3ds Max Keyboard Shortcuts

3ds Max keyboard shortcut reference covering 73 bindings for Windows. Commonly searched bindings include Asset Tracking Toggle, Align, and Clone. 73 of 73 shortcuts are verified against official 3ds Max documentation, each with a linked source when available. Search by action name, filter by category, look up what a key combination does, print a cheat sheet, or practice with flashcards.

Official 3ds Max documentation

Animation

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Auto Key Mode Toggle N Yes Source
Set Keys K Yes Source

Asset Tracking

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Asset Tracking Toggle Shift+T Yes Source

Cameras

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Create Camera From View Ctrl+C Yes Source

Edit

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Align Alt+A Yes Source
Clone Ctrl+V Yes Source
Delete Objects Delete Yes Source
Fetch Ctrl+Alt+F Yes Source
Hold Ctrl+H Yes Source
Normal Align Alt+N Yes Source
Redo Scene Operation Ctrl+Y Yes Source
Transform Type-In Dialog Toggle F12 Yes Source
Undo Scene Operation Ctrl+Z Yes Source

Editable Poly

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Extrude Face (Poly) Alt+Shift+E Yes Source
Grow Selection (Poly) Ctrl+PageUp Yes Source
Shrink Selection (Poly) Ctrl+PageDown Yes Source
Soft Selection Toggle (Poly) Shift+B Yes Source

File

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
New Scene Ctrl+N Yes Source
Open File Ctrl+O Yes Source
Save File Ctrl+S Yes Source
Save File As Ctrl+Shift+S Yes Source
Save Incremental Ctrl+Alt+S Yes Source

MAX Script

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
MAXScript Listener F11 Yes Source

Modifier Stack

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Sub-Object Level 1 1 Yes Source
Sub-Object Level 2 2 Yes Source
Sub-Object Level 3 3 Yes Source
Sub-Object Level 4 4 Yes Source
Sub-Object Level 5 5 Yes Source

Quad Menu

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Lock Space Yes Source

Render

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Render Last F9 Yes Source
Render Setup F10 Yes Source
Render Shift+Q Yes Source
Environment Dialog Toggle 8 Yes Source

Selection

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Select All Ctrl+A Yes Source
Select By Name H Yes Source
Select Invert Ctrl+I Yes Source
Select None Ctrl+D Yes Source
Select Similar Ctrl+Shift+A Yes Source
Smart Select Q Yes Source

Snaps

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Angle Snap Toggle A Yes Source
Snaps Toggle S Yes Source

Time

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Play Animation / Yes Source
Go to Start Frame Home Yes Source
Go to End Frame End Yes Source

Tools

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Isolate Selection Alt+Q Yes Source
Material Editor Toggle M Yes Source
Maximize Viewport Toggle Alt+W Yes Source
Select and Move W Yes Source
Select and Rotate E Yes Source
Smart Scale R Yes Source
Hide Selection Alt+H Yes Source
Unhide All Alt+U Yes Source
Zoom Extents Ctrl+Alt+Z Yes Source
Zoom Extents All Shift+Ctrl+Z Yes Source
Zoom Extents Selected Z Yes Source
Zoom Mode Alt+Z Yes Source
Zoom Region Mode Ctrl+W Yes Source
Show Statistics Toggle 7 Yes Source

User Interface

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Launch Global Search X Yes Source

Views

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Camera View C Yes Source
Front View F Yes Source
Left View L Yes Source
Top View T Yes Source
Perspective User View P Yes Source
Orthographic User View U Yes Source
Orbit View Mode Ctrl+R Yes Source
Pan View Ctrl+P Yes Source
Wireframe / Smooth+Highlights Toggle F3 Yes Source
View Edged Faces Toggle F4 Yes Source
Hide Grids Toggle G Yes Source
Expert Mode Toggle Ctrl+Alt+X Yes Source
Undo Viewport Operation Shift+Z Yes Source
Redo Viewport Operation Shift+Y Yes Source

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