Cinema 4D keyboard shortcuts

Animation and Timeline

Record keys, control playback, move among frames, keys, and markers, adjust the visible range, and set key interpolation inside the Timeline.

Action	Windows	macOS
Switch between Dope Sheet and F-Curve modes	`Tab`	`Tab`
Record active objects	`F9`	`F9`
Record the current state	`Q`	`Q`
Play backward or stop	`F6`	`F6`
Stop playback	`F7`	`F7`
Play forward or stop	`F8`	`F8`
Toggle autokeying	`CtrlF9`	`CmdF9`
Go to the start	`ShiftF`	`ShiftF`
Go to the previous key	`CtrlF`or`F`	`CmdF`or`F`
Go to the next key	`CtrlG`	`CmdG`
Go to the next frame	`G`	`G`
Go to the end	`ShiftG`	`ShiftG`
Jump to the first marker	`CtrlP`	`CmdP`
Jump to the last marker	`CtrlO`	`CmdO`
Show selected animation elements	`S`	`S`
Show all animation elements	`H`	`H`
Go to the current frame	`O`	`O`
Go to the start of the range	`AltF`	`AltF`
Go to the end of the range	`AltG`	`AltG`
Show the preview range	`AltH`	`AltH`
Go to the next marker	`ShiftN`	`ShiftN`
Go to the previous marker	`ShiftP`	`ShiftP`
Go to the first marker	`ShiftCtrlP`	`ShiftCmdP`
Go to the last marker	`ShiftCtrlO`	`ShiftCmdO`
Select the Range tool	`R`	`R`
Toggle Ripple Edit	`AltR`	`AltR`
Use Automatic Mode	`AltA`	`AltA`
Show the Timeline search bar	`CtrlF`	`CmdF`
Show the Timeline filter	`CtrlU`	`CmdU`
Set Auto tangents	`A`or`Tthen1`	`A`or`Tthen1`
Break tangents	`B`or`Tthen2`	`B`or`Tthen2`
Set zero tangent angle	`0`or`Tthen3`	`0`or`Tthen3`
Set zero tangent length	`L`or`Tthen4`	`L`or`Tthen4`
Clamp key interpolation	`C`or`Tthen5`	`C`or`Tthen5`
Set Linear interpolation	`AltL`or`Tthen6`	`AltL`or`Tthen6`
Set Step interpolation	`AltT`or`Tthen7`	`AltT`or`Tthen7`
Set Soft interpolation	`AltS`or`Tthen8`	`AltS`or`Tthen8`
Set Ease In interpolation	`AltI`or`TthenI`	`AltI`or`TthenI`
Set Ease Ease interpolation	`AltE`or`Tthen9`	`AltE`or`Tthen9`
Set Ease Out interpolation	`AltO`or`TthenO`	`AltO`or`TthenO`

Editors, project files, and materials

Open Cinema 4D managers, switch editor state, work with project files, and create or load materials without leaving the keyboard.

