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Autodesk 3ds Max for Windows

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General user interface

	Windows	Action
	`Ctrl`+`N`	New scene
	`F2`	Shade selected faces
	`F3`	Wireframe/smooth and highlight
	`F4`	View edged faces
	`Space`	Selection lock
	`Q`	Select
	`Ctrl`+`Left mouse click`	Add to selection
	`Alt`+`Left mouse click`	Remove from selection
	`W`	Move
	`E`	Rotate
	`R`	Scale
	`G`	Hide grids
	`S`	Snaps
	`A`	Angle snap
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`	Percent snap
	`Ctrl`+`C`	Create camera from view
	`F5`	Restrict movement along specific axis
	`F8`	Restrict plane cycle
	`F9`	Render last
	`F10`	Render scene dialogue
		Render to texture dialogue
	`Shift`+`Q`	Quick render
	`M`	Material editor
	`6`	Particle view
	`8`	Environment and effects dialogue
	`9`	Open advanced lighting panel
	`F11`	Open MAXScript listener
	`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`Q`	Open last used explorer
	`Alt`+`Q`	Isolate selection
	`Alt`+`W`	Maximise viewport
	`Ctrl`+`H`	Place highlight
	`H`	Select by name/select from scene
	`Ctrl`+`D`	Select none
	`Ctrl`+`I`	Select invert
	`Page up`	Select ancestor
	`Page down`	Selct child
	`Ctrl`+`V`	Clone
	`O`	Adaptive degradation
	`Ctrl`+`X`	Expert mode(single Viewport)
	`Ctrl`+`Z`	Undo scene operation
	`Ctrl`+`Y`	Redo scene operation
	`Shift`+`Z`	Undo viewport operation
	`Shift`+`Y`	Redo viewport operation
	`Shift`+`F`	Show safeframes
	`7`	Show statistics
	`N`	Auto key mode
	`Shift`+`C`	Hide/ show cameras
	`Shift`+`G`	Hide/ show geometry
	`Shift`+`H`	Hide/ show helpers
	`Shift`+`L`	Hide/ show lights
	`Shift`+`P`	Hide/ show particle system
	`Shift`+`S`	Hide/ show shapes
	`Shift`+`W`	Hide/ show space warps
	`Alt`+`X`	Display as see-through

Views

	Windows	Action
	`T`	Top
	`B`	Bottom
	`L`	Left
	`F`	Front
	`U`	Isometric user
	`P`	Perspective user
	`C`	Camera
	`Shift`+`4`	Spot/directional light

Editable Poly

	Windows	Action
	`1`	Vertex level
	`2`	Edge level
	`3`	Border level
	`4`	Poly level
	`5`	Element level
	`Shift`+`E`	Extrude mode
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`B`	Bevel mode
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`C`	Chamfer mode
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`E`	Connect
	`Shift`+`X`	Edge constaint
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`W`	Target weld
	`Alt`+`C`	Cut
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Q`	Quickslice
	`Alt`+`H`	Hide
	`Alt`+`I`	Hide unselected
	`Alt`+`U`	Unhide all

Quad menu

	Windows	Action
	`Alt`+`Right mouse click`	Animation
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Right mouse click`	Lighting/Render
	`Ctrl`+`Right mouse click`	Modelling
	`Alt`+`Shift`+`Right mouse click`	Reactor
	`Shift`+`Right mouse click`	Snap
	`V`	Viewports

Material editor

	Windows	Action
	`B`	Background
	`L`	Backlight
	`X`	Cycle 3x2, 5x3, 6x4 sample slots
	`G`	Get material
	`Left arrow`	Go backward to sibling
	`Right Arrow`	Go forward to sibling
	`Up arrow`	Go to parent
	`P`	Make preview
	`O`	Options

Key and Time controls

	Windows	Action
	`Spacebar`	Slection lock switch
	`N`	Auto key mode
	`'`	Set key mode
	`K`	Set keys
	`/`	Play/stop animation
	`, (comma)`	Backup Time One Unit
	`. (period)`	Forward Time One Unit
	`Home`	Go to start frame
	`End`	Go to end frame

Viewport Navigation Controls

	Windows	Action
	`Alt`+`Z`	Zoom mode
	`Alt`+`Ctrl`+`Z`	Zoom extents
	`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Z`	Zoom extents all
	`Z`	Zoom selected all
	`Alt`+`Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Z`	Zoom in 2X
	`Alt`+`Shift`+`Z`	Zoom out 2X
	`Ctrl`+`W`	Zoom region mode
	`[/ Scroll wheel forward`	Zoom viewport in
	`]/Scroll wheel backward`	Zoom viewport out
	`Ctrl`+`P/Middle mouse button`	Pan view
	`I`	Interactive pan
	`Ctrl`+`R`	Arc rotate
	`Alt`+`W`	Min/max switch

Walk through mode

	Windows	Action
	`W`	Forward
	`S`	Back
	`A`	Left
	`D`	Right
	`E/Shift`+`UP arrow`	Up
	`C/Shift`+`Down arrow`	Down
	`Q`	Accelerate
	`Z`	Decelerate
	`]`	Increase step size
	`[`	Decrease step size
	`Alt`+`[`	Reset step size
	`Shift`+`Spacebar`	Level
	`Spacebar`	Lock vertical rotation

Virtual viewport

	Windows	Action
	`/`	Virtual viewport toggle
	+	Virtual viewport zoom in
	`-`	Virtual viewport zoom out
	`2`	Virtual Viewport pan down
	`4`	Virtual viewport pan left
	`6`	Virtual viewport pan right
	`8`	Virtual viewport pan up

Subobjects

	Windows	Action
	`Ctrl`+`B`	Subobject mode toggle
	`Insert`	Subobject level cycle
	`1`	Subobject level 1
	`2`	Subobject level 2
	`3`	Subobject level 3
	`4`	Subobject level 4
	`5`	Subobject level 5
	`Delete`	Delete subobject
	`Ctrl`+`H`	Local select subobject by name

Hierarchies

	Windows	Action
	`Page up`	Select ancestor
	`Page down`	Select child
	`Ctrl`+`Page down`	Select children
	`Double click parent`	Select entire hierarchy