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⤢ SUBSTANCE 3D PAINTER KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 40 1 Paint To… 2 Eraser T… 3 Projecti… 4 Polygon … 5 6 Clone To… 7 8 9 0 Q ⌥ Isolate … W Translat… E ⌘ ⇧ Export T… R Scale To… T Y ⌘ Redo U I O ⌘ Open Pro… P Pick Str… A S ⌘ Save Pro… D ⌘ Duplicat… F Center M… G ⌘ Group La… H J K L Symmetry Z ⌘ Undo X Invert G… C ⌘ Copy Lay… V ⌘ Paste La… B ⌘ ⇧ Bake Mes… N ⌘ New Proj… M MORE SHORTCUTS Camera Rotate ⌥ LMB Increase Tool Size ] Decrease Tool Size [ Viewport Layout 3… F1 Viewport Layout 3… F2 Viewport Layout 2… F3 Painting Mode F9 Rendering Mode F10 Delete Layer ⌦ Hide UI ⇥ Swap 2D / 3D View F4 Camera Perspective F5 Camera Orthograph… F6 Lazy Mouse D Show / Hide Manip… Q Rotate Tool E Cut Layer ⌘ X shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SUBSTANCE 3D PAINTER · MAC
SUBSTANCE 3D PAINTER KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 40 1 Paint To… 2 Eraser T… 3 Projecti… 4 Polygon … 5 6 Clone To… 7 8 9 0 A Z ⌘ Undo E ⌘ ⇧ Export T… R Scale To… T Y ⌘ Redo U I O ⌘ Open Pro… P Pick Str… Q ⌥ Isolate … S ⌘ Save Pro… D ⌘ Duplicat… F Center M… G ⌘ Group La… H J K L Symmetry M W Translat… X Invert G… C ⌘ Copy Lay… V ⌘ Paste La… B ⌘ ⇧ Bake Mes… N ⌘ New Proj… MORE SHORTCUTS Camera Rotate ⌥ LMB Increase Tool Size ] Decrease Tool Size [ Viewport Layout 3… F1 Viewport Layout 3… F2 Viewport Layout 2… F3 Painting Mode F9 Rendering Mode F10 Delete Layer ⌦ Hide UI ⇥ Swap 2D / 3D View F4 Camera Perspective F5 Camera Orthograph… F6 Lazy Mouse D Show / Hide Manip… Q Rotate Tool E Cut Layer ⌘ X shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SUBSTANCE 3D PAINTER · MAC
⤢ NAVIGATION Center Mesh in View F Camera Rotate ⌥ LMB LAYERS Duplicate Layer ⌘ D Group Layer ⌘ G Copy Layer ⌘ C Paste Layer ⌘ V Delete Layer ⌦ Cut Layer ⌘ X MANIPULATORS Symmetry L Show / Hide Manipulator Q Translate Tool W Rotate Tool E Scale Tool R TOOLS Paint Tool 1 Eraser Tool 2 Increase Tool Size ] Decrease Tool Size [ Projection Tool 3 Polygon Fill Tool 4 Invert Grayscale Tool X Pick Stroke Material P Clone Tool 6 Lazy Mouse D MODES Painting Mode F9 Rendering Mode F10 GENERAL Save Project ⌘ S Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Export Textures ⌘ ⇧ E New Project ⌘ N Open Project ⌘ O Bake Mesh Maps ⌘ ⇧ B Hide UI ⇥ VIEW Viewport Layout 3D / 2D F1 Viewport Layout 3D Only F2 Viewport Layout 2D Only F3 Swap 2D / 3D View F4 Camera Perspective F5 Camera Orthographic F6 Isolate Texture Set ⌥ Q Substance 3D Painter 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 SUBSTANCE 3D PAINTER · MAC ⤢ NAVIGATION 02 Center Mesh in View F Camera Rotate ⌥ LMB LAYERS 06 Duplicate Layer ⌘ D Group Layer ⌘ G Copy Layer ⌘ C Paste Layer ⌘ V Delete Layer ⌦ Cut Layer ⌘ X MANIPULATORS 05 Symmetry L Show / Hide Manipulat… Q Translate Tool W Rotate Tool E Scale Tool R TOOLS 10 Paint Tool 1 Eraser Tool 2 Increase Tool Size ] Decrease Tool Size [ Projection Tool 3 Polygon Fill Tool 4 Invert Grayscale Tool X Pick Stroke Material P Clone Tool 6 Lazy Mouse D MODES 02 Painting Mode F9 Rendering Mode F10 GENERAL 08 Save Project ⌘ S Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Export Textures ⌘ ⇧ E New Project ⌘ N Open Project ⌘ O Bake Mesh Maps ⌘ ⇧ B Hide UI ⇥ VIEW 07 Viewport Layout 3D / … F1 Viewport Layout 3D On… F2 Viewport Layout 2D On… F3 Swap 2D / 3D View F4 Camera Perspective F5 Camera Orthographic F6 Isolate Texture Set ⌥ Q Substance 3D Painter 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 SUBSTANCE 3D PAINTER · MAC
⤢ SUBSTANCE 3D PAINTER · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 7 SETS · No.01 SUBSTANCE 3D PAINTER TOTAL 40 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS GENERAL 08 TOOLS 10 NAVIGATION 02 LAYERS 06 VIEW 07 MODES 02 MANIPULATORS 05 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Save Project ⌘ S Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Export Textures ⌘ ⇧ E New Project ⌘ N Open Project ⌘ O Bake Mesh Maps ⌘ ⇧ B Hide UI ⇥ Paint Tool 1 Eraser Tool 2 Increase Tool Size ] Decrease Tool Size [ Projection Tool 3 Polygon Fill Tool 4 Invert Grayscale Tool X Pick Stroke Material P Clone Tool 6 Lazy Mouse D Center Mesh in View F Camera Rotate ⌥ LMB Duplicate Layer ⌘ D Group Layer ⌘ G Copy Layer ⌘ C Paste Layer ⌘ V Delete Layer ⌦ Cut Layer ⌘ X Viewport Layout 3D / 2D F1 Viewport Layout 3D Only F2 Viewport Layout 2D Only F3 Swap 2D / 3D View F4 Camera Perspective F5 Camera Orthographic F6 Isolate Texture Set ⌥ Q Painting Mode F9 Rendering Mode F10 Symmetry L Show / Hide Manipulator Q Translate Tool W Rotate Tool E Scale Tool R
