CINEMA 4D 117 Shortcuts for Speed Up Your Work Follow

Nullpk

December 18, 2018
3 min read

1. File
Ctrl+N	New file
Shift + Ctrl + S	Save as
Ctrl +0	Open
Shift + Ctrl + W	Close all
Shift + Ctrl+ 0	Add
Ctrl+5	Save
Ctrl+Q	Quit

1. File

Ctrl+N

New file

Shift + Ctrl + S

Save as

Ctrl +0

Open

Shift + Ctrl + W

Close all

Shift + Ctrl+ 0

Add

Ctrl+5

Save

Ctrl+Q

Quit

2. Object Manager
Shift + Create object	New object as child object
Alt + Create object	New object as Parent object
Shift + G	Expand object group
Alt + G	Group objects
Ctrl + I	Project information
Ctrl + U	Show fitter
Ctrl + F	Show search sar
Shift + Ctrl+ O	Merge objects
Click with RMB	Select object including child objects

2. Object Manager

Shift + Create object

New object as child object

Alt + Create object

New object as Parent object

Shift + G

Expand object group

Alt + G

Group objects

Ctrl + I

Project information

Ctrl + U

Show fitter

Ctrl + F

Show search sar

Shift + Ctrl+ O

Merge objects

Click with RMB

Select object including child objects

3. Picture Viewer
Ctrl+F	Fullscreen mode
Shift + Create object	Auto zoom
O	Set as preview end
Shift + G	Set as preview start
Alt + G	Swap AB
Ctrl + I	Set as B
A	Set as A
Spacebar key	Play
+/-	Zoom In/Out
Double-click	Switch 100% and Fullscreen

3. Picture Viewer

Ctrl+F

Fullscreen mode

Shift + Create object

Auto zoom

Set as preview end

Shift + G

Set as preview start

Alt + G

Swap AB

Ctrl + I

Set as B

Set as A

Spacebar key

Play

+/-

Zoom In/Out

Double-click

Switch 100% and Fullscreen

4. Motion Tracking
Alt	Zoom
LMB	Lasso selection
Ctrl + LMB	It create user Track
Alt +O	Sequence fullscreen
Alt + RMB	Scale sequence
Alt +MMB	Move sequence

4. Motion Tracking

Alt

Zoom

LMB

Lasso selection

Ctrl + LMB

It create user Track

Alt +O

Sequence fullscreen

Alt + RMB

Scale sequence

Alt +MMB

Move sequence

5. Material Manager
Shift + Cut +0	Load materials
Ctrl + N	New material
Alt + Drag & Drop	Replace material by another

5. Material Manager

Shift + Cut +0

Load materials

Ctrl + N

New material

Alt + Drag & Drop

Replace material by another

6. Attribute Manager
RMB +Arrow	Parameter to default
Alt or Shift	Increase/decrease parameter change speed with arrows
Shift + F5	New attribute manager

6. Attribute Manager

RMB +Arrow

Parameter to default

Alt or Shift

Increase/decrease parameter change speed with arrows

Shift + F5

New attribute manager

7. Animation Timeline
F7	Stop
F6	Play backwards/stop
F9	Record active objects
Ctrl + Spacebar	. with selected Tracks
Spacebar	Key mode/F-curve mode
Shift + G	Goto end
Ctrl + G	Goto Next Key
Ctrl + F	Goto Previous Key
Shift + F	Goto Start of Animation
Ctrl + F9	Autokeying
F8	Play Forwards/Stop
Ctrl + P	Goto First Key
Ctrl + 0 (zero)	Goto Last Key
Aft + F	Goto Start
Aft + G	Goto End
Ctrl + Shift + P	Goto First Marker
Ctrl + Shift +0	Goto Last Marker
Shift + N	Goto Next Marker
Shift + P	Goto Previous Marker
Alt + R	Ripple Edit
Ctrl + F	Show Search Bar
Aft+A	Automatic Mode
Ctrl + U	Show Filter

7. Animation Timeline

Stop

Play backwards/stop

Record active objects

Ctrl + Spacebar

. with selected Tracks

Spacebar

Key mode/F-curve mode

Shift + G

Goto end

Ctrl + G

Goto Next Key

Ctrl + F

Goto Previous Key

Shift + F

Goto Start of Animation

Ctrl + F9

Autokeying

Play Forwards/Stop

Ctrl + P

Goto First Key

Ctrl + 0 (zero)

