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⤢ LIGHTWAVE 3D KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 40 1 Toggle V… 2 Toggle V… 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Single V… Q W E ⇧ Extrude … R T Move Tool Y Rotate T… U I O ⌘ Load Obj… P Make Pol… A Fit All … S Save Obj… D F ⇧ Smooth S… G ⌘ Selectio… H Stretch … J K ⇧ Knife To… L Z ⌘ Undo X ⌘ Cut (Mod… C ⌘ Clone Cu… V ⇧ Mirror T… B Bevel (M… N Numeric … M Merge Po… MORE SHORTCUTS Redo Z Switch Between La… F12 Save Object As / … ⌘ S Toggle Faces / Su… ⇥ Selection Mode: P… ⌘ H Change Selection … ␣ Surface Editor Op… F5 Render Current Fr… F9 Drag Tool (Modele… ⌘ T Select All Object… ⌘ A Fit Selected Item… ⇧ A Zoom In . Zoom Out , Render Scene (Lay… F10 Select Connected … ] Drop / Restore Se… / Center View on Mo… G Render Properties… ⌘ P Auto Key On/Off (… ⇧ F1 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH LIGHTWAVE 3D · MAC
LIGHTWAVE 3D KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 40 1 Toggle V… 2 Toggle V… 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Single V… A Fit All … Z ⌘ Undo E ⇧ Extrude … R T Move Tool Y Rotate T… U I O ⌘ Load Obj… P Make Pol… Q S Save Obj… D F ⇧ Smooth S… G ⌘ Selectio… H Stretch … J K ⇧ Knife To… L M Merge Po… W X ⌘ Cut (Mod… C ⌘ Clone Cu… V ⇧ Mirror T… B Bevel (M… N Numeric … MORE SHORTCUTS Redo Z Switch Between La… F12 Save Object As / … ⌘ S Toggle Faces / Su… ⇥ Selection Mode: P… ⌘ H Change Selection … ␣ Surface Editor Op… F5 Render Current Fr… F9 Drag Tool (Modele… ⌘ T Select All Object… ⌘ A Fit Selected Item… ⇧ A Zoom In . Zoom Out , Render Scene (Lay… F10 Select Connected … ] Drop / Restore Se… / Center View on Mo… G Render Properties… ⌘ P Auto Key On/Off (… ⇧ F1 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH LIGHTWAVE 3D · MAC
⤢ TOOLS Move Tool T Rotate Tool Y Stretch / Scale Tool H Drag Tool (Modeler) ⌘ T Numeric Input / Options N VIEW Fit All Items in View (La… A Fit Selected Items in View ⇧ A Single Viewport On/Off 0 Zoom In . Zoom Out , Toggle View: Back/Front 1 Toggle View: Top/Bottom 2 Center View on Mouse Poin… G LAYOUT Clone Current Item (Layou… ⌘ C Auto Key On/Off (Layout) ⇧ F1 GENERAL Undo ⌘ Z Redo Z Switch Between Layout and… F12 SELECTION Selection Mode: Point (Mo… ⌘ G Selection Mode: Polygon (… ⌘ H Change Selection Mode (Mo… ␣ Select All Objects (Layou… ⌘ A Select Connected (Modeler) ] Drop / Restore Selection … / WINDOWS Surface Editor Open/Close F5 FILE Save Object / Save Scene S Save Object As / Save Sce… ⌘ S Load Object (Modeler) / L… ⌘ O MODELER Bevel (Modeler) B Extrude Tool (Modeler) ⇧ E Toggle Faces / SubPatches… ⇥ Smooth Shift (Modeler) ⇧ F Knife Tool (Modeler) ⇧ K Mirror Tool (Modeler) ⇧ V Make Polygon (Modeler) P Merge Points (Modeler) M Cut (Modeler) ⌘ X RENDER Render Current Frame (Lay… F9 Render Scene (Layout) F10 Render Properties (Layout) ⌘ P LightWave 3D KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 40 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH LIGHTWAVE 3D · MAC ⤢ GENERAL 03 Undo ⌘ Z Redo Z Switch Between Layout a… F12 SELECTION 06 Selection Mode: Point (… ⌘ G Selection Mode: Polygon… ⌘ H Change Selection Mode (… ␣ Select