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Work faster and more efficiently by using the Autodesk Maya Keyboard Shortcuts below. You can find a downloadable list of shortcuts and commands in the Maya Keyboard Shortcuts PDF.
Below, you'll find an abbreviated list of commands that can be used in Maya.
2D Pan/Zoom |
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\ + Middle mouse button | 2D Pan tool |
\ + Right mouse button | 2D Zoom tool |
\ | Enable/disable 2D Pan/Zoom |
Animation Operations |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Space | (When pressed down) Show the hotbox |
Modeling Operations |
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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 |
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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 |
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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**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). |
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Down | Walk down current |
Left | Walk left in current |
Right | Walk right in current |
Up | Walk up current |
Playback Control |
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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 |
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Ctrl + Left | Render view next image |
Ctrl + Right | Render view previous image |
Selecting Menus |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
The following commands change based on specific editor pane you are actively using.
Graph Editor |
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1 | Absolute View |
A | Frame All |
T | Frame Center View |
G | Frame Playback Range |
F | Frame Selected |
H | Lock Channel |
3 | Normalized View |
2 | Stacked View |
D | Tangents Auto |
M | Toggle Curve Selection |
J | Unlock Channel |
HyperGraph Panel |
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Alt + T | Decrease Depth |
Alt + G | Increase Depth |
Hypershade |
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> | Graph Downstream |
Ctrl + . | Graph Remove Downstream |
Ctrl + L | Graph Remove Selected |
Ctrl + / | Graph Remove Unselected |
Ctrl + , | Graph Remove Upstream |
? | Graph Up Downstream |
< | Graph Upstream |
1 | Hypdershade Hide Attributes |
Down Arrow | Pick Walk Down |
Left Arrow | Pick Walk Left |
Right Arrow | Pick Walk Right |
Up Arrow | Pick Walk Up |
P | Pin Selected |
# | Remove Material Soloing |
/ | Select Connected |
. | Select Down Stream |
, | Select Up Stream |
3 | Show All Attrs |
2 | Show Connected Attrs |
4 | Show Custom Attrs |
! | Solo Last Output |
@ | Solo Material |
5 | Toggle Node Title Mode |
= | Toggle Zoom In |
- | Toggle Zoom Out |
Node Editor |
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Up Arrow | Back to Parent |
Enter | Dive Into Compound |
> | Graph Downstream |
Ctrl + . | Graph Remove Downstream |
Ctrl + L | Graph Remove Selected |
Ctrl + , | Graph Remove Upsream |
? | Graph Up Downstream |
< | Graph Upstream |
X | Grid Toggle Snap |
1 | Hide Attributes |
Down Arrow | Pick Walk Down |
Left Arrow | Pick Walk Left |
Right Arrow | Pick Walk Right |
Up Arrow | Pick Walk Up |
Ctrl + / | Remove Unselected |
/ | Select Connected |
. | Select Down Stream |
3 | Show All Attrs |
2 | Show Connected Attrs |
4 | Show Custom Attrs |
S | Toggle Attr Filter |
P | Toggle Node Selected Pins |
V | Toggle Node Swatch Size |
5 | Toggle Node Title Mode |
C | Toggle Synced Selection |
= | Toggle Zoom In |
- | Toggle Zoom Out |
, | Up Stream |
Outliner |
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Enter | Rename Selected Item |
F | Reveal Selected |
Pose Editor |
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Ctrl + G | Pose Interpolator New Group |
Profiler |
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1 | Category View |
2 | CPU View |
3 | Thread View |
Ctrl + R | Toggle Recording |
Shape Editor |
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Ctrl + D | Duplicate Target |
Ctrl + G | New Group |
Alt + D | Select None |
Time Editor |
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L | Additive Layer |
Y | Clip Hold Toggle |
T | Clip Loop Toggle |
W | Clip Razor |
Shift + H | Clip Scale End |
Shift + G | Clip Scale Start |
R | Clip Scale Toggle |
H | Clip Trim End |
G | Clip Trim Start |
E | Clip Trim Toggle |
Shift + I | Create Audio Clip |
O | Create Clip |
Ctrl + G | Create Group From Selection |
Shift + L | Create Override Layer |
P | Create Pose Clip |
Ctrl + X | Cut Clips |
Ctrl + Shift + G | Explode Group |
Ctrl + E | Export Selection |
A | Frame All |
F | Frame Selected |
B | Ghost Track Toggle |
I | Import Animation |
U | Ripple Edit Toggle Press |
U | Ripple Edit Toggle Release |
Q | Scene Authoring Toggle |
S | Set Key |
D | Set Zero Key |
M | Toggle Mute Selected Tracks |
X | Toggle Snap to Clip Press |
X | Toggle Snap to Clip Release |
N | Toggle Solo Selected Tracks |
K | Toggle Time Cursor Press |
K | Toggle Time Cursor Release |