Action	Windows	macOS
Open the Object Manager	`ShiftF1`	`ShiftF1`
Open the Material Manager	`ShiftF2`	`ShiftF2`
Open the Node Editor	`ShiftAltF2`	`ShiftAltF2`
Open the Timeline	`ShiftF3`	`ShiftF3`
Open the Layer Manager	`ShiftF4`	`ShiftF4`
Open the Attribute Manager	`ShiftF5`	`ShiftF5`
Open the Picture Viewer	`ShiftF6`	`ShiftF6`
Open the Coordinates Manager	`ShiftF7`	`ShiftF7`
Open the Structure Manager	`ShiftF9`	`ShiftF9`
Open the Script Manager	`ShiftF10`	`ShiftF10`
Open the Command Manager	`ShiftF12`	`ShiftF12`
Change the coordinate system	`W`	`W`
Close the active window	`ShiftW`	`ShiftW`
Delete the selection	`Backspace`or`Delete`	`Backspace`or`Delete`
Open Quick Command Selection	`V`	`V`
Toggle the parent generator	`Q`	`Q`
Open Help for the hovered parameter or element	`CtrlF1`	`CmdF1`
Create a new project	`CtrlN`	`CmdN`
Merge a project	`ShiftCtrlO`	`ShiftCmdO`
Open a project	`CtrlO`	`CmdO`
Close all projects	`ShiftCtrlF4`	`ShiftCmdF4`
Save the project as a new file	`ShiftCtrlS`	`ShiftCmdS`
Save the project	`CtrlS`	`CmdS`
Save an incremental project copy	`CtrlAltS`	`CmdAltS`
Exit Cinema 4D	`CtrlQ`	`CmdQ`
Load materials in the Material Manager	`ShiftCtrlO`	`ShiftCmdO`
Create a new material	`CtrlN`	`CmdN`
Create a new physical material	`ShiftCtrlN`	`ShiftCmdN`
Create a new node material	`CtrlAltN`	`CmdAltN`

Objects, nodes, and Picture Viewer

Manage tools, nodes, object hierarchy, and scene searches, then control image playback and preview marks in the Picture Viewer.

Action	Windows	macOS
Switch between the last tool and Selection	`Space`	`Space`
Switch between the last two tools	`ShiftSpace`	`ShiftSpace`
Toggle full-screen mode	`CtrlTab`	`CmdTab`
Open Commander	`ShiftC`	`ShiftC`
Open Commander in the Node Editor	`C`	`C`
Group selected nodes	`AltG`	`AltG`
Ungroup selected nodes	`ShiftG`	`ShiftG`
Arrange all nodes	`ShiftL`	`ShiftL`
Arrange selected nodes	`L`	`L`
Select subsequent nodes	`ShiftS`	`ShiftS`
Center selected nodes	`AltS`	`AltS`
Show selected nodes	`S`	`S`
Show all nodes	`H`	`H`
Select connected nodes	`UthenW`	`UthenW`
Merge an object in the Object Manager	`ShiftCtrlO`	`ShiftCmdO`
Scroll to the first active object	`S`	`S`
Show the Object Manager search bar	`CtrlF`	`CmdF`
Show the Object Manager filter	`CtrlU`	`CmdU`
Open Scene Information	`CtrlI`	`CmdI`
Group selected objects	`AltG`	`AltG`
Ungroup selected objects	`ShiftG`	`ShiftG`
Enable or disable the parent generator	`Q`	`Q`
Open an image in Picture Viewer	`CtrlO`	`CmdO`
Save the Picture Viewer image as a new file	`CtrlShiftS`	`CmdShiftS`
Toggle Picture Viewer full-screen mode	`CtrlF`	`CmdF`
Play forward in Picture Viewer	`Space`	`Space`
Define the current image as A	`A`	`A`
Define the current image as B	`B`	`B`
Swap A and B	`S`	`S`
Set the preview start	`I`	`I`
Set the preview end	`O`	`O`
Toggle Picture Viewer auto-zoom	`H`	`H`

Viewport and display modes

Navigate and frame the scene, switch views, render or restore a view, and select the viewport's shading and display modes with hierarchical keys.

