
Camera and Plane Shortcuts
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+Drag | Rotate the camera | |
| Alt+Middle Drag | Track the camera | |
| Alt+Right Drag | Dolly the camera | |
| Alt+Shift+Middle Drag | Roll the camera | |
| F | Focus on a location on the model | |
| A | Frame All | |
| E+Drag | Rotate an image plane | |
| E+Middle Drag | Track/transform an image plane | |
| E+Right Drag | Adjust the depth property for an image plane |
Curve
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+C | Create a curve | |
| Enter | End a Curve | |
| C+Drag | Rotate a curve | |
| C+Middle Drag | Translate a curve | |
| C+Right Drag | Scale a curve | |
| Ctrl+H | Hide All Curves | |
| U | Show All |
Display
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| H | Hide Selected | |
| Ctrl+H | Hide All Curves | |
| Ctrl+U | Show Selected | |
| U | Show All | |
| Shift+L | Flat Lighting | |
| W | Wireframe | |
| Shift+B | Show Both Sides | |
| L+Drag | Light Direction | |
| Ctrl+T | Full Screen | |
| T | Expert Mode |
Edit Menu
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Z | Undo | |
| Shift+Z | Redo | |
| Delete | Delete | |
| Shift+F | Lock Mesh | |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Unlock Mesh | |
| Shift+M | Freeze Selected | |
| Shift+I | Invert Freeze | |
| Shift+U | Unfreeze All |
File Input and Output
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+N | Create a new scene | |
| Ctrl+O | Open a scene | |
| Ctrl+S | Save current scene | |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save Scene As | |
| Alt+E | Export an image of the current 3D View as a paint layer to Photoshop (.psd) | |
| Alt+R | Re-import a paint layer (image) of the 3D View updated in Photoshop. | |
| Ctrl+Q | Exit | |
| F1 | View Mudbox Help |
Image Browser
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| +/- | Brighten or darken HDR image | |
| Reset HDR image | ||
| 1, 2, or 3 | View discrete color channels for an image | |
| Ctrl++/Ctrl+- | Zoom in and out on an image | |
| Alt+Drag | Pan around an image | |
| Spacebar | Next image | |
| Backspace | Previous image |
Transformation
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| X+Drag | Rotate the model | |
| X+Middle Drag | Track the model | |
| X+Right Drag | Scale the model |
Sculpt and Paint Tool
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| B+Drag | Adjust brush size | |
| M+Drag | Adjust brush strength | |
| Ctrl+M | Adjust color | |
| ] | Increase brush size in steps | |
| [ | Decrease brush size in steps | |
| ' | Increase brush strength in steps | |
| ; | Decrease brush strength in steps | |
| 0..9 | Select tools from left to right on the current tool tray. | |
| Ctrl | Invert Function | |
| Shift | Activate the Smooth or Blur tool temporarily | |
| Shift | Turn on the Smooth Values property temporarily to smooth color applied with Freeze or Mask. | |
| Ctrl+\ | Toggle Falloff | |
| Shift+Alt+X | Mirror X | |
| Shift+Alt+Y | Mirror Y | |
| Shift+Alt+Z | Mirror Z | |
| I | Sample color in the 3D View | |
| Shift+Alt+T | Mirror Tangent | |
| Shift+Alt+O | Mirror Off | |
| Alt+T | Flatten to UV Space, Unflatten from UV Space |
Selection
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+A | Select All | |
| Ctrl+Shift+I | Invert Face Selection | |
| Ctrl+D | Deselect All | |
| Ctrl+] | Grow Selection | |
| Shift+A | Select Level | |
| Shift+S | Select Face | |
| Left Arrow+Middle Drag | Drag Rectangle | |
| 0..9 | Select tools from left to right on the current tool tray. |
Stencil
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| S+Drag | Rotate | |
| S+Middle Drag | Translate | |
| S+Right Drag | Scale | |
| Q | Activate/Deactivate |
Subdivison and Symmetry
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+D | Add Subdivision Level | |
| PgUp | Step Level Up | |
| PgDn | Step Level Down | |
| Ctrl+V | Set Topological Axis |
Paint Layer
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Up Arrow | Show/Hide Texture File | |
| Ctrl+Down Arrow | Hide all texture tiles | |
| Ctrl+Up Arrow | Show all texture tiles | |
| ' | Composite paint strokes | |
| Ctrl+M | Open Adjust Color window |