Interface Shortcuts Shift + Insert: paste objects from clipboard. F7: toggle only display main view.

Ctrl + N: new file. Ctrl + D: duplicate selected objects. F8: display last render.

Ctrl + O: open file. Ctrl + A: select all objects in scene. Ctrl + F8: save color picture.

Ctrl + S: save file. Escape: deselect all. F9: render.

Ctrl + W: close file. Ctrl + Num .: store camera. Ctrl + F9: Render Options.

Ctrl + T: open Options panel. Ctrl + 0..9: activate camera. Ctrl + Shift + F9: resume render.

Ctrl + Q: exit. Ctrl + Num +: zoom into view or timeline ruler. F11: display Timeline.

Ctrl + Z: undo last operation.
Ctrl + Y: redo last operation.
Del: delete selected objects / object
animation.
Ctrl + X: cut selected objects into clipboard.
Shift + Del: cut selected objects into clipboard.
Ctrl + C: copy objects from clipboard.
Ctrl + Insert: copy objects from clipboard.
Ctrl + V: paste objects from clipboard.
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Ctrl + Num –: zoom out of view or timeline
ruler.
Ctrl + Shift + M: select objects by material.
Ctrl + Shift + O: select Objects by type.
Ctrl + Shift + W: select objects by preview
color.
Tab: walk to next objects in selection.
F1: open help files.
F4: display Atmosphere Editor.
F5: load atmosphere.
F6: display Summary of Materials.
Ctrl + F11: display Animation Wizard.
Alt + Enter: toggle full screen mode.
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0, 1, 2, 3: Select Main, Top, Front, Side view.
Ctrl + Alt + W: Lock or unlock the Workspace
Viewports and Navigation
Ctrl + Alt + C: Switch to mouse-centered
navigation mode.
Ctrl + Alt + F: Switch to target-centered
navigation mode.
Alt + T: Choose Targeted Point (switching to
target-centered navigation mode if needed).
F: Frame the current selection in the current
perspective or camera view.
A: Frame all objects in the current perspective
or camera view.
D: Drop current perspective or main camera
on top of all scene objects.
Ctrl + F: Frame the current selection in the
current orthographic view.
Ctrl + Shift + F: Frame the current selection in
all orthographic views.
Shift + Alt + F: Frame all objects in the current
orthographic view.
Shift + Alt + A: Frame all objects in all
orthographic views.
Ctrl + Numpad+: Zoom into the current
orthographic view.
Ctrl + Numpad-: Zoom out of the current
orthographic view.
Object Creation
Shift + W: add Water.
Shift + G: create a Ground plane.
Shift + A: create a Cloud plane.
Shift + S: create a Sphere.
Shift + C: create a Cylinder.
Shift + U: create a Cube.
Shift + O: create a Cone.
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Shift + Y: create a Pyramid.
Shift + R: create a Torus.
Shift + P: create a Plane.
Shift + H: create an Alpha Plane.
Shift + T: create a Terrain.
Ctrl + Shift + T: create a terrain inside the
editor.
Shift + F: create a Procedural terrain.
Shift + V: create a Plant.
Ctrl + Shift + V: load plant species and create.
Shift + N: create a Planet.
Shift + K: create a Rock.
Shift + Q: add a Directional light.
Shift + L: add a Point light.
Ctrl + Shift + L: add a Quadratic Point light.
Shift + X: add a Spot light.
Ctrl + Shift + X: add a Quadratic Spot light.
Ctrl + L: load Object.
Shift + M: create a Metablob object.
Object Edition
Arrow up: nudge selected objects up / if no
objects selected: nudge views up / nudge
camera
down if in Main camera view.
Arrow down: nudge selected objects down / if
no objects selected: nudge views down /
nudge
camera up if in Main camera view. Arrow left:
nudge selected objects left / if no objects
selected:
nudge views left / nudge camera right if in Ctrl + Shift + U: make Boolean Union.
Main camera view.
Ctrl + Shift + I: make Boolean Intersection.
Arrow right: nudge selected objects right / if
Ctrl + Shift + D: make Boolean Difference.
no objects selected: nudge views right / nudge

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camera left if in Main camera view. Ctrl + E: edit selected objects (if applicable).

Page up: nudge selected objects closer / if no
objects selected: nudge views closer / nudge
camera forward if in Main camera view.
Page down: nudge selected objects further / if
no objects selected: nudge views further /
nudge
camera backward if in Main camera view.
Shift + Nudge key: nudge 1/10th of increment.
Ctrl + Nudge key: resize objects / change focal.
Ctrl + Shift + L: pick link parent.
Ctrl + Shift + T: pick tracked parent.
Ctrl + Shift + B: display Animation Toolbox.
Ctrl + K: bake selected objects to polygons.
Ctrl + Shift + K: convert (or re-convert)
selected objects to MetaCloud.
Numpad /: Repeat Operation Subdivide.
Numpad *: Repeat Operation Extrapolate.

Shift + D: drop selected objects.

Shift + Alt + D: drop selected objects on top of

all other objects.

Ctrl + G: group selected objects.