3D, CAD & Animation

Cinema 4D Keyboard Shortcuts

133 keyboard shortcuts to help you create 3d animations faster in Cinema 4D

Cinema 4D keyboard shortcuts

Cinema 4D is a 3D, CAD & animation application developed by Maxon. It lets users create 3d animations with a professional-grade toolset.

Keyboard shortcuts are essential for working efficiently in Cinema 4D. Memorizing even a handful of key combinations can cut hours from a weekly workflow.

Since Cinema 4D supports macOS and Windows, this shortcuts reference is designed to help users on every supported operating system get up to speed quickly.

macOS Windows
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Timeline 42 shortcuts

Dope Sheet/F Curve Mode Switching
Tab Tab Tab
Record Active Objects Objects
F9 F9 F9
Record Current State
Q Q Q
Play backwards/Stop
F6 F6 F6
Stop
F7 F7 F7
Play Forward/Stop
F8 F8 F8
Autokeying
Ctrl +F9 Ctrl +F9 Ctrl +F9
Go To Start
Shift +F Shift +F Shift +F
Go To Previous Key / Show search bar
Ctrl +F Ctrl +F Ctrl +F
Go To Previous Key
F F F
Go To Next Key
Ctrl +G Ctrl +G Ctrl +G
Go To Next Frame
G G G
Go To End
Shift +G Shift +G Shift +G
Jump To First Marker
Ctrl +P Ctrl +P Ctrl +P
Jump To Last Marker
Ctrl +O Ctrl +O Ctrl +O
Show selected
S S S
Show all
H H H
Go To Current Frame
O O O
Go To Start
Opt +F Alt +F Alt +F
Go To End
Opt +G Alt +G Alt +G
Show preview
Opt +H Alt +H Alt +H
Go To next marker
Shift +N Shift +N Shift +N
Go To previous marker
Shift +P Shift +P Shift +P
Go To first marker
Ctrl +Shift +P Ctrl +Shift +P Ctrl +Shift +P
Go To last marker
Ctrl +Shift +O Ctrl +Shift +O Ctrl +Shift +O
Create marker in Timeline
Ctrl +LMB Ctrl +LMB Ctrl +LMB
Marker in animation palette
Ctrl +Shift +LMB Ctrl +Shift +LMB Ctrl +Shift +LMB
Range tool
R R R
Ripple Edit
Opt +R Alt +R Alt +R
Automatic mode
Opt +A Alt +A Alt +A
Show filter
Ctrl +U Ctrl +U Ctrl +U
Auto tangents
A +T +1 A +T +1 A +T +1
Break tangents
B +T +2 B +T +2 B +T +2
Zero angle (tangent)
0 +T +3 0 +T +3 0 +T +3
Zero length (tangent)
L +T +4 L +T +4 L +T +4
Clamp
C +T +5 C +T +5 C +T +5
Linear
Opt +L +T +6 Alt +L +T +6 Alt +L +T +6
Step
Opt +T +T +7 Alt +T +T +7 Alt +T +T +7
Soft
Opt +S +T +8 Alt +S +T +8 Alt +S +T +8
Ease In
Opt +I +T +I Alt +I +T +I Alt +I +T +I
Ease Ease
Opt +E +T +9 Alt +E +T +9 Alt +E +T +9
Ease Out
Opt +O +T +O Alt +O +T +O Alt +O +T +O

Attribute Manager 1 shortcut

New Attribute Manager
Shift +F5 Shift +F5 Shift +F5

BodyPaint 3D 19 shortcuts

Turn brush clockwise
Opt +. Alt +. Alt +.
Turn brush clockwise
Opt +] Alt +] Alt +]
Rotate Brush Counterclockwise
Opt +[ Alt +[ Alt +[
Rotate Brush Counterclockwise
Opt +, Alt +, Alt +,
Increase brush size
, , ,
Increase brush size
[ [ [
Reduce brush size
. . .
Reduce brush size
] ] ]
Increase brush hardness
Shift +. Shift +. Shift +.
Increase brush hardness
Shift +] Shift +] Shift +]
Reduce brush hardness
Shift +, Shift +, Shift +,
Reduce brush hardness
Shift +[ Shift +[ Shift +[
Increase brush opacity
Ctrl +. Ctrl +. Ctrl +.
Increase brush opacity
Ctrl +] Ctrl +] Ctrl +]
Reduce brush opacity
Ctrl +, Ctrl +, Ctrl +,
Reduce brush opacity
Ctrl +[ Ctrl +[ Ctrl +[
Non-Uniform Scale
Shift +T Shift +T Shift +T
UV Transform
Ctrl +T Ctrl +T Ctrl +T
Texture View: Show All
H H H
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Editor 19 shortcuts

