CINEMA 4D Keyboard Shortcuts

IMPORTANT KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

File

Function	Shortcut Key(s)
New	Ctrl + N
Add	Shift + Ctrl+ 0
Open	Ctrl +0
Close All	Shift + Ctrl + W
Save As	Shift + Ctrl + S
Save	Ctrl +5
Quit	Ctrl + Q

Object Manager

Function	Shortcut Key(s)
Merge Objects	Shift + Ctrl+ 0
Show Search Bar	Ctrl + F
Show Fitter	Ctrl + U
Project Information	Ctrl + I
Group Objects	Alt + G
Expand Object Group	Shift + G
New object as Parent object	Alt + create object
New object as Child object	Shift + create object
Select Obj. incl. Child Objects	Click with RMB

Picture Viewer

Function	Shortcut Key(s)
Fullscreen Mode	Ctrl+F
Play	Spacebar
Set as A	A
Set as B	Ctrl + I
Swap AB	Alt + G
Set as Preview Start	Shift + G
Set as Preview End	0
Auto Zoom	Shift + create object
Zoom In/Out	+/-
Switch 100% and Fullscreen	Double-click

Motion Tracking

Function	Shortcut Key(s)
Move Sequence	ALT + MMB
Scale Sequence	ALT + RMB
Sequence Fullscreen	ALT + 0
Create User Track	CTRL + LMB
Lasso Selection	LMB
Zoom	ALT

Animation Timeline

Function	Shortcut Key(s)
Key Mode/F-Curve Mode	Spacebar
. with selected Tracks	Ctrl + Spacebar
Record Active Objects	F9
Record Current State
Play Backwards/Stop	F6
Stop	F7
Play Forwards/Stop	F8
Autokeying	Ctrl + F9
Goto Start of Animation	Shift + F
Goto Previous Key	Ctrl + F
Goto Previous Frame
Goto Next Key	Ctrl + G
Goto Next Frame
Goto End	Shift + G
Goto First Key	Ctrl + P
Goto Last Key	Ctrl + 0 (zero)
Frame Selected
Frame All
Goto Current Frame	0 (zero)
Goto Start	Aft + F
Goto End	Aft + G
Frame Preview Range	Alt + H
Goto Next Marker	Shift + N
Goto Previous Marker	Shift + P
Goto First Marker	Ctrl + Shift + P
Goto Last Marker	Ctrl + Shift +0
Region Tool
Ripple Edit	Alt + R
Automatic Mode	Aft+A
Show Search Bar	Ctrl + F
Show Filter	Ctrl + U
Key Interpolation
Auto Tangents	A, T 1
Break Tangents	B, T 2
Zero Angle (tangents)	0, T 3  (zero)
Zero Length (tangents)	L, T 4
Clamp	C, TB
Linear	Alt + L, T6
Step	Alt + T, T 7
Soft	Alt +5, T8
Ease In	Alt +1,T1
Ease Ease	Alt + E, T 9
Ease Out	Aft+0,TO

Modelling

Function	Shortcut key(s)
Create Point	MA
Bridge	B, MB
Brush	M C
Close Polygon Hole	M D
Create Polygon	M E
Edge Cut	M F
Iron	M G
Knife	K, M K
Magnet	M l
Mirror	M H
Set Point Value	M L
Slide	M O
Stitch and Sew	M P
Weld	M O
Weight Subdivision Surfaces	M R, . HK
Bevel	M S
Extrude	D, MT
Extrude Inner	I, MW
Matrix Extrude	M X
Smooth Shift	M Y
Normal Move	M Z
Normal Scale	M #
Normal Rotate	M ,
Split	UP
Reverse Normals	U R
Remove N-gons	U E
Subdivide	US
Melt	U Z
Collapse	U C
Triangulate N-gons	UT
Disconnect	U D
Align Normals	U A
Make Editable	C
Retriangluate N-gons	U G
Un-triangulate	U U
Move Object	4 HK
Scale Object	5 HK
Rotate Object	6 HK
Move Object w/o Children	7 HK
Move	E
Rotate	R
Scale	T
Toggle Active Tool	Space
Toggle Modeling Mode	Return
Undo (Action)	Shift + Z
X -Axis / Heading	X
Y -Axis / Pitch
Z -Axis / Bank
Select All	Ctrl + A
Select Connected	U W
Deselect All	Shift + Ctrl + A
Free Selection	8 HK
Live Selection	9 HK
Rectangle Selection	0 HK
Invert	U I
Convert Selection	U X
Outline Selection	U Q
Fill Selection	U F
Grow Selection	U Y
Ring Selection	U B
Loop Selection	UL
Shrink Selection	UK

