Learning Cinema 4D shortcuts might require some initial effort, but the time saved using them will far outweigh the initial investment. Mastering Cinema 4D shortcuts will enhance your understanding of the software and increase your speed and confidence in working with it.
The list of Cinema 4D shortcuts below can significantly reduce the number of clicks and expedite repetitive tasks. The more shortcuts you remember, the less time you’ll spend on projects. You can even download the Cinema 4D shortcuts list for Windows users in PDF format.
File Shortcuts
Action Cinema 4D Shortcuts
New file
Ctrl + N
Open
Ctrl + O
Close all
Ctrl + Shift + W
Save
Ctrl + S
Save as
Ctrl + Shift + S
Add
Ctrl + Shift + O
Quit
Ctrl + Q
Rendering Shortcuts
Action Cinema 4D Shortcut keys
Render Settings
Ctrl + B
Make Preview
Alt + B
Interactive Render Region
Alt + R
Render Active Viewport
Ctrl + R
Render to Picture Viewer
Shift + R
Render to Picture Viewer
Ctrl + Shift + R
View Shortcuts
Action Cinema 4D Shortcut keys
Hide or Show axes
Alt + 0
Configure
Shift + V
Configure All
Alt + V
Render View
Ctrl + R
Undo View
Ctrl + Shift + Z
Redo View
Ctrl + Shift + Y
Redraw
A
All views
F5
Use Isoline Editing
Alt + A
Object Manager Shortcuts
Action Cinema 4D Shortcut keys
Expand object group
Shift + G
Group objects
Alt + G
Project information
Ctrl + I
Show filter
Ctrl + U
Show search bar
Ctrl + F
Merge objects
Ctrl + Shift + O
Animation Timeline Shortcuts
Action Cinema 4D Shortcuts
Stop
F7
Play backward or stop
F6
Record active objects
F9
Key mode or F-curve mode
Spacebar
Go to end
Shift + G
Go to Next Key
Ctrl + G
Go to Previous Key
Ctrl + F
Go to Start of Animation
Shift + F
Autokeying
Ctrl + F9
Play Forwards or Stop
F8
Go to First Key
Ctrl + P
Go to Last Key
Ctrl + 0
Go to Start
Alt + F
Go to End
Alt + G
Go to the First Marker
Ctrl + Shift + P
Go to the Last Marker
Ctrl + Shift + O
Go to the Next Marker
Shift + N
Go to Previous Marker
Shift + P
Ripple Edit
Alt + R
Automatic Mode
Alt + A
Show Filter
Ctrl + U
Editor Shortcuts
Action Cinema 4D Shortcuts
Object Manager
Shift + F1
Materials Manager
Shift + F2
Timeline
Shift + F3
Layer Manager
Shift + F4
Attributes Manager
Shift + F5
Picture Viewer
Shift + F6
Coordinates Manager
Shift + F7
Content Browser
Shift + F8
Structure Manager
Shift + F9
Script Manager
Shift + F11
Customize Commands Manager
Shift + F12
Close Window
Shift + W
Help via setting or element
Ctrl + F1
Modeling Shortcuts
Action Shortcuts
Normal rotate
M
Make editable
C
Move
E
Rotate
R
Scale
T
Toggle Active Tool
Spacebar
Undo Action
Shift + Z
X-Axis or Heading
X
Select All
Ctrl + A
Deselect All
Ctrl + Shift + A
Picture Viewer Shortcuts
Action Cinema 4D Shortcut keys
Fullscreen mode
Ctrl + F
Set as preview end
O
Set as preview start
Shift + G
Swap AB
Alt + G
Set as A
A
Set as B
Ctrl + I
Play
Spacebar
Zoom In
+
Zoom Out
–
Structure Manager Shortcuts
Action Shortcuts
Jump Home
Home
Jump Page Up
Page Up key
Jump Page Down
Page Down key
Jump Last Selection
Shift + N
Import ASCII Data
Ctrl + Shift + O
Jump End
End
Vertex Map
V
Learn to create 3D models, animations, and motion graphics with Cinema 4D, the all-in-one software. Blender and Autodesk 3D Max are two great alternatives commonly used in place of Cinema 4D.
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