Hotkeys

Reference list of default Houdini shortcut keys.

View keys

Viewing
Space +

Tumble

Space + ,

Dolly

Space +

Track

Space + Ctrl +

Tilt the camera

Space + Alt +

Zoom the camera lens

Space + Ctrl +

Box zoom

Space + Z Center view tumbling on the point under the cursor.
Space + H Show the default view.
Space + A Zoom the view to show all objects.
Space + G Zoom the view to show all selected objects/geometry.
Display options
W Switch shaded/wireframe
D Show display options window
Space + B Switch single/quad viewports
Space + O Switch orthographic/perspective
Space + E Switch view one/view all
Space + 1 Switch current viewport to Perspective
Space + 2 Top
Space + 3 Front
Space + 4 Side
Space + 5 UV editor

Selection mode keys

Tools
S

Select

Right click this icon for a menu of selection options.

T

Move

R

Rotate

E

Scale

Enter

Handles

Esc

View

Hold Space to enter view mode temporarily.

Tab

Tool menu

Selection modes
F8

Toggle object/component selection

1

Select objects

2

Select points

3

Select edges

4

Select primitives

5

Select vertices

6

Select particles

7

Select dynamics

Selection shortcuts

Selecting
Select
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + Add to selection
Ctrl + Remove from selection
⇧ Shift + Toggle selection
A Select all
N Select nothing
Keyframing
K Set keyframe
Alt + K Toggle auto-keying
Ctrl + K Key handle
⇧ Shift + T Key translations
⇧ Shift + R Key rotations
⇧ Shift + E Key scale
Timeline

Play forward

Play backward

Ctrl +

First frame

Previous frame

Next frame

Ctrl +

Previous scoped keyframe

Ctrl +

Next scoped keyframe

Pane shortcuts

Pane type
Alt + 1 Scene view
Alt + 2 Network editor
Alt + 3 Parameters
Alt + 4 Tree view
Alt + 5 Textport
Alt + 6 Channel editor
Alt + 7 Material palette
Alt + 8 Details view
Alt + 9 Scene view
Pane tabs
Ctrl + T New tab
Alt + ⇧ Shift + C “Tear off” tab into a new floating window.
Ctrl + PgUp Previous tab
Ctrl + PgDn Next tab
Ctrl + W Close tab
Alt + / Close all tabs

Editing hotkeys

See how to edit the hotkeys.

Tip

Ctrl + Alt + ⇧ Shift + click an item in the user interface to open it in the hotkey editor.