ZBrush Keyboard Shortcuts

ZBrush keyboard shortcut reference covering 89 bindings for Windows & Mac. Commonly searched bindings include Open Project, Save Project, and Quick Save. 89 of 89 shortcuts are verified against official ZBrush 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 ZBrush documentation

Canvas

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Crop And Fill		`Shift+Ctrl+F`	`Shift+Cmd+F`	Yes	Source
Grab Texture From Document		`Shift+Ctrl+G`	`Shift+Cmd+G`	Yes	Source

Color

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Select Color Under Cursor		`C`	`C`	Yes	Source
Switch Color		`V`	`V`	Yes	Source

Configuration

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Store Configuration		`Shift+Ctrl+I`	`Shift+Cmd+I`	Yes	Source
Load UI Configuration		`Ctrl+L`	`Cmd+L`	Yes	Source

Curves

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Smooth Curve		`6`	`6`	Yes	Source
Snapshot Curve		`5`	`5`	Yes	Source

General

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Open Project	`Ctrl+O`	`Cmd+O`	Yes	Source
Save Project	`Ctrl+S`	`Cmd+S`	Yes	Source
Quick Save	`9`	`9`	Yes	Source
Undo	`Ctrl+Z`	`Cmd+Z`	Yes	Source
Redo	`Shift+Ctrl+Z`	`Shift+Cmd+Z`	Yes	Source
Tools Popup	`F1`	`F1`	Yes	Source
Brushes Popup	`F2`	`F2`	Yes	Source
Strokes Popup	`F3`	`F3`	Yes	Source
Alphas Popup	`F4`	`F4`	Yes	Source
Textures Popup	`F5`	`F5`	Yes	Source
Materials Popup	`F6`	`F6`	Yes	Source
Show QuickMenu	`Space`	`Space`	Yes	Source
Show/Hide Floating Palettes	`Tab`	`Tab`	Yes	Source
Projection Master	`G`	`G`	Yes	Source

Geometry

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Divide Geometry	`Ctrl+D`	`Cmd+D`	Yes	Source
Lower Res	`Shift+D`	`Shift+D`	Yes	Source
Higher Res	`D`	`D`	Yes	Source
Edge Loop	`Ctrl+E`	`Cmd+E`	Yes	Source

HD Geometry

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Toggle HD Sculpting		`A`	`A`	Yes	Source

Layers

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Clear Layer	`Ctrl+N`	`Cmd+N`	Yes	Source
Fill Layer	`Ctrl+F`	`Cmd+F`	Yes	Source
Bake Layer	`Ctrl+B`	`Cmd+B`	Yes	Source

Lightbox

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Show/Hide Lightbox	`,`	`,`	Yes	Source
Turn On/Off Spotlight	`Shift+Z`	`Shift+Z`	Yes	Source
Show/Hide Spotlight Dial	`Z`	`Z`	Yes	Source

Masking

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
View Mask	`Ctrl+H`	`Cmd+H`	Yes	Source
Invert Mask	`Ctrl+I`	`Cmd+I`	Yes	Source
Clear Mask	`Shift+Ctrl+A`	`Shift+Cmd+A`	Yes	Source
Mask All	`Ctrl+A`	`Cmd+A`	Yes	Source

Models

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Save Tool	`Shift+Ctrl+T`	`Shift+Cmd+T`	Yes	Source
Fit Mesh to View	`F`	`F`	Yes	Source
Perspective	`P`	`P`	Yes	Source
Floor Grid	`Shift+P`	`Shift+P`	Yes	Source
Activate Symmetry	`X`	`X`	Yes	Source
Show/Hide Polyframe	`Shift+F`	`Shift+F`	Yes	Source
Point Selection Mode	`Shift+Ctrl+P`	`Shift+Cmd+P`	Yes	Source
Set Pivot Point	`Ctrl+P`	`Cmd+P`	Yes	Source

Polygroups

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Group Masked		`Ctrl+W`	`Cmd+W`	Yes	Source

Render

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Best Preview Render	`Shift+R`	`Shift+R`	Yes	Source
Render All	`Shift+Ctrl+R`	`Shift+Cmd+R`	Yes	Source
Cursor Selective Render	`Ctrl+R`	`Cmd+R`	Yes	Source

Sculpting

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Draw Size	`S`	`S`	Yes	Source
Focal Shift	`O`	`O`	Yes	Source
RGB Intensity	`I`	`I`	Yes	Source
Z Intensity	`U`	`U`	Yes	Source
Increase Draw Size	`]`	`]`	Yes	Source
Decrease Draw Size	`[`	`[`	Yes	Source
Edit Mode On/Off	`T`	`T`	Yes	Source
Draw Mode	`Q`	`Q`	Yes	Source
Show Brush Pop-up	`B`	`B`	Yes	Source
Standard Brush	`B+then+S+then+T`	`B+then+S+then+T`	Yes	Source
Smooth Stronger	`B+then+S+then+S`	`B+then+S+then+S`	Yes	Source
Move Elastic	`B+then+M+then+E`	`B+then+M+then+E`	Yes	Source
MPolish	`B+then+M+then+P`	`B+then+M+then+P`	Yes	Source
ClipCurve	`B+then+C+then+C`	`B+then+C+then+C`	Yes	Source
ClayLine	`B+then+C+then+L`	`B+then+C+then+L`	Yes	Source
ZModeler	`B+then+Z+then+M`	`B+then+Z+then+M`	Yes	Source
Show Insert Meshes	`M`	`M`	Yes	Source

Stencil

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Stencil On		`Alt+H`	`Alt+H`	Yes	Source
Hide/Show Stencil		`Ctrl+H`	`Cmd+H`	Yes	Source

Stroke

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Lazy Mouse	`L`	`L`	Yes	Source
Replay Last Stroke	`1`	`1`	Yes	Source
Replay Last Stroke Relative	`Shift+1`	`Shift+1`	Yes	Source
Record Stroke	`3`	`3`	Yes	Source
Replay All Recorded Strokes	`2`	`2`	Yes	Source
Replay All Relative	`Shift+2`	`Shift+2`	Yes	Source

SubTools

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
List All SubTools		`N`	`N`	Yes	Source

Timeline

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Previous Camera Keyframe		`Left`	`Left`	Yes	Source
Next Camera Keyframe		`Right`	`Right`	Yes	Source

Transpose

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Move Mode	`W`	`W`	Yes	Source
Scale Mode	`E`	`E`	Yes	Source
Rotate Mode	`R`	`R`	Yes	Source

Zoom

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Actual Size	`0`	`0`	Yes	Source
Antialiased Half Size	`Ctrl+0`	`Cmd+0`	Yes	Source
Zoom In	`Plus`	`Plus`	Yes	Source
Zoom Out	`Minus`	`Minus`	Yes	Source

ZScripts

Action	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Load ZScript	`Shift+Ctrl+L`	`Shift+Cmd+L`	Yes	Source
Reload ZScript	`Ctrl+U`	`Cmd+U`	Yes	Source
Show/Hide ZScript Window	`H`	`H`	Yes	Source

ZSketch

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Activate ZSketch Edit		`Shift+A`	`Shift+A`	Yes	Source

ZSpheres

Action	Description	Windows	Mac	Verified	Source
Preview Adaptive Skin		`A`	`A`	Yes	Source

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