Autodesk Maya 2019 cheat sheet Page 1 of 5

Ctrl + R Create file reference

2D Pan/Zoom Displaying Objects (Show, Hide)
Ctrl + Q Exit
\ + Middle click 2D Pan tool Ctrl + H Hide > Hide Selection
Ctrl + N New Scene
\ + Right click 2D Zoom tool Alt + H Hide > Hide Unselected Objects
Ctrl + O Open Scene
\ Enable/disable 2D Pan/Zoom Shift + L Isolate Select > View Selected (in
Ctrl + S Save Scene
the panel menus)
Ctrl + Shift + S Save Scene As
Animation Operations Ctrl + Shift + H Show > Show Last Hidden
Shift + H Show > Show Selection
I Insert Keys Tool (for Graph Editor) Hotbox Display
(press and release)
S Set Key Edit Operations Space (When pressed down) Show the
hotbox
Shift + E Set key for Rotate Ctrl + C or Cmd + Copy
Shift + R Set key for Scale C
Modeling Operations
Shift + W Set key for Translate Ctrl + X or Cmd + Cut
X 2 Cage + smooth polygon mesh display
Alt + J Toggle Multicolor Feedback
Ctrl + D Duplicate Ctrl + F10 Convert polygon selection to Edges
Shift + S With left mouse button for
Ctrl + Shift + D Duplicate Special Ctrl + F9 Convert polygon selection to
Keyframe marking menu
Vertices
Shift + D Duplicate with Transform
Ctrl + F11 Covert polygon selection to Faces
Display Settings Ctrl + G Group
Ctrl + F12 Covert polygon selection to UVs
P Parent
0 Default quality display setting
Page Down Decreases Division Levels for
Ctrl + V or Cmd + Paste
1 Rough quality display setting Smooth Mesh Preview or Subdiv
V
2 Medium quality display setting Proxy
Shift + Z Redo
3 Smooth quality display setting 1 Default polygon mesh display (no
G Repeat smoothing)
4 Wireframe
Shift + G Repeat command at mouse ~ Displays both the original (proxy)
5 Shaded display position and the smoothed mesh
6 Shaded and Textured display Z or Ctrl + Z Undo Page Up Increases Division Levels for
7 Use All Lights Shift + P Unparent Smooth Mesh Preview or Subdiv
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Proxy Alt + R Toggle Reflection on or off

Rendering
L Lock/unlock length of curve (press Alt + C Turn Color Feedback on or off
and hold) Ctrl + Left arrow Render view next image
Alt + A Turn Show Wireframe on or off
3 Smooth polygon mesh display Ctrl + Right arrow Render view previous image
U With left mouse button for Artisan
Paint Operation marking menu
Moving Selected Objects Selecting Menus
Alt + Down arrow Move down one pixel Pick Walk F2 Show Animation menu set

Alt + Left arrow Move left one pixel Note: Based on selection, the arrow keys let you walk up F5 Show Dynamics menu set

Alt + Right arrow Move right one pixel the hierarchy (object selected) or walk about the object’s F4 Show Modeling menu set
components (component selected, including vertices,
Alt + Up arrow Move up one pixel F3 Show Polygons menu set
edge loops, edge rings).
F6 Show Rendering menu set
Down arrow Walk down current
Painting Operations Ctrl + M Show/hide main menu bar
Left arrow Walk left in current
Ctrl + B Edit Paint Effects template brush Shift + M Show/hide panel menu bar
Right arrow Walk right in current
settings Ctrl + Shift + M Show/hide panel toolbar
Up arrow Walk up current
Alt + F Flood with the current value
Shift + B Modify lower brush radius (press Selecting Objects and Components
Playback Control
and release)
F10 Edge
M Modify maximum displacement Alt + Shift + V Go to Min Frame
F11 Face
(Sculpt Surfaces and Sculpt . Go to Next key
Polygons Tool) > Grow polygon selection region
, Go to Previous key
N Modify paint value F8 Object/Component (Switch
Alt + , Move backward one frame in time
between object and component
B Modify upper brush radius (press Alt + . Move forward one frame in time editing)
and release)
Alt + V Turn Playback on or off Ctrl + I Select next intermediate object
O + Left click Poly Brush Tool marking menu
K + Middle click Virtual Time Slider mode (press < Shrink polygon selection region
O + Middle click Poly UV Tool marking menu and hold and scrub timeline)
F12 UV
/ Switch to pick color mode (press
and release) F9 Vertex
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Alt + F9 Vertex Face button for Component marking A Frame All in active panel, or with
menu left mouse button for History
Operations marking menu
Snapping Operations Alt + Q Select Tool, or with left mouse
button for Polygon marking menu Shift + A Frame All in all views
Shift + J Move, Rotate, Scale Tool relative
Q Select Tool, or with left mouse F Frame Selected in active panel
snapping (press and release)
button for Selection Mask marking Shift + F Frame Selected in all views
J Move, Rotate, Scale Tool snapping menu
(press and release) F1 Maya Help
Y Selects the last used tool that is not
C Snap to curves (press and release) Alt + Middle click Pan in the Attribute Editor
one of Select, Move, Rotate, or
X Snap to grids (press and release) Scale Alt + Middle click Pan in the Outliner

