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3ds Max® 2010

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3ds Max® Design 2010

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Main UI

Adaptive Degradation Toggle OAdvanced LIghting Panel (Scanline) 9Align Alt + AAngle Snap Toggle AAuto Key Mode Toggle NBackground Lock Toggle Alt + Ctrl + BBackup Time One Unit , (comma)Bottom View BCamera View CClone Ctrl + VClose Last Activated Explorer Alt + Ctrl + PCycle Active Snap Type Alt + SCycle Selection Method Ctrl + FCycle Snap Hit Alt + Shift + SDefault Lighting Toggle Ctrl + LDisable Viewport DDisplay as See-Through Toggle Alt + XEnvironment Dialog Toggle 8Expert Mode Toggle Ctrl + XFetch Alt + Ctrl + FForward Time One Unit . (period)Front View FGo to End Frame EndGo to Start Frame HomeHide Cameras Toggle Shift + CHide Geometry Toggle Shift + GHide Grids Toggle GHide Helpers Toggle Shift + HHide Lights Toggle Shift + LHide Particle Systems Toggle Shift + PHide Shapes Toggle Shift + SHide Space Warps Toggle Shift + WHold Ctrl + HLeft View LLock User Interface Toggle Alt + 0Material Editor Toggle MMaximize Viewport Toggle Alt + WMAXScript Listener F11New Scene Ctrl + NNormal Align Alt + NOpen File Ctrl + OOrbit View Mode Ctrl + ROrthographic User View UPan View Ctrl + PPan Viewport IPercent Snap Toggle Shift + Ctrl + PPerspective User View PPlay Animation / (slash)

Quick Align Shift + ARedo Scene Operation Ctrl + YRedo Viewport Operation Shift + YRedraw All Views ` (grave accent)Render Shift + QRender Last F9Render Setup F10Restrict Plane Cycle F8Restrict to X F5Restrict to Y F6Restrict to Z F7Save File Ctrl + SScale Cycle Ctrl + ESelect All Ctrl + ASelect Ancestor Page UpSelect and Move WSelect and Rotate ESelect By Name HSelect Child Page DownSelect Children Ctrl + Page DownSelect Invert Ctrl + ISelect None Ctrl + DSelect Similar Ctrl + QSelection Lock Toggle SpaceSet Key Mode ' (apostrophe)Set Keys KShade Selected Faces Toggle F2Show Floating Dialogs Ctrl + ̀ (grave accent)Show Main Toolbar Toggle Alt + 6Show Safeframes Toggle Shift + FShow Selection Bracket Toggle JShow Statistics Toggle 7Snap To Frozen Objects Toggle Alt + F2Snaps Toggle SSnaps Use Axis Constraints Toggle Alt + D, Alt + F3Sound Toggle \ (backslash)Spacing Tool Shift + ISpot/Directional Light View Shift + 4Sub-object Level 1 1Sub-object Level 2 2Sub-object Level 3 3Sub-object Level 4 4Sub-object Level 5 5Sub-object Level Cycle InsertSub-object Selection Toggle Ctrl + BToggle Hardware Shading Shift + F3Top View TTransform Gizmo Size Down - (minus)

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Transform Gizmo Size Up = (equals)Transform Gizmo Toggle XTransform Type-In Dialog Toggle F12Undo Scene Operation Ctrl + ZUndo Viewport Operation Shift + Z Update Background Image Alt + Shift + Ctrl + BView Edged Faces Toggle F4Viewport Background Alt + BVirtual Viewport Pan Down Number pad 2Virtual Viewport Pan Left Number pad 4Virtual Viewport Pan Right Number pad 6Virtual Viewport Pan Up Number pad 8Virtual Viewport Toggle Number pad / (slash)Virtual Viewport Zoom In Number pad + (plus)Virtual Viewport Zoom Out Number pad - (hyphen)Wireframe / Smooth + Highlights F3Zoom Extents Alt + Ctrl + ZZoom Extents All Shift + Ctrl + ZZoom Extents All Selected ZZoom In 2X Alt + Shift + Ctrl + ZZoom Mode Alt + ZZoom Out 2X Alt + Shift + ZZoom Region Mode Ctrl + WZoom Viewport In [ (open bracket), Ctrl + = (equals)Zoom Viewport Out ] (close bracket), Ctrl + - (hyphen)

