3ds Max 9 Bible

File New Scene

Ctrl+N

File Open File

Ctrl+O

File Save File

Ctrl+S

File Asset Tracking

Shift+T

Edit Undo Scene Operation

Ctrl+Z

Edit Redo Scene Operation

Ctrl+Y

Edit Hold

Alt+Ctrl+H

Edit Fetch

Alt+Ctrl+F

Edit Delete Objects

Delete

Edit Clone

Ctrl+V

Edit Select All

Ctrl+A

Edit Select None

Ctrl+D

Edit Select Invert

Ctrl+I

Edit Select by Name

H

Tool Transform Type-In

F12

Tool Align

Alt+A

Tool Quick Align

Shift+A

Tool Spacing Tool

Shift+I

Tool Normal Align

Alt+N

Tool Place Highlight

Ctrl+H

Tool Isolate Selection

Alt+Q

Views Undo View Change

Shift+Z

Views Redo View Change

Shift+Y

Views Viewport Background

Alt+B

Views Update Background Image

Alt+Shift+Ctrl+B

Views Match Camera To View

Ctrl+C

Views Redraw All Views

‘

Views Adaptive Degradation Toggle

O

Views Object Display Culling

Alt+O

Views Expert Mode Toggle

Ctrl+X

Animation Parameter Editor

Alt+1

Animation Parameter Collector

Alt+2

Animation Wire Parameters

Ctrl+5

Animation Parameter Wire Dialog

Alt+5

Graph Editors Particle View

6

Rendering Render Scene

F10

Rendering Environment

8

Rendering Advanced Lighting

9

Rendering Render to Texture

0 (zero)

Rendering Material Editor

M

Customize Show/Hide Main Toolbar

Alt+6

Customize Lock User Interface

Alt+0 (zero)

MAXScript MAXScript Listener

F11

File Menu

Alt+F

Edit Menu

Alt+E

Tools Menu

Alt+T

Group Menu

Alt+G

Views Menu

Alt+V

Create Menu

Alt+C

Modifiers Menu

Alt+O

Character Menu

Alt+H

Animation Menu

Alt+A

Graph Editors Menu

Alt+D

Rendering Menu

Alt+R

Customize Menu

Alt+U

MAXScript Menu

Alt+M

Help Menu

Alt+H+H

Undo

Ctrl+Z

Redo

Ctrl+Y

Select Object

Q

Select by Name

H

Rectangle, Circle, Fence, Lasso Selection Cycle

Ctrl+F, Q

Select and Move

W

Select and Rotate

E

Select and Scale

R

Scale Cycle

R, Ctrl+E

Snap Toggle

S

Angle Snap Toggle

A

Snap Percent

Shift+Ctrl+P

Snap to Grid Point Toggle

Alt+F5

Snap to Pivot Toggle

Alt+F6

Snap to Vertex Toggle

Alt+F7

Snap to Endpoint Toggle

Alt+F8

Snap to Midpoint Toggle

Alt+F9

Snap to Edge/Segment Toggle

Alt+F10

Snap to Face Toggle

Alt+F11

Snap to Frozen Objects Toggle

Alt+F2

Snaps Use Axis Constraints Toggle

Alt+D, Alt+F3

Snap Type Cycle

Alt+S

Snap Hit Cycle

Alt+Shift+S

Align

Alt+A

Normal Align

Alt+N

Place Highlight

Ctrl+H

Material Editor

M

Render Scene

F10

Quick Render

Shift+Q

Restrict to X

F5

Restrict to Y

F6

Restrict to Z

F7

Restrict Plane Cycle

F8

Front View

F

Top View

T

Bottom View

B

Left View

L

Perspective View

P

Isometric User View

U

Camera View

C

Light View

Shift+4 ($)

