200 Modo Keyboard Shortcuts

for Windows & Mac

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There are time-saving Modo Shortcuts that offer hands while animating, rigging, modeling, printing, and sculpting 3D designs. This tool and the Modo Shortcuts are a time saver, and problem solver for many professionals in the film and gaming industry. Modo has been considered as the one which can create complex visual effects and animations.

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Table of Contents

1 Download Modo Shortcuts PDF
2 FAQs
3 How do I navigate the 3D viewport in Modo using shortcuts?
4 How do I activate specific tools in Modo using shortcuts?
5 How do I render a scene in Modo using shortcuts?

The 3D modeling tools have given artists the freedom to experiment. With the below list of Modo Shortcuts, you can realize your full creative ideas and provide a very high potential for efficiency. Download the below list of Modo Shortcuts in the form of a PDF.

Most used Modo Shortcuts

Action	Modo Shortcuts Windows	Modo Shortcuts Mac
Copy	Ctrl + C	Command + C
Paste	Ctrl + V	Command + V
Cut	Ctrl + X	Command + X
Undo	Ctrl + Z	Command + Z
Redo	Ctrl + Shift + Z	Command + Shift + Z
New scene	Ctrl + N	Command + N
Open saved scene	Ctrl + O	Command + O
Open saved image	Ctrl + I	Command + I
Run script	Shift + F5	Shift + F5
Save current scene	Ctrl + S	Command + S
Save scene as	Ctrl + Shift + S	Command + Shift + S
Config file save	Alt + F12	Option + F12
Delete	Delete	Delete
Brings up the last tool used	Ctrl + R	Command + R
Layout switcher, organized by most recent	Ctrl + Tab	Command + Tab
Close current scene	Ctrl + W	Command + W
Close all open scenes	Ctrl + Shift + W	Command + Shift + W
Quit Modo	Ctrl + Q	Command + Q
Help	F1	F1

Floating Windows Shortcuts

Action	Modo Shortcut keys Windows	Modo Shortcut keys Mac
Modeling toolbox	F2	F2
Sculpt/paint toolbox	F3	F3
Setup toolbox	F4	F4
Command History viewport	F5	F5
Presets viewport	F6	F6
Graph Editor	F7	F7
Render preview	F8	F8
Snapping pop-over	F11	F11
Toggle window visibility	`	`

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Tools Shortcuts

Action	Modo Shortcuts Windows	Modo Shortcuts Mac
Move	W	W
Rotate	E	E
Scale	R	R
Transform	Y	Y
Element move – Tweak	T	T
Extend edge	Z	Z
Bevel	B	B
Edge slice	C	C
Subdivide selected geometry	D	D
Flip polygon normal	F	F
Make polygon	P	P
Spin edge	V	V
Planar rotate	Alt + Shift + E	Option + Shift + E
Flex tool	Shift + Y	Shift + Y
Smooth tool	Shift + S	Shift + S
Extrude	Shift + X	Shift + X
Radial sweep	Shift + L	Shift + L
Grow quad row from the edge	Shift + Q	Shift + Q
Mirror tool	Shift + V	Shift + V
Polygon bevel	Shift + B	Shift + B
Polygon slice	Shift + C	Shift + C
Open subdivide options	Shift + D	Shift + D
Triple polygons	Shift + T	Shift + T
Make open curve	Shift + O	Shift + O
Weight tool	Shift + W	Shift + W
Morph tool	Shift + M	Shift + M
Uniform scale	Shift + R	Shift + R
Make closed curve	Ctrl + P	Command + P
Create a polygon of a given type	Ctrl + B	Command + B
Soft drag	Ctrl + T	Command + T
Bend	Ctrl + E	Command + E
Split face by selected vertices	Ctrl + L	Command + L
Spin quads curves	Alt + V	Option + V
Loop slice	Alt + C	Option + C
Sketch extrude	Alt + B	Option + B
Remove	Backspace	Backspace
Collapse	Ctrl + Backspace	Command + Backspace

