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⤢ HOUDINI KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 45 1 Alt Scene Vi… 2 Select P… 3 Select E… 4 Select P… 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q Bypass N… W Toggle S… E Scale To… R Rotate T… T Move Tool Y U Go Up Le… I O Shift Add Netw… P Shift Add Stic… A S Ctrl Save File D Display … F Ctrl Find Node G Frame Se… H Frame Al… J K Set Keyf… L Z Ctrl Undo X C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B N Select A… M MORE SHORTCUTS Open Tab Menu… Tab Zoom to Selec… Space › G Zoom to All O… Space › A Select Tool S Play Forward UP Enter Node Enter Show Default … Space › H Toggle Single… Space › B Perspective V… Space › 1 Node-Specific… Enter Toggle Object… F8 Toggle Auto-K… Alt K Play Backward DOWN Next Frame RIGHT Previous Frame LEFT Go to First F… Ctrl UP Network Edito… Alt 2 Parameters Pa… Alt 3 Orthographic/… Space › O Top View Space › 2 Front View Space › 3 Select Nothing Shift N Close Tab Ctrl W shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH HOUDINI · WINDOWS
HOUDINI KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 45 1 Alt Scene Vi… 2 Select P… 3 Select E… 4 Select P… 5 6 7 8 9 0 A Z Ctrl Undo E Scale To… R Rotate T… T Move Tool Y U Go Up Le… I O Shift Add Netw… P Shift Add Stic… Q Bypass N… S Ctrl Save File D Display … F Ctrl Find Node G Frame Se… H Frame Al… J K Set Keyf… L M W Toggle S… X C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B N Select A… MORE SHORTCUTS Open Tab Menu… Tab Zoom to Selec… Space › G Zoom to All O… Space › A Select Tool S Play Forward UP Enter Node Enter Show Default … Space › H Toggle Single… Space › B Perspective V… Space › 1 Node-Specific… Enter Toggle Object… F8 Toggle Auto-K… Alt K Play Backward DOWN Next Frame RIGHT Previous Frame LEFT Go to First F… Ctrl UP Network Edito… Alt 2 Parameters Pa… Alt 3 Orthographic/… Space › O Top View Space › 2 Front View Space › 3 Select Nothing Shift N Close Tab Ctrl W shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH HOUDINI · WINDOWS
⤢ NODES Open Tab Menu (Add Node) Tab ANIMATION Set Keyframe K Toggle Auto-Keying Alt K PLAYBACK Play Forward UP Play Backward DOWN Next Frame RIGHT Previous Frame LEFT Go to First Frame Ctrl UP PANES Scene View Pane Alt 1 Network Editor Pane Alt 2 Parameters Pane Alt 3 Close Tab Ctrl W VIEWPORT Zoom to Selected Space › G Zoom to All Objects Space › A Show Default View Space › H Toggle Shaded/Wireframe W Toggle Single/Quad Viewpo… Space › B Perspective Viewport Space › 1 Display Options D Orthographic/Perspective … Space › O Top View Space › 2 Front View Space › 3 NETWORK Frame All Nodes H Frame Selected Nodes G Enter Node Enter Go Up Level U Bypass Node Q Find Node Ctrl F Add Network Box Shift O Add Sticky Note Shift P TOOLS Move Tool T Rotate Tool R Scale Tool E Select Tool S Node-Specific Handles Enter EDIT Undo Ctrl Z Save File Ctrl S Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V SELECTION Toggle Object/Component S… F8 Select Points 2 Select Edges 3 Select Primitives 4 Select All N Select Nothing Shift N Houdini 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 HOUDINI · WINDOWS ⤢ NODES 01 Open Tab Menu (Add Node) Tab ANIMATION 02 Set Keyframe K Toggle Auto-Keying Alt K PLAYBACK 05 Play Forward UP Play Backward DOWN Next Frame RIGHT Previous Frame LEFT Go to First Frame Ctrl UP PANES 04 Scene View Pane Alt 1 Network Editor Pane Alt 2 Parameters Pane Alt 3 Close Tab Ctrl W TOOLS 05 Move Tool T Rotate Tool R Scale Tool E Select Tool S Node-Specific Handles Enter EDIT 04 Undo Ctrl Z Save File Ctrl S Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V SELECTION 06 Toggle Object/Component… F8 Select Points 2 Select Edges 3 Select Primitives 4 Select All N Select Nothing Shift N VIEWPORT 10 Zoom to Selected Space › G Zoom to All Objects Space › A Show Default View Space › H Toggle Shaded/Wireframe W Toggle Single/Quad View… Space › B Perspective Viewport Space › 1 Display Options D Orthographic/Perspectiv… Space › O Top View Space › 2 Front View Space › 3 NETWORK 08 Frame All Nodes H Frame Selected Nodes G Enter Node Enter Go Up Level U Bypass Node Q Find Node Ctrl F Add Network Box Shift O Add Sticky Note Shift P Houdini 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 HOUDINI · WINDOWS