Expand Object Toggle OExpand Track Toggle Enter, TFilters QLock Selection SpaceLock Tangents Toggle LMake Controller Unique UMove Highlight Down Down ArrowMove Highlight Up Up ArrowMove Keys MNudge Keys Left Left ArrowNudge Keys Right Right ArrowPan Ctrl + PPaste Controller Ctrl + VScroll Down Ctrl + Down ArrowScroll Up Ctrl + Up ArrowSnap Frames SZoom Alt + ZZoom Horizontal Extents Alt + Ctrl + ZZoom Horizontal Extents Keys Alt + XZoom Region Ctrl + W

Material Editor

Background BBacklight LCycle 3X2, 5X3, 6X4 Sample Slots XGet Material GGo Backward to Sibling Left ArrowGo Forward to Sibling Right ArrowGo to Parent Up ArrowMake Preview POptions O

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Snaps Action Table

Snap To Edge/Segment Toggle Alt + F10Snap To Endpoint Toggle Alt + F8Snap To Face Toggle Alt + F11Snap To Grid Points Toggle Alt + F5Snap To Midpoint Toggle Alt + F9Snap To Pivot Toggle Alt + F6Snap To Vertex Toggle Alt + F7

Scene

Scene Explorer

Close Last Activated Explorer Alt + Ctrl + POpen Explorer: [Last Used] Alt + Ctrl + O

Main UI (continued)

Track View

Add Keys AApply Ease Curve Ctrl + EApply Multiplier Curve Ctrl + MAssign Controller CCopy Controller Ctrl + C

Edit Poly

Affect Backfacing Ctrl + FAlign To Grid GAlign To View VAttach Shift + AAttach List Shift + Ctrl + AAuto Smooth ABevel Mode Shift + Ctrl + BBevel Settings Ctrl + BBorder Level 3Break Shift + BCap Alt + PChamfer Mode Shift + Ctrl + CChamfer Settings Alt + Ctrl + CCollapse Shift + L

Connect Shift + Ctrl + EConnect Edge Settings Ctrl + NConstrain to Edges Shift + XConstrain to Faces XCreate CCreate Shape From Edges Shift + MCut Alt + CDetach Ctrl + DEdge Level 2Edit Triangulation Mode Shift + TElement Level 5Extrude along Spline Mode Alt + EExtrude Mode EExtrude Settings Ctrl + EFlip Normals FGrow Selection Ctrl + Page UpHide HHide Unselected Alt + IHinge from Edge Mode LHinge from Edge Settings Ctrl + LIgnore Backfacing in Selections Shift + Ctrl + IInsert Vertex Mode Shift + IInset Mode IInset Settings Ctrl + IMake Planar PMeshSmooth MMeshSmooth Settings Ctrl + MObject Level 6Outline Mode OOutline Settings Ctrl + OPolygon Level 4Quickslice Mode Shift + Ctrl + QRemove Shift + RRemove Isolated Vertices Shift + Ctrl + RRemove Unused Map Vertices Alt + Shift + Ctrl + RRepeat Last Operation ; (semicolon)Reset Slice Plane Alt + SRetriangulate Shift + Ctrl + TSelect By Vertex Alt + VSelect Edge Loop Alt + LSelect Edge Ring Alt + RShaded Face Toggle Alt + FShrink Selection Ctrl + Page DownSlice Shift + SSlice Plane Mode SSplit Edges Shift + PTarget Weld Mode Shift + Ctrl + WTessellate TTessellate Settings Ctrl + TUnhide All Alt + U

Use Soft Selection Ctrl + SVertex Level 1Weld Settings Ctrl + W

Schematic View

Add Bookmark BDisplay Floater DFilters PFree All Alt + FFree Selected Alt + SInvert Selected Nodes Ctrl + IMove Children Alt + CNext Bookmark Right ArrowPrevious Bookmark Left ArrowRefresh View Ctrl + URename Object RSelect All Nodes Ctrl + ASelect Children Ctrl + CSelect None Ctrl + DShow Grid GToggle Shrink Ctrl + SUse Connect Tool CUse Pan Tool Ctrl + PUse Select Tool S, QUse Zoom Region Tool Ctrl + WUse Zoom Tool Alt + ZZoom Extents Alt + Ctrl + ZZoom Selected Extents Z

Schematic View

ActiveShade

Close QDraw Region DRender RSelect Object SToggle Toolbar (Docked) Space

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Editable Poly

Bevel Mode Shift + Ctrl + BBorder Level 3Chamfer Mode Shift + Ctrl + CConnect Shift + Ctrl + EConstrain to Edges Shift + XCut Alt + CEdge Level 2Element Level 5Extrude Mode Shift + EFace Level 4

