For purposes of this shortcut list, familiarize yourself with the following abbreviations:

Abbreviations
Control Abbreviation
Left Mouse Button LMB
Right Mouse Button RMB
Middle Mouse Button MMB

References used:

 “Houdini Shortcuts | Sundstedt Animation.” Accessed July 3, 2016. http://sundstedt.se/blog/houdini-

shortcuts/.

 “Hotkey Quick Reference.” Accessed July 3, 2016.

http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini14.0/start/hotkeys.

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Main Menu Panes
New File Alt + N Scene view Alt + 1
Open File Alt + O & Ctrl + O Network Editor Alt + 2
Save File Alt + S & Ctrl + S Parameters Alt + 3
Save File As Alt + Shift + S Tree View Alt + 4
& Ctrl + Shift + S Textport Alt + 5
Quit the Application Alt + Q & Ctrl + Q Animation Editor Alt + 6
Merge Files Alt + M Material Palette Alt + 7
Undo Alt + U & Ctrl + Z Details view Alt + 8
Redo Alt + R & Ctrl + X Scene/Context View Alt + 9
Cut Alt + X & Ctrl + X Maximize Pane Ctrl + B
Copy Alt + C & Ctrl + C Split Pane Left/Right Alt + [
Paste Alt + V & Ctrl + V Split Pane Top/Bottom Alt + ]
Aliases and Variables Alt + Shift + A
Compositing Settings Alt + Shift + I Pane Tabs
Clear Compositing Cache Alt + Shift + R New Tab Ctrl + T
New Desktop Alt + D Tear tab off into floating window Alt + Shift + C
Desktop Manager Alt + Shift + D Previous Tab Ctrl + PgUp
& Ctrl + Backtab
Network Pane Alt + Shift + W Next Tab Ctrl + PgDn
& Ctrl + Tab
Channel Editor Alt + Shift + F Close Tab Ctrl + W
HScript Text port Alt + Shift + T Close All tabs Alt + /
Python Shell Alt + Shift + P Network Control Alt + \
Material Palette Alt + G Move Playbar here Alt + P
Performance Monitor Alt + Y Select Viewport Ctrl + N
Audio Dialog Alt + I Edit Path as Text Ctrl + I
Cache Manager Alt + Shift + M
Rename Selected Dialog Alt + W Help
Find Node Alt + F Tools Help on Mouse Over F1
About Houdini Alt + Shift + V

Selection Mode Keys

Tools Selection Modes
Select S Toggle object/component selection F8
Move T Select Objects 1
Rotate R Select Points 2
Scale E Select Edges 3
Handles Enter Select Primitives 4
View (Hold Space or Alt to enter Esc Select Vertices 5
view mode temporarily) Select Particles 6
Tool Menu Tab Select Dynamics 7
Repeat last Tool Q