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 |