Shortcuts

Last update: Thu Feb 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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This page list all the keyboard and mouse shortcuts available.

Shortcuts overview

For a quick overview of all the Shortcuts available, take a look at our graphic available in our tutorials .

How to change a shortcut

Click on the “pen” icon next to a shortcut to edit it and enter the new combination.Pressing the last key will automatically exit the edit mode and change the shortcut.

List of editable shortcuts

To reset a shortcut back to its default value simply right-clicking on it.

Action

Shortcut (Windows)

Shortcut (MacOS)

Description

Hide UI

Tab

Hide all the docks/windows of the interface to maximize the viewport(s).

Undo

Ctrl+Z

⌘+Z

Cancel the last action and go back to the previous state.

Redo

Ctrl+Y

⌘+Y

Go forward in the action list, redoing the action that has just been cancelled.

Painting

Switch the interface to the Painting mode.

Rendering (Iray)

F10

Switch the interface to the Rendering mode.

Open project

Ctrl+O

⌘+O

Open the file open dialog of the system to load a project.

Close project

Ctrl+F4

⌘+W

Close the currently opened project.

Save project

Ctrl+S

⌘+S

Save the currently opened project.

Save as project

Save the currently opened project under a new name.

New project

Ctrl+N

⌘+N

Open the new project creation window.

Quit application

Alt+F4

⌘+Q

Close the application.

Show/Hide manipulator

Toggle the display of the manipulator used to control fill layer transforms.

Increase the manipulator size

Make the manipulator bigger in the viewports.

Decrease the manipulator size

Make the manipulator smaller in the viewports.

Cycle through manipulation spaces

Alternate between Object and World space transformation for the manipulator.

Toggle warp edition mode

Shift+V

Switch between the Warp transform and Edit vertices modes when editing a warp projection.

Translate tool

Set the manipulator mode to translation.

Rotate tool

Set the manipulator mode to rotation.

Scale tool

Set the manipulator mode to scale.

Surface tool

Shift+W

Set the manipulator mode to snap on the 3D model surface.

Symmetry

Enable the symmetry along a given axis.

Pause engine computation

Shift+Escape

Toggle engine computations.

Select Paint tool

Select Paint tool + Particles

Ctrl+1

⌘+1

Select Eraser tool

Select Eraser tool + Particles

Ctrl+2

⌘+2

Select Projection tool

Select Projection tool + Particles

Ctrl+3

⌘+3

Select Polygon Fill

Select Smudge tool

Select Clone tool (relative source)

Select Clone tool (absolute source)

Ctrl+6

⌘+6

Bake Mesh Maps

Ctrl+Shift+B

⌘+Shift+B

Open the Baking settings window.

Increase tool size

]

Increase the size of the brush for the painting tool.

Decrease tool size

[

Decrease the size of the brush for the painting tool.

Bake Mesh Maps

Ctrl+Shift+B

⌘+Shift+B

Open the Baking settings window.

Invert grayscale tool

Invert the current grayscale value if the painting tool is on a mask.

Pick stroke material

Enable the material picker tool.

Lazy Mouse

Enable the lazy mouse behavior on the current tool.

Hide/ignore excluded geometry

Alt+H

Option+H

Hide 3D model parts that were excluded via the Geometry Mask.

Camera Perspective

Change the camera of the viewport to a Perspective view.

Camera Orthographic

Change the camera of the viewport to an Orthographic view.

Display next channel

Switch the viewport to the Solo view mode and display the next channel of the current Texture Set.

Display previous channel

Shift+C

Switch the viewport to the Solo view mode and display the previous channel of the current Texture Set.

Display material

Switch the viewport display mode to Material.

Display next mesh map

Switch the viewport to the Solo view mode and display the next mesh map of the current Texture Set.

Display previous mesh map

Shift+B

Switch the viewport to the Solo view mode and display the previous mesh map of the current Texture Set.

Toggle animation

Space

Pause/Unpause animation of the particles if a particle projection is in progress.

Export textures

Ctrl+Shift+E

Shift+⌘+E

Open the export textures window.

