Houdini cheat sheet

Shift + Left click Add to seelection X then Left arrow Point snap
Viewport: Tools
Ctrl + Left click Remove from selection X then Down arrow Multi-snapping snap
S Select
Ctrl + Shift + Left Toggle selection
T Move click Viewport: Viewports
R Rotate N Select all
Space + B Expand viewport
E Scale Shift + N Select nothing
Space + N Select viewport
Ctrl + R Pose
Space + 1 Perspective view
Enter Handle Viewport: View
Space + 2 Top view
Esc View Alt + Left click Tumble Space + 3 Front view
Tab Tool menu Alt + Middle click Pan Space + 4 Right view
C Custom radial menu Alt + Right click Dolly Space + 5 UV view
Q Repeat last tool Space + H Home grid W Toggle wireframe/shaded
Space + A Home all D Display options
Viewport: Selection modes Space + G Home selected
1 Objects Viewport: Viewport layout
2 Points Viewport: View radial menu
Ctrl + 1 Single view
3 Edges V then Right arrow Selection tools Ctrl + 2 Four views
4 Primitives (Faces) V then Up arrow Selection options Ctrl + 3 Two views stacked
5 Vertices V then Left arrow Viewport Ctrl + 4 Two views side by side
9 Select groups/Connected geometry V then Down arrow Shading Ctrl + 5 Three views split bottom
F8 Toggle objects/Geometry
Ctrl + 6 Three views split left
Viewport: Snapping radial menu Ctrl + 7 Four views split bottom
Viewport: Selecting
X then Right arrow Grid snap Ctrl + 8 Four views split left
Left click Select X then Up arrow Primitive (curve) snap
 Right click (on connector) Insert node Alt + Ctrl + Left Select node + output
Network view: View click
Middle click (on connector) Branch
Space + Left click Pan Alt + Shift + Ctrl + Select inputs + outputs
Alt + Middle click Connector list
or Middle click Left click
Y drag: Cut wire
Space + Right click Zoom Left click + Move Move node
or Wheel up and Shake node: Disconnect from wires
the mouse
wheel down
Shift + Left click + Move node + inputs
H Show all nodes Network view: Dots Move the mouse
G Show selected nodes Alt + Left click (on wire) Add dot Ctrl + Left click + Move node + outputs
Alt + Left click (on dot) Pin/Unpin dot Move the mouse
Network view: Create Alt + Left click + Copy selected nodes

Network view: Tools Move the mouse

Tab Node menu
Alt + Shift + Left Copy node + inputs
= Add file node P Toggle parameter pane
click + Move the
Shift + C Create subnet Shift + W Toggle tree view mouse
Shift + I Add background image O Toggle network overview Alt + Ctrl + Left Copy node + output
C Toggle color palette click + Move the
Network view: Notes and network boxes S Toggle shape palette
mouse

Alt + Shift + Ctrl + Reference copy

Shift + O Add network box
Left click + Move
Shift + P Add sticky Network view: Clicks and drags
the mouse
Shift + J Minimize selected notes/boxes Left click Select
Shift + K Expand selected notes/boxes Shift + Left click Add to selection Network view: Navigation
Shift + M Shrink box to fit contents Ctrl + Left click Remove from selection
Double click Enter a node
Alt + Left click Start wiring from node
Enter Go up a level
Network view: Wiring Alt + Shift + Left Select node + inputs
U Create a Quickmark
Left click (on connector) Connect nodes click
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2 or Ctrl + 3 or
Ctrl + 4 or Ctrl +
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Shift + 1 or Shift + Go to previous view
2 or Shift + 3 or
Shift + 4 or Shift +
5

Page Up Select the node upstream

Page Down Select the node downstream

Shift + Page Up Select previous sibling

Shift + Page Down Select next sibling

Network view: Organize nodes

L Lay out all

A + Left click + (drag down/across) Align

Move the mouse

Network view: Display flags, Sop level

T + Left click Render

R + Left click Display

E + Left click Template

W + Left click Footprint

G + Left click or B Bypass

+ Left click