BodyPaint 3D

Function	Shortcut key(s)
Rotate Brush Clockwise	Alt + . oder Alt +
Rotate Brush Counterclockwise	Alt + [ oder Alt +
Increase Brush Size	, or [
Decrease Brush Size	. or ]
Increase Brush Hardness	Shift +. or Shift +]
Decrease Brush Hardness	Shift +. or Shift +[
Increase Brush Pressure	Ctrl +. or eta+ I
Decrease Brush Pressure	Ctrl +. or Ctrl +[

Material Manager

Function	Shortcut key(s)
Load Materials	Shift + Cut +0
New Material	Ctrl + N
Replace Material by Another	Alt + Drag & Drop

Attribute Manager

Function	Shortcut key(s)
New Attribute Manager	Shift + F5
Increase/decrease parameter change speed with arrows	Alt or Shift
Parameter to default	RMB +Arrow

Content Browser

Function	Shortcut key(s)
New	Ctrl + N
Search Bar	Ctrl + F, F3
Computer
Desktop
Home Directory
Presets
Catalogs
Recent Items
Search Resits
Favorites

Editor

Function	Shortcut key(s)
Object Manager	Shift + Fl
Materials Manager	Shift + F2
Timeline	Shift + F3
Layer Manager	Shift + F4
Attributes Manager	Shift + F5
Picture Viewer	Shift + F6
Coordinates Manager	Shift + F7
Content Browser	Shift + F8
Structure Manager	Shift + F9
Script Manager	Shift + F11
Customize Commands Manager	Shift + F12
Change Coordinates System
Close Window	Shift + W
Delete	Backspace/Del
Heads Up Display	V HK
Toggle Parent Generator
Modify Interactive Anim.Time	J + LMB
Help via setting/element	Ctrl+F1

General

Function	Shortcut key(s)
Switch between last tool and selection	Spacebar
Manager Fullscreen	Ctrl + Tab

View

Function	Shortcut key(s)
Move Camera	1, Alt + MMB HK
Scale Camera	2, Alt + RMB HK
Rotate Camera	3, Alt + LMB HK
Frame Selected Elements	5, Alt + S
Zoom Selected Object	0, Alt +0
Zoom to Geometry	1-1, Alt + H
Hide/Show axes	Alt +0
View small/large	MMB on view
Switch views	Fl, F2, F3, F4, F5
Configure	Shift + V
Configure All	Alt +V
Render View	Ctrl + R
Undo View	Shift + Ctrl + Z
Redo View	Shift + Ctrl + Y
Redraw	A
All Views	F5
Toggle Active View	Pg Up, MMB
Gouraud Shading	NA
Gouraud Shading (Lines)	NB
Quick Shading	NC
Quick Shading (Lines)	ND
Constant Shading	NE
Hidden Lines	NF
Lines	NG
Wireframe	NH
Isoparms	NI
Box	NK
Skeleton	NL
Display Tags	NO
Backface Culling	NP
Textures	NO
X -Ray	NR
Use Isoline Editing	Alt +A

Structure Manager

Function	Shortcut key(s)
Import ASCII Data	Shift + Ctrl+ 0
Jump Last Selection	Shift + N
Jump Next Selection
Jump Page Up	PgUp
Jump Page Down	PgDown
Jump Home	Home
Jump End	End
Vertex Map	V
Points
Polygons	0
UVW

Rendering

Function	Shortcut key(s)
Render Active Viewport	Ctrl + R
Render to Picture Viewer	Shift + R
Render to Picture Viewer (IR)	Ctrl + Shift + R
Interactive Render Region	Alt + R
Make Preview	Alt + B
Render Settings	Ctrl + B

Sculpting

Function	Shortcut key(s)
Smooth for all brushes	Shift
Reverse brush effect	Cut
Switch symmetry mode	Alt + X, Y, Z
Switch to wireframe mode
Move, scale, rotate template	T+LMB, PRIB, MMB

General (All Brushes)

Function	Shortcut key(s)
Brush size	MMB + drag horiz
Brush pressure	MMB + drag veil