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Houdini keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 2/13/2023 on https://defkey.com/sidefx-houdini-shortcuts

Houdini is a 3D animation software developed by SideFX. It is mainly used
for the creation of visual effects in film and television. Houdini works in
Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Houdini has 119 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



Viewport: Tools
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S                       Select
T                       Move
R                       Rotate
E                       Scale
Ctrl + R                Pose
Enter                   Handle
Esc                     View
Tab                     Tool menu
C                       Custom radial menu
Q                       Repeat last tool


Viewport: Selection modes
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1                       Objects
2                       Points
3                       Edges
4                       Primitives (Faces)
5                       Vertices
9                       Select groups/Connected geometry
F8                      Toggle objects/Geometry


Viewport: Selecting
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Left click              Select
Shift + Left click      Add to seelection
Ctrl + Left click       Remove from selection
Ctrl + Shift + Left click Toggle selection
N                       Select all
Shift + N               Select nothing


Viewport: View
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Alt + Left click        Tumble
Alt + Middle click      Pan
Alt + Right click       Dolly
Space + H               Home grid
Space + A               Home all
Space + G               Home selected


Viewport: View radial menu
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V then Right arrow      Selection tools
V then Up arrow         Selection options
V then Left arrow       Viewport
V then Down arrow       Shading


Viewport: Snapping radial menu
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X then Right arrow      Grid snap
X then Up arrow         Primitive (curve) snap
X then Left arrow       Point snap
X then Down arrow       Multi-snapping snap


Viewport: Viewports
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Space + B               Expand viewport
Space + N               Select viewport
Space + 1               Perspective view
Space + 2               Top view
Space + 3               Front view
Space + 4               Right view
Space + 5               UV view
W                       Toggle wireframe/shaded
D                       Display options


Viewport: Viewport layout
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Ctrl + 1                Single view
Ctrl + 2                Four views
Ctrl + 3                Two views stacked
Ctrl + 4                Two views side by side
Ctrl + 5                Three views split bottom
Ctrl + 6                Three views split left
Ctrl + 7                Four views split bottom
Ctrl + 8                Four views split left


Network view: View
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Space + Left click      Pan
Middle click            Pan
Space + Right click     Zoom
Wheel up and wheel down Zoom
H                       Show all nodes
G                       Show selected nodes


Network view: Create
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Tab                     Node  menu
=                       Add file node
Shift + C               Create subnet
Shift + I               Add background image


Network view: Notes and network boxes
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Shift + O               Add network box
Shift + P               Add sticky
Shift + J               Minimize selected notes/boxes
Shift + K               Expand selected notes/boxes
Shift + M               Shrink box to fit contents


Network view: Wiring
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Left click              (on connector) Connect nodes
Right click             (on connector) Insert node
Middle click            (on connector) Branch
Alt + Middle click      Connector list

Y drag: Cut wire

Shake node: Disconnect from wires



Network view: Dots
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Alt + Left click        (on wire) Add dot
Alt + Left click        (on dot) Pin/Unpin dot


Network view: Tools
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P                       Toggle parameter pane
Shift + W               Toggle tree view
O                       Toggle network overview
C                       Toggle color palette
S                       Toggle shape palette


Network view: Clicks and drags
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Left click              Select
Shift + Left click      Add to selection
Ctrl + Left click       Remove from selection
Alt + Left click        Start wiring from node
Alt + Shift + Left click Select node + inputs
Alt + Ctrl + Left click Select node + output
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + Left click Select inputs + outputs
Left click + Move the mouse Move node
Shift + Left click + Move the mouse Move node + inputs
Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Move node + outputs
Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Copy selected nodes
Alt + Shift + Left click + Move the mouse Copy node + inputs
Alt + Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Copy node + output
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Reference copy


Network view: Navigation
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Double click            Enter a node
Enter                   Go up a level
U                       Create a Quickmark
Ctrl + 1                Go to a Quickmark
Ctrl + 2                Go to a Quickmark
Ctrl + 3                Go to a Quickmark
Ctrl + 4                Go to a Quickmark
Ctrl + 5                Go to a Quickmark
Shift + 1               Go to previous view
Shift + 2               Go to previous view
Shift + 3               Go to previous view
Shift + 4               Go to previous view
Shift + 5               Go to previous view
Page Up                 Select the node upstream
Page Down               Select the node downstream
Shift + Page Up         Select previous sibling
Shift + Page Down       Select next sibling


Network view: Organize nodes
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L                       Lay out all
A + Left click + Move the mouse (drag down/across) Align


Network view: Display flags, Sop level
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T + Left click          Render
R + Left click          Display
E + Left click          Template
W + Left click          Footprint
G + Left click          Bypass
B + Left click          Bypass

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