ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED ZBRUSH HOTKEYS
LETTERS
A = In HD GEOMETRY MODE (cursor over mesh) Toggle in/out of HD Sculpting mode
A = In HD GEOMETRY MODE (cursor over background) Render all HD Geometry
A = In ZSPHERE MODE Preview Adaptive Skin
B = Show Brush popup
C = Select color under cursor
D = Higher res (up in your subdivision level)
E = Scale
F = Fit All
G = Alpha from brush
H = Hide/Show Zscript window
I = RGB Intensity
J =UNASSIGNED
K =UNASSIGNED
L = Lazy Mouse
M = FOR IMM BRUSHES show all meshes in brush
M = Quick Pick
N = List all subtools
O =Focal Shift
P = Perspective
Q = Draw
R = Rotate
S = Draw Size
T = Edit Mode on or off
U = Z Intensity
V = Switch color
W = Move
X = Activate Symmetry
Y = Gizmo 3D toggle
Z = Show/hide Spotlight Dial
LETTERS COMBINATIONS FOR BRUSHES
B–C–C = ClipCurve
B–C–L = ClayLine
B–M–E = Move Elastic
B–M–P = M Polish
B–S–T = Standard Brush
B–S–S = Smooth Stronger
USE ABOVE TO DETERMINE UNASSIGNED B-letter-letter Combinations
ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED ZBRUSH HOTKEYS
NUMBERS
0 = Actual Size
1 = Replay Last Stroke
2 = Replay All Recorded Strokes
3 = Record Stroke
5 = Snapshot curve
6 = Smooth curve
7 = Frame Mesh (Stroke Curve)
8 = UNASSIGNED
9 = Quick Save
PUNCTUATION
, [comma key] = Show/hide Lightbox
] = Increase Draw Size by set units (set increment in the Zplugin>Misc Utilities>Brush
Increment slider)
[ = Decrease Draw Size by set units (set increment in the Zplugin>Misc Utilities>Brush
Increment slider)
\ = Sculptris Pro Mode
+ [plus sign]= Zoom In canvas
- [minus sign] = Zoom out canvas
~+Click canvas (US) @+Click canvas (UK)= CANVAS 2.5D MODE Select layer on which
clicked pixol resides
~+drag (US) @+drag (UK)= CANVAS 2.5 D MODE Move layer contents up/down/sideways
(X & Y)
/ = UNASSIGNED
; [Semicolon]= UNASSIGNED
‘ [apostrophe] = UNASSIGNED
SHIFT + LETTER
Shift + A = IN ZSPHERE ARMATURE EDIT MODE Activate Sketch Mode
Shift + B = 2.5 D Draw Mode
Shift + C = UNASSIGNED
Shift + D = WITH SUBDIVIDED MESH Lower Res (go down subdivision level)
Shift + E = UNASSIGNED
Shift + F = Show/hide Polyframe & polygroups
Shift + G = Projection Master
ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED ZBRUSH HOTKEYS
(SHIFT + LETTER CONTINUED)
Shift + H =UNASSIGNED
Shift + I =UNASSIGNED
Shift + J =UNASSIGNED
Shift + K =UNASSIGNED
Shift + L = ZOOM OUT
Shift + M = Magnify Glass
Shift + N = ASSIGNED BUT CANT FIND
Shift + O =UNASSIGNED
Shift + P = Floor Grid
Shift + Q = ZOOM IN
Shift + R = Best Preview Render (BPR)
Shift + S = Snapshot to canvas
Shift + T = UNASSIGNED
Shift + U = UNASSIGNED
Shift + V = UNASSIGNED
Shift + W = UNASSIGNED
Shift + X = XPOSE
Shift + Y = UNASSIGNED
Shift + Z = Turn on/off Spotlight
SHIFT + CTRL + LETTER
Shift + Ctrl + A = Grow all mesh portion
Shift + Ctrl + B = UNASSIGNED
Shift + Ctrl + C = Copy Subtool
Shift + Ctrl + D =Duplicate Subtool
Shift + Ctrl + E = Edge Loop Masked Border
Shift + Ctrl + F = TEXTURE PALETTE & 2.5 D Crop And Fill
Shift + Ctrl + G = Grab texture from document
Shift + Ctrl + H = UNASSIGNED
Shift + Ctrl + I = Store Configuration File
Shift + Ctrl + J = UNASSIGNED
Shift + Ctrl + K = UNASSIGNED
Shift + Ctrl + L = Load ZScript
Shift + Ctrl + M =UNASSIGNED
Shift + Ctrl + N = UNASSIGNED
Shift + Ctrl + O = ON PARTIALLY VISIBLE MESH Outer Ring visibility
Shift + Ctrl + P = Paste Subtool
Shift + Ctrl + Q = UNASSIGNED
ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED ZBRUSH HOTKEYS
(SHIFT + CTRL + LETTER CONTINUED)
Shift + Ctrl + R = Render All
Shift + Ctrl + S = ON PARTIALLY VISIBLE MESH Shrink mesh portion
Shift + Ctrl+ T = Save Tool
Shift + Ctrl + U = Reload ZScript
Shift + Ctrl + V = UNASSIGNED
Shift + Ctrl + W = UNASSIGNED
Shift + Ctrl + X = ON PARTIALLY VISIBLE MESH Grow mesh portion
Shift + Ctrl + Y = Create Vector Displacement Map From Mesh
Shift + Ctrl+ Z = Redo
SHIFT + CTRL + PUNCTUATION
Shift + Ctrl + ! WITH A TIMELINE = Snapshot to Movie
SHIFT + CTRL + ALT + LETTER
Shift + Ctrl + Alt + I = Save User Interface Configuration File
CTRL + LETTER
Ctrl + A = Mask All
Ctrl + B = Bake Layer
Ctrl + C = UNASSIGNED
Ctrl + D = Divide
Ctrl + E = Edge Loop (partially hidden mesh)
Ctrl + F = Create Folder & Name
Ctrl + F= Fill layer
Ctrl + G = GO Z
Ctrl + H = View Mask
Ctrl + H = View/ Hide Stencil
Ctrl + I = Invert Mask
Ctrl + J = UNASSIGNED
Ctrl + K =UNASSIGNED
Ctrl + L = Load User interface Configuration File
Ctrl + M = remove marker
Ctrl + N = Clear layer
Ctrl + O = Open Project
Ctrl + P = Set Pivot Point
ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED ZBRUSH HOTKEYS
(CTRL + LETTER CONTINUED)
Ctrl + Q =UNASSIGNED
Ctrl + R = Cursor Select Render
Ctrl + S = Save Project
Ctrl + T = UNASSIGNED
Ctrl + U = Reload ZScript
Ctrl + V =UNASSIGNED
Ctrl + W = ONCE MASKED Group Masked and Clear Mask
Ctrl + X =UNASSIGNED
Ctrl + Y = UNASSIGNED
Ctrl + Z = Undo
CTRL + NUMBER
Ctrl+ 0 = Antialiased Half Size
Ctrl + 1 = UNASSIGNED
ALT+ LETTER
Alt + A = UNASSIGNED
Alt + B = UNASSIGNED
Alt + C =UNASSIGNED
Alt + D = UNASSIGNED
Alt + E =UNASSIGNED
Alt + F =UNASSIGNED
Alt + G = UNASSIGNED
Alt + H = Stencil On
Alt + I = UNASSIGNED
Alt + J = UNASSIGNED
Alt + K = UNASSIGNED
Alt + L = UNASSIGNED
Alt + M = UNASSIGNED
Alt + N = UNASSIGNED
Alt + O = UNASSIGNED
Alt + P = UNASSIGNED
Alt + Q = UNASSIGNED
Alt + R = UNASSIGNED
Alt + S =UNASSIGNED
Alt + T = UNASSIGNED
Alt + U = UNASSIGNED
ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED ZBRUSH HOTKEYS
(ALT + LETTER CONTINUED)
Alt + V = UNASSIGNED
Alt + W = UNASSIGNED
Alt + X =UNASSIGNED
Alt + Y = UNASSIGNED
Alt + Z = UNASSIGNED
FUNCTION KEYS (PC ONLY)
F1= Tools
F2= Brushes
F3 = Strokes
F4= Alphas
F5 = Textures
F6 = (with cursor off in canvas area) Materials
F7= UNASSIGNED
F8=UNASSIGNED
(MAC ALSO)
F12= Decrese Brush Size by amount set in increment slider
ARROWS
Left Arrow = IN TIMELINE go to previous camera key frame Dot
Right Arrow=IN TIMELINE go to next camera key frame Dot
Up Arrow= IN SUBTOOL PALETTE go up subtool list
Down Arrow=IN SUBTOOL PALETTE go down subtool list
SPACEBAR
Spacebar (or Right Mouse click) = Show QuickMenu
Hold Spacebar = WITH TRANPOSE LINE ACTIVE move action line while drawing
Spacebar = IN STENCIL PALLETTE Coin Controller
Spacebar without releasing mouse/pen= USING CLIPPING BRUSH Move selection or clip
area
ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED ZBRUSH HOTKEYS
TAB
TAB = Show/hide floating palettes
LISTED BELOW ARE MOUSE ACTIONS & MODIFIERS WITH MOUSE ACTIONS
CLICK/DRAG
Double-click on Lightbox thumbnail (texture/alphas will be loaded into Spotlight if it is
active) = load selected item
Click on paintbrush icon = toggle Polypaint Colorize
Click & drag Background DEFAULT NAVIGATION = Free Rotate
Right-click & drag (can be over the model) PREF SET TO RIGHT CLICK
NAVIGATION = Rotate
Right Mouse Click (or Spacebar) = Show QuickMenu
