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Autodesk Maya Keyboard Shortcuts

We gathered all 127 Autodesk Maya shortcuts so you can animate 3d characters at speed

Autodesk Maya keyboard shortcuts

From Autodesk, Autodesk Maya is purpose-built to animate 3d characters. It is one of the leading applications in the 3D, CAD & animation category.

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

Available on macOS, Windows, and Linux, Autodesk Maya serves a broad audience of professionals who benefit from learning platform-specific shortcut keys.

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2D Pan/Zoom 4 shortcuts

2D Pan tool / 2D Zoom tool
\ +Space \ +Space \ +Space
Enable/disable 2D Pan/Zoom
\ \ \
Zoom in
Space ++ Space ++ Space ++
Zoom out
Space +- Space +- Space +-

Animation Operations 7 shortcuts

Insert Keys Tool (for Graph Editor) (press and release)
I I I
Set Key
S S S
Set key for Rotate
Shift +E Shift +E Shift +E
Set key for Scale
Shift +R Shift +R Shift +R
Set key for Translate
Shift +W Shift +W Shift +W
Toggle Multicolor Feedback
Opt +J Alt +J Alt +J
With left mouse button for Keyframe marking menu
Shift +S Shift +S Shift +S

Display Settings 8 shortcuts

Default quality display setting
0 0 0
Rough quality display setting
1 1 1
Medium quality display setting
2 2 2
Smooth quality display setting
3 3 3
Wireframe
4 4 4
Shaded display
5 5 5
Shaded and Textured display
6 6 6
Use All Lights
7 7 7

Displaying Objects (Show, Hide) 5 shortcuts

Hide > Hide Selection
Ctrl +H Ctrl +H Ctrl +H
Hide > Hide Unselected Objects
Opt +H Alt +H Alt +H
Isolate Select > View Selected (in the panel menus)
Shift +L Shift +L Shift +L
Show > Show Last Hidden
Ctrl +Shift +H Ctrl +Shift +H Ctrl +Shift +H
Show > Show Selection
Shift +H Shift +H Shift +H

Edit Operations 23 shortcuts

Copy
Ctrl +C Ctrl +C Ctrl +C
Cmd +C N/A N/A
Cut
Ctrl +X Ctrl +X Ctrl +X
Cmd +X N/A N/A
Duplicate
Ctrl +D Ctrl +D Ctrl +D
Duplicate Special
Ctrl +Shift +D Ctrl +Shift +D Ctrl +Shift +D
Duplicate with Transform
Shift +D Shift +D Shift +D
Group
Ctrl +G Ctrl +G Ctrl +G
Parent
P P P
Paste
Ctrl +V Ctrl +V Ctrl +V
Cmd +V N/A N/A
Redo
Shift +Z Shift +Z Shift +Z
Repeat
G G G
Repeat command at mouse position
Shift +G Shift +G Shift +G
Undo
Z Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z
Ctrl +Z N/A N/A
Unparent
Shift +P Shift +P Shift +P
Create file reference
Ctrl +R Ctrl +R Ctrl +R
Exit
Ctrl +Q Ctrl +Q Ctrl +Q
New Scene
Ctrl +N Ctrl +N Ctrl +N
Open Scene
Ctrl +O Ctrl +O Ctrl +O
Save Scene
Ctrl +S Ctrl +S Ctrl +S
Save Scene As
Ctrl +Shift +S Ctrl +Shift +S Ctrl +Shift +S

Hotbox Display 1 shortcut

(When pressed down) Show the hotbox
Space Space Space

Modeling Operations 11 shortcuts

polygon mesh display
2 2 2
Convert polygon selection to Edges
Ctrl +F10 Ctrl +F10 Ctrl +F10
Convert polygon selection to Vertices
Ctrl +F9 Ctrl +F9 Ctrl +F9
Covert polygon selection to Faces
Ctrl +F11 Ctrl +F11 Ctrl +F11
Covert polygon selection to UVs
Ctrl +F12 Ctrl +F12 Ctrl +F12
Decreases Division Levels for Smooth Mesh Preview or Subdiv Proxy
PageDown PageDown PageDown
Default polygon mesh display (no smoothing)
1 1 1
Displays both the original (proxy) and the smoothed mesh
~ ~ ~
Increases Division Levels for Smooth Mesh Preview or Subdiv Proxy
PageUp PageUp PageUp
Lock/unlock length of curve (press and hold)
L L L
Smooth polygon mesh display
3 3 3

