Key Shortcuts

ViewPort (The 3d environment you see inside. Gray by Default)

When in ViewPort
• Alt + B ViewPort Background (Only available on viewport, invisible on output)
• Alt + W Show All 4 Active Views at once (Useful when you need accuracy)
• B Bottom View
• Ctrl + C Add Camera at current Location
• C Camera View (If you have a Camera object on ViewPort)
• F Front View
• G Enable/Disable Grid
• H Select from Scene
• L Left View
• M Material Editor (Material Editor is your best friend)
• O Ornithographic View (Pretty useless, I recommend not to use it)
• P Perspective View (Default, the best, and the most Professional view)
• T Top View
• Z Zoom In on Selection
  
  Basic Tools
• Q Selection Tool
• W Move Tool
• E Rotate Tool
• R Scale Tool
  
  Selection Shortcuts
• Space Selection Lock
• Delete Delete Selection
• Ctrl + I Invert Selection
• Ctrl + R Rotation Gizmo (If you are too tired to Hold Scroll for long)
• Alt + Click Remove Selection (Press Q/W to perform)
• Ctrl + Click Add Selection (Press Q/W to perform)
• Shift + Move Clone Selection (Press W to perform)
• Alt + X See Through Selection (Press Q/W to perform)
  
  Zooming and Panning
• MouseScroll Zoom In/Zoom Out
• MouseScrollHold +Move Move ViewPort
• Ctrl + MouseScrollHold +Move Fast Move ViewPort
• Alt + MouseScrollHold +Move Rotate ViewPort
• Shift + MouseScrollHold +Move Move ViewPort on Single Axis
• Ctrl + Alt + MouseScrollHold +Move Perfect Zoom In/ Zoom Out
• Ctrl + Shift + MouseScrollHold +Move Rotate ViewPort on Single Axis
  
  Panel Shortcuts
• 6 Show Particle View panel.
• 7 Show Current Polygon Count
• 8 Show Environment and Effects panel.
• 9 Show Advanced Lighting panel.
• 0 Show Render To Texture panel.
  
  The Function Keys
• F1 Show 3DS Max Help
• F2 Shade Selected Face (Face as in, Polygon's Face)
• F3 Switch between Smooth and Wireframe Display
• F4 Display Wireframe with Smooth shading together
• F9 Render Scene (See yourself how will the output appear)
• F10 Render Setup (Detailed Render Setup. Choose output options, etc.)
• F11 Show MAX-Script panel. (If you're a Pro this is what you are in most of the time.
• F12 Transform Type-In
  
  Sub-Object Selection
• 1 Vertex
• 2 Edge
• 3 Border
• 4 Polygon
• 5 Element
  

[Tutorial] Intoduction to Autodesk 3DS Max

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Glad I could help.
I'll continue with the Introduction to 3DS Max

u should make 1 for photoshop =)

these shortcuts are really helpful, im still learning 3ds max

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thank you very much =D

Thanks for that. More easy after learning this.

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