============================ Cinema 4D keyboard shortcuts ============================ First published at 9/15/2023 on https://defkey.com/cinema-4d-2023-shortcuts Cinema 4D is a 3D modeling, animation, simulation, and rendering software. It was developed by the German company Maxon. Cinema 4D has 262 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. General ------- Ctrl + Z Undo Shift + Z Undo Action Ctrl + Y Redo Ctrl + A Select All Shift + A Invert All Ctrl + Q Quit Ctrl + X Cut Ctrl + C Copy Ctrl + V Paste Backspace Delete Ctrl + Shift + A Deselect All Shift + C Commander Shift + W Close Window or Project Ctrl + W Close Window Ctrl + Shift + W Close All File operations --------------- Ctrl + N New Shift + Ctrl + 0 Add Ctrl + 0 Open Shift + Ctrl + S Close All Shift + Ctrl + S Save As Ctrl + S Save Ctrl + Q Quit Object Manager -------------- Shift + Ctrl + 0 Merge Objects Ctrl + F Show Search Bar Ctrl + U Show Fitter Ctrl + I Project Information Alt + G Group Objects Shift + G Expand Object Group Alt (when creating object) New Object as Parent Object Shift (when creating object) New Object as Child Object Right click Select Object, Including Child Objects Picture preview --------------- Shift + R Render to Picture Viewer Ctrl + F Fullscreen Mode Space Play A Set as A B Set as B S Swap AB I Set as Preview Start O Set as Preview End + Zoom In/Out - Zoom In/Out Double click Switch 100% and Fullscreen Motion tracking --------------- Alt + Middle click Move Sequence Alt + Right click Scale Sequence Alt + 0 Sequence Fullscreen Ctrl + Left click Create User Track Left click Lasso Selection Alt Zoom Project ------- Ctrl + B Open Render Settings Ctrl + D Open Project Settings Ctrl + E Open Preferences Ctrl + I Open Project Information Shift + F1 Activate Object Manager Shift + F2 Activate Materials Manager Shift + F3 Open Timeline (Dope Sheet) Shift + F4 Open Layer Manager Shift + F5 Open Attributes Manager Shift + F6 Open Picture Viewer Shift + F7 Open Coordinates Manager Shift + F8 Activate Asset Browser Shift + F9 Activate Structure Manager Shift + F10 Open Console Shift + F11 Open Script Manager Shift + F12 Open Customize Commands V Open Heads Up Display pop-up Material manager ---------------- Ctrl + Shift + O Load Materials Ctrl + N New Material Alt + Left click + Move the mouse (drag and drop) Replace Material by Another Ctrl + Shift + N New PBR Material Ctrl + Option + N New Node Material Attribute manager ----------------- Right click + Arrow keys Parameter to Default Alt + Arrow keys Increase/Decrease Parameter Change Speed Shift + Arrow keys Increase/Decrease Parameter Change Speed Shift + F5 New Attribute Manager Timeline -------- Shift + F3 Open Timeline Window Space Key Mode / F-Curve Mode Ctrl + Space Make New F-Curve Timeline with Selected Tracks F9 Record Active Objects Q Record Current State F6 Play Backwards / Stop F7 Stop Playback F8 Play Forwards / Stop Ctrl + F9 Autokeying Q Add Keyframe to Selected Track at Current Time Shift + F Go to Start of Animation Ctrl + F Go to Previous Key F Go to Previous Frame Ctrl + G Go to Next Key G Go to Next Frame Shift + G Go to End Ctrl + P Go to First Key Ctrl + 0 Go to Last Key S Frame Selected H Frame All Ctrl + F Go to Current Frame (Cursor Dependent) Alt + F Go to Start Alt + G Go to End Alt + H Frame Preview Range Shift + N Go to Next Marker Shift + P Go to Previous Marker Ctrl + Shift + P Go to First Marker Ctrl + Shift + 0 Go to Last Marker R Region Tool Alt + R Ripple Edit Alt + A Automatic Mode Ctrl + F Show Search Bar (Cursor Dependent) Ctrl + U Show Filter Key interpolation ----------------- A Auto Tangents B Break Tangents 0 Zero Angle (tangents) L Zero Length (tangents) C Clamp Alt + L Linear Alt + T Step Alt + 5 Soft Alt + 