Disable Viewport

D

Viewports Pop-up Menu

V

View Edged Faces

F4

Polygon Counter

7

Sound Toggle

\

Show Safeframes

Shift+F

Default Lighting

Ctrl+L

See-Through Display

Alt+X

Redraw All Views

‘

Offset Snap

Alt+Ctrl+Spacebar

Show/Hide Cameras

Shift+C

Show/Hide Geometry

Shift+G

Background Lock Toggle

Alt+Ctrl+B

Dynamic Resizing

Drag viewport borders

Transform Gizmo Toggle

X

Transform Gizmo Size Down

−

Transform Gizmo Size Up

=

Shade Selected Subobject Faces

F2

Wireframe/Smooth+Highlights Toggle

F3

Show/Hide Grids

G

Show/Hide Helpers

Shift+H

Show/Hide Lights

Shift+L

Show/Hide Particle Systems

Shift+P

Show/Hide Shapes

Shift+S

Show/Hide Space Warps

Shift+W

Show/Hide Floating dialog boxes

Ctrl+‘

Selection Lock Toggle

Spacebar

Auto Key Mode

N

Set Key Mode

‘

Set Keys

K

Play/Stop Animation

/

Backup Time One Unit

, (comma)

Forward Time One Unit

. (period)

Go to Start Frame

Home

Go to End Frame

End

Zoom Mode

Alt+Z

Zoom Extents

Alt+Ctrl+Z

Zoom Extents All

Shift+Ctrl+Z

Zoom Extents Selected All

Z

Zoom In 2X

Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Z

Zoom Out 2X

Alt+Shift+Z

Zoom Region Mode

Ctrl+W

Zoom Viewport In

[or scroll wheel forward

Zoom Viewport Out

] or scroll wheel backward

Pan View

Ctrl+P or drag with middle button

Interactive Pan

I (held down)

Walk Through mode

Up arrow

Arc Rotate

Ctrl+R, Alt+drag with middle button

Min/Max Toggle

Alt+W

Forward

W, Up Arrow

Back

S, Down Arrow

Left

A, Left Arrow

Right

D, Right Arrow

Up

E, Shift+Up Arrow

Down

C, Shift+Down Arrow

Accelerate

Q

Decelerate

Z

Increase Step Size

]

Decrease Step Size

[

Reset Step Size

Alt+[

Level

Shift+Spacebar

Lock Vertical Rotation

Spacebar

Animation Quadmenu

Alt+right mouse click

Lighting/Rendering Quadmenu

Ctrl+Alt+right mouse click

Modeling Quadmenu

Ctrl+right mouse click

Snap Quadmenu

Shift+right mouse click

Viewports Quadmenu

V

reactor Quadmenu

Shift+Alt+right mouse click

Custom 2 Quadmenu

Shift+Ctrl+Alt+right mouse click

Custom 3 Quadmenu

Shift+Ctrl+right mouse click

Virtual Viewport Toggle

/ (numeric keypad)

Virtual Viewport Zoom In

+ (numeric keypad)

Virtual Viewport Zoom Out

− (numeric keypad)

Virtual Viewport Pan Down

2 (numeric keypad)

Virtual Viewport Pan Left

4 (numeric keypad)

Virtual Viewport Pan Right

6 (numeric keypad)

Virtual Viewport Pan Up

8 (numeric keypad)

Subobject mode toggle

Ctrl+B

Subobject Level Cycle

Insert

Subobject Level 1

1

Subobject Level 2

2

Subobject Level 3

3

Subobject Level 4

4

Subobject Level 5

5

Delete Subobject

Delete

Local Select Subobject by Name

Ctrl+H

Select Ancestor

Page Up

Select Child

Page Down

Select Children

Ctrl+Page Down

Select Entire Hierarchy

Double-click parent

Vertex Subobject Mode

1

Edge Subobject Mode

2

Face Subobject Mode

3

Polygon Subobject Mode

4

Element Subobject Mode

5

Detach

Ctrl+D

Cut Mode

Alt+C

Bevel Mode

Ctrl+V, Ctrl+B

Chamfer Mode

Ctrl+C

Extrude Mode

Ctrl+E

Edge Invisible

Ctrl+I

Edge Turn

Ctrl+T

Weld Selected

Ctrl+W

Weld Target Mode

Alt+W

Vertex Subobject Mode

1

Edge Subobject Mode

2

Border Subobject Mode

3

Face Subobject Mode

4

Element Subobject Mode

5

Object Level (disable subobject mode)

