Appendices/

The following tables list the default hotkeys for various operations. Hotkeys can be customized via Mudbox's hotkey editor
(Windows>Hotkey Editor).

Camera

Hold down Alt and then click-drag in the 3D View with the left mouse button. The camera will rotate
Rotate Alt+LMB
around its center of interest.

Hold down Alt and then click-drag in the 3D View with the middle mouse button. The camera will move
Track Alt+MMB
side to side.

Alt+LMB+MMB
Hold down Alt and then click-drag in the 3D View with the left and middle mouse buttons. The camera will
Dolly or
move toward its center of interest.
Alt+RMB

Hold down Shift and then click-drag in the 3D View with the middle mouse button. The camera will roll
Roll Shift+MMB
around its barrel.

Place your cursor over the model and press "f". The spot under the cursor will become the camera's new
Focus F
center of interest.

Frame
A Moves the camera so that all visible geometry is within the camera's field of view.
All

Brush

Brush Size B+LMB Hold down "b" and then click-drag in the 3D View with the left mouse button.

Brush Strength M+LMB Hold down "m" and then click-drag in the 3D View with the left mouse button.

Size Increase ] Incrementally increases the size of the brush.

Size Decrease [ Incrementally decreases the size of the brush.

Strength '
Incrementally increases the strength of the brush.
Increase (apostrophe)

Strength
; Incrementally decreases the strength of the brush.
Decrease

Tool Types 0 through 9 Each number between 0 and 9 corresponds with a slot in the My Tools tray.

Hold down Ctrl while brushing. If the current tool has an inverse function, it will be activated as long
Invert Function Ctrl (hold)
as Ctrl is pressed.

Hold down Shift while brushing to activate the Smooth brush. When Shift is released the previous
Smooth Shift (hold)
tool will become active again.

Toggle Falloff Ctrl+\ Toggles between the current and previous brush falloff.

Stencil
 Hold down "s" and then click-drag in the 3D View with the left mouse button. The stencil will
Rotate s+LMB
rotate around its center.

Hold down "s" and then click-drag in the 3D View with the middle mouse button. The stencil will
Translate S+MMB
move across the view.

S+LMB+MMB
Hold down "s" and then click-drag in the 3D View with the left and middle mouse buttons. The
Scale or
stencil will become larger or smaller.
S+RMB

Activate/Deactivate Q Toggles the stencil on and off.

Display

Operates on selected or "picked" meshes. The picked mesh is the mesh under the cursor when the hotkey
Hide Selected H
is pressed.

Show
Ctrl+U Operates on selected meshes.
Selected

Show All U

Wireframe W Toggles the wireframe display.

Show Both
Shift+B Toggles backface culling.
Sides

Light Changes the light direction on the model. Hold down L and then click-drag with the LMB in the 3D View. If
L+LMB
Direction multiple lights exist, this hotkey operates on the selected light.

Full Screen Ctrl+T Expands the workspace by hiding the Windows Taskbar.

Expert Mode T Expands the 3d View by hiding the bordering UI elements.

Mesh Operations

Operates on selected or "picked" meshes. The picked mesh is the mesh under the cursor
Subdivide Shift+D
when the hotkey is pressed.

Displays the next densest level. Operates on selected or "picked" meshes. The picked mesh
Step Level Up PageUp
is the mesh under the cursor when the hotkey is pressed.

Displays the next coarsest level. Operates on selected or "picked" meshes. The picked mesh
Step Level Down PageDown
is the mesh under the cursor when the hotkey is pressed.

Delete Highest Operates on selected or "picked" meshes. The picked mesh is the mesh under the cursor
Shift+Backspace
Level when the hotkey is pressed.

Set Topological Two adjacent faces of a model's topological center line must be selected when the hotkey is
Ctrl+V
Axis pressed.

File Operations

New Scene Ctrl+N

Open Ctrl+O
 Save Scene Ctrl+S

Save Scene As Ctrl+Shift+S

Exit Ctrl+Q

Selection

Select All Ctrl+A Selects all meshes.

Invert
Ctrl+Shift+I Selects all unselected faces and deselecs all selected faces
Selection

Deselect All Ctrl+D Clears the selection

Grow Selects faces adjacent to the currently selected faces. Requires at least one face to be selected when
Ctrl+]
Selection pressed.

Selects all visible faces belonging to the level of the "picked" face (the face under the cursor when the
Select Level Shift+A
hotkey is pressed).

Select Face Shift+S Selects the "picked" face (the face under the center of the cursor when the hotkey is pressed).

To use drag rectangle mode with a selection tool, choose the tool and hold down the MMB while
Drag
MMB+LMB dragging with the LMB. To make this mode the default for a selection tool, choose "Rectangle" under the
Rectangle
Selection Mode tool property.

Edit

Undo Ctrl+Z

Redo Shift+Z

Operates on selected objects or "picked" meshes. The picked mesh is the mesh under the cursor
Delete Delete
when the hotkey is pressed.

Operates on selected or "picked" meshes. The picked mesh is the mesh under the cursor when the
Lock Mesh Shift+F
hotkey is pressed.

Unlock All Ctrl+Shift+F

Freeze Operates on selected or "picked" meshes. The picked mesh is the mesh under the cursor when the
Shift+M
Selected hotkey is pressed.

Operates on selected or "picked" meshes. The picked mesh is the mesh under the cursor when the
Invert Freeze Shift+I
hotkey is pressed.

Unfreeze All Shift+U