3D Viewport Options Shortcuts

Action	Modo Shortcuts Windows	Modo Shortcuts Mac
Open the viewport options	O	O
Perspective	.	.
Top	1	1
Bottom	Shift + 1	Shift + 1
Front	2	2
Back	Shift + 2	Shift + 2
Right	3	3
Left	Shift + 3	Shift + 3
Shaded	Shift + 4	Shift + 4
Texture	Shift + 5	Shift + 5
Reflection	Shift + 6	Shift + 6
Wireframe	Shift + 7	Shift + 7
Solid	Shift + 8	Shift + 8
Vertex Map	Shift + 9	Shift + 9
Wireframe None	/	/
Wireframe Light	Shift + /	Shift + /
Wireframe Dark	Ctrl + /	Command + /

Modelling Shortcuts

Action	Modo Shortcuts Windows	Modo Shortcuts Mac
Drops active tool	Q	Q
Tool properties pop-over	K	K
Escape current operation	Esc	Esc
Cycle-through Component modes	Spacebar	Spacebar
Toggle Component mode to Item Mode	Shift + Spacebar	Shift + Spacebar
Tool handle smaller	–	–
Toggle tool handle visibility	0	0
Reset tool attributes	Ctrl + D	Command + D
Select layer 0..9	Shift + 0..9	Shift + 0..9
Quick access pop-over	Alt + Spacebar	Option + Spacebar
Assign material tag	M	M
Toggle subdivision surfaces	Tab	Tab
Toggle Catmull-Clark subdivision surfaces	Shift + Tab	Shift + Tab
Increase subdivision level	+	+
Decrease subdivision level	–	–

Modelling Selection Shortcuts

Action	Modo Shortcuts Windows	Modo Shortcuts Mac
Select loop	L	L
Select the previous loop	Left Arrow key	Left Arrow key
Select next loop	Right Arrow key	Right Arrow key
Select the previous loop and add	Shift + Left Arrow key	Shift + Left Arrow key
Select the next loop add	Shift + Right Arrow key	Shift + Right Arrow key
Close loop	Shift + ]	Shift + ]
Select ring	Alt + L	Option + L
Connected	]	]
Invert selection	[	[
Select between	Shift + G	Shift + G
Convert selection to vertices	Alt + 1	Option + 1
Convert selection to edges	Alt + 2	Option + 2
Convert selection to polygons	Alt + 3	Option + 3
Select through toggle	;	;
Select all	Alt + Shift + A	Option + Shift + A
More	Up Arrow key	Up Arrow key
Less	Down Arrow key	Down Arrow key
Select expand	Shift + Up Arrow key	Shift + Up Arrow key
Shrink	Shift + Down Arrow key	Shift + Down Arrow key

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Action Center Shortcuts

Action	Modo Shortcuts Windows	Modo Shortcuts Mac
Origin	Alt + W	Option + W
Pivot	Alt + E	Option + E
Automatic	Alt + A	Option + A
Selection	Alt + S	Option + S
Selection center – auto axis	Alt + D	Option + D
Displays pie menu	Alt + Q	Option + Q
Screen	Alt + F	Option + F
Element	Alt + Z	Option + Z
Local	Alt + X	Option + X
Pivot center – parent axis	Alt + G	Option + G

Work Plane Shortcuts

Action	Modo Shortcuts Windows	Modo Shortcuts Mac
Align to geometry under the cursor	Home	Home
Align to Selection	Shift + Home	Shift + Home
Align to viewport	Ctrl + Home	Command + Home
Reset the Work Plane	End	End
Open Work Plane pop-over	Shift + End	Shift + End
Walk +	Page Up key	Page Up key
Walk –	Page Down key	Page Down key
Toggle visibility	*	*
Offset Work Plane to geometry	Alt + O	Option + O

Hide & Lock Geometry Shortcuts

Action	Modo Shortcuts Windows	Modo Shortcuts Mac
Hide selected	H	H
Hide unselected	Shift + H	Shift + H
Hide invert	Ctrl + H	Command + H
Show	U	U
Lock selected	J	J
Lock unselected	Shift + J	Shift + J
Lock invert	Ctrl + J	Command + J
Unlock	I	I

