Cinema 4D Keyboard Shortcuts
Cinema 4D keyboard shortcut reference covering 32 bindings for Windows & Mac. Commonly searched bindings include Move, Scale, and Rotate. 32 of 32 shortcuts are verified against official Cinema 4D 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 Cinema 4D documentation
Animation
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Play Animation |
|
F8 |
F8 |
Yes |
Source |
Editing
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Undo |
|
Ctrl+Z |
Cmd+Z |
Yes |
Source |
| Redo |
|
Ctrl+Shift+Z |
Cmd+Shift+Z |
Yes |
Source |
| Delete |
Delete object |
Delete |
Delete |
Yes |
Source |
| Duplicate |
|
Ctrl+D |
Cmd+D |
Yes |
Source |
| Group |
Group objects |
Alt+G |
Option+G |
Yes |
Source |
| Ungroup |
|
Shift+G |
Shift+G |
Yes |
Source |
| Make Editable |
Make object editable |
C |
C |
Yes |
Source |
| Add Cube |
Add cube primitive |
Cube+icon |
Cube+icon |
Yes |
Source |
| Add Sphere |
|
Sphere+icon |
Sphere+icon |
Yes |
Source |
| Add Light |
|
Light+icon |
Light+icon |
Yes |
Source |
| Add Camera |
|
Camera+icon |
Camera+icon |
Yes |
Source |
| Extrude |
Extrude tool |
D |
D |
Yes |
Source |
| Inner Extrude |
|
I |
I |
Yes |
Source |
| Bevel |
Bevel tool |
Shift+B |
Shift+B |
Yes |
Source |
| Loop Cut |
|
M+L |
M+L |
Yes |
Source |
File
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Save |
Save project |
Ctrl+S |
Cmd+S |
Yes |
Source |
| New |
New scene |
Ctrl+N |
Cmd+N |
Yes |
Source |
| Open |
Open project |
Ctrl+O |
Cmd+O |
Yes |
Source |
Render
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Render |
Render to picture viewer |
Ctrl+R |
Cmd+R |
Yes |
Source |
| Render View |
|
Ctrl+B |
Cmd+B |
Yes |
Source |
Tools
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Move |
Move tool |
E |
E |
Yes |
Source |
| Scale |
Scale tool |
T |
T |
Yes |
Source |
| Rotate |
Rotate tool |
R |
R |
Yes |
Source |
| Live Selection |
Live selection tool |
U+L |
U+L |
Yes |
Source |
| Knife |
Knife tool |
K |
K |
Yes |
Source |
View
| Action | Description | Windows | Mac | Verified | Source |
|---|
| Frame Active |
Frame active object |
O |
O |
Yes |
Source |
| Frame All |
|
H |
H |
Yes |
Source |
| Perspective |
Perspective view |
F1 |
F1 |
Yes |
Source |
| Top View |
|
F2 |
F2 |
Yes |
Source |
| Front View |
|
F3 |
F3 |
Yes |
Source |
| Right View |
|
F4 |
F4 |
Yes |
Source |
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