All Objects (Lay… ⌘ A Select Connected (Model… ] Drop / Restore Selectio… / WINDOWS 01 Surface Editor Open/Clo… F5 LAYOUT 02 Clone Current Item (Lay… ⌘ C Auto Key On/Off (Layout) ⇧ F1 TOOLS 05 Move Tool T Rotate Tool Y Stretch / Scale Tool H Drag Tool (Modeler) ⌘ T Numeric Input / Options N VIEW 08 Fit All Items in View (… A Fit Selected Items in V… ⇧ A Single Viewport On/Off 0 Zoom In . Zoom Out , Toggle View: Back/Front 1 Toggle View: Top/Bottom 2 Center View on Mouse Po… G FILE 03 Save Object / Save Scene S Save Object As / Save S… ⌘ S Load Object (Modeler) /… ⌘ O MODELER 09 Bevel (Modeler) B Extrude Tool (Modeler) ⇧ E Toggle Faces / SubPatch… ⇥ Smooth Shift (Modeler) ⇧ F Knife Tool (Modeler) ⇧ K Mirror Tool (Modeler) ⇧ V Make Polygon (Modeler) P Merge Points (Modeler) M Cut (Modeler) ⌘ X RENDER 03 Render Current Frame (L… F9 Render Scene (Layout) F10 Render Properties (Layo… ⌘ P LightWave 3D KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 40 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH LIGHTWAVE 3D · MAC
⤢ LIGHTWAVE 3D · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 9 SETS · No.01 LIGHTWAVE 3D TOTAL 40 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS GENERAL 03 TOOLS 05 FILE 03 MODELER 09 SELECTION 06 VIEW 08 WINDOWS 01 RENDER 03 LAYOUT 02 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Undo ⌘ Z Redo Z Switch Between Layout and Modeler F12 Move Tool T Rotate Tool Y Stretch / Scale Tool H Drag Tool (Modeler) ⌘ T Numeric Input / Options N Save Object / Save Scene S Save Object As / Save Scene As ⌘ S Load Object (Modeler) / Load Scene (Layout) ⌘ O Bevel (Modeler) B Extrude Tool (Modeler) ⇧ E Toggle Faces / SubPatches (Modeler) ⇥ Smooth Shift (Modeler) ⇧ F Knife Tool (Modeler) ⇧ K Mirror Tool (Modeler) ⇧ V Make Polygon (Modeler) P Merge Points (Modeler) M Cut (Modeler) ⌘ X Selection Mode: Point (Modeler) ⌘ G Selection Mode: Polygon (Modeler) ⌘ H Change Selection Mode (Modeler) ␣ Select All Objects (Layout) ⌘ A Select Connected (Modeler) ] Drop / Restore Selection (Modeler) / Fit All Items in View (Layout) A Fit Selected Items in View ⇧ A Single Viewport On/Off 0 Zoom In . Zoom Out , Toggle View: Back/Front 1 Toggle View: Top/Bottom 2 Center View on Mouse Pointer G Surface Editor Open/Close F5 Render Current Frame (Layout) F9 Render Scene (Layout) F10 Render Properties (Layout) ⌘ P Clone Current Item (Layout) ⌘ C Auto Key On/Off (Layout) ⇧ F1
LIGHTWAVE 3D KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E ⇧ Extrude … R T Move Tool Y Rotate T… U I O ⌘ Load Obj… P A S Save Obj… D F G ⌘ Selectio… H Stretch … J K L Z ⌘ Undo X C V B Bevel (M… N M MORE SHORTCUTS Redo Z Switch Between La… F12 Save Object As / … ⌘ S Toggle Faces / Su… ⇥ Selection Mode: P… ⌘ H shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH LIGHTWAVE 3D · MAC Keyboard map GENERAL Undo ⌘ Z Redo Z Switch Between Layout and Modeler F12 MODELER Bevel (Modeler) B Extrude Tool (Modeler) ⇧ E Toggle Faces / SubPatches (Modeler) ⇥ SELECTION Selection Mode: Point (Modeler) ⌘ G Selection Mode: Polygon (Modeler) ⌘ H TOOLS Move Tool T Rotate Tool Y Stretch / Scale Tool H FILE Save Object / Save Scene S Save Object As / Save Scene