Render Shortcuts

Action	Modo Shortcuts Windows	Modo Shortcuts Mac
Render	F9	F9
Render visible	Ctrl + F9	Command + F9
Render selected	Shift + F9	Shift + F9
Render current view	F10	F10
Open render display window	Alt + Shift + F9	Option + Shift + F9
Focus under cursor	Ctrl + F	Command + F

Animation Shortcuts

Action	Modo Shortcuts Windows	Modo Shortcuts Mac
Parent	Ctrl + P	Command + P
Unparent	Ctrl + Shift + P	Command + Shift + P
Parent in place	P	P
Unparent in place	Shift + P	Shift + P
Select all animated channels	Z	Z
Select all animated items	Shift + Z	Shift + Z
Group selected items	Ctrl + G	Command + G
Go to the first keyframe	Ctrl + Up Arrow key	Command + Up Arrow key
Go to the last keyframe	Ctrl + Down Arrow key	Command + Down Arrow key
Go to the previous keyframe	Ctrl + Left Arrow key	Command + Left Arrow key
Go to the next keyframe	Ctrl + Right Arrow key	Command + Right Arrow key
Go forward one frame	Shift + Right Arrow key	Shift + Right Arrow key
Go back one frame	Shift + Left Arrow key	Shift + Left Arrow key
Paste insert keyframes to selected channels	Ctrl + Shift + V	Command + Shift + V
Paste replace keyframes to selected channels	Ctrl + Alt + V	Command + Option + V
Key selected channels	S	S
Key selected items	Shift + S	Shift + S
Key transforms	Shift + Y	Shift + Y
Key rotations	Shift + E	Shift + E
Key positions	Shift + W	Shift + W
Key scale	Shift + R	Shift + R
Fit selected	A	A
Fit visible	Ctrl + F	Command + F
Fit visible width	Shift + F	Shift + F
Start or stop animation playback	/	/

Pie Menus Shortcuts

Action	Modo Shortcuts Windows	Modo Shortcuts Mac
Layout switch favorites	Ctrl + `	Command + `
GL viewport toggles	Ctrl + 1	Command + 1
GL viewport style	Ctrl + 2	Command + 2
Open pop-over	Ctrl + 3	Command + 3
Selection mode or Transform tools	Alt + Q	Option + Q
Open palette	Alt + `	Option + `
Properties and options	Shift + `	Shift + `
Brushes pie menu	B	B
Animation shortcuts	Alt + Spacebar	Option + Spacebar
GL viewport view type	Ctrl + Spacebar	Command + Spacebar

Paint and Sculpt Shortcuts

Action	Modo Shortcuts Windows	Modo Shortcuts Mac
Open brush tips pie menu	B	B
Open large color picker pop-over	O	O
Swap foreground or background colors	S	S
Image ink rotate left	E	E
Image ink rotates right	R	R
Image ink scale-up	D	D
Image ink scale down	F	F
Adjust offset amount	Shift + Z	Shift + Z
Subdivision level up	Alt + +	Option + +
Subdivision level down	Alt + –	Option + –
Current level up	Ctrl + +	Command + +
Current level down	Ctrl + –	Command + –

Just because the Modo tool is not suitable for beginner’s level, people look for an alternative to Modo. And the best Modo alternative will be Blender. The bunch of tool sets that Modo provides and Blender Provides are the same array of services. Hence, scrutinize yourself with the Blender Shortcuts list as well.

FAQs

How do I navigate the 3D viewport in Modo using shortcuts?

To navigate the 3D viewport in Modo, you can use the following shortcuts: Orbit: Alt + Left-click and drag, Zoom: Alt + Middle-click and drag (or scroll wheel), Pan: Alt + Right-click and drag

How do I activate specific tools in Modo using shortcuts?

To activate specific tools in Modo, you can use the following shortcuts: Move tool: W, Rotate tool: E, Scale tool: R, Smooth tool: O, Paint tool: P

How do I render a scene in Modo using shortcuts?

To render a scene in Modo, you can use the following shortcut: F9 key

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