Grow Selection Ctrl + Page UpHide Alt + HHide Unselected Alt + IObject Level 6Quickslice Mode Shift + Ctrl + QRepeat Last Operation ; (semicolon)Select Sub-object Loop Alt + LSelect Sub-object Ring Alt + RShrink Selection Ctrl + Page DownTarget Weld Mode Shift + Ctrl + WUnhide All Alt + UVertex Level 1

Edit/Editable Mesh

Bevel Mode Ctrl + V, Ctrl + BChamfer Mode Ctrl + CCut Mode Alt + CDetach Ctrl + DEdge Invisible Ctrl + IEdge Level 2Edge Turn Ctrl + TElement Level 5Extrude Mode Ctrl + EFace Level 3Polygon Level 4Vertex Level 1Weld Selected Ctrl + WWeld Target Mode Alt + W

Hide (Poly) Alt + HHide Unselected (Poly) Alt + IIsolate Selection Alt + QMeshsmooth (Poly) Ctrl + MParameter Collector Alt + 2Parameter Editor Alt + 1Parameter Wiring Dialog... Alt + 5Render Preset Slot A (Shift + click to save) Render Preset Slot B (Shift + click to save) Render Preset Slot C (Shift + click to save) Render to Texture Dialog Toggle ORepeat Last (Poly) ; (semicolon)Slice (Poly) Shift + Ctrl + QSmart Scale RSmart Select QStart Parameter Wiring... Ctrl + 5Unhide All (Poly) Alt + UWalkThrough View Mode Up ArrowWeld (Poly) Shift + Ctrl + W

Physique

Copy Envelope Ctrl + CDelete Ctrl + DNext Page DownPaste Envelope Ctrl + VPrevious Page UpReset Envelopes Ctrl + E

Mesh Select

Mesh Edit Soft Selection 7

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Macro Scripts

Add/Edit Parameters... (TV) Ctrl + 1Asset Tracking... Shift + TBevel (Poly) Shift + Ctrl + BCap (Poly) Alt + PChamfer (Poly) Shift + Ctrl + CCollapse (Poly) Alt + Ctrl + CCollect Parameters SV Alt + 3Collect Parameters TV Alt + 4Connect (no dialog) (Poly) Shift + Ctrl + ECreate Camera From View Ctrl + CCut (Poly) Alt + CExtrude along Spline (Poly) Alt + EGeometry Selection Visibility Toggle Alt + GGrow Selection (Poly) Ctrl + PgUp

Unwrap UVW

Break Selected Vertices Ctrl + BDetach Edge Verts D, Ctrl + DEdit UVW's Ctrl + EFilter Selected Faces Alt + FFreeze Selected Ctrl + FGet Face Selection From Stack Alt + Shift + Ctrl + FGet Selection From Faces Alt + Shift + Ctrl + PHide Selected Ctrl + HLoad UVW Alt + Shift + Ctrl + LLock selected vertices SpaceMirror Horizontal Alt + Shift + Ctrl + NMirror Vertical Alt + Shift + Ctrl + MMove Horizontal Alt + Shift + Ctrl + JMove Vertical Alt + Shift + Ctrl + KPan Ctrl + PPlanar map faces/patches EnterSnap Ctrl + STexture Vertex Contract Selection NumPad -, - (minus)Texture Vertex Expand Selection NumPad +, = (plus, equals)Texture Vertex Move Mode W

Texture Vertex Rotate Mode ETexture Vertex Scale Mode RTexture Vertex Weld Selected Ctrl + WTexture Vertex Target Weld Ctrl + TUnwrap Options Ctrl + OUpdate Map Ctrl + UZoom Alt + ZZoom Extents Alt + Ctrl + ZZoom Extents Selected ZZoom Region Ctrl + XZoom To Gizmo Shift + Space

Video Post

Add Image Filter Event Ctrl + FAdd Image Input Event Ctrl + IAdd Image Layer Event Ctrl + LAdd Image Output Event Ctrl + OAdd New Event Ctrl + AAdd Scene Event Ctrl + SEdit Current Event Ctrl + EExecute Sequence Ctrl + RNew Sequence Ctrl + N

FFD

Switch To Control Point Level Alt + Shift + CSwitch To Lattice Level Alt + Shift + LSwitch To Set Volume Level Alt + Shift + SSwitch To Top Level Alt + Shift + T

Set Tessellation Preset 1 Alt + 1Set Tessellation Preset 2 Alt + 2Set Tessellation Preset 3 Alt + 3Soft Selection Ctrl + SSwitch To Curve CV Level Alt + Shift + ZSwitch To Curve Level Alt + Shift + CSwitch To Imports Level Alt + Shift + ISwitch To Point Level Alt + Shift + PSwitch To Surface CV Level Alt + Shift + VSwitch To Surface Level Alt + Shift+ SSwitch To Top Level Alt + Shift + TTransform Degrade Ctrl + X

