Familiarizing yourself with Maya shortcuts can help you efficiently bring your ideas to life in Autodesk Maya. As a highly complex software, Maya is often a challenge that only versatile 3D artists take on. Learning shortcuts is essential for working effectively in any software. Make sure to download and install Autodesk Maya on your device.
By combining Autodesk Maya shortcuts with your mouse, you can work faster and boost your productivity. Below is a list of Maya shortcuts for Windows users. You can download the Maya shortcuts in PDF format.
File Shortcuts
Action
Autodesk Maya Shortcuts
New Scene
Ctrl + N
Open Scene
Ctrl + O
Save Scene
Ctrl + S
Save Scene As
Ctrl + Shift + S
Exit
Ctrl + Q
Create File Reference
Ctrl + R
Edit Shortcuts
Action
Maya Shortcuts
Copy
Ctrl + C
Cut
Ctrl + X
Paste
Ctrl + V
Undo
Ctrl + Z
Redo
Ctrl + Shift + Z
Repeat the last action
G
Duplicate
Ctrl + D
Duplicate Special
Ctrl + Shift + D
Duplicate with Transform
Shift + D
Group
Ctrl + G
Parent
P
Unparent
Shift + P
View Shortcuts
Action
Maya Shortcut keys
Show all
A
Show selected
F
Rough display
1
Medium display
2
Smooth display
3
Wireframe display
4
Shaded display
5
Shaded and textured display
6
Display with lights
7
General Tools Shortcuts
Action
Maya Shortcut keys
Complete current tool
Enter
Enter the tool Edit mode
Insert
Select Tool
Alt + Q
Move Tool
W
Rotate Tool
E
Scale Tool
R
Interface Shortcuts
Action
Maya Shortcut keys
Switches between Attribute Editor
Ctrl + A
Frame All in the active panel
A
Frame All in all views
Shift + A
Frame Selected in the active panel
F
Frame Selected in all views
Shift + F
Redo view change
]
Undo View Change
[
Switch between the active window
Spacebar
Switch between the standard view
Ctrl + Spacebar
Switch between a gradient, black & Background color
The above Maya shortcuts will help optimize animation, motion graphics, virtual reality, and character creation. Blender acts as an alternative to Autodesk Maya. Hence, you must check out Blender Shortcuts.
