- Alt + W == Toggle Max / Min Viewport
- MMB = pan.
- Ctrl + P = pan mode
- MMB + Ctrl = pan quickly.
- MMB + Shift = constrain pan horizontal or vertical.
- MMB + Shift + Ctrl = pan quickly, constrained.
- MMB + Alt = arc rotate.
- MMB + Alt + Shift = constrain arc rotate (let go Shift to change axis)
- MMB + Ctrl + Alt or Scroll = zoom
(see Preferences, Viewports tab, Mouse Control section)
You can customize your short cut key
Customize > Customize User Interface
Some Default Key May Be Useful:
- Ctrl + C Create Camera From View ( in case you going to repeat your render )
- F3 wireframe / shade mode toggle (make user easier to see through the object size)
- F4 View Object Edge ( perspective view)
- Ctrl + L Toggle Light
( some times working mode is dark even you put up light toggle this key to view the effects ) - Alt + X Display as see through
( some times wall is blocking your view in your render view,
just make the object see through or hide it using this key ) - Alt + E Extrude along the spline
( make a spline line make a circle , you want to make a tube by cloning the circle along the line ) - Shift + E Extrude face
- Shift + C Toggle hide camera
- M Material dialog
- Ctrl + Shift + Q Slice
- Alt + N Normal align ( align objects together)
- Shift + 4 Spot light view
Object Navigation
- W or Shift + A ( Two Times ) Move
- E Rotate
- Q arrow / selection mode
- R scale
- F5 restrict to x
- F6 restrict to y
- F7 restrict to z
- Shift + Q Quick Render
- H Select object dialog
- Crtl + D Select None
- [ zoom in
- ] zoom out
- J show selection bracket ( perspective view)
Object Modification Mode
- 1 vertex
- 2 edge
- 3 face
- 4 polygon
- 5 element
reference:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/3DS_MAX/Beginner
http://www.mobilefish.com/tutorials/3dsmax/3dsmax_quickguide_shortcuts.html
http://www.3dvalley.com/tutorials/3d-studio-max-hotkeys-and-mouse-essentials