6

Select by Vertex

Alt+V

Soft Selection Affect Backfacing

Ctrl+F

Ignore Backfacing in Selections

Shift+Ctrl+I

Shaded Face Toggle

Alt+F

Grow Selection

Ctrl+Page Up

Shrink Selection

Ctrl+Page Down

Select Edge Loop

Alt+L

Select Edge Ring

Alt+R

Use Soft Selection

Ctrl+S

Repeat Last Operation

;

Constrain to Faces

X

Constrain to Edges

Shift+X

Create

C

Collapse Poly Object

Shift+L

Attach

Shift+A

Attach List

Shift+Ctrl+A

Detach

Ctrl+D

Break

Shift+B

Create Shape From Edge

Shift+M

Insert Vertex Mode

Shift+I

Connect

Shift+Ctrl+E

Connect Edge Settings

Ctrl+N

Cut

Alt+C

Bevel Mode

Shift+Ctrl+B

Bevel Settings

Ctrl+B

Chamfer Mode

Shift+Ctrl+C

Chamfer Settings

Alt+Ctrl+C

Inset Mode

I

Inset Settings

Ctrl+I

Outline Mode

O

Outline Settings

Ctrl+O

Extrude Mode

E

Extrude Settings

Ctrl+E

Extrude Poly Face

Alt+E

Extrude Along Spline Mode

Alt+E

Hinge from Edge Mode

L

Hinge from Edge Settings

Ctrl+L

Auto Smooth

A

MeshSmooth

M

MeshSmooth Settings

Ctrl+M

Retriangulate

Shift+Ctrl+T

Edit Triangulation Mode

Shift+T

Tessellate

T

Tessellate Settings

Ctrl+T

Flip Normals

F

Hide

H

Hide Unselected

Alt+I

Unhide All

Alt+U

Weld Mode

Shift+Ctrl+W

Weld Settings

Ctrl+W

Make Planar

P

Remove

Shift+R

Quickslice Mode

Shift+Ctrl+Q

Slice

Shift+S

Slice Plane Mode

S

Reset Slice Plane

Alt+S

Split Edges

Shift+P

Remove Isolated Vertices

Shift+Ctrl+R

Remove Unused Map Vertices

Alf+Shift+Ctrl+R

Align to Grid

G

Align to View

V

Cap Poly Object

Alt+P

Vertex Subobject Mode

1

Edge Subobject Mode

2

Border Subobject Mode

3

Face Subobject Mode

4

Element Subobject Mode

5

Object Level (disable subobject mode)

6

Repeat Last Operation

;

