Keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet generator

Action	Windows	macOS	Linux
Tools and common actions
Complete the current tool	Return	Return	Return
Enter tool Edit mode	Insert	Insert	Insert
Activate the Select Tool	Q	Q	Q
Activate the Move Tool	W	W	W
Activate the Rotate Tool	E	E	E
Activate the Scale Tool	R	R	R
Show the universal manipulator	Ctrl T	Control T	Ctrl T
Show the manipulator tool	T	T	T
Select the last non-transform tool	Y	Y	Y
Increase manipulator size	+	+	+
Decrease manipulator size	-	-	-
Toggle move-pivot and move-object modes	Insert	Insert	Insert
Cycle forward through In-View Editor values	Tab	Tab	Tab
Cycle backward through In-View Editor values	Shift Tab	Shift Tab	Shift Tab
Undo	Ctrl Z	Cmd Z	Ctrl Z
Redo	Ctrl Y	Cmd Y	Ctrl Y
Repeat the last action	G	G	G
Switch between object and component selection	F8	F8	F8
Parent the selection	P	P	P
Unparent the selection	Shift P	Shift P	Shift P
Set a key	S	S	S
Key the selected object's position	Shift W	Shift W	Shift W
Key the selected object's rotation	Shift E	Shift E	Shift E
Key the selected object's scale	Shift R	Shift R	Shift R
Scene files and object display
Create a new scene	Ctrl N	Cmd N	Ctrl N
Open a scene	Ctrl O	Cmd O	Ctrl O
Save the scene	Ctrl S	Cmd S	Ctrl S
Save the scene as a new file	Ctrl Shift S	Cmd Shift S	Ctrl Shift S
Exit Maya	Ctrl Q	Cmd Q	Ctrl Q
Create a file reference	Ctrl R	Control R	Ctrl R
Hide the selection	Ctrl H	Control H	Ctrl H
Show the selection	Shift H	Shift H	Shift H
Show the last hidden objects	Ctrl Shift H	Control Shift H	Ctrl Shift H
Hide unselected objects	Alt H	Option H	Alt H
Toggle Isolate Select for the active panel	Ctrl 1	Control 1	Ctrl 1
Cycle the rig display mode	Alt A	Option A	Alt A
Use wireframe shading	4	4	4
Use shaded display	5	5	5
Use shaded and textured display	6	6	6
Use all lights	7	7	7
Use the default quality setting	0	0	0
Use the rough quality setting	1	1	1
Use the medium quality setting	2	2	2
Use the smooth quality setting	3	3	3
Animation, bookmarks, and playback
Insert keys at the current time	Alt I	Option I	Alt I
Toggle animation playback	Alt V	Option V	Alt V
Toggle Multicolor Feedback	Alt J	Option J	Alt J
Toggle NURBS curve visibility	Alt 1	Option 1	Alt 1
Toggle polygon mesh visibility	Alt 2	Option 2	Alt 2
Toggle image plane visibility	Alt 4	Option 4	Alt 4
Switch between wireframe and shaded view	Alt 5	Option 5	Alt 5
Open Create Bookmark	Alt T	Option T	Alt T
Create a bookmark for the selected time range	Alt Shift T	Option Shift T	Alt Shift T
Frame the current bookmark	\|	\|	\|
Frame the previous bookmark	:	:	:
Frame the next bookmark	"	"	"
Restore the animation playback range	Alt \	Option \	Alt \
Step bookmark selection forward	'	'	'
Step bookmark selection backward	;	;	;
Move forward one frame	Alt .	Option .	Alt .
Move backward one frame	Alt ,	Option ,	Alt ,
Go to the next key	.	.	.
Go to the previous key	,	,	,
Select the next Graph Editor key	Ctrl Alt .	Control Option .	Ctrl Alt .
Select the previous Graph Editor key	Ctrl Alt ,	Control Option ,	Ctrl Alt ,
Go to the minimum frame	Alt Shift V	Option Shift V	Alt Shift V
Painting, snapping, and component selection
Flood with the current paint value	Alt F	Option F	Alt F
Toggle paint wireframe display	Alt A	Option A	Alt A
Toggle Color Feedback	Alt C	Option C	Alt C
Toggle paint Reflection	Alt R	Option R	Alt R
Modify the upper brush radius	B	B	B
Modify the lower brush radius	Shift B	Shift B	Shift B
Modify maximum displacement	M	M	M
Modify the paint value	N	N	N
Temporarily switch to pick-color mode	/	/	/
Temporarily snap to curves	C	C	C
Temporarily snap to grids	X	X	X
Temporarily snap to points	V	V	V
Temporarily enable transform-tool snapping	J	J	J
Temporarily enable relative transform snapping	Shift J	Shift J	Shift J
Switch to vertex selection	F9	F9	F9
Switch to edge selection	F10	F10	F10
Switch to face selection	F11	F11	F11
Switch to UV selection	F12	F12	F12
Select the next intermediate object	Ctrl I	Control I	Ctrl I
Switch to vertex-face selection	Alt F9	Option F9	Alt F9
Shrink the polygon selection region	<	<	<
Grow the polygon selection region	>	>	>
Show or hide the main menu bar	Ctrl M	Control M	Ctrl M
Show or hide the panel menu bar	Shift M	Shift M	Shift M
Show or hide the panel toolbar	Ctrl Shift M	Control Shift M	Ctrl Shift M
Show the Modeling menu set	F2	F2	F2
Show the Rigging menu set	F3	F3	F3
Show the Animation menu set	F4	F4	F4
Show the Rendering menu set	F6	F6	F6
Editing and rendering
Duplicate the selection	Ctrl D	Control D	Ctrl D
Open Duplicate Special	Ctrl Shift D	Control Shift D	Ctrl Shift D
Duplicate with Transform	Shift D	Shift D	Shift D
Group the selection	Ctrl G	Control G	Ctrl G
Cut	Ctrl X	Cmd X	Ctrl X
Copy	Ctrl C	Cmd C	Ctrl C
Paste	Ctrl V	Cmd V	Ctrl V
Show the next Render View image	Ctrl Left	Control Left	Ctrl Left
Show the previous Render View image	Ctrl Right	Control Right	Ctrl Right
Open the Color Chooser	Ctrl P	Control P	Ctrl P
Panel views and polygon modeling
Switch between Attribute Editor and Channel Box	Ctrl A	Control A	Ctrl A
Frame all objects in the active panel	A	A	A
Frame all objects in every view	Shift A	Shift A	Shift A
Frame the selection in the active panel	F	F	F
Frame the selection in every view	Shift F	Shift F	Shift F
Toggle the active panel between single and multi-pane view	Space	Space	Space
Toggle the current panels full screen	Ctrl Space	Control Space	Ctrl Space
Redo the last view change	]	]	]
Undo the last view change	[	[	[
Cycle the viewport background color	Alt B	Option B	Alt B
Switch to the previous panel layout	Shift {	Shift {	Shift {
Switch to the next panel layout	Shift }	Shift }	Shift }
Open Maya Help	F1	F1	F1
Pick-walk up	Up	Up	Up
Pick-walk down	Down	Down	Down
Pick-walk left	Left	Left	Left
Pick-walk right	Right	Right	Right
Use the default polygon mesh display	1	1	1
Show cage and smooth mesh display	2	2	2
Show smooth polygon mesh display	3	3	3
Convert the polygon selection to vertices	Ctrl F9	Control F9	Ctrl F9
Convert the polygon selection to edges	Ctrl F10	Control F10	Ctrl F10
Convert the polygon selection to faces	Ctrl F11	Control F11	Ctrl F11
Convert the polygon selection to UVs	Ctrl F12	Control F12	Ctrl F12
Create or show a Subdiv Proxy	Ctrl `	Control `	Ctrl `
Open Subdiv Proxy options	Ctrl Shift `	Control Shift `	Ctrl Shift `
Toggle original and smoothed mesh display	`	`	`
Show the original and smoothed meshes	~	~	~
Increase smooth-preview division levels	Page Up	Page Up	Page Up
Decrease smooth-preview division levels	Page Down	Page Down	Page Down
Activate Quad Draw	Ctrl Shift Q	Control Shift Q	Ctrl Shift Q
Activate Multi-Cut	Ctrl Shift X	Control Shift X	Ctrl Shift X

