Reference list of default Houdini shortcut keys.
View keys
| Viewing | |
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Space +  |
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Space +  ,  |
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Space +  |
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| Space + Ctrl + |
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| Space + Alt + |
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| 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. |
Tumble
Dolly
Track
Tilt the camera
Zoom the camera lens
| Display options | |
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| 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 | |
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| S |
Right click this icon for a menu of selection options. |
| T |
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| R |
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| E |
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| Enter |
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| Esc |
Hold Space to enter view mode temporarily. |
| Tab | Tool menu |
Select
Move
Rotate
Scale
Handles
View
| Selection modes | |
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| F8 | Toggle object/component selection |
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Select objects
Select points
Select edges
Select primitives
Select vertices
Select particles
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 | |
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Play forward
Play backward
First frame
Previous frame
Next frame
Pane shortcuts
| Pane type | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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
Tip
Ctrl + Alt + ⇧ Shift + click an item in the user interface to open it in the hotkey editor.