Object Manager
Shift +F1 Shift +F1 Shift +F1
Material Manager
Shift +F2 Shift +F2 Shift +F2
Node Editor
Opt +Shift +F2 Alt +Shift +F2 Alt +Shift +F2
Timeline
Shift +F3 Shift +F3 Shift +F3
Layer Manager
Shift +F4 Shift +F4 Shift +F4
Attribute manager
Shift +F5 Shift +F5 Shift +F5
Picture Viewer
Shift +F6 Shift +F6 Shift +F6
Coordinates Manager
Shift +F7 Shift +F7 Shift +F7
Structure Manager
Shift +F9 Shift +F9 Shift +F9
Script Manager
Shift +F10 Shift +F10 Shift +F10
Commands Customize Manager
Shift +F12 Shift +F12 Shift +F12
Change coordinate system
W W W
Close window
Shift +W Shift +W Shift +W
Delete
Backspace Backspace Backspace
Delete
Remove Remove Remove
Quick command Selection
V V V
Toggle Parent Generator
Q Q Q
Interactively change animation time
J +LMB J +LMB J +LMB
Open Help via parameter/element
Ctrl +F1 Ctrl +F1 Ctrl +F1

File 8 shortcuts

New Project
Ctrl +N Ctrl +N Ctrl +N
Merge Project
Ctrl +Shift +O Ctrl +Shift +O Ctrl +Shift +O
Open Project
Ctrl +O Ctrl +O Ctrl +O
Close all Projects
Ctrl +Shift +F4 Ctrl +Shift +F4 Ctrl +Shift +F4
Save Project As
Ctrl +Shift +S Ctrl +Shift +S Ctrl +Shift +S
Save Project
Ctrl +S Ctrl +S Ctrl +S
Save Incremental
Ctrl +Opt +S Ctrl +Alt +S Ctrl +Alt +S
Exit Program
Ctrl +Q Ctrl +Q Ctrl +Q

Material Manager 5 shortcuts

Load Materials
Ctrl +Shift +O Ctrl +Shift +O Ctrl +Shift +O
New Material
Ctrl +N +DoubleClick Ctrl +N +DoubleClick Ctrl +N +DoubleClick
New physical material
Ctrl +Shift +N Ctrl +Shift +N Ctrl +Shift +N
New Node Material
Ctrl +Opt +N Ctrl +Alt +N Ctrl +Alt +N
Replace material with another
Opt +Drag &Drop Alt +Drag &Drop Alt +Drag &Drop

General 15 shortcuts

Switch between last tool and Selection
Space Space Space
Switch between the last two tools
Shift +Space Shift +Space Shift +Space
Full-Screen Mo
Ctrl +Tab Ctrl +Tab Ctrl +Tab
Commander
Shift +C Shift +C Shift +C
Commander
C C C
Group Nodes
Opt +G Alt +G Alt +G
Ungroup Objects
Shift +G Shift +G Shift +G
Arrange all Nodes
Shift +L Shift +L Shift +L
Arrange selected Nodes
L L L
Subsequent Nodes select.
Shift +S Shift +S Shift +S
Center Selected
Opt +S Alt +S Alt +S
Show Selected
S S S
Show all
H H H
Zoom in/out
+ +- + +- + +-
Select Connected Nodes
U +W U +W U +W

Object Manager 12 shortcuts

Merge Object
Ctrl +Shift +O Ctrl +Shift +O Ctrl +Shift +O
Scroll to first active
S S S
Show Search Bar
Ctrl +F Ctrl +F Ctrl +F
Show Filter
Ctrl +U Ctrl +U Ctrl +U
Scene Information
Ctrl +I Ctrl +I Ctrl +I
Group Objects
Opt +G Alt +G Alt +G
Ungroup Objects
Shift +G Shift +G Shift +G
Parent Enable/disable Generator
Q Q Q
Create one/several object(s), Parent to the Selection
Alt+Create object Alt+Create object Alt+Create object
Create object(s), Child to the Selection
Create +SHIFT+object Create +SHIFT+object Create +SHIFT+object
Create multiple objects at the same hierarchy level
Ctrl+Create object Ctrl+Create object Ctrl+Create object
Select object, including Children
Click with MMB Click with MMB Click with MMB

Picture Viewer 12 shortcuts

Open image
Ctrl +O Ctrl +O Ctrl +O
Save image as
Ctrl +Shift +S Ctrl +Shift +S Ctrl +Shift +S
Full-screen mode
Ctrl +F Ctrl +F Ctrl +F
Play forward
Space Space Space
Define as A
A A A
Define as B
B B B
AB swap
S S S
Set as preview start
I I I
Set as preview end
O O O
Zoom in/out
+ +- + +- + +-
Auto-zoom mode
H H H
Change 100% and window-filling
DoubleClick DoubleClick DoubleClick
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