Keyboard Strokes/Shortcuts/Shortkey

Keyboard Strokes/Shortcuts/Shortkey

Scene Editor

Menus

Swift 3D (Mac Only)

• Command + H - Hide Swift 3D
• Option + Command + H - Hide Others
• Command + Q - Quit

File

• CTRL + N (Win)/Command + N (Mac) - Open New File
• CTRL + 3 (Win)/Command + 3 (Mac) - Open New File from 3DS
• CTRL + O (Win)/Command + O (Mac) - Open Existing T3D File
• CTRL + S (Win)/Command + S (Mac) - Save File

Edit

• CTRL + Z (Win)/Command + Z (Mac) - Undo
• CTRL + Y (Win)/Command + Y (Mac) - Redo
• CTRL + X (Win)/Command + X (Mac) - Cut
• CTRL + C (Win)/Command + C (Mac) - Copy
• CTRL + V (Win)/Command + V (Mac) - Paste
• CTRL + A (Win)/Command + A (Mac) - Select All

Animation

• > (Win)/Command + > (Mac) - Next Frame
• < (Win)/Command + < (Mac) - Previous Frame
• Right Click (Win)/CTRL + Click (Mac) on Keyframe - Keyframe Context Sensitive Menu
• CTRL (Win)/Option (Mac) + click and drag - Pull the Bezier handle away from green control point

Arrange

• Alt + G (Win)/Command + G (Mac) - Group
• Alt + U (Win)/Command + U (Mac) - Ungroup
• Alt + C (Win)/Command + M (Mac) - Combine
• Alt + B (Win)/Command + B (Mac) - Break Apart

Viewport

Object Selection

• Click - Select object
• SHIFT + Click - Select multiple objects by clicking while holding down SHIFT key
• CTRL + Click (Win)/Option + Click (Mac) - Select an individual object from a group

Object Position

• Click-and-Drag - Move object to new location in scene
• Arrow Keys - Nudge selected object to new location in scene
• SHIFT + Arrow Keys - Nudge selected object 10 x the Nudge Increment
• SHIFT + Click-and-Drag - Constrain object movement horizontally or vertically
• SHIFT + Right Click (Win)/Option + Click (Mac) and Drag Down - Move object back along Z axis
• SHIFT + Right Click (Win)/Option + Click (Mac) and Drag Up - Move object back along Z axis

Standard Cameras

• Alt (Win) or Command (Mac) - Camera Mode
• Alt (Win) or Command (Mac) + Click-and-Drag in background - Pan Camera
• Alt + Right Click (Win)/Command + CTRL + Click (Mac) and Drag Down in background - Zoom Camera Out
• Alt + Right Click (Win)/Command + CTRL + Click (Mac) and Drag Up in background - Zoom Cam-era In

Rotation and Lighting Trackball

• SHIFT and Drag - Lock Vertical Axis
• CTRL and Drag - Lock Horizontal Axis
• CTRL + SHIFT and Drag - Lock Clockwise or Counterclockwise

All Galleries

• Right Click (Win)/CTRL + Click (Mac) on thumbnail - Gallery Context Sensitive Menu Material Gallery
• SHIFT + Click-and-Drag - Replaces all objects sharing one material with the new material. Double click on thumbnail to bring up Material Editor.

Hierarchy

• SHIFT + Click-and-Drag - Constrain dragging child objects to within the current parent

Extrusion and Lathe Editors

Menus

Edit

• CTRL + Z (Win)/Command + Z (Mac) - Undo
• A - Add Point Tool
• S - Add Shape Tool
• Z - Magnify Tool

o Click - Zoom In

o Right + Click (Win)/Option + Click (Mac) - Zoom Out

• C - Corner Point Mode
• U - Curve Point Mode
• T - Tangent Point Mode
• L - Close Object
• CTRL + C (Win)/Command + C (Mac) - Copy
• CTRL + P (Win)/Command + P (Mac) - Paste
• SHIFT + CTRL + Z (Win)/Command + Z (Mac) - Paste in place
• CTRL + A (Win)/Command + A (Mac) - Select All

Point Position

• SHIFT and Drag - Constrain point(s) movement along horizontal or vertical axis
• Arrow Keys - Nudge selected point(s) to new location
• Right + Click (Win)/CTRL + Click (Mac) - Context Sensitive Menu

Path Selection

• Double Click - Selects entire path with all control points and control handles

Point Selection

• CTRL (Win) or OPTION (Mac) - Deselect selected Vertices, Edges, Faces or Surface Areas

Transform

Scaling

• SHIFT and Drag - Uniform Scaling
• CTRL + Drag (Win)/OPTION + Drag (Mac) - Constrains scaling to the center of selection

Rotating

• SHIFT and Drag - Constrain rotation to 22.5º increments

Animation Timeline

• Right Click (Win)/CTRL + Click (Mac) on Keyframe - Keyframe Context Sensitive Menu

Preview and Export Editor

Menus

File

• CTRL + S (Win)/Command + S (Mac) - Save Animation
• > (Win)/Command + > (Mac) - Next Frame
• < (Win)/Command + < (Mac) - Previous Frame

Render Preview

• Click - Select frame
• SHIFT + Click - Select multiple, sequential frames
• CTRL + Click - Select multiple, nonsequential frames