LightWave 3D keyboard shortcuts

LightWave 3D  

Zeynel Öztürk -
5 years ago
- Shortcuts

Here is the complete LightWave 3D hotkey cheat-sheet, for those who want to design, edit and work faster.

1
↑   Shift + N

New object

0
Ctrl + O

Load object

0
S

Save object

-1
Ctrl + S

Save object as

-1
↑   Shift + S

Save incremental

0
↑   Shift + Q

Quit

0
Ctrl + X

Cut

0
Ctrl + C

Copy

0
Ctrl + V

Paste

0
Del

Delete

0
Ctrl + Z

Undo

0
Z

Redo

0
Alt + F9

Edit keyboard shortcuts

0
Alt + F10

Edit menu layout

0
O

General options

0
D

Display options

0
F5

Surface editor

0
F6

Image editor

0
F7

Layers panel

0
F8

Vertex maps panel

0
F9

Presets panel

0
Alt + F1

Hide floating windows on / off

0
Alt + F2

Hide toolbar on / off

0
F1

Help

0
Ctrl + G

Points selection mode

0
Ctrl + H

Polygons selection mode

0
Ctrl + J

Inclusive volume select mode

0
↑   Shift + Y

Symmetry mode

1
N

Numeric panel

0
W

Statistics panel

0
I

Point / polygon info panel

0
Q

Change surface window

0
0

Toggle fullscreen viewport numeric keypad

0
↑   Shift + X

Box

0
↑   Shift + O

Ball

0
F10

Manage fonts

0
↑   Shift + W

Text

0
+

Points

0
`

Sketch curve

0
Ctrl + P

Make open curve

0
T

Move

0
Ctrl + T

Drag

0
↑   Shift + G

Snap drag

0
;

DragNet

0
:

MagNet

0
[

Shear

0
F2

Center

0
F3

Rest on ground

0
Y

Rotate

0
F4

Rotate on ground

0
R

Rotate selection 90º clockwise

0
~

Bend

0
↑   Shift + H

Size

1
B

Bevel

0
Ctrl + B

Edge bevel

0
↑   Shift + E

Extrude

0
E

Extender plus

0
↑   Shift + L

Lathe

0
↑   Shift + F

Smooth shift

0
Ctrl + R

Rail extrude

0
↑   Shift + P

Motion path extrude

0
↑   Shift + V

Mirror

0
Ctrl + Y

Array

0
C

Clone

0
↑   Shift + K

Knife

0
↑   Shift + D

Subdivide

0
↑   Shift + T

Triple

0
↑   Shift + U

Cut-saw

0
K

Remove polygons (leave points)

0
↑   Shift + B

Boolean

0
↑   Shift + C

Solid drill

0
↑   Shift + R

Drill

0
↑   Shift + I

Connect

0
Tab

SubPatch activate / deactivate

0
M

Merge points

0
↑   Shift + Z

Merge polygons

0
Ctrl + U

Unweld polygons

0
Ctrl + W

Weld points

0
V

Set value

0
F

Flip

0
Ctrl + K

Spin quads

0
↑   Shift + I

Unify polygons

0
Ctrl + E

Measure

0
_

Clear map from selections

0
↑   Shift + F9

Guess UV viewport

0
F11

Add plugins

0
Alt + F11

Edit plugins

0
Alt +
+

Pan

0
Ctrl + Alt +
+

Magnify

0
Ctrl + Q

Zoom

0
A

Fit all

0
↑   Shift + A

Fit selected

1
G

Center view around cursor

0
.

Zoom in

0
>

Zoom in x2

0
,

Zoom out

0
<

Zoom out x2

0
Insert

Insert layer

0
Home

Delete layer

0
End

Object collapser

0
'

Swap layers

0
Page Up

Next layer bank

0
Page Down

Previous layer bank

0
]

Select connected

0
?

Invert connected

0
}

Expand selection

0
{

Contract selection

0
"