As ⌘ S Load Object (Modeler) / Load Scene… ⌘ O LightWave 3D KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 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 LIGHTWAVE 3D · MAC Isometric GENERAL 03 Undo ⌘ Z Redo Z Switch Between Layout and Modeler F12 MODELER 03 Bevel (Modeler) B Extrude Tool (Modeler) ⇧ E Toggle Faces / SubPatches (Modeler) ⇥ SELECTION 02 Selection Mode: Point (Modeler) ⌘ G Selection Mode: Polygon (Modeler) ⌘ H TOOLS 03 Move Tool T Rotate Tool Y Stretch / Scale Tool H FILE 03 Save Object / Save Scene S Save Object As / Save Scene As ⌘ S Load Object (Modeler) / Load Scene… ⌘ O LightWave 3D KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 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 LIGHTWAVE 3D · MAC Typewriter LIGHTWAVE 3D · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 5 SETS · No.01 LIGHTWAVE 3D TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS GENERAL 03 TOOLS 03 FILE 03 MODELER 03 SELECTION 02 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Undo ⌘ Z Redo Z Switch Between Layout and Modeler F12 Move Tool T Rotate Tool Y Stretch / Scale Tool H Save Object / Save Scene S Save Object As / Save Scene As ⌘ S Load Object (Modeler) / Load Scene (Layout) ⌘ O Bevel (Modeler) B Extrude Tool (Modeler) ⇧ E Toggle Faces / SubPatches (Modeler) ⇥ Selection Mode: Point (Modeler) ⌘ G Selection Mode: Polygon (Modeler) ⌘ H Editorial LightWave 3D is a modeling, animation, and rendering package known for its split Modeler and Layout workflow used in film, broadcast, and visualization. Learning its shortcuts cuts down on tool hunting, making mesh editing, navigation, and viewport control far quicker during long sessions.
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All LightWave 3D keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
+ 1 more control in the table below
+ 1 more control in the table below
9 Action Shortcut Bevel (Modeler) B Extrude Tool (Modeler) ⇧ E Toggle Faces / SubPatches (Modeler) ⇥ Smooth Shift (Modeler) ⇧ F Knife Tool (Modeler) ⇧ K Mirror Tool (Modeler) ⇧ V Make Polygon (Modeler) P Merge Points (Modeler) M Cut (Modeler) ⌘ X
8 Action Shortcut Fit All Items in View (Layout) A Fit Selected Items in View ⇧ A Single Viewport On/Off 0 Zoom In . Zoom Out , Toggle View: Back/Front 1 Toggle View: Top/Bottom 2 Center View on Mouse Pointer G
6 Action Shortcut Selection Mode: Point (Modeler) ⌘ G Selection Mode: Polygon (Modeler) ⌘ H Change Selection Mode (Modeler) ␣ Select All Objects (Layout) ⌘ A Select Connected (Modeler) ] Drop / Restore Selection (Modeler) /
5 Action Shortcut Move Tool T Rotate Tool Y Stretch / Scale Tool H Drag Tool (Modeler) ⌘ T Numeric Input / Options N
3 Action Shortcut Undo ⌘ Z Redo Z Switch Between Layout and Modeler F12
3 Action Shortcut Save Object / Save Scene S Save Object As / Save Scene As ⌘ S Load Object (Modeler) / Load Scene (Layout) ⌘ O
3 Action Shortcut Render Current Frame (Layout) F9 Render Scene (Layout) F10 Render Properties (Layout) ⌘ P
2 Action Shortcut Clone Current Item (Layout) ⌘ C Auto Key On/Off (Layout) ⇧ F1
1 Action Shortcut Surface Editor Open/Close F5
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