Action	Windows	macOS
Move the camera	`1`	`1`
Scale the camera view	`2`	`2`
Rotate the camera	`3`	`3`
Zoom to selected elements	`S`or`AltS`	`S`or`AltS`
Zoom to the selected object	`O`or`AltO`	`O`or`AltO`
Zoom to geometry	`H`or`AltH`	`H`or`AltH`
Show or hide axes	`AltD`	`AltD`
Switch to the front view	`F1`	`F1`
Switch to the top view	`F2`	`F2`
Switch to the right view	`F3`	`F3`
Switch to the perspective view	`F4`	`F4`
Show all views	`F5`	`F5`
Open view presets	`ShiftV`	`ShiftV`
Open view presets for all views	`AltV`	`AltV`
Open similar view presets	`ShiftAltV`	`ShiftAltV`
Render the active view	`CtrlR`	`CmdR`
Undo the last view change	`ShiftCtrlZ`	`ShiftCmdZ`
Restore the undone view change	`ShiftCtrlY`	`ShiftCmdY`
Redraw the view	`A`	`A`
Toggle the active view	`Page Up`	`Page Up`
Use Gouraud Shading	`NthenA`	`NthenA`
Use Gouraud Shading with lines	`NthenB`	`NthenB`
Use Quick Shading	`NthenC`	`NthenC`
Use Quick Shading with lines	`NthenD`	`NthenD`
Use Constant Shading	`NthenE`	`NthenE`
Use Hidden Lines display	`NthenF`	`NthenF`
Use Lines display	`NthenG`	`NthenG`
Use Wireframe display	`NthenH`	`NthenH`
Use Isoparms display	`NthenI`	`NthenI`
Use Box display	`NthenK`	`NthenK`
Use Skeleton display	`NthenL`	`NthenL`
Use Display Tag settings	`NthenO`	`NthenO`
Toggle Backface Culling	`NthenP`	`NthenP`
Toggle Textures	`NthenQ`	`NthenQ`
Toggle X-Ray	`NthenR`	`NthenR`
Toggle Isoline Editing	`AltA`	`AltA`

Modeling tools and mesh operations

Open point, cut, bridge, extrude, bevel, normal, subdivision, and connection tools with Cinema 4D's direct and hierarchical modeling bindings.

Action	Windows	macOS
Enable or disable symmetry globally	`AltW`	`AltW`
Select Create Point	`MthenA`	`MthenA`
Select Bridge	`B`or`MthenB`	`B`or`MthenB`
Select Brush	`MthenC`	`MthenC`
Select Close Polygon Hole	`MthenD`	`MthenD`
Select Create Polygon	`MthenE`	`MthenE`
Select Cut Edges	`MthenF`	`MthenF`
Select Smoothing	`MthenG`	`MthenG`
Select Magnet	`MthenI`	`MthenI`
Select Line Cut	`KthenK`or`MthenK`	`KthenK`or`MthenK`
Select Plane Cut	`KthenJ`or`MthenJ`	`KthenJ`or`MthenJ`
Select Loop or Path Cut	`KthenL`or`MthenL`	`KthenL`or`MthenL`
Dissolve selected components	`MthenN`or`CtrlBackspace`or`CtrlDelete`	`MthenN`or`CmdBackspace`or`CmdDelete`
Optimize the mesh	`UthenO`or`UthenShiftO`	`UthenO`or`UthenShiftO`
Symmetrize the mesh	`MthenH`or`MthenShiftH`	`MthenH`or`MthenShiftH`
Set point value	`MthenU`	`MthenU`
Select Slide	`MthenO`	`MthenO`
Select Sew	`MthenP`	`MthenP`
Select Merge	`MthenQ`	`MthenQ`
Set SDS weighting	`MthenR`or`.`	`MthenR`or`.`
Select Bevel	`MthenS`	`MthenS`
Select Spin Edge	`MthenV`	`MthenV`
Select Extrude	`D`or`MthenT`	`D`or`MthenT`
Select Extrude Inner	`I`or`MthenW`	`I`or`MthenW`
Select Matrix Extrude	`MthenX`	`MthenX`
Select Smooth Shift	`MthenY`	`MthenY`
Move along normals	`Mthen-`	`Mthen-`
Scale along normals	`Mthen#`	`Mthen#`
Rotate around normals	`Mthen,`	`Mthen,`
Disconnect components	`UthenP`or`UthenShiftP`	`UthenP`or`UthenShiftP`
Reverse normals	`UthenR`	`UthenR`
Dissolve N-gons	`UthenE`	`UthenE`
Subdivide the selection	`UthenS`or`UthenShiftS`	`UthenS`or`UthenShiftS`
Melt selected components	`UthenZ`or`AltBackspace`or`AltDelete`	`UthenZ`or`AltBackspace`or`AltDelete`
Shrink the mesh selection	`UthenC`	`UthenC`
Triangulate N-gons	`UthenT`	`UthenT`
Disconnect components	`UthenD`or`UthenShiftD`	`UthenD`or`UthenShiftD`
Align normals	`UthenA`	`UthenA`
Convert the primitive	`C`	`C`
Retriangulate N-gons	`UthenG`	`UthenG`
Untriangulate	`UthenU`	`UthenU`
Mirror the selection	`UthenV`or`UthenShiftV`	`UthenV`or`UthenShiftV`
Connect points or edges	`MthenM`	`MthenM`
Move the object	`4`	`4`
Scale the object	`5`	`5`
Rotate the object	`6`	`6`
Move the parent	`7`	`7`
Select the Move tool	`E`	`E`
Select the Rotate tool	`R`	`R`
Select the Scale tool	`T`	`T`
Toggle the active tool	`Space`	`Space`
Switch modeling mode	`Enter`	`Enter`
Undo the active tool action	`ShiftZ`	`ShiftZ`
Use the X axis or Heading	`X`	`X`
Use the Y axis or Pitch	`Y`	`Y`
Use the Z axis or Bank	`Z`	`Z`
Open Modeling Settings	`ShiftM`	`ShiftM`
Toggle snapping	`ShiftS`	`ShiftS`
Toggle quantization	`ShiftQ`	`ShiftQ`
Toggle workplane locking	`ShiftX`	`ShiftX`