⤢ HOUDINI · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 9 SETS · No.01 HOUDINI TOTAL 45 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS NODES 01 VIEWPORT 10 TOOLS 05 ANIMATION 02 EDIT 04 PLAYBACK 05 NETWORK 08 SELECTION 06 PANES 04 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Open Tab Menu (Add Node) Tab Zoom to Selected Space › G Zoom to All Objects Space › A Show Default View Space › H Toggle Shaded/Wireframe W Toggle Single/Quad Viewports Space › B Perspective Viewport Space › 1 Display Options D Orthographic/Perspective Toggle Space › O Top View Space › 2 Front View Space › 3 Move Tool T Rotate Tool R Scale Tool E Select Tool S Node-Specific Handles Enter Set Keyframe K Toggle Auto-Keying Alt K Undo Ctrl Z Save File Ctrl S Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Play Forward UP Play Backward DOWN Next Frame RIGHT Previous Frame LEFT Go to First Frame Ctrl UP Frame All Nodes H Frame Selected Nodes G Enter Node Enter Go Up Level U Bypass Node Q Find Node Ctrl F Add Network Box Shift O Add Sticky Note Shift P Toggle Object/Component Selection F8 Select Points 2 Select Edges 3 Select Primitives 4 Select All N Select Nothing Shift N Scene View Pane Alt 1 Network Editor Pane Alt 2 Parameters Pane Alt 3 Close Tab Ctrl W
HOUDINI KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E Scale To… R Rotate T… T Move Tool Y U I O P A S Ctrl Save File D F G Frame Se… H Frame Al… J K Set Keyf… L Z Ctrl Undo X C V B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Open Tab Menu (Ad… Tab Zoom to Selected Space › G Zoom to All Objec… Space › A Select Tool S Play Forward UP Enter Node Enter shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH HOUDINI · WINDOWS Keyboard map VIEWPORT Zoom to Selected Space › G Zoom to All Objects Space › A ANIMATION Set Keyframe K EDIT Undo Ctrl Z Save File Ctrl S NETWORK Frame All Nodes H Frame Selected Nodes G Enter Node Enter NODES Open Tab Menu (Add Node) Tab TOOLS Move Tool T Rotate Tool R Scale Tool E Select Tool S PLAYBACK Play Forward UP Houdini 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 HOUDINI · WINDOWS Isometric VIEWPORT 02 Zoom to Selected Space › G Zoom to All Objects Space › A ANIMATION 01 Set Keyframe K EDIT 02 Undo Ctrl Z Save File Ctrl S NETWORK 03 Frame All Nodes H Frame Selected Nodes G Enter Node Enter NODES 01 Open Tab Menu (Add Node) Tab TOOLS 04 Move Tool T Rotate Tool R Scale Tool E Select Tool S PLAYBACK 01 Play Forward UP Houdini 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 HOUDINI · WINDOWS Typewriter HOUDINI · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 7 SETS · No.01 HOUDINI TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS NODES 01 VIEWPORT 02 TOOLS 04 ANIMATION 01 EDIT 02 PLAYBACK 01 NETWORK 03 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Open Tab Menu (Add Node) Tab Zoom to Selected Space › G Zoom to All Objects Space › A Move Tool T Rotate Tool R Scale Tool E Select Tool S Set Keyframe K Undo Ctrl Z Save File Ctrl S Play Forward UP Frame All Nodes H Frame Selected Nodes G Enter Node Enter Editorial Houdini is a procedural 3D application widely used for visual effects, simulations, and complex animation in film and games. Its shortcuts speed up network navigation, node creation, and viewport control across an inherently deep workflow.
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All Houdini keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
10 Action Shortcut Zoom to Selected Space then G Zoom to All Objects Space then A Show Default View Space then H Toggle Shaded/Wireframe W Toggle Single/Quad Viewports Space then B Perspective Viewport Space then 1 Display Options D Orthographic/Perspective Toggle Space then O Top View Space then 2 Front View Space then 3
8 Action Shortcut Frame All Nodes H Frame Selected Nodes G Enter Node Enter Go Up Level U Bypass Node Q Find Node Ctrl F Add Network Box Shift O Add Sticky Note Shift P
6 Action Shortcut Toggle Object/Component Selection F8 Select Points 2 Select Edges 3 Select Primitives 4 Select All N Select Nothing Shift N
5 Action Shortcut Move Tool T Rotate Tool R Scale Tool E Select Tool S Node-Specific Handles Enter
5 Action Shortcut Play Forward UP Play Backward DOWN Next Frame RIGHT Previous Frame LEFT Go to First Frame Ctrl UP
4 Action Shortcut Scene View Pane Alt 1 Network Editor Pane Alt 2 Parameters Pane Alt 3 Close Tab Ctrl W
4 Action Shortcut Undo Ctrl Z Save File Ctrl S Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V
2 Action Shortcut Set Keyframe K Toggle Auto-Keying Alt K
1 Action Shortcut Open Tab Menu (Add Node) Tab
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Does the poster include every Houdini shortcut? Houdini has 45 keyboard shortcuts in total — 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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