Autodesk Maya 2012 Essential Shortcuts & Cheat Sheet

MOUSE: Tumble, Track or Dolly

HOT KEYS
(q) Select tool
(w) Move tool
(e) Rotate tool
(r) Scale tool
(t) Show Manipulator
SNAPPING OPERATIONS
c
x
v
j

Snap to curves
Snap to grids
Snap to points
Move, Rotate, Scale snapping
MODELING
=
Increase Manipulator Size
Decrease Manipulator Size
Home Key Pivot
Ctrl + `
Proxy > Subdiv Proxy
Displays both the original
~
proxy & smoothed mesh
Toggles display original proxy
`
& smoothed mesh

HOW TO SCALE

MENUS
Hold Space bar Show Hot box
F1
Help
F2
Show Animation Menu Set
F3
Show Polygons Menu Set
F4
Show Surfaces Menu Set
F5
Show Dynamics Menu Set
F6
Show Rendering Menu Set
Shift + m
Show/Hide Viewport Panel Menu
Ctrl + Shift
Show/hide Viewport Panel Toolbar
SELECTING OBJECTS AND COMPONENTS
F8
F9
F10
F11
F12
Alt + F9

Switch between object/component editing

Select > Vertex
Select > Edge
Select > Face
Select > UV
Select > Vertex Face
WINDOW AND VIEW OPERATIONS
Ctrl + a
Switch Attribute Editor to Channel Box
a
Frame All in active panel

Shift + a

Frame All in all views

f
Shift + f

Frame Selected in active panel

Frame Selected in all views

HOW TO ROTATE

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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Shift + z
g
Ctrl + d
Ctrl + g
p
Shift + p
Ctrl + h
Ctrl+Shift + h

DISPLAY
Default quality display setting
Rough quality display setting
Medium quality display setting
Smooth quality display setting
Shading > Wireframe
Shaded display
Shaded and Textured display
Lighting > Use All Lights
EDIT OPERATIONS
Edit > Redo
Edit > Repeat Last
Edit > Duplicate
Edit > Group
Edit > Parent
Edit > Unparent (child)
Display > Hide > Hide Selection
Display > Show > Show Last Hidden

Go To Previous View

Go To Next View

Alt + b
Tap Space bar

Change Backround Color

Toggles Between Single and Four View

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