CLICK/DRAG (+ then SHIFT)
Click+drag first, then press Shift NAVIGATION= Constrain to 90-degree rotation
SHIFT (CLICK/ DRAG)
Hold down Shift while using brush = Smooth
Shift + click on paintbrush icon = SUBTOOL PALETTE toggle Polypaint Colorize for all
SubTools
Shift, Click, release Shift, drag = DEFAULT NAVIGATION Rotate around Z-axis
SHIFT Click on eyeball icon = SUBTOOL PALETTE Toggle visibility on All layers on/off
SHIFT+ CONTROL (CLICK/DRAG)
Hold Shift+Ctrl (while selecting brush from popup)= Select Selection or Clip Brush
Shift + Ctrl + drag on mesh = Drag out Green visibility selection rectangle (everything
inside the green rectangle is made visible)
Shift + Ctrl + drag on Canvas = ON PARTIALLY VISIBLE MESH show inverse of current
visible
Shift + Ctrl + Click (on Canvas) = ON PARTIALLY VISIBLE MESH Show all
Shift + Ctrl + Click once (on Polygroup) = Show polygroup selected
Shift+Ctrl+Click twice = Hide selected Polygroup (on fully visible mesh)
Shift+Ctrl+click on edge = WITH LASSO SELECTED OPTION Hide edge loop on edge that
crosses loop
ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED ZBRUSH HOTKEYS
SHIFT+ ALT (CLICK/DRAG)
Shift + Ctrl + drag on mesh = Drag out Red visibility selection rectangle (everything inside
the red rectangle is made not visible)
Shift+Alt+click on selected SubTool = frame that SubTool (Note this option can be set in
the Preferences > Edit > Enable Auto Center slider; 0 = off; 1 = Alt+click; 2 = Shift+Alt+click)
CTRL (CLICK/DRAG)
Ctrl (hold down) = Paint mask on object (alphas/strokes can be used)
Ctrl + cursor over item = Show item description (when Popup Info is switched on)
Ctrl+Drag Background = DYNAMESH TOGGLED ON Remesh Dynamesh sculpt
Hold Ctrl while selecting brush from popup = Select Masking Brush
Ctrl+Click on mesh = ONCE MASKED Blur mask
Ctrl+Click Background = ONCE MASKED Reverse mask
Ctrl+Click+ drag Background = ONCE MASKED Clear Mask
Ctrl+Right-click & drag (can be over the model)= RIGHT CLICK NAVIGATION Scale
Ctrl+Click & drag = (using MaskPen or MaskRect brush) Alpha-intensity mask
Ctrl+Click, release Ctrl, drag (starting off mesh) = MASKING ACTION Constant-intensity
mask
CTRL+ ALT (CLICK /DRAG)
Ctrl+Alt+cursor over item = Show alternative item description
Ctrl+Alt+click on item (store hotkeys in Preferences> Hotkeys submenu) = Assign custom
hotkey
Ctrl+Alt (hold down) = ONCE MASKED Delete or paint reverse mask
Ctrl+Alt+Click on mesh = ONCE MASKED Sharpen mask
Ctrl+Alt+drag (when Enable Customize is switched on) = Move item to custom interface
position
Ctrl+Alt+drag to Canvas (when Enable Customize is on) = Remove item from custom
interface position
ALT (CLICK /DRAG)
Alt (hold down) SCULPT MODE = Toggle ZAdd and ZSub
Alt 2.5 D MODE = Reverse 2.5D brush effect
Alt + draw across curve = delete curve
click Alt once = CLIPPING BRUSHES ClipCurve add soft direction change
click Alt twice = CLIPPING BRUSHES ClipCurve add sharp direction change –
ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED ZBRUSH HOTKEYS
Alt (hold down) = CLIPPING BRUSHES reverse clip area
Alt+click on SubTool = select that SubTool
Alt+Click & drag Background DEFAULT NAVIGATION = Move
Alt+Click, Release Alt, drag Background DEFAULT NAVIGATION=Scale
Alt+Right-click & drag (can be over the model) PREF SET TO RIGHT CLICK
NAVIGATION=Move
NOTE: ZSphere & Transpose line contextual mouse & modifier shortcuts not included in
this list