Build a sheet for the work you actually do

A useful cheat sheet is smaller than the reference it came from. Pick the apps that share your desk, keep the platform you are using, and remove groups that belong to a job you do not do. A focused page has a chance of staying beside the keyboard instead of becoming another document you never open.

If you move between a terminal, an editor, and a browser, make one sheet for that loop. If you are learning one app, select only its groups and give yourself a page you can glance at without hunting through unrelated commands.

Choose the platform before you print

Windows, macOS, and Linux often share the action but change the modifier. Keep all platforms when the sheet is for a shared desk or a team. Choose one platform when you want a quieter page and know which keyboard will be in front of you.

Some applications also use terminal settings, editor modes, or custom keymaps. The sheet keeps the documented default rows from this reference. It does not rewrite them for a personal binding file.

Read the paper as a task list

Each app keeps its own name and each group keeps its task heading. That matters when several apps share keys such as Ctrl+P or Cmd+K. The action beside the keys tells you which app context gives the combination its meaning.

The live preview is the document that prints. If you remove an app, platform, or group, the count and the paper change with it. Groups that have no shortcut for the selected platform disappear from the sheet rather than leaving an empty heading behind.

What this sheet does not promise

This generator does not discover shortcuts from your installed apps, inspect custom bindings, or turn undocumented actions into guesses. It prints the rows in the stack127 keyboard reference for the choices you made. For a full app page, including notes about modes and sequences, use the keyboard shortcuts directory.

Keep the first version deliberately short

Start with the keys that remove a repeated interruption today. When those become ordinary, make a second sheet or add another group. The point is to put the next useful action near your hand, not to turn every documented shortcut into homework.

Your selections stay in this browser while you build the sheet. Printing uses the browser's own print dialog, so the final paper follows the page you can see here.

Keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet generator for your daily tools

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Autodesk Maya keyboard shortcuts

Build a sheet for the work you actually do

Choose the platform before you print

Read the paper as a task list

What this sheet does not promise

Keep the first version deliberately short