============================ Modo 12.1 keyboard shortcuts ============================ First published at 7/26/2020 on https://defkey.com/modo-12-shortcuts Modo is a surface modeling, sculpting, 3D painting and an animation software. It is developed by Foundry. Modo is provided as a trialware and runs under Windows, macOS and Linux. Modo 12.1 has 267 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. General / System ---------------- F1 Help Ctrl + N New scene Ctrl + O Open saved scene Ctrl + I Open saved image Ctrl + W Close current scene Ctrl + Shift + W Close all open scenes Ctrl + S Save current scene Ctrl + Shift + S Save scene as... Ctrl + Q Quit Modo Alt + F12 Config file save Shift + F5 Run script Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Shift + Z Redo Ctrl + X Cut Ctrl + C Copy Ctrl + V Paste Del Delete (not available in Items mode) Ctrl + R Brings up the last tool used Alt + R Brings up the last tool used, ignoring UI interactions and selections Shift + Ctrl + Tab Layout switcher, organized by most recent Viewports: Navigation --------------------- Alt + Left click Rotate view Alt + Middle click Rotate viewport Z axis (bank) view Alt + Right click 'Flick' rotate Shift + Alt + Left click Pan view Shift + Alt + Right click Pan up/down only Ctrl + Alt + Left click Zoom to mouse position Ctrl + Alt + Right click Box zoom . Zoom in (only in component modes) Shift + . Zoom in x2 , Zoom out (only in component modes) Shift + , Zoom out x2 G Center the view on the cursor's position / Turntable (only in component modes) Shift + / When turntable is running, displays upright turntable Wheel up and wheel down Zoom view in and out to mouse pointer A Fit (zoom to scene extents/all items) Shift + A Fit selected (zooms to selected elements) Ctrl + A Align selected (aligns view to the current selection) Ctrl + Shift + A Fit and align selected (zooms and aligns the view to the current selection) Viewports: 3D viewport Options ------------------------------ Enter values on the numeric keypad and move the pointer over the target viewport to select. O Open the viewport options pop-over 0 Maximize/minimize the viewport within the group . Perspective 1 Top (press again to toggle top/bottom view) Shift + 1 (Mac) Bottom Win + 1 (Windows) Bottom Shift + 1 (Linux) Bottom 2 Front (press again to toggle front/back view) Shift + 2 (Mac) Back Win + 2 (Windows) Back Shift + 2 (Linux) Back 3 Right (press again to toggle right /left view) Shift + 3 (Mac) Left Win + 3 (Windows) Left Shift + 3 (Linux) Left 4 Shaded 5 Texture 6 Reflection 7 Wireframe 8 Solid 9 Vertex Map / Wireframe None Shift + / Wireframe Light Ctrl + / Wireframe Dark = Toggle viewport smoothing Viewports: Tabbed Viewport -------------------------- Note:  The following keyboard shortcuts only work on Mac. Ctrl + Shift + Home Open first tab Ctrl + Shift + End Open last tab Ctrl + Shift + Page Up Open next tab Ctrl + Shift + Page Down Open last tab Viewports: Item List -------------------- F In Items selection mode, locate selected item (layer). In other modes flip polygons Shift + Left click arrow   Expand/close all (also in Shader Tree) ' Swap foreground/background layers Ctrl + D Duplicate selected layer(s) (only in Items mode) Shift + D Instance selected layer(s) (only in Items mode) N New Mesh Item L New locator item (only in Items mode) Viewports: Channel List ----------------------- I Select modifier input O Select modifier output C Channel haul on (only in Items mode) Viewports: Floating Windows --------------------------- F2 Modeling toolbox F3 Sculpt/paint toolbox F4 Setup toolbox F5 Command History viewport F6 Presets viewport F7 Graph Editor F8 Render preview F11 Snapping pop-over ` Toggle window visibility Viewports: Pie Menus -------------------- Note: Pie menus are quick contextual pop-up menus that appear using keystroke combinations. Menu items are laid out in a wheel so you can access them gesturally for speedier workflow. To open, press the keyboard shortcut, then click in the 3D viewport to open. If you want the pie menu to appear immediately, go to System > Preferences  > Input Remapping and enable Open Pies Immediately. Ctrl + ` Layout switch favorites Ctrl + 1 GL viewport toggles Ctrl + 2 GL viewport style Ctrl + Space GL viewport view type Ctrl + 3 Open pop-over Alt + Q Selection mode/Transform tools Alt + ` Open palette Shift + ` Properties and options B Brushes pie menu (only when a Brush tool is active) Alt + Space Animation shortcuts (only in the Animation layout) Modeling: General Modeling -------------------------- Q Drop active tool Ctrl + Tab Toggle the Tool HUD Cmd + Tab Toggle the Tool HUD K Tool properties pop-over Note:  The tool needs to be active for this shortcut to work. Esc Escape current operation/drop active selection Space Cycle-through Component modes Shift + Space Toggle Component mode to Item mode (or last mode) = Tool handles larger - Tool handle smaller 0 Toggle tool handle visibility (not on the numeric keypad; only on Mac) Ctrl + D Reset tool attributes Shift + [1 - 9] Select layer 1-10 Alt + Space Quick access pop-over M Assign material tag S Enable the Slide / Edge Slide tool when in a component mode (Polygons, Edges, or Vertices) Note:  This shortcut only activates the Slide tool when in component mode. Pressing S in item mode keys a selected channel. For more information, see Using Channels. Tab Toggle subdivision surfaces Shift + Tab Toggle Catmull-Clark subdivision surfaces Num + Increase/decrease subdivision level Num - Increase/decrease subdivision level Modeling: Action Center/Axis ---------------------------- Alt + W Origin Alt + E Pivot Alt + A Automatic Alt + S Selection Alt + D Selection center, auto axis Alt + Q Display pie menu Alt + F Screen Alt + Z Element Alt + X Local Alt + G Pivot center, parent axis Modeling: Selection ------------------- Alt + Shift + A Select all Up arrow More (select next plausible element in loop) Shift + Up arrow Select expand Down arrow Less (de-select last element) Shift + Down arrow Shrink Left arrow Select previous loop Shift + Left arrow Select previous loop add Right arrow Select next loop Shift + Right arrow Select next loop add L Select loop Alt + L Select ring ] Connected [ Invert selection Shift + ] Close loop Shift + G Select between Alt + 1 Convert selection to vertices Alt + 2 Convert selection to edges Alt + 3 Convert selection to polygons ; Select through toggle Modeling: Hide/Lock Geometry ---------------------------- H Hide selected Shift + H Hide unselected Ctrl + H Hide invert (toggle state) U Show J Lock selected Shift + J Lock unselected Ctrl + J Lock invert (toggle state) I Unlock Modeling: Work Plane -------------------- Home Align to geometry under cursor Shift + Home Align to selection (average of all selected) Ctrl + Home Align to viewport End Reset the Work Plane Shift + End Open Work Plane pop-over Page Up Walk + Page Down Walk - Num * Toggle visibility Alt + O Offset Work Plane to geometry position under cursor Modeling: Snapping ------------------ X Toggle snap state (hold with tool active for temporary snap) F11 Open snapping pop-over Ctrl + Shift + T Element snap Modeling: Tools --------------- Transform W Move E Rotate Alt + Shift + E Planar rotate R Scale Shift + R Uniform scale Y Transform Deform Ctrl + E Bend T Element move (Tweak) Ctrl + T Soft drag Shift + Y Flex tool Shift + S Smooth tool Duplicate Shift + X Extrude Shift + L Radial sweep Shift + Q Grow quad row from edge Z Extend edge Shift + V Mirror tool Mesh Edit Backspace Delete Shift + Backspace Remove Ctrl + Backspace Collapse B Bevel Shift + B Polygon bevel Alt + B Sketch extrude Ctrl + B Create polygon of given type from vertex selection C Edge slice Shift + C Polygon slice Alt + C Loop slice D Subdivide selected geometry Shift + D Open subdivide options F Flip polygon normal Ctrl + L Split face by selected vertices P Make polygon Shift + T Triple polygons (convert to triangles) V Spin edge Alt + V Spin quads Curves Shift + O Make open curve Ctrl + P Make closed curve Vertex Tools Shift + W Weight tool Shift + M Morph tool Paint & Sculpt -------------- B Open brush tips pie menu (only when tool is active) O Open large color picker pop-over (hover over UI color picker) S Swap foreground/background colors Shift + Left click + Move the mouse Reposition the node and any child nodes further down the chain. Ctrl + Left click Create a new node between an existing one. Middle click + Left click Remove individual nodes. E Image ink rotate left R Image ink rotate right D Image ink scale up F Image ink scale down Shift + Z Adjust offset amount (sticky key, only while Brush tool is active) Multi-Res Sculpting Alt + Num + Subdivision level up Alt + Num - Subdivision level down Ctrl + Num + Current level up Ctrl + Num - Current level down Camera ------ Shift + Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Move camera item Shift + Alt + Right click + Move the mouse Move up/down direction only Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Rotate around target distance Alt + Right click + Move the mouse Rotate around Z axis Ctrl + Middle click + Move the mouse Image ink scale up/down Ctrl + Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Move forward/backward only Ctrl + Alt + Right click + Move the mouse Adjust focal length Wheel up and wheel down Zooms to cursor Ctrl + A Auto focus camera (only in a viewport defined as Camera and with auto-focus enabled) Ctrl + F Restart preview (only in the Preview viewport) Animation: Selection -------------------- Shift + Z Select all animated items Z Select all animated channels Animation: Hierarchy -------------------- Ctrl + G Group selected items (under group locator) P Parent in place Ctrl + P Parent Shift + P Unparent in place Ctrl + Shift + P Unparent Animation: Timeline ------------------- Users must be in Items selection mode for these shortcuts to work. Shift + Up arrow Go to first frame Ctrl + Up arrow Go to first keyframe Ctrl + Left arrow Go to previous keyframe Shift + Left arrow Go back one frame / Start/stop animation playback Shift + Right arrow Go forward one frame Ctrl + Right arrow Go to next keyframe Ctrl + Down arrow Go to last keyframe Animation: Setting Keyframes ---------------------------- Shift + Y Key transforms Shift + E Key rotations Shift + W Key positions Shift + R Key scale S Key selected channels Shift + S Key selected items Animation: Graph Editor ----------------------- A Fit selected Ctrl + F Fit visible Shift + F Fit visible width Alt + Left click Pan view Ctrl + Alt + Left click Scale view Alt + Right click Scale graph size Ctrl + Alt + Right click Box zoom (drag box to zoom) Ctrl + Shift + V Paste insert keyframes to selected channels Ctrl + Alt + V Paste replace keyframes to selected channels Animation: Render ----------------- F9 Render Ctrl + F9 Render visible Shift + F9 Render selected F10 Render current view Alt + Shift + F9 Open render display window Animation: Preview Viewport --------------------------- F8 Open preview viewport Ctrl + F Focus under cursor Wheel up and wheel down Preview zoom Middle click + Move the mouse Jump the preview out to the original focal length (only when zoomed in) Source: Foundry Last modified on(UTC): Sunday, January 3, 2021 Defkey © All rights reserved.