Selection and rendering

Choose modeling selections, convert or reshape the current selection, then render the viewport, Picture Viewer, Team Render, or a preview.

Action	Windows	macOS
Select all	`CtrlA`	`CmdA`
Select connected components	`UthenW`	`UthenW`
Deselect all	`ShiftCtrlA`	`ShiftCmdA`
Select Freehand Selection	`8`	`8`
Select Live Selection	`9`	`9`
Select Rectangle Selection	`0`	`0`
Invert the selection	`UthenI`	`UthenI`
Convert the selection	`UthenX`	`UthenX`
Symmetrize the selection	`UthenV`or`UthenShiftV`	`UthenV`or`UthenShiftV`
Select the outline	`UthenQ`	`UthenQ`
Fill the selection	`UthenF`	`UthenF`
Enlarge the selection	`UthenY`or`UthenShiftY`	`UthenY`or`UthenShiftY`
Select a ring	`UthenB`	`UthenB`
Select a loop	`UthenL`	`UthenL`
Select a path	`UthenM`	`UthenM`
Select a Phong break	`UthenN`	`UthenN`
Shrink the selection	`UthenK`	`UthenK`
Select Volume Mesh	`UthenH`or`UthenShiftH`	`UthenH`or`UthenShiftH`
Render the viewport	`CtrlR`	`CmdR`
Render in Picture Viewer	`ShiftR`	`ShiftR`
Render to Picture Viewer with Team Render	`ShiftCtrlR`	`ShiftCmdR`
Toggle Interactive Render Region	`AltR`	`AltR`
Create a preview	`AltB`	`AltB`
Open render presets	`CtrlB`	`CmdB`

Sculpt modifiers

Modify the active sculpt brush, switch symmetry and wireframe states, or show and hide the sculpt template while working on a mesh.

Action	Windows	macOS
Smooth with the active sculpt brush	`Shift`	`Shift`
Invert the active sculpt brush effect	`Ctrl`	`Cmd`
Switch sculpt symmetry modes	`AltX`or`AltY`or`AltZ`	`AltX`or`AltY`or`AltZ`
Switch sculpt wireframe mode	`W`	`W`
Show or hide the sculpt template	`Q`	`Q`

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