1 Ease In Alt + E Ease Ease Alt + O Ease Out Bodypaint --------- Alt + . Rotate Brush Clockwise Alt + [ Rotate Brush Counterclockwise , Increase Brush Size [ Increase Brush Size . Decrease Brush Size ] Decrease Brush Size Shift + ] Increase Brush Hardness Shift + [ Decrease Brush Hardness Ctrl + I Increase Brush Pressure Ctrl + [ Decrease Brush Pressure Modeling -------- For these shortcuts, press the keys in the sequence described. M then A Create Point B, M then B Bridge M then C Brush M then D Close Polygon Hole M then E Create Polygon M then F Edge Cut M then G Iron K then M then K Knife M then I Magnet M then H Mirror M then L Set Point Value M then O Slide M then P Stitch and Sew M then Q Weld M then R Weight Subdivision Surfaces M then S Bevel D then M then T Extrude I then M then W Extrude Inner / Inset M then X Matrix Extrude M then Y Smooth Shift M then Z Normal Move M then - Normal Scale M then , Normal Rotate U then P Split U then R Reverse Normals U then E Remove N-gons U then S Subdivide U then Z Melt U then C Collapse U then T Triangulate N-gons U then D Disconnect U then A Align Normals C Make Editable U then G Retriangulate N-gons U then U Un-triangulate 7 + Left click Move Object without Children E Move R Rotate T Scale Space Toggle Active Tool Enter Toggle Modeling Mode Shift + Z Undo (action) X X-Axis / Heading Y Y-Axis / Pitch Z Z-Axis / Bank Ctrl + A Select All U then W Select Connected Shift + Ctrl + A Deselect All 8 Lasso Selection 9 Live Selection 0 Rectangle Selection U then I Invert U then X Convert Selection U then Q Outline Selection U then F Fill Selection U then Y Grow Selection U then B Ring Selection U then L Loop Selection U then K Shrink Selection U then H Volume Mesh U then V Mirror Selection Editor ------ Shift + F1 Object Manager Shift + F2 Materials Manager Shift + F3 Timeline Shift + F4 Layer Manager Shift + F5 Attributes Manager Shift + F6 Picture Viewer Shift + F7 Coordinates Manager Shift + F8 Content Browser Shift + F9 Structure Manager Shift + F11 Script Manager Shift + F12 Customize Commands Manager W Change Coordinates System Shift + W Close Window Backspace Delete Del Delete V (hold) Heads Up Display Q Togle Parent Generator J + Left click Modify Interactive Animation Timeline Ctrl + F1 Help (Select Property Name) Sculpting --------- Shift Smooth for All Brushes Ctrl Reverse Brush Effect Alt + X Switch Symmetry Alt + Y Switch Symmetry Alt + Z Switch Symmetry T + Left click Move / Scale / Rotate Template Rendering --------- Ctrl + B Render Settings Alt + B Make Preview Alt + R Interactive Render Region Ctrl + R Render Active Viewport Shift + R Render to Picture Viewer Ctrl + Shift + R Render to Picture Viewer (IR) Viewport -------- Ctrl + R Render View Ctrl + Shift + Y Redo Camera View Ctrl + Shift + Z Undo Camera Move 2 + Right click (hold 2) Adjust Camera Focal Length Alt + D Show Axis Alt + V Configure All Views Shift + V Configure View F1 View 1 F2 View 2 F3 View 3 F4 View 4 F5 All Views A Redraw View H Frame Geometry S Frame Selected Elements N Open Display N then A Gourad Shading Mode N then B Gourad Shading with Wireframe N then C Quick Shading Mode N then D Quick Shading with Wireframe N then E Constant Shading Mode N then F Hidden Lines Mode N then G Lines Mode (Wireframe Only) N then H Wireframe Mode N then I Isoparms Mode N then K Box Mode N then L Skeleton Mode N then O Tags Mode N then P Use Backface Culling N then Q Use Textures N then R View Active Objects in X-Ray Alt + A Isoline Editing Mode Asset browser ------------- Ctrl + N New Ctrl + F Search Bar U Computer D Desktop H Home Directory P Presets C Catalogs R Recent Items S Search Results F Favorites Last modified on (UTC): Friday, September 15, 2023 Defkey © All rights reserved.