Invert selection

0
/

Drop selection

0
-

Hide selected

0
=

Hide unselected

0
|

Invert hidden

1
\

Unhide all

0
↑   Shift + N

Clear scene

0
Ctrl + O

Load scene

0
+

Load object numeric

0
S

Save scene

0
Ctrl + S

Save scene as

1
↑   Shift + S

Save scene increment

0
Tab

Show / hide floating windows

0
Alt + F2

Show / hide toolbar

0
Alt + F3

Show / hide SubPatch cages

0
Alt + F4

Show / hide motion paths

0
Alt + F5

Show / hide handles

0
Alt + F6

Show / hide IK chains

0
F2

Motion mixer

0
F8

Presets

0
Ctrl + F5

Backdrop options

0
Ctrl + F6

Volumetrics and fog options

0
Ctrl + F7

Compositing options

0
Ctrl + F8

Image processing

0
M

Motion options

0
Ctrl + F1

Scene editor

0
Ctrl + F2

Graph editor

0
F5

Surface editor

0
F6

Image editor

0
D

Display options

0
O

General options

0
↑   Shift + O

Select objects

-1
↑   Shift + B

Select bones

0
↑   Shift + L

Select lights

0
↑   Shift + C

Select cameras

0
P

Selected item properties

0
↑   Shift + F1

Auto key create

0
⤶ Enter

Create key

0
Del

Delete key

0
Ctrl + Z

Undo

0
Z

Redo

0
W

Statistics

0
F1

Help

0
Alt + F12

Set content directory

0
Q

Quit

0
Ctrl + O

Load scene

0
+

Load object numeric

0
Ctrl + N

Add null

0
Ctrl + C

Clone selected item

0
↑   Shift + V

Mirror

0
-

Clear selected item from scene

0
T

Move

0
Y

Rotate

0
↑   Shift + H

Size

0
H

Stretch

0
Ctrl + Y

Path tool

0
N

Jump to numeric input field

0
↑   Shift + F5

Coordinate system: World

0
↑   Shift + F6

Coordinate system: Parent

0
↑   Shift + F7

Coordinate system: Local

0
Ctrl + B

IK boost tool

0
Ctrl + X

IKB calculate

0
Ctrl + G

Move TCB

0
Ctrl + D

Sliders

0
Ctrl + E

Edit tool

0
↑   Shift + E

Enter bone edit mode

0
↑   Shift + D

Exit bone edit mode

0
↑   Shift + F8

Enable IK

0
=

Add child bone

0
Ctrl + J

Joint move

0
Ctrl + T

Tip move

0
Ctrl + K

Bone twist

0
↑   Shift + P

Record pivot rotation

0
R

Record bone rest rotation

0
Ctrl + U

UnParent bone

0
Ctrl + W

Mirror hierarchy

0
↑   Shift + I

Import rig

0
↑   Shift + J

Export rig

0
M

Motion options

0
{

Record minimum joint angles

0
}

Record maximum joint angles

0
Ctrl + R

Selected bone active / inactive

0
Alt + F11

Edit plugins

0
Ctrl + Q

Master plugins

0
F9

Render frame

0
F10

Render scene

0
F11

Render selected object

0
↑   Shift + F9

Render motion builder preview

0
.

Zoom in

0
>

Zoom in x2

0
,

Zoom out

0
<

Zoom out x2

0
1

View mode: Back

0
2

View mode: Top

0
3

View mode: Right

0
4

View mode: Perspective

0
5

View mode: Light

0
6

View mode: Camera

0
7

View mode: Schematic

0
F3

Previous view layout

0
F4

Next view layout

0
]

Increase grid

0
[

Decrease grid

0
Ctrl + A

Select all object

0

Select item by name

0

Select next item

0

Select previous item

0
↑   Shift +

Select first item

0
↑   Shift +

Select last item

0
Ctrl +

Select next sibling

0
Ctrl +

Select previous sibling

0
Alt + F7

Show / hide safe areas

0
Alt + F8

Show / hide field chart

0
Num 0

Toggle fullscreen viewport

Material - Refraction index
  Acetone    1.36
  Air     1.00029
  Alcohol    1.329
  Amorphous Selenium   2.92
  Calspar1    1.66
  Calspar2    1.486
  Carbon Disulfide   1.63
  Chromium Oxide   2.705
  Copper Oxide    2.705
  Crown Glass    1.52
  Crystal     2.00
  Diamond    2.417
  Emerald    1.57
  Ethyl Alcohol    1.36
  Flourite    1.434
  Fused Quartz    1.46
  Glass     1.5
  Heaviest Flint Glass   1.89
  Heavy Flint Glass   1.65
  Ice     1.309
  Iodine Crystal    3.34
  Lapis Lazuli    1.61
  Light Flint Glass    1.575
  Liquid Carbon Dioxide   1.20
  Polystyrene    1.55
  Quartz 1    1.644
  Quartz 2    1.553
  Ruby     1.77
  Sapphire    1.77
  Sodium Chloride (Salt)   1 1.544
  Sodium Chloride (Salt) 2   1.644
  Sugar Solution (30%)   1.38
  Sugar Solution (80%)   1.49
  Topaz     1.61
  Vacuum    1.00000
  Water (20° C)    1.333
  Zinc Crown Glass   1.517

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Program information

Program name: LightWave 3D LightWave 3D (Imaging)

LightWave 3D is a software used for rendering animated and static 3D images. It's used in television, film, motion graphics, video games development, product desing and more. LightWave 3D was first released on 1990.

Web page: lightwave3d.com

Last update: 11/11/2019 8:10 PM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 90%

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Shortcut count: 221

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