Goto Last Key

Aft + F

Goto Start

Aft + G

Goto End

Ctrl + Shift + P

Goto First Marker

Ctrl + Shift +0

Goto Last Marker

Shift + N

Goto Next Marker

Shift + P

Goto Previous Marker

Alt + R

Ripple Edit

Ctrl + F

Show Search Bar

Aft+A

Automatic Mode

Ctrl + U

Show Filter

8. BodyPaint 3D
Shift +. or Shift +	Increase Brush Hardness
Shift +. or Shift +	Decrease Brush Hardness
Ctrl +. or eta+ I	Increase Brush Pressure
Ctrl+. or Ctrl +	Decrease Brush Pressure

8. BodyPaint 3D

Shift +. or Shift +

Increase Brush Hardness

Shift +. or Shift +

Decrease Brush Hardness

Ctrl +. or eta+ I

Increase Brush Pressure

Ctrl+. or Ctrl +

Decrease Brush Pressure

9. Modelling
M	Normal rotate
C	Make editable
E	Move
R	Rotate
T	Scale
Space	Toggle Active Tool
Return	Toggle Modeling Mode
Shift + Z	Undo (Action)
X	X -Axis / Heading
Ctrl + A	Select All
Shift + Ctrl + A	Deselect All

9. Modelling

Normal rotate

Make editable

Move

Rotate

Scale

Space

Toggle Active Tool

Return

Toggle Modeling Mode

Shift + Z

Undo (Action)

X -Axis / Heading

Ctrl + A

Select All

Shift + Ctrl + A

Deselect All

10. Editor
Shift + F12	Customize Commands Manager
Shift + F11	Script Manager
Shift + F9	Structure Manager
Shift+ F8	Content Browser
Shift + F7	Coordinates Manager
Shift + F6	Picture Viewer
Shift + F5	Attributes Manager
Shift + F4	Layer Manager
Shift + F3	Timeline
Shift + F2	Materials Manager
Shift + Fl Shift+Fl	Object Manager
Shift + W	Close Window
Del	Delete
J + LMB	Modify Interactive Anim.Time
Ctrl+F1	Help via setting/element

10. Editor

Shift + F12

Customize Commands Manager

Shift + F11

Script Manager

Shift + F9

Structure Manager

Shift+ F8

Content Browser

Shift + F7

Coordinates Manager

Shift + F6

Picture Viewer

Shift + F5

Attributes Manager

Shift + F4

Layer Manager

Shift + F3

Timeline

Shift + F2

Materials Manager

Shift + Fl Shift+Fl

Object Manager

Shift + W

Close Window

Del

Delete

J + LMB

Modify Interactive Anim.Time

Ctrl+F1

Help via setting/element

11. Structure Manager
Home	Jump Home
PgUp	Jump Page Up
PgDown	Jump Page Down
Shift + N	Jump Last Selection
Shift + Ctrl+ 0	Import ASCII Data
End	Jump End
V	Vertex Map

11. Structure Manager

Home

Jump Home

PgUp

Jump Page Up

PgDown

Jump Page Down

Shift + N

Jump Last Selection

Shift + Ctrl+ 0

Import ASCII Data

End

Jump End

Vertex Map

12. Sculpting
Shift	Smooth for all brushes
Cut	Reverse brush effect
Alt+ X, Y, Z	Switch symmetry mode
T+LMB	Move, scale, rotate template

12. Sculpting

Shift

Smooth for all brushes

Cut

Reverse brush effect

Alt+ X, Y, Z

Switch symmetry mode

T+LMB

Move, scale, rotate template

13. View
Alt +0	Hide/Show axes
Shift + V	Configure
Alt +V	Configure All
Ctrl + R	Render View
Shift + Ctrl+ Z	Undo View
Shift + Ctrl + Y	Redo View
A	Redraw
F5	All views
Alt +A	Use Isoline Editing

13. View

Alt +0

Hide/Show axes

Shift + V

Configure

Alt +V

Configure All

Ctrl + R

Render View

Shift + Ctrl+ Z

Undo View

Shift + Ctrl + Y

Redo View

Redraw

All views

Alt +A

Use Isoline Editing

14. Rendering
Ctrl + B	Render Settings
Alt + B	Make Preview
Alt + R	Interactive Render Region
Ctrl + R	Render Active Viewport
Shift + R	Render to Picture Viewer
Ctrl + Shift + R	Render to Picture Viewer (IR)

14. Rendering

Ctrl + B

Render Settings

Alt + B

Make Preview

Alt + R

Interactive Render Region

Ctrl + R

Render Active Viewport

Shift + R

Render to Picture Viewer

Ctrl + Shift + R