right Up arrow Arrow  Pick Walk Up P Pin Selected # Remove Material Soloing / Select Connected . Select Down Stream , Select Up Stream 3 Show All Attrs 2 Show Connected Attrs 4 Show Custom Attrs ! Solo Last Output @ Solo Material 5 Toggle Node Title Mode = Toggle Zoom In - Toggle Zoom Out Node Editor ----------- Up arrow Back to Parent Enter Dive Into Compound > Graph Downstream Ctrl + . Graph Remove Downstream Ctrl + L Graph Remove Selected Ctrl + , Graph Remove Upsream ? Graph Up Downstream < Graph Upstream X Grid Toggle Snap 1 Hide Attributes Down arrow Pick Walk Down Left arrow Pick Walk Left Right arrow Pick Walk Right Up arrow Pick Walk Up Ctrl + / Remove Unselected / Select Connected . Select Down Stream 3 Show All Attrs 2 Show Connected Attrs 4 Show Custom Attrs S Toggle Attr Filter P Toggle Node Selected Pins V Toggle Node Swatch Size 5 Toggle Node Title Mode C Toggle Synced Selection = Toggle Zoom In Toggle Zoom Out , Up Stream Outliner -------- Enter Rename Selected Item F Reveal Selected Pose Editor ----------- Ctrl + G Pose Interpolator New Group Profiler -------- 1 Category View 2 CPU View 3 Thread View Ctrl + R Toggle Recording Shape Editor ------------ Ctrl + D Duplicate Target Ctrl + G New Group Alt + D Select None Time Editor ----------- L Additive Layer Y Clip Hold Toggle T Clip Loop Toggle W Clip Razor Shift + H Clip Scale End Shift + G Clip Scale Start R Clip Scale Toggle H Clip Trim End G Clip Trim Start E Clip Trim Toggle Shift + I Create Audio Clip O Create Clip Ctrl + G Create Group From Selection Shift + L Create Override Layer P Create Pose Clip Ctrl + X Cut Clips Ctrl + Shift + G Explode Group Ctrl + E Export Selection A Frame All F Frame Selected B Ghost Track Toggle I Import Animation U Ripple Edit Toggle Press U Ripple Edit Toggle Release Q Scene Authoring Toggle S Set Key D Set Zero Key M Toggle Mute Selected Tracks X Toggle Snap to Clip Press X Toggle Snap to Clip Release N Toggle Solo Selected Tracks K Toggle Time Cursor Press K Toggle Time Cursor Release Source: Autodesk Last modified on(UTC): Monday, November 18, 2019 Defkey © All rights reserved.