# Motive HotKeys

Hotkeys can be viewed and customized from the [Application Settings](/v3.2/motive-ui-panes/settings/settings-mouse-and-keyboard.md) panel. The below chart lists only the commonly used hotkeys. There are also other hotkeys and unassigned hotkeys, which are not included in the chart below. For a complete list of hotkey assignments, please check the [Application Settings](/v3.2/motive-ui-panes/settings/settings-mouse-and-keyboard.md) in Motive.

| Function                                                                                     | Default Hotkey                                                                   |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **File**                                                                                     |                                                                                  |
| Open File (TTP, CAL, TAK, TRA, SKL)                                                          | CTRL + O                                                                         |
| Save Current Take                                                                            | CTRL + S                                                                         |
| Save Current Take As                                                                         | CTRL + Shift + S                                                                 |
| Export Tracking Data from current (or selected) TAKs                                         | CTRL + Shift + Alt + S                                                           |
|                                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| **Basic**                                                                                    |                                                                                  |
| Toggle Between Live/Edit Mode                                                                | Shift + \~                                                                       |
| Record Start / Playback start                                                                | Space Bar                                                                        |
| Select All                                                                                   | CTRL + A                                                                         |
| Undo                                                                                         | Ctrl + Z                                                                         |
| Redo                                                                                         | Ctrl + Y                                                                         |
| Cut                                                                                          | Ctrl + X                                                                         |
| Paste                                                                                        | Ctrl + V                                                                         |
|                                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| **Layout**                                                                                   |                                                                                  |
| Calibrate Layout                                                                             | Ctrl+1                                                                           |
| Create Layout                                                                                | Ctrl+2                                                                           |
| Capture Layout                                                                               | Ctrl+3                                                                           |
| Edit Layout                                                                                  | Ctrl+4                                                                           |
| Custom Layout \[1...]                                                                        | Ctrl+\[5...9], Shift\[1...9]                                                     |
|                                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| **Perspective View Pane (3D)**                                                               |                                                                                  |
| Switch selected viewport to 3D perspective view.                                             | 1                                                                                |
| Switch selected viewport to 2D camera view.                                                  | 2                                                                                |
| Show view angle from a selected camera or a Rigid Body                                       | 3                                                                                |
| Open single viewport                                                                         | Shift + 1                                                                        |
| Open two viewports; splited horizontally.                                                    | Shift + 2                                                                        |
| Open two viewports; splited vertically.                                                      | Shift + 3                                                                        |
| Open four viewports.                                                                         | Shift + 4                                                                        |
|                                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| **Perspective View Pane (3D)**                                                               |                                                                                  |
| Follow Selected                                                                              | G                                                                                |
| Zoom to Fit Selection                                                                        | F                                                                                |
| Zoom to Fit All                                                                              | Shift + F                                                                        |
| Reset Tracking                                                                               | Crtl+R                                                                           |
| View/hide [Tracked Rays](/v3.2/motive/reconstruction-and-2d-mode.md)                         | "                                                                                |
| View/hide [Untracked Rays](/v3.2/motive/reconstruction-and-2d-mode.md)                       | Shift + "                                                                        |
| Jog Timeline                                                                                 | Alt + Left Click                                                                 |
| Create Rigid Body From Selected                                                              | Ctrl+T                                                                           |
| Refresh Skeleton Asset                                                                       | Ctrl + R with a Skeleton asset selected                                          |
| Enable/Disable [Asset Editing](/v3.2/motive/assets/gizmo-tool-translate-rotate-and-scale.md) | T                                                                                |
| Toggle Labeling Mode                                                                         | D                                                                                |
| Select Mode                                                                                  | Q                                                                                |
| Translation Mode                                                                             | W                                                                                |
| Rotation Mode                                                                                | E                                                                                |
| Scale Mode                                                                                   | R                                                                                |
|                                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| **Camera Preview (2D)**                                                                      |                                                                                  |
| Video Modes                                                                                  | <ul><li>U: Grayscale Mode</li><li>I: MJPEG Mode</li><li>O: Object Mode</li></ul> |
|                                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| **Data Management Pane**                                                                     |                                                                                  |
| Remove or Delete Session Folders                                                             | Delete                                                                           |
| Remove Selected Take                                                                         | Delete                                                                           |
| paste shots as empty take from clipboard                                                     | Ctrl+V                                                                           |
| **Timeline / Graph View**                                                                    |                                                                                  |
| Toggle Live/Edit Mode                                                                        | \~                                                                               |
| Again+                                                                                       | +                                                                                |
| Live Mode: Record                                                                            | Space                                                                            |
| Edit Mode: Start/stop playback                                                               | Space                                                                            |
| Rewind (Jump to the first frame)                                                             | Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow                                                        |
| PageTimeBackward (Ten Frames)                                                                | Down Arrow                                                                       |
| StepTimeBackward (One Frame)                                                                 | Left Arrow                                                                       |
| StepTimeForward (One Frame)                                                                  | Right Arrow                                                                      |
| PageTimeForward (Ten Frames)                                                                 | Up Arrow                                                                         |
| FastForward (Jump to the last frame)                                                         | Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow                                                       |
| To next gapped frames                                                                        | Z                                                                                |
| To previous gapped frames                                                                    | Shift + Z                                                                        |
| Graph View - Delete Selected Keys in 3D data                                                 | Delete when frame range is selected                                              |
| Show All                                                                                     | Shift + F                                                                        |
| Frame To Selected                                                                            | F                                                                                |
| Zoom to Fit All                                                                              | Shift + F                                                                        |
|                                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| **Editing / Labeling Workflow**                                                              |                                                                                  |
| Apply smoothing to selected trajectory                                                       | X                                                                                |
| Apply cubic fit to the gapped trajectory                                                     | C                                                                                |
| Toggle Labeling Mode                                                                         | D                                                                                |
| To next gapped frame                                                                         | Z                                                                                |
| To previous gapped frame                                                                     | Shift + Z                                                                        |
| Enable/Disable Asset Editing                                                                 | T                                                                                |
| Select Mode                                                                                  | Q                                                                                |
| Translation Mode                                                                             | W                                                                                |
| Rotation Mode                                                                                | E                                                                                |
| Scale Mode                                                                                   | R                                                                                |
| Delete selected keys                                                                         | DELETE                                                                           |


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