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⤢ 3DS MAX KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 40 1 Sub-Obje… 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q Shift Render W Select a… E Select a… R T Top View Y Ctrl Redo Sce… U Alt Unhide A… I Ctrl Select I… O Ctrl Open File P Perspect… A Ctrl Select A… S Ctrl Save File D Ctrl Select N… F Front Vi… G H Select B… J K Set Keys L Alt Select S… Z Ctrl Undo Sce… X C V Ctrl Clone B N Ctrl New Scene M Material… MORE SHORTCUTS Scale Cycle Ctrl E Align Alt A Delete Objects Del Zoom Extents Sele… Z Maximize Viewport… Alt W Render Last F9 Transform Type-In… F12 Selection Lock To… Space Hide Selection Alt H Isolate Selection… Ctrl Alt Q Zoom Extents All Shift Ctrl Z Wireframe / Smoot… F3 View Edged Faces … F4 Snaps Toggle S Extrude Mode (Edi… Shift E Swift Loop Alt 1 Render Setup F10 Auto Key Mode Tog… N Play Animation / shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH 3DS MAX · WINDOWS
3DS MAX KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 40 1 Sub-Obje… 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A Ctrl Select A… Z Ctrl Undo Sce… E Select a… R T Top View Y Ctrl Redo Sce… U Alt Unhide A… I Ctrl Select I… O Ctrl Open File P Perspect… Q Shift Render S Ctrl Save File D Ctrl Select N… F Front Vi… G H Select B… J K Set Keys L Alt Select S… M Material… W Select a… X C V Ctrl Clone B N Ctrl New Scene MORE SHORTCUTS Scale Cycle Ctrl E Align Alt A Delete Objects Del Zoom Extents Sele… Z Maximize Viewport… Alt W Render Last F9 Transform Type-In… F12 Selection Lock To… Space Hide Selection Alt H Isolate Selection… Ctrl Alt Q Zoom Extents All Shift Ctrl Z Wireframe / Smoot… F3 View Edged Faces … F4 Snaps Toggle S Extrude Mode (Edi… Shift E Swift Loop Alt 1 Render Setup F10 Auto Key Mode Tog… N Play Animation / shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH 3DS MAX · WINDOWS
⤢ TRANSFORM Select and Move W Select and Rotate E Scale Cycle Ctrl E Transform Type-In Toggle F12 TOOLS Align Alt A Clone Ctrl V Delete Objects Del Hide Selection Alt H Unhide All Alt U Isolate Selection Toggle Ctrl Alt Q VIEWS Perspective User View P Front View F Top View T ANIMATION Set Keys K Auto Key Mode Toggle N Play Animation / EDIT Undo Scene Operation Ctrl Z Redo Scene Operation Ctrl Y FILE Save File Ctrl S Open File Ctrl O New Scene Ctrl N MODELING Sub-Object Level 1 1 Extrude Mode (Edit Poly) Shift E Swift Loop Alt 1 Select Sub-object Loop Alt L SNAPS Snaps Toggle S SELECTION Select All Ctrl A Select None Ctrl D Select By Name H Select Invert Ctrl I Selection Lock Toggle Space VIEWPORT Zoom Extents Selected Z Maximize Viewport Toggle Alt W Zoom Extents All Shift Ctrl Z Wireframe / Smooth+Highlig… F3 View Edged Faces Toggle F4 RENDERING Material Editor Toggle M Render Shift Q Render Last F9 Render Setup F10 3ds Max KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 40 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH 3DS MAX · WINDOWS ⤢ EDIT 02 Undo Scene Operation Ctrl Z Redo Scene Operation Ctrl Y FILE 03 Save File Ctrl S Open File Ctrl O New Scene Ctrl N MODELING 04 Sub-Object Level 1 1 Extrude Mode (Edit Poly) Shift E Swift Loop Alt 1 Select Sub-object Loop Alt L SNAPS 01 Snaps Toggle S ANIMATION 03 Set Keys K Auto Key Mode Toggle N Play Animation / TRANSFORM 04 Select and Move W Select and Rotate E Scale Cycle Ctrl E Transform Type-In Toggle F12 TOOLS 06 Align Alt A Clone Ctrl V Delete Objects Del Hide Selection Alt H Unhide All Alt U Isolate Selection Toggle Ctrl Alt Q VIEWS 03 Perspective User View P Front View F Top View T SELECTION 05 Select All Ctrl A Select None Ctrl D Select By Name H Select Invert Ctrl I Selection Lock Toggle Space VIEWPORT 05 Zoom Extents Selected Z Maximize Viewport Toggle Alt W Zoom Extents All Shift Ctrl Z Wireframe / Smooth+Highligh… F3 View Edged Faces Toggle F4 RENDERING 04 Material Editor Toggle M Render Shift Q Render Last F9 Render Setup F10 3ds Max KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 40 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH 3DS MAX · WINDOWS