WeightTable

Select All Ctrl + ASelect Invert Ctrl + ISelect None Ctrl + D

Particle Flow

Clean Up Particle Flow Alt + Ctrl + PCopy Selected In Particle View Ctrl + COpen PFlow Preset Manager dialog Alt + Ctrl + MParticle Emission Toggle ; (semicolon)Particle View Toggle 6Paste In Particle View Ctrl + VRepair PFlow Cache System Alt +Ctrl +CReset Particle View Alt +Ctrl + RSelect All In Particle View Ctrl + ASelected Particle Emission Shift + ; (semicolon)Synchronize Particle Flow Layers Alt +Ctrl +L

ActiveShade (Scanline)

Initialize PUpdate U

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NURBS

CV Constrained Normal Move Alt + NCV Constrained U Move Alt + UCV Constrained V Move Alt + VDisplay Curves Shift + Ctrl + CDisplay Dependents Ctrl + DDisplay Lattices Ctrl + LDisplay Shaded Lattice Alt + LDisplay Surfaces Shift + Ctrl + SDisplay Toolbox Ctrl + TDisplay Trims Shift + Ctrl + TLocal Select Sub-Object By Name Ctrl + HSelect Next in U Ctrl + Right ArrowSelect Next in V Ctrl + Up ArrowSelect Previous in U Ctrl + Left ArrowSelect Previous in V Ctrl + Down ArrowSelect Sub-Object By Name H

Biped

Copy/Paste – Copy Alt + CCopy/Paste - Paste Alt + VCopy/Paste - Paste Opposite Alt + BFix Graphs Alt + Ctrl + FMove All - Collapse Alt + MPlay Biped VReset All Limb Keys Alt + K

Scale In Transform Alt + Ctrl + ESet Animation Range Alt + RTrackbar - Toggle Biped Keys Alt + TTV Select end of footsteps Alt + DTV Select entire footstep Alt + STV Select start of footsteps Alt + A

Reaction Manager

Set Max Influence Ctrl + ISet Min Influence Alt + I

WalkThrough

Accelerate Toggle QBack S, Down ArrowDecelerate Toggle ZDown C, Shift + Down ArrowForward W, Up ArrowLeft A, Left ArrowLevel Shift + SpaceLock Vertical Rotation SpaceReset Step Size Alt + [Right D, Right ArrowUp E, Shift + Up Arrow

Edit Normals

Break Normals BCopy Normal Ctrl + CEdge Level Ctrl + 3Face Level Ctrl + 4Make Explicit ENormal Level Ctrl + 1Object Level Ctrl + 0Paste Normal Ctrl + VReset Normals RSpecify Normals SUnify Normals UVertex Level Ctrl + 2

Brush Clump Shift + Ctrl + 4Brush Puff Shift + Ctrl + 3Brush Rotate Shift + Ctrl + 5Brush Scale Shift + Ctrl + 6Brush Stand Shift + Ctrl + 2Brush Translate Shift + Ctrl + 1Clump Ctrl + MCut Ctrl + CExpand Selection Shift + Ctrl + EGuide Ctrl + 2Hide Selected Shift + Ctrl + HIgnore Back Shift + Ctrl + BInvert Selection Shift + Ctrl + NLock Shift + Ctrl + LMerge Hairgroups Shift + Ctrl + = (equals)Pop Selected Shift + Ctrl + PPop Zerosized Shift + Ctrl + ZPuff Ctrl + PRecomb Shift + Ctrl + MReset Rest Shift + Ctrl + TRoot Ctrl + 4Rotate Ctrl + RRotate Selection Shift + Ctrl + RScale Ctrl + ESelect Ctrl + SShow Hidden Shift + Ctrl + WSoft Falloff Shift + Ctrl + FSplit Hairgroups Shift + Ctrl + - (minus)Stand Ctrl + NTip Ctrl + 1Toggle Collisions Shift + Ctrl + CToggle Hairs Shift + Ctrl + ITranslate Ctrl + TUndo Ctrl + ZUnlock Shift + Ctrl + UVerts Ctrl + 3

Crowd

Solve S

Quad Menu Sets

Animation Alt + Right-clickCustom Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Right-clickCustom Shift + Ctrl + Right-click Lighting | Render Ctrl + Alt + Right-clickModeling Ctrl + Right-click reactor Shift + Alt + Right-click Snap Shift + Right-click Viewports V

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Hair Styling

Attenuate Shift + Ctrl + ABrush Ctrl + B