SUBSTANCE 3D PAINTER KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 Paint To… 2 Eraser T… 3 Projecti… 4 Polygon … 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E ⌘ ⇧ Export T… R T Y ⌘ Redo U I O ⌘ Open Pro… P A S ⌘ Save Pro… D F Center M… G H J K L Z ⌘ Undo X C V B N ⌘ New Proj… M MORE SHORTCUTS Camera Rotate ⌥ LMB Increase Tool Size ] Decrease Tool Size [ shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SUBSTANCE 3D PAINTER · MAC Keyboard map TOOLS Paint Tool 1 Eraser Tool 2 Increase Tool Size ] Decrease Tool Size [ Projection Tool 3 Polygon Fill Tool 4 NAVIGATION Center Mesh in View F Camera Rotate ⌥ LMB GENERAL Save Project ⌘ S Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Export Textures ⌘ ⇧ E New Project ⌘ N Open Project ⌘ O Substance 3D Painter 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 SUBSTANCE 3D PAINTER · MAC Isometric TOOLS 06 Paint Tool 1 Eraser Tool 2 Increase Tool Size ] Decrease Tool Size [ Projection Tool 3 Polygon Fill Tool 4 NAVIGATION 02 Center Mesh in View F Camera Rotate ⌥ LMB GENERAL 06 Save Project ⌘ S Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Export Textures ⌘ ⇧ E New Project ⌘ N Open Project ⌘ O Substance 3D Painter 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 SUBSTANCE 3D PAINTER · MAC Typewriter SUBSTANCE 3D PAINTER · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 3 SETS · No.01 SUBSTANCE 3D PAINTER TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS GENERAL 06 TOOLS 06 NAVIGATION 02 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Save Project ⌘ S Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Export Textures ⌘ ⇧ E New Project ⌘ N Open Project ⌘ O Paint Tool 1 Eraser Tool 2 Increase Tool Size ] Decrease Tool Size [ Projection Tool 3 Polygon Fill Tool 4 Center Mesh in View F Camera Rotate ⌥ LMB Editorial Substance 3D Painter lets artists paint detailed textures and materials straight onto 3D meshes with smart masks and generators. Its keyboard shortcuts make brush sizing, tool changes, and camera control instant, streamlining the painting flow across every surface.
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All Substance 3D Painter keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
+ 3 more controls in the table below
+ 3 more controls in the table below
10 Action Shortcut Paint Tool 1 Eraser Tool 2 Increase Tool Size ] Decrease Tool Size [ Projection Tool 3 Polygon Fill Tool 4 Invert Grayscale Tool X Pick Stroke Material P Clone Tool 6 Lazy Mouse D
8 Action Shortcut Save Project ⌘ S Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Export Textures ⌘ ⇧ E New Project ⌘ N Open Project ⌘ O Bake Mesh Maps ⌘ ⇧ B Hide UI ⇥
7 Action Shortcut Viewport Layout 3D / 2D F1 Viewport Layout 3D Only F2 Viewport Layout 2D Only F3 Swap 2D / 3D View F4 Camera Perspective F5 Camera Orthographic F6 Isolate Texture Set ⌥ Q
6 Action Shortcut Duplicate Layer ⌘ D Group Layer ⌘ G Copy Layer ⌘ C Paste Layer ⌘ V Delete Layer ⌦ Cut Layer ⌘ X
5 Action Shortcut Symmetry L Show / Hide Manipulator Q Translate Tool W Rotate Tool E Scale Tool R
2 Action Shortcut Center Mesh in View F Camera Rotate ⌥
2 Action Shortcut Painting Mode F9 Rendering Mode F10
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Frequently asked questions
Does the poster include every Substance 3D Painter shortcut? Substance 3D Painter has 40 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.
Can I print it at home? Yes. The digital download is a high-resolution 300 DPI file you can print at home or at any print shop, in standard frame sizes.
Does it cover both Mac and Windows? We sell separate Mac and Windows editions so every key matches your keyboard exactly. This page is the macOS edition.
Is this an official Substance 3D Painter product? No. This is an unofficial reference poster and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Substance 3D Painter. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. Was this reference helpful? Thanks — your feedback helps us improve.
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