3ds Max Keyboard Shortcuts

3ds Max keyboard shortcut reference covering 73 bindings for Windows. Commonly searched bindings include Asset Tracking Toggle, Align, and Clone. 73 of 73 shortcuts are verified against official 3ds Max 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 3ds Max documentation

Animation

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Auto Key Mode Toggle Auto Key Mode Toggle N Yes Source
Set Keys Set Keys K Yes Source

Asset Tracking

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Asset Tracking Toggle Asset Tracking Toggle Shift+T Yes Source

Cameras

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Create Camera From View Create Camera From View Ctrl+C Yes Source

Edit

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Align Align Alt+A Yes Source
Clone Clone Ctrl+V Yes Source
Delete Objects Delete Objects Delete Yes Source
Fetch Fetch Ctrl+Alt+F Yes Source
Hold Hold Ctrl+H Yes Source
Normal Align Normal Align Alt+N Yes Source
Redo Scene Operation Redo Scene Operation Ctrl+Y Yes Source
Transform Type-In Dialog Toggle Transform Type-In Dialog Toggle F12 Yes Source
Undo Scene Operation Undo Scene Operation Ctrl+Z Yes Source

Editable Poly

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Extrude Face (Poly) Extrude Face (Poly) Alt+Shift+E Yes Source
Grow Selection (Poly) Grow Selection (Poly) Ctrl+PageUp Yes Source
Shrink Selection (Poly) Shrink Selection (Poly) Ctrl+PageDown Yes Source
Soft Selection Toggle (Poly) Soft Selection Toggle (Poly) Shift+B Yes Source

File

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
New Scene New Scene Ctrl+N Yes Source
Open File Open File Ctrl+O Yes Source
Save File Save File Ctrl+S Yes Source
Save File As Save File As Ctrl+Shift+S Yes Source
Save Incremental Save Incremental Ctrl+Alt+S Yes Source

MAX Script

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
MAXScript Listener MAXScript Listener F11 Yes Source

Modifier Stack

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Sub-Object Level 1 Sub-Object Level 1 1 Yes Source
Sub-Object Level 2 Sub-Object Level 2 2 Yes Source
Sub-Object Level 3 Sub-Object Level 3 3 Yes Source
Sub-Object Level 4 Sub-Object Level 4 4 Yes Source
Sub-Object Level 5 Sub-Object Level 5 5 Yes Source

Quad Menu

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Lock Lock Space Yes Source

Render

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Render Last Render Last F9 Yes Source
Render Setup Render Setup F10 Yes Source
Render Render Shift+Q Yes Source
Environment Dialog Toggle Environment Dialog Toggle 8 Yes Source

Selection

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Select All Select All Ctrl+A Yes Source
Select By Name Select By Name H Yes Source
Select Invert Select Invert Ctrl+I Yes Source
Select None Select None Ctrl+D Yes Source
Select Similar Select Similar Ctrl+Shift+A Yes Source
Smart Select Smart Select Q Yes Source

Snaps

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Angle Snap Toggle Angle Snap Toggle A Yes Source
Snaps Toggle Snaps Toggle S Yes Source

Time

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Play Animation Play Animation / Yes Source
Go to Start Frame Go to Start Frame Home Yes Source
Go to End Frame Go to End Frame End Yes Source

Tools

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Isolate Selection Isolate Selection Alt+Q Yes Source
Material Editor Toggle Material Editor Toggle M Yes Source
Maximize Viewport Toggle Maximize Viewport Toggle Alt+W Yes Source
Select and Move Select and Move W Yes Source
Select and Rotate Select and Rotate E Yes Source
Smart Scale Smart Scale R Yes Source
Hide Selection Hide Selection Alt+H Yes Source
Unhide All Unhide All Alt+U Yes Source
Zoom Extents Zoom Extents Ctrl+Alt+Z Yes Source
Zoom Extents All Zoom Extents All Shift+Ctrl+Z Yes Source
Zoom Extents Selected Zoom Extents Selected Z Yes Source
Zoom Mode Zoom Mode Alt+Z Yes Source
Zoom Region Mode Zoom Region Mode Ctrl+W Yes Source
Show Statistics Toggle Show Statistics Toggle 7 Yes Source

User Interface

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Launch Global Search Launch Global Search X Yes Source

Views

ActionDescriptionWindowsMacVerifiedSource
Camera View Camera View C Yes Source
Front View Front View F Yes Source
Left View Left View L Yes Source
Top View Top View T Yes Source
Perspective User View Perspective User View P Yes Source
Orthographic User View Orthographic User View U Yes Source
Orbit View Mode Orbit View Mode Ctrl+R Yes Source
Pan View Pan View Ctrl+P Yes Source
Wireframe / Smooth+Highlights Toggle Wireframe / Smooth+Highlights Toggle F3 Yes Source
View Edged Faces Toggle View Edged Faces Toggle F4 Yes Source
Hide Grids Toggle Hide Grids Toggle G Yes Source
Expert Mode Toggle Expert Mode Toggle Ctrl+Alt+X Yes Source
Undo Viewport Operation Undo Viewport Operation Shift+Z Yes Source
Redo Viewport Operation Redo Viewport Operation Shift+Y Yes Source

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