V Snap to points (press and release) T Show manipulator tool ] Redo view change

Ctrl + T Show universal manipulator tool Alt + B Switch between a gradient, black,
Tool Operations dark gray, or light gray background
Insert Switches between move pivot and
color
move object (Move Tool)
Enter Complete current tool
Ctrl + Space Switch between the standard view
D With left mouse button move pivot
- Decrease manipulator size and full-screen view of the current
(Move Tool)
Insert Enter tool Edit mode panels

+ or = Increase manipulator size Ctrl + A Switches between Attribute Editor

Tumble, Track or Dolly or Channel Box–displays the
W Move Tool, or with left mouse
Alt + Right click Dolly Tool (press and release) Attribute Editor if neither is shown
button for Move Tool marking menu
Alt + Middle click Track Tool (press and release) [ Undo view change
J Move, Rotate, Scale Tool snapping
(press and release) Alt + Left click Tumble Tool (press and release) Shift + } View next layout

E Rotate Tool, or with left mouse Shift + { View previous layout

button for Rotate Tool marking Window and View Operations
menu
Space (When tapped) Switch between the
Pane specific commands
R Scale Tool, or with left mouse
active window in multi-pane display The following commands change based on specific
button for Scale Tool marking
and single pane display editor pane you are actively using.
menu
Alt + Ctrl + Middle Fast pan in the Outliner
Shift + Q Select Tool, or with left mouse
click
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< Graph Upstream Ctrl + L Graph Remove Selected

Graph Editor
1 Hypdershade Hide Attributes Ctrl + , Graph Remove Upsream
1 Absolute View
Down arrow Arrow Pick Walk Down ? Graph Up Downstream
A Frame All
Left arrow Arrow Pick Walk Left < Graph Upstream
T Frame Center View
Right arrow Arrow Pick Walk Right X Grid Toggle Snap
G Frame Playback Range
Up arrow Arrow Pick Walk Up 1 Hide Attributes
F Frame Selected
P Pin Selected Down arrow Pick Walk Down
H Lock Channel
# Remove Material Soloing Left arrow Pick Walk Left
3 Normalized View
/ Select Connected Right arrow Pick Walk Right
2 Stacked View
. Select Down Stream Up arrow Pick Walk Up
D Tangents Auto
, Select Up Stream Ctrl + / Remove Unselected
M Toggle Curve Selection
3 Show All Attrs / Select Connected
J Unlock Channel
2 Show Connected Attrs . Select Down Stream
4 Show Custom Attrs 3 Show All Attrs
HyperGraph Panel
! Solo Last Output 2 Show Connected Attrs
Alt + T Decrease Depth @ Solo Material 4 Show Custom Attrs
Alt + G Increase Depth 5 Toggle Node Title Mode S Toggle Attr Filter
= Toggle Zoom In P Toggle Node Selected Pins
Hypershade - Toggle Zoom Out V Toggle Node Swatch Size
> Graph Downstream 5 Toggle Node Title Mode
Ctrl + . Graph Remove Downstream Node Editor C Toggle Synced Selection
Ctrl + L Graph Remove Selected Up arrow Back to Parent = Toggle Zoom In
Ctrl + / Graph Remove Unselected Enter Dive Into Compound Toggle Zoom Out
Ctrl + , Graph Remove Upstream > Graph Downstream , Up Stream
? Graph Up Downstream Ctrl + . Graph Remove Downstream
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Shift + G Clip Scale Start N Toggle Solo Selected Tracks

Outliner
R Clip Scale Toggle K Toggle Time Cursor Press
Enter Rename Selected Item
H Clip Trim End K Toggle Time Cursor Release
F Reveal Selected
G Clip Trim Start Source: Autodesk
E Clip Trim Toggle
Pose Editor Last modification: 11/18/2019 12:00:24 PM
Shift + I Create Audio Clip
Ctrl + G Pose Interpolator New Group O Create Clip More information: defkey.com/autodesk-maya-
shortcuts
Ctrl + G Create Group From Selection
Profiler Shift + L Create Override Layer Customize this PDF...

1 Category View P Create Pose Clip

2 CPU View Ctrl + X Cut Clips
3 Thread View Ctrl + Shift + G Explode Group
Ctrl + R Toggle Recording Ctrl + E Export Selection
A Frame All
Shape Editor F Frame Selected
Ctrl + D Duplicate Target B Ghost Track Toggle
Ctrl + G New Group I Import Animation
Alt + D Select None U Ripple Edit Toggle Press
U Ripple Edit Toggle Release
Time Editor Q Scene Authoring Toggle

L Additive Layer S Set Key

Y Clip Hold Toggle D Set Zero Key

T Clip Loop Toggle M Toggle Mute Selected Tracks

W Clip Razor X Toggle Snap to Clip Press

Shift + H Clip Scale End X Toggle Snap to Clip Release