Maya Default Hotkeys
General Workflow
TIP: Majority of Maya Menus consist of SHIFT + Right Click and/or as an addition to operation SHIFT+CTRL+Right Click
Orbit Camera
ALT + Left Click
Pan Camera
ALT + Middle Mouse Click
Zoom Camera
ALT + Right Click
Move Tool
W
Rotate Tool
E
Rotate Tool
R
Add Object to Scene
SHIFT + Right Click
Enter Object Edit Mode
T (Edit Parameters)
Poly, Edge & Vertex Mode
SHIFT + Right Click (Selected Object)
Select Tool
Q (Operation Confirm)
Smooth Preview
3 (and to exit tool 1)
Isolate Selection
CTRL + 1
Paint Selection
Hold TAB (Polys, Edges, Points)
Repeat Last Operation
G
Delete
CTRL + Delete
Clone Object
Hold SHIFT (in Move Mode)
Pivot Edits and Snapping
Edit Pivot
D
Pivot Orient
Left Click (While in Edit Pivot Mode)
Pivot Position
SHIFT Left Click (While in Edit Pivot Mode)
Snap to Grid
X
Snap to Points
V
Snap to Curve
C
Cut Tools
You will need to be in Edge Mode to access these tools
Insert Edge Loop
SHIFT + Right Click
Absolute or Relative Offset
SHIFT + CTRL + Right Click (Only when Insert Edge Loop is active)
MultiCut
SHIFT + Right Click
Slide Edge
SHIFT + CTRL (While in Move Mode)
Full list of commonly used operations
These are the tools we´ll use most often. Make sure you are familiar with how they work as a basic function.