⤢ 3DS MAX · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 11 SETS · No.01 3DS MAX TOTAL 40 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TRANSFORM 04 EDIT 02 SELECTION 05 FILE 03 TOOLS 06 VIEWPORT 05 MODELING 04 RENDERING 04 VIEWS 03 SNAPS 01 ANIMATION 03 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Select and Move W Select and Rotate E Scale Cycle Ctrl E Transform Type-In Toggle F12 Undo Scene Operation Ctrl Z Redo Scene Operation Ctrl Y Select All Ctrl A Select None Ctrl D Select By Name H Select Invert Ctrl I Selection Lock Toggle Space Save File Ctrl S Open File Ctrl O New Scene Ctrl N Align Alt A Clone Ctrl V Delete Objects Del Hide Selection Alt H Unhide All Alt U Isolate Selection Toggle Ctrl Alt Q Zoom Extents Selected Z Maximize Viewport Toggle Alt W Zoom Extents All Shift Ctrl Z Wireframe / Smooth+Highlights Toggle F3 View Edged Faces Toggle F4 Sub-Object Level 1 1 Extrude Mode (Edit Poly) Shift E Swift Loop Alt 1 Select Sub-object Loop Alt L Material Editor Toggle M Render Shift Q Render Last F9 Render Setup F10 Perspective User View P Front View F Top View T Snaps Toggle S Set Keys K Auto Key Mode Toggle N Play Animation /
3DS MAX KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W Select a… E Select a… R T Y Ctrl Redo Sce… U I O Ctrl Open File P A Ctrl Select A… S Ctrl Save File D Ctrl Select N… F G H Select B… J K L Z Ctrl Undo Sce… X C V Ctrl Clone B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Scale Cycle Ctrl E Align Alt A Delete Objects Del Zoom Extents Sele… Z shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH 3DS MAX · WINDOWS Keyboard map EDIT Undo Scene Operation Ctrl Z Redo Scene Operation Ctrl Y SELECTION Select All Ctrl A Select None Ctrl D Select By Name H VIEWPORT Zoom Extents Selected Z TRANSFORM Select and Move W Select and Rotate E Scale Cycle Ctrl E FILE Save File Ctrl S Open File Ctrl O TOOLS Align Alt A Clone Ctrl V Delete Objects Del 3ds Max KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH 3DS MAX · WINDOWS Isometric EDIT 02 Undo Scene Operation Ctrl Z Redo Scene Operation Ctrl Y SELECTION 03 Select All Ctrl A Select None Ctrl D Select By Name H VIEWPORT 01 Zoom Extents Selected Z TRANSFORM 03 Select and Move W Select and Rotate E Scale Cycle Ctrl E FILE 02 Save File Ctrl S Open File Ctrl O TOOLS 03 Align Alt A Clone Ctrl V Delete Objects Del 3ds Max KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH 3DS MAX · WINDOWS Typewriter 3DS MAX · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 6 SETS · No.01 3DS MAX TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TRANSFORM 03 EDIT 02 SELECTION 03 FILE 02 TOOLS 03 VIEWPORT 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Select and Move W Select and Rotate E Scale Cycle Ctrl E Undo Scene Operation Ctrl Z Redo Scene Operation Ctrl Y Select All Ctrl A Select None Ctrl D Select By Name H Save File Ctrl S Open File Ctrl O Align Alt A Clone Ctrl V Delete Objects Del Zoom Extents Selected Z Editorial 3ds Max is Autodesk's professional 3D modeling, animation, and rendering suite favored by game studios and architectural visualization artists. Its dense shortcut set speeds up viewport navigation, gizmo switching, and modifier work so you can build complex scenes without constant menu digging.
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All 3ds Max keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
+ 1 more control in the table below
+ 1 more control in the table below
6 Action Shortcut Align Alt A Clone Ctrl V Delete Objects Del Hide Selection Alt H Unhide All Alt U Isolate Selection Toggle Ctrl Alt Q
5 Action Shortcut Select All Ctrl A Select None Ctrl D Select By Name H Select Invert Ctrl I Selection Lock Toggle Space
5 Action Shortcut Zoom Extents Selected Z Maximize Viewport Toggle Alt W Zoom Extents All Shift Ctrl Z Wireframe / Smooth+Highlights Toggle F3 View Edged Faces Toggle F4
4 Action Shortcut Select and Move W Select and Rotate E Scale Cycle Ctrl E Transform Type-In Toggle F12
4 Action Shortcut Sub-Object Level 1 1 Extrude Mode (Edit Poly) Shift E Swift Loop Alt 1 Select Sub-object Loop Alt L
4 Action Shortcut Material Editor Toggle M Render Shift Q Render Last F9 Render Setup F10
3 Action Shortcut Save File Ctrl S Open File Ctrl O New Scene Ctrl N
3 Action Shortcut Perspective User View P Front View F Top View T
3 Action Shortcut Set Keys K Auto Key Mode Toggle N Play Animation /
2 Action Shortcut Undo Scene Operation Ctrl Z Redo Scene Operation Ctrl Y
1 Action Shortcut Snaps Toggle S
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