Ctrl+N | New scene |
F2 | Shade selected faces |
F3 | Wireframe/smooth and highlight |
F4 | View edged faces |
Space | Selection lock |
Q | Select |
Ctrl+Left mouse click | Add to selection |
Alt+Left mouse click | Remove from selection |
W | Move |
E | Rotate |
R | Scale |
G | Hide grids |
S | Snaps |
A | Angle snap |
Ctrl+Shift+P | Percent snap |
Ctrl+C | Create camera from view |
F5 | Restrict movement along specific axis |
F8 | Restrict plane cycle |
F9 | Render last |
F10 | Render scene dialogue |
0 | Render to texture dialogue |
Shift+Q | Quick render |
M | Material editor |
6 | Particle view |
8 | Environment and effects dialogue |
9 | Open advanced lighting panel |
F11 | Open MAXScript listener |
Alt+Ctrl+Q | Open last used explorer |
Alt+Q | Isolate selection |
Alt+W | Maximise viewport |
Ctrl+H | Place highlight |
H | Select by name/select from scene |
Ctrl+D | Select none |
Ctrl+I | Select invert |
Page up | Select ancestor |
Page down | Selct child |
Ctrl+V | Clone |
O | Adaptive degradation |
Ctrl+X | Expert mode(single Viewport) |
Ctrl+Z | Undo scene operation |
Ctrl+Y | Redo scene operation |
Shift+Z | Undo viewport operation |
Shift+Y | Redo viewport operation |
Shift+F | Show safeframes |
7 | Show statistics |
N | Auto key mode |
Shift+C | Hide/ show cameras |
Shift+G | Hide/ show geometry |
Shift+H | Hide/ show helpers |
Shift+L | Hide/ show lights |
Shift+P | Hide/ show particle system |
Shift+S | Hide/ show shapes |
Shift+W | Hide/ show space warps |
Alt+X | Display as see-through |
T | Top |
B | Bottom |
L | Left |
F | Front |
U | Isometric user |
P | Perspective user |
C | Camera |
Shift+4 | Spot/directional light |
3D max software is used in different firms that are Animation, Video gaming, TV and Film studio firm for modeling. Shortcuts in 3D max give you quick and first working space in your project. Shortcuts are the quick way of activating any command by using some shortcut keys from keyboard buttons. EPDF EXPORTPDF / Exports drawing to PDF. ER EXTERNALREFERENCES / Opens the External References palette. EX EXTEND / Extends objects to meet the edges of other objects. EXIT QUIT / Exits the program. EXP EXPORT / Saves the objects in a drawing to a different file format.
1 | Vertex level |
2 | Edge level |
3 | Border level |
4 | Poly level |
5 | Element level |
Shift+E | Extrude mode |
Ctrl+Shift+B | Bevel mode |
Ctrl+Shift+C | Chamfer mode |
Ctrl+Shift+E | Connect |
Shift+X | Edge constaint |
Ctrl+Shift+W | Target weld |
Alt+C | Cut |
Ctrl+Shift+Q | Quickslice |
Alt+H | Hide |
Alt+I | Hide unselected |
Alt+U | Unhide all |
Alt+Right mouse click | Animation |
Ctrl+Alt+Right mouse click | Lighting/Render |
Ctrl+Right mouse click | Modelling |
Alt+Shift+Right mouse click | Reactor |
Shift+Right mouse click | Snap |
V | Viewports |
B | Background |
L | Backlight |
X | Cycle 3x2, 5x3, 6x4 sample slots |
G | Get material |
Left arrow | Go backward to sibling |
Right Arrow | Go forward to sibling |
Up arrow | Go to parent |
P | Make preview |
O | Options |

Spacebar | Slection lock switch |
N | Auto key mode |
' | Set key mode |
K | Set keys |
/ | Play/stop animation |
, (comma) | Backup Time One Unit |
. (period) | Forward Time One Unit |
Home | Go to start frame |
End | Go to end frame |
Alt+Z | Zoom mode |
Alt+Ctrl+Z | Zoom extents |
Shift+Ctrl+Z | Zoom extents all |
Z | Zoom selected all |
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Z | Zoom in 2X |
Alt+Shift+Z | Zoom out 2X |
Ctrl+W | Zoom region mode |
[/ Scroll wheel forward | Zoom viewport in |
]/Scroll wheel backward | Zoom viewport out |
Ctrl+P/Middle mouse button | Pan view |
I | Interactive pan |
Ctrl+R | Arc rotate |
Alt+W | Min/max switch |
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W | Forward |
S | Back |
A | Left |
D | Right |
E/Shift+UP arrow | Up |
C/Shift+Down arrow | Down |
Q | Accelerate |
Z | Decelerate |
] | Increase step size |
[ | Decrease step size |
Alt+[ | Reset step size |
Shift+Spacebar | Level |
Spacebar | Lock vertical rotation |
/ | Virtual viewport toggle |
+ | Virtual viewport zoom in |
- | Virtual viewport zoom out |
2 | Virtual Viewport pan down |
4 | Virtual viewport pan left |
6 | Virtual viewport pan right |
8 | Virtual viewport pan up |
Ctrl+B | Subobject mode toggle |
Insert | Subobject level cycle |
1 | Subobject level 1 |
2 | Subobject level 2 |
3 | Subobject level 3 |
4 | Subobject level 4 |
5 | Subobject level 5 |