Moving Selected Objects 4 shortcuts

Move down one pixel
Opt +Down Alt +Down Alt +Down
Move left one pixel
Opt +Left Alt +Left Alt +Left
Move right one pixel
Opt +Right Alt +Right Alt +Right
Move up one pixel
Opt +Up Alt +Up Alt +Up
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Painting Operations 12 shortcuts

Edit Paint Effects template brush settings
N/A Ctrl +B Ctrl +B
Flood with the current value
N/A Alt +F Alt +F
Modify lower brush radius (press and release)
N/A Shift +B Shift +B
Modify maximum displacement (Sculpt Surfaces and Sculpt Polygons Tool)
N/A M M
Modify paint value
N/A N N
Modify upper brush radius (press and release)
N/A B B
Poly Brush Tool marking menu / Poly UV Tool marking menu
N/A O ++ O ++
Switch to pick color mode (press and release)
N/A / /
Toggle Reflection on or off
N/A Alt +R Alt +R
Turn Color Feedback on or off
N/A Alt +C Alt +C
Turn Show Wireframe on or off
N/A Alt +A Alt +A
With left mouse button for Artisan Paint Operation marking menu
N/A U U

Pick Walk 4 shortcuts

Walk down current
N/A Down Down
Walk left in current
N/A Left Left
Walk right in current
N/A Right Right
Walk up current
N/A Up Up

Playback Control 7 shortcuts

Go to Min Frame
N/A Alt +Shift +V Alt +Shift +V
Go to Next key
N/A . .
Go to Previous key
N/A , ,
Move backward one frame in time
N/A Alt +, Alt +,
Move forward one frame in time
N/A Alt +. Alt +.
Turn Playback on or off
N/A Alt +V Alt +V
Virtual Time Slider mode (press and hold and scrub timeline)
N/A K K

Rendering 2 shortcuts

Render view next image
N/A Ctrl +Left Ctrl +Left
Render view previous image
N/A Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right

Selecting Menus 8 shortcuts

Show Animation menu set
N/A F2 F2
Show Dynamics menu set
N/A F5 F5
Show Modeling menu set
N/A F4 F4
Show Polygons menu set
N/A F3 F3
Show Rendering menu set
N/A F6 F6
Show/hide main menu bar
N/A Ctrl +M Ctrl +M
Show/hide panel menu bar
N/A Shift +M Shift +M
Show/hide panel toolbar
N/A Ctrl +Shift +M Ctrl +Shift +M

Selecting Objects and Components 9 shortcuts

Edge
N/A F10 F10
Face
N/A F11 F11
Grow polygon selection region
N/A > >
Object/Component (Switch between object and component editing)
N/A F8 F8
Select next intermediate object
N/A Ctrl +I Ctrl +I
Shrink polygon selection region
N/A < <
UV
N/A F12 F12
Vertex
N/A F9 F9
Vertex Face
N/A Alt +F9 Alt +F9

Snapping Operations 5 shortcuts

Move, Rotate, Scale Tool relative snapping (press and release)
N/A Shift +J Shift +J
Move, Rotate, Scale Tool snapping (press and release)
N/A J J
Snap to curves (press and release)
N/A C C
Snap to grids (press and release)
N/A X X
Snap to points (press and release)
N/A V V

Tool Operations 15 shortcuts

Complete current tool
N/A Enter Enter
Decrease manipulator size
N/A - -
Enter tool Edit mode / Switches between move pivot and move object (Move Tool)
N/A Insert Insert
Increase manipulator size
N/A + +
Move Tool, or with left mouse button for Move Tool marking menu
N/A W W
Move, Rotate, Scale Tool snapping (press and release)
N/A J J
Rotate Tool, or with left mouse button for Rotate Tool marking menu
N/A E E
Scale Tool, or with left mouse button for Scale Tool marking menu
N/A R R
Select Tool, or with left mouse button for Component marking menu
N/A Shift +Q Shift +Q
Select Tool, or with left mouse button for Polygon marking menu
N/A Alt +Q Alt +Q
Select Tool, or with left mouse button for Selection Mask marking menu
N/A Q Q
Selects the last used tool that is not one of Select, Move, Rotate, or Scale
N/A Y Y
Show manipulator tool
N/A T T
Show universal manipulator tool
N/A Ctrl +T Ctrl +T
With left mouse button move pivot (Move Tool)
N/A D D

Tumble, Track or Dolly 1 shortcut

Dolly Tool (press and release) / Track Tool (press and release) / Tumble Tool (press and release)
N/A Alt Alt

Window and View Operations 1 shortcut

(When tapped) Switch between the active window in multi-pane display and single pane display
N/A Space Space
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