Center the whole mesh

Center the whole mesh of the current project in the middle of the viewport.

Toggle quick mask edition

Enter/Exit the quick mask edition.

Clear quick mask

Disable and clean the quick mask.

Invert quick mask

Invert the current values of the quick mask.

Viewport layout 3D/2D

Change the viewport display to show both the 3D and 2D view at the same time.

Viewport layout 3D only

Change the viewport display to show only the 3D view.

Viewport layout 2D only

Change the viewport display to show only the 2D view.

Swap 2D / 3D view

Swap between 2D and 3D view in viewport and 2D UV view.

Texture Set isolate

Alt+Q

Option+Q

Isolate the current Texture Set in the viewport by hiding the other.

Use tool / paint

Mouse left

Draw straight lines

Shift+Mouse left

Draw straight lines with snapping

Ctrl+Shift+Mouse left

Camera rotate

Alt+Mouse left

Option+left

Camera snap rotate

Alt+Shift+Mouse left

Shift+⌘+Mouse left

Snap camera rotation every 90 degrees angle.

Camera translate

Alt+Middle mouse

Option+⌘+Mouse left

Camera translate (alternative)

Ctrl+Alt+Mouse left

Camera zoom

Alt+Mouse right

Mouse middle

Stencil rotate

S+Mouse left

Stencil snap rotate

Shift+S+Mouse left

Stencil translation

S+Middle mouse

Stencil zoom

S+Right mouse

Change tool Size / Hardness

Ctrl+Mouse right

⌘+Mouse right

Change size by moving horizontally, change hardness of brush by moving vertically.

Change tool Flow / Rotation

Ctrl+Mouse left

⌘+Mouse left

Change flow of current brush by moving horizontally, change rotation of brush by moving vertically.

Rotate environment

Shift+Mouse right

Rotate horizontally the environment map used for the lighting in the viewport.

Auto-Focus (Depth of Field)

Ctrl+Middle mouse

Texture set selection

Ctrl+Alt+Mouse Right

Option+⌘+Mouse right

Context menu

Mouse right

Quick menu to access the properties window inside the viewport.

Set Clone tool source location

V+Mouse left

Ignore stencil mask

Temporarily disable the stencil (avoid to remove it entirely).

Resume previous stroke

Allow to continue the previously created brush stroke to avoid discontinuities.

List of non-Editable shortcuts

Some shortcuts may only work if the mouse is over the specific window.

Example: copy and pasting requires that the mouse is over the layer stack.

Action

Shortcut (Windows)

Shortcut (MacOS)

Description

Copy layer

Ctrl+C

⌘+C

Copy the currently selected layer(s).

Cut layer

Ctrl+X

⌘+X

Cut the currently selected layer(s).

Paste layer

Ctrl+V

⌘+V

Paste the layer in memory(s).

Delete layer

Delete

Delete the currently selected layer(s).

Duplicate layer

Ctrl+D

⌘+D

Duplicate the currently selected layer(s).

Group layer

Ctrl+G

⌘+G

Put the currently selected layer(s) into a folder.

Copy layer content

Ctrl+Shift+C

Option+⌘+C

Copy the layer content (painting) and its effects.

Paste layer content

Ctrl+Shift+V

Option+⌘+V

Paste the content (painting) and effects currently in memory.

Display mask in viewport

Alt+Mouse left

Option+Mouse left

Switch the viewport display mode to the mask of the specified layer.

Disable/Enable mask

Shift+Mouse left

Toggle the state of the mask on a layer.

Drag & drop material

CTRL+Drag&Drop

⌘+Drag&Drop

Press and maintain this key while drag and dropping a material (or smart material) into the viewport to only affect a specific part of the 3D model.

Manipulator constraint/snapping

Shift

Snap transformation when adjusting the manipulator (translation or rotation) in 3D View. Constrain ratio when adjusting manipulator in 2D View.

Manipulator mirror transformation

Ctrl

⌘

Mirror manipulator points transformation around its pivot point in 2D View.

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