Delete | Delete subobject |
Ctrl+H | Local select subobject by name |
3ds Max Keyboard Shortcuts Pdf
Page up | Select ancestor |
Page down | Select child |
Ctrl+Page down | Select children |
Double click parent | Select entire hierarchy |
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Ctrl+N | New scene |
F2 | Shade selected faces |
F3 | Wireframe/smooth and highlight |
F4 | View edged faces |
Space | Selection lock |
Q | Select |
Ctrl+Left mouse click | Add to selection |
Alt+Left mouse click | Remove from selection |
W | Move |
E | Rotate |
R | Scale |
G | Hide grids |
S | Snaps |
A | Angle snap |
Ctrl+Shift+P | Percent snap |
Ctrl+C | Create camera from view |
F5 | Restrict movement along specific axis |
F8 | Restrict plane cycle |
F9 | Render last |
F10 | Render scene dialogue |
0 | Render to texture dialogue |
Shift+Q | Quick render |
M | Material editor |
6 | Particle view |
8 | Environment and effects dialogue |
9 | Open advanced lighting panel |
F11 | Open MAXScript listener |
Alt+Ctrl+Q | Open last used explorer |
Alt+Q | Isolate selection |
Alt+W | Maximise viewport |
Ctrl+H | Place highlight |
H | Select by name/select from scene |
Ctrl+D | Select none |
Ctrl+I | Select invert |
Page up | Select ancestor |
Page down | Selct child |
Ctrl+V | Clone |
O | Adaptive degradation |
Ctrl+X | Expert mode(single Viewport) |
Ctrl+Z | Undo scene operation |
Ctrl+Y | Redo scene operation |
Shift+Z | Undo viewport operation |
Shift+Y | Redo viewport operation |
Shift+F | Show safeframes |
7 | Show statistics |
N | Auto key mode |
Shift+C | Hide/ show cameras |
Shift+G | Hide/ show geometry |
Shift+H | Hide/ show helpers |
Shift+L | Hide/ show lights |
Shift+P | Hide/ show particle system |
Shift+S | Hide/ show shapes |
Shift+W | Hide/ show space warps |
Alt+X | Display as see-through |
T | Top |
B | Bottom |
L | Left |
F | Front |
U | Isometric user |
P | Perspective user |
C | Camera |
Shift+4 | Spot/directional light |
1 | Vertex level |
2 | Edge level |
3 | Border level |
4 | Poly level |
5 | Element level |
Shift+E | Extrude mode |
Ctrl+Shift+B | Bevel mode |
Ctrl+Shift+C | Chamfer mode |
Ctrl+Shift+E | Connect |
Shift+X | Edge constaint |
Ctrl+Shift+W | Target weld |
Alt+C | Cut |
Ctrl+Shift+Q | Quickslice |
Alt+H | Hide |
Alt+I | Hide unselected |
Alt+U | Unhide all |
Alt+Right mouse click | Animation |
Ctrl+Alt+Right mouse click | Lighting/Render |
Ctrl+Right mouse click | Modelling |
Alt+Shift+Right mouse click | Reactor |
Shift+Right mouse click | Snap |
V | Viewports |
Material Editor 3ds Max Shortcut
B | Background |
L | Backlight |
X | Cycle 3x2, 5x3, 6x4 sample slots |
G | Get material |
Left arrow | Go backward to sibling |
Right Arrow | Go forward to sibling |
Up arrow | Go to parent |
P | Make preview |
O | Options |
Spacebar | Slection lock switch |
N | Auto key mode |
' | Set key mode |
K | Set keys |
/ | Play/stop animation |
, (comma) | Backup Time One Unit |
. (period) | Forward Time One Unit |
Home | Go to start frame |
End | Go to end frame |
Alt+Z | Zoom mode |
Alt+Ctrl+Z | Zoom extents |
Shift+Ctrl+Z | Zoom extents all |
Z | Zoom selected all |
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Z | Zoom in 2X |
Alt+Shift+Z | Zoom out 2X |
Ctrl+W | Zoom region mode |
[/ Scroll wheel forward | Zoom viewport in |
]/Scroll wheel backward | Zoom viewport out |
Ctrl+P/Middle mouse button | Pan view |
I | Interactive pan |
Ctrl+R | Arc rotate |
Alt+W | Min/max switch |
W | Forward |
S | Back |
A | Left |
D | Right |
E/Shift+UP arrow | Up |
C/Shift+Down arrow | Down |
Q | Accelerate |
Z | Decelerate |
] | Increase step size |
[ | Decrease step size |
Alt+[ | Reset step size |
Shift+Spacebar | Level |
Spacebar | Lock vertical rotation |
/ | Virtual viewport toggle |
+ | Virtual viewport zoom in |
- | Virtual viewport zoom out |
2 | Virtual Viewport pan down |
4 | Virtual viewport pan left |
6 | Virtual viewport pan right |
8 | Virtual viewport pan up |
Ctrl+B | Subobject mode toggle |
Insert | Subobject level cycle |
1 | Subobject level 1 |
2 | Subobject level 2 |
3 | Subobject level 3 |
4 | Subobject level 4 |
5 | Subobject level 5 |
Delete | Delete subobject |
Ctrl+H | Local select subobject by name |
Page up | Select ancestor |
Page down | Select child |
Ctrl+Page down | Select children |
Double click parent | Select entire hierarchy |
Created by Chirag on 3/7/2017. Last updated by domad on 9/23/2020