Grow Selection

Ctrl+Page Up

Shrink Selection

Ctrl+Page Down

Select Edge Loop

Alt+L

Select Edge Ring

Alt+R

Connect

Shift+Ctrl+E

Cut

Alt+C

Constrain to Edges

Shift+X

Quickslice Mode

Shift+Ctrl+Q

Bevel Mode

Shift+Ctrl+B

Chamfer Mode

Shift+Ctrl+C

Extrude Mode

Shift+E

Extrude Poly Face

Alt+E

MeshSmooth

Ctrl+M

Hide

Alt+H

Hide Unselected

Alt+I

Unhide All

Alt+U

Weld Mode

Shift+Ctrl+W

Cap Poly Object

Alt+P

Collapse Poly Object

Alt+Ctrl+C

Lock 2D Selection

Spacebar

CV Constrained Normal Move

Alt+N

CV Constrained U Move

Alt+U

CV Constrained V Move

Alt+V

Select Next in V

Ctrl+Up Arrow

Select Previous in V

Ctrl+Down Arrow

Tessellation Preset 1

Ctrl+1

Tessellation Preset 2

Ctrl+2

Display Curves

Shift+Ctrl+C

Display Surfaces

Shift+Ctrl+S

Display Lattices

Ctrl+L

Display Shaded Lattice

Alt+L

Display Dependents

Ctrl+D

Display Toolbox

Ctrl+T

Display Trims

Shift+Ctrl+T

Select Next in U

Ctrl+Right Arrow

Select Previous in U

Ctrl+Left Arrow

Tessellation Preset 3

Ctrl+3

Switch to Point Level

Alt+Shift+P

Switch to Curve Level

Alt+Shift+C

Switch to Curve CV Level

Alt+Shift+Z

Switch to Surface Level

Alt+Shift+S

Switch to Surface CV Level

Alt+Shift+V

Switch to Imports Level

Alt+Shift+I

Switch to Top Level

Alt+Shift+T

Transform Degrade

Ctrl+X

Switch to Control Point Level

Alt+Shift+C

Switch to Lattice Level

Alt+Shift+L

Switch to Set Volume Level

Alt+Shift+S

Switch to Top Level

Alt+Shift+T

Object Level

Ctrl+0

Normal Level

Ctrl+1

Vertex Level

Ctrl+2

Edge Level

Ctrl+3

Face Level

Ctrl+4

Copy Normal

Ctrl+C

Paste Normal

Ctrl+V

Reset Normals

R

Specify Normals

S

Unify Normals

U

Make Explicit

E

Break Normals

B

Select Hair by Ends

Ctrl+1

Select Whole Guide

Ctrl+2

Select Guide Vertices

Ctrl+3

Select Hair by Roots

Ctrl+4

Invert Selection

Shift+Ctrl+N

Rotate Selection

Shift+Ctrl+R

Expand Selection

Shift+Ctrl+E

Hide Selected Guides

Shift+Ctrl+H

Show Hidden Guides

Shift+Ctrl+W

Hair Brush

Ctrl+B

Hair Cut

Ctrl+C

Select Hair

Ctrl+S

Distance Fade

Shift+Ctrl+F

Ignore Back Hairs

Shift+Ctrl+B

Translate Transformation

Ctrl+T or Shift+Ctrl+1

Stand Transformation

Ctrl+N or Shift+Ctrl+2

Puff Roots Transformation

Ctrl+P or Shift+Ctrl+3

Clump Transformation

Ctrl+M or Shift+Ctrl+4

Rotate Transformation

Ctrl+R or Shift+Ctrl+5

Scale Transformation

Ctrl+E or Shift+Ctrl+6

Attenuate Hair

Shift+Ctrl+A

Pop Selected

Shift+Ctrl+P

Pop Zero-sized

Shift+Ctrl+Z

Recomb Hair

Shift+Ctrl+M

Replace Rest

Shift+Ctrl+T

Toggle Collisions

Shift+Ctrl+C

Toggle Hairs

Shift+Ctrl+I

Lock Guides

Shift+Ctrl+L

Unlock Guides

Shift+Ctrl+U

Undo Styling

Ctrl+Z

Split Selected Hair Groups

Shift+Ctrl+−

Merge Selected Hair Groups

Shift+Ctrl+=

Keyboard shortcuts have been expanded for the Edit Poly modifier to cover just about all features, and new shortcuts have been defined for the Hair Styling features. These features are new to 3ds Max 9.

The Virtual Viewport option is available only when the OpenGL display driver is used.

Don't confuse the keyboard shortcuts that work with the Edit Poly modifier with those for the Editable Poly object. Some of the same keyboard shortcuts work for both, but most don't work for the Editable Poly object.