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⤢ CINEMA 4D KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 44 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Freehand… 9 Live Select… 0 Rectangle… Q W E Move Tool R Rotate Tool T Scale Tool Y Ctrl Redo U Optimize I O Polygons… P Points Mo… A Ctrl Select All S Ctrl Save Proje… D F G Alt Group Obj… H Frame Geo… J K L Z Ctrl Undo X Ctrl Cut C Make Edita… V Ctrl Paste B N Ctrl New Project M MORE SHORTCUTS Render View Ctrl R Render to Pictur… Shift R Frame Selected S Copy Ctrl C Play / Stop F8 Object Manager Shift F1 Model Mode Enter Ungroup Objects Shift G Rotate View Alt LMB Pan View Alt MMB Zoom View Alt RMB Open Project Ctrl O Record Active O… F9 Material Manager Shift F2 Timeline Shift F3 Attribute Manager Shift F5 Frame Active Ob… O Gouraud Shading N › A Wireframe Displ… N › H Deselect All Shift Ctrl A Save Project As Shift Ctrl S Play Backwards… F6 Stop F7 Autokeying Ctrl F9 Coordinates Ma… Shift F7 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CINEMA 4D · WINDOWS CINEMA 4D KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 44 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Freehand… 9 Live Select… 0 Rectangle… A Ctrl Select All Z Ctrl Undo E Move Tool R Rotate Tool T Scale Tool Y Ctrl Redo U Optimize I O Polygons… P Points Mo… Q S Ctrl Save Proje… D F G Alt Group Obj… H Frame Geo… J K L M W X Ctrl Cut C Make Edita… V Ctrl Paste B N Ctrl New Project MORE SHORTCUTS Render View Ctrl R Render to Pictur… Shift R Frame Selected S Copy Ctrl C Play / Stop F8 Object Manager Shift F1 Model Mode Enter Ungroup Objects Shift G Rotate View Alt LMB Pan View Alt MMB Zoom View Alt RMB Open Project Ctrl O Record Active O… F9 Material Manager Shift F2 Timeline Shift F3 Attribute Manager Shift F5 Frame Active Ob… O Gouraud Shading N › A Wireframe Displ… N › H Deselect All Shift Ctrl A Save Project As Shift Ctrl S Play Backwards… F6 Stop F7 Autokeying Ctrl F9 Coordinates Ma… Shift F7 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CINEMA 4D · WINDOWS ⤢ TOOLS Move Tool E Rotate Tool R Scale Tool T Live Selection 9 Rectangle Selection 0 Freehand Selection 8 FILE Save Project Ctrl S New Project Ctrl N Open Project Ctrl O Save Project As Shift Ctrl S MANAGERS Object Manager Shift F1 Material Manager Shift F2 Timeline Shift F3 Attribute Manager Shift F5 Coordinates Manager Shift F7 Command Manager Shift F12 OBJECTS Make Editable C Group Objects Alt G Ungroup Objects Shift G Optimize U › O RENDER Render View Ctrl R Render to Picture Viewer Shift R VIEW Frame Selected S Frame Geometry H Rotate View Alt LMB Pan View Alt MMB Zoom View Alt RMB Frame Active Object O Gouraud Shading N › A Wireframe Display N › H EDITING Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Cut Ctrl X Select All Ctrl A Deselect All Shift Ctrl A MODES Points Mode P Polygons Mode O Model Mode Enter ANIMATION Play / Stop F8 Record Active Objects F9 Play Backwards / Stop F6 Stop F7 Autokeying Ctrl F9 Cinema 4D KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 45 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CINEMA 4D · WINDOWS ⤢ TOOLS 06 Move Tool E Rotate Tool R Scale Tool T Live Selection 9 Rectangle Selection 0 Freehand Selection 8 FILE 04 Save Project Ctrl S New Project Ctrl N Open Project Ctrl O Save Project As Shift Ctrl S MANAGERS 06 Object Manager Shift F1 Material Manager Shift F2 Timeline Shift F3 Attribute Manager Shift F5 Coordinates Manager Shift F7 Command Manager Shift F12 OBJECTS 04 Make Editable C Group Objects Alt G Ungroup Objects Shift G Optimize U › O RENDER 02 Render View Ctrl R Render to Picture Viewer Shift R VIEW 08 Frame Selected S Frame Geometry H Rotate View Alt LMB Pan View Alt MMB Zoom View Alt RMB Frame Active Object O Gouraud Shading N › A Wireframe Display N › H EDITING 07 Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Cut Ctrl X Select All Ctrl A Deselect All Shift Ctrl A MODES 03 Points Mode P Polygons Mode O Model Mode Enter ANIMATION 05 Play / Stop F8 Record Active Objects F9 Play Backwards / Stop F6 Stop F7 Autokeying Ctrl F9 Cinema 4D KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 45 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CINEMA 4D · WINDOWS ⤢ CINEMA 4D · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 9 SETS · No.01 CINEMA 4D TOTAL 45 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TOOLS 06 EDITING 07 OBJECTS 04 RENDER 02 FILE 04 MODES 03 VIEW 08 ANIMATION 05 MANAGERS 06 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Move Tool E Rotate Tool R Scale Tool T Live Selection 9 Rectangle Selection 0 Freehand Selection 8 Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Cut Ctrl X Select All Ctrl A Deselect All Shift Ctrl A Make Editable C Group Objects Alt G Ungroup Objects Shift G Optimize U › O Render View Ctrl R Render to Picture Viewer Shift R Save Project Ctrl S New Project Ctrl N Open Project Ctrl O Save Project As Shift Ctrl S Points Mode P Polygons Mode O Model Mode Enter Frame Selected S Frame Geometry H Rotate View Alt LMB Pan View Alt MMB Zoom View Alt RMB Frame Active Object O Gouraud Shading N › A Wireframe Display N › H Play / Stop F8 Record Active Objects F9 Play Backwards / Stop F6 Stop F7 Autokeying Ctrl F9 Object Manager Shift F1 Material Manager Shift F2 Timeline Shift F3 Attribute Manager Shift F5 Coordinates Manager Shift F7 Command Manager Shift F12 CINEMA 4D KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Live Select… 0 Q W E Move Tool R Rotate Tool T Scale Tool Y Ctrl Redo U I O Polygons… P Points Mo… A S Ctrl Save Proje… D F G Alt Group Obj… H J K L Z Ctrl Undo X C Make Edita… V B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Render View Ctrl R Render to Picture Vie… Shift R Frame Selected S shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CINEMA 4D · WINDOWS Keyboard map EDITING Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y OBJECTS Make Editable C Group Objects Alt G FILE Save Project Ctrl S VIEW Frame Selected S TOOLS Move Tool E Rotate Tool R Scale Tool T Live Selection 9 RENDER Render View Ctrl R Render to Picture Viewer Shift R MODES Points Mode P Polygons Mode O Cinema 4D KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CINEMA 4D · WINDOWS Isometric EDITING 02 Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y OBJECTS 02 Make Editable C Group Objects Alt G FILE 01 Save Project Ctrl S VIEW 01 Frame Selected S TOOLS 04 Move Tool E Rotate Tool R Scale Tool T Live Selection 9 RENDER 02 Render View Ctrl R Render to Picture Viewer Shift R MODES 02 Points Mode P Polygons Mode O Cinema 4D KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CINEMA 4D · WINDOWS Typewriter CINEMA 4D · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 7 SETS · No.01 CINEMA 4D TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TOOLS 04 EDITING 02 OBJECTS 02 RENDER 02 FILE 01 MODES 02 VIEW 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Move Tool E Rotate Tool R Scale Tool T Live Selection 9 Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y Make Editable C Group Objects Alt G Render View Ctrl R Render to Picture Viewer Shift R Save Project Ctrl S Points Mode P Polygons Mode O Frame Selected S Editorial Cinema 4D is a 3D modeling, motion graphics, and rendering suite known for an approachable workflow popular with broadcast and design artists. Its shortcuts accelerate object manipulation, viewport navigation, and tool switching, which matters when iterating on complex animated scenes.
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All Cinema 4D keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
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Show all keys Show used keys only 8 Action Shortcut Frame Selected S Frame Geometry H Rotate View Alt Pan View Alt Zoom View Alt Frame Active Object O Gouraud Shading N then A Wireframe Display N then H
7 Action Shortcut Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Cut Ctrl X Select All Ctrl A Deselect All Shift Ctrl A
6 Action Shortcut Move Tool E Rotate Tool R Scale Tool T Live Selection 9 Rectangle Selection 0 Freehand Selection 8
6 Action Shortcut Object Manager Shift F1 Material Manager Shift F2 Timeline Shift F3 Attribute Manager Shift F5 Coordinates Manager Shift F7 Command Manager Shift F12
5 Action Shortcut Play / Stop F8 Record Active Objects F9 Play Backwards / Stop F6 Stop F7 Autokeying Ctrl F9
4 Action Shortcut Make Editable C Group Objects Alt G Ungroup Objects Shift G Optimize U then O
4 Action Shortcut Save Project Ctrl S New Project Ctrl N Open Project Ctrl O Save Project As Shift Ctrl S
3 Action Shortcut Points Mode P Polygons Mode O Model Mode Enter
2 Action Shortcut Render View Ctrl R Render to Picture Viewer Shift R
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Frequently asked questions
Does the poster include every Cinema 4D shortcut? Cinema 4D has 45 keyboard shortcuts on Windows — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
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