Houdini Keyboard Shortcuts

We gathered all 70 Houdini shortcuts so you can create procedural 3d effects at speed

Houdini, from SideFX, is a 3D, CAD & animation application designed to create procedural 3d effects. It has become a go-to choice for professionals and enthusiasts alike.

Speed matters when you use Houdini professionally. Keyboard shortcuts eliminate unnecessary clicks and keep your hands on the keys where they belong.

Whether you run Houdini on macOS, Windows, and Linux, this shortcut reference helps you work faster on any platform.

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70 shortcuts 8 categories

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General 1 shortcut

Open the tab menu of available nodes.

Tab Tab Tab

View 20 shortcuts

Tumble

Space +LMB Space +LMB Space +LMB

Dolly

Space +RMB Space +RMB Space +RMB

Track

Space +MMB Space +MMB Space +MMB

Tilt the camera

Ctrl +Space +LMB Ctrl +Space +LMB Ctrl +Space +LMB

Zoom the camera lens

Ctrl +Space +RMB Ctrl +Space +RMB Ctrl +Space +RMB

Box zoom

Ctrl +Opt +LMB Ctrl +Alt +LMB Ctrl +Alt +LMB

Center view tumbling on the point under the pointer.

Space +Z Space +Z Space +Z

Show the default view.

Space +H Space +H Space +H

Zoom the view to show all objects.

Space +A Space +A Space +A

Zoom the view to show all _selected_ objects/geometry.

Space +G Space +G Space +G

Switch shaded/wireframe

W W W

Show display options window

D D D

Switch single/quad viewports

Space +B Space +B Space +B

Switch orthographic/perspective

Space +O Space +O Space +O

Switch view one/view all

Space +E Space +E Space +E

Switch current viewport to Perspective

Space +1 Space +1 Space +1

Top

Space +2 Space +2 Space +2

Front

Space +3 Space +3 Space +3

Side

Space +4 Space +4 Space +4

UV editor

Space +5 Space +5 Space +5

Tools 6 shortcuts

Select Right click this icon for a menu of selection options.

S S S

Move

T T T

Rotate

R R R

Scale

E E E

Node-specific handles

Enter Enter Enter

View

Esc Esc Esc

Selection 14 shortcuts

Toggle object/component selection

F8 F8 F8

Select objects

1 1 1

Select points

2 2 2

Select edges

3 3 3

Select primitives (faces)

4 4 4

Select vertices

5 5 5

Select particles

6 6 6

Select dynamics

7 7 7

Select

LMB LMB LMB

Add to selection

Ctrl +Shift +LMB Ctrl +Shift +LMB Ctrl +Shift +LMB

Remove from selection

Ctrl +LMB Ctrl +LMB Ctrl +LMB

Toggle selection

Shift +LMB Shift +LMB Shift +LMB

Select all

N N N

Select nothing

Shift +N Shift +N Shift +N

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Animation 6 shortcuts

Set keyframe

K K K

Toggle auto-keying

Opt +K Alt +K Alt +K

Key handle

Ctrl +K Ctrl +K Ctrl +K

Key translations

Shift +T Shift +T Shift +T

Key rotations

Shift +R Shift +R Shift +R

Key scale

Shift +E Shift +E Shift +E

Timeline 7 shortcuts

Play forward

Up Up Up

Play backward

Down Down Down

First frame

Ctrl +Up Ctrl +Up Ctrl +Up

Previous frame

Left Left Left

Next frame

Right Right Right

Previous scoped keyframe

Ctrl +Left Ctrl +Left Ctrl +Left

Next scoped keyframe

Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right

Panes 15 shortcuts

Scene view

Opt +1 Alt +1 Alt +1

Network editor

Opt +2 Alt +2 Alt +2

Parameters

Opt +3 Alt +3 Alt +3

Tree view

Opt +4 Alt +4 Alt +4

Textport

Opt +5 Alt +5 Alt +5

Animation editor

Opt +6 Alt +6 Alt +6

Material palette

Opt +7 Alt +7 Alt +7

Details view

Opt +8 Alt +8 Alt +8

Scene view

Opt +9 Alt +9 Alt +9

New tab

Ctrl +T Ctrl +T Ctrl +T

“Tear off” tab into a new floating window.

Opt +Shift +C Alt +Shift +C Alt +Shift +C

Previous tab

Ctrl +PageUp Ctrl +PageUp Ctrl +PageUp

Next tab

Ctrl +PageDown Ctrl +PageDown Ctrl +PageDown

Close tab

Ctrl +W Ctrl +W Ctrl +W

Close all tabs

Opt +/ Alt +/ Alt +/

Editing the hotkeys 1 shortcut

Open hotkey editor

Ctrl +Opt +Shift +LMB Ctrl +Alt +Shift +LMB Ctrl +Alt +Shift +LMB

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