Shortcut Commands by Category
Below, you'll find an abbreviated list of commands that can be used in Maya.
2D Pan/Zoom
| \ + Middle mouse button |
2D Pan tool |
| \ + Right mouse button |
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 (or Cmd) + C |
Copy |
| Ctrl (or Cmd) + X |
Cut |
| Ctrl + D |
Duplicate |
| Ctrl + Shift + D |
Duplicate Special |
| Shift + D |
Duplicate with Transform |
| Ctrl + G |
Group |
| P |
Parent |
| Ctrl (or Cmd) + V |
Paste |
| Shift + Z |
Redo |
| G |
Repeat |
| Shift + G |
Repeat command at mouse position |
| Z |
Undo (also Ctrl+z/+z) |
| 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 |
Move down one pixel |
| Alt + Left |
Move left one pixel |
| Alt + Right |
Move right one pixel |
| Alt + Up |
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 mouse button |
Poly Brush Tool marking menu |
| O + Middle mouse button |
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*
| Down |
Walk down current |
| Left |
Walk left in current |
| Right |
Walk right in current |
| Up |
Walk up current |
*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).
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 mouse button |
Virtual Time Slider mode (press and hold and scrub timeline) |
Rendering
| Ctrl + Left |
Render view next image |
| Ctrl + Right |
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
| Return |
Complete current tool |
| - |
Decrease manipulator size |
| Insert |
Enter tool Edit mode |
| =, + |
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 mouse button |
Dolly Tool (press and release) |
| Alt + Middle mouse button |
Track Tool (press and release) |
| Alt + Left mouse button |
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 mouse button |
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 mouse button |
Pan in the Attribute Editor |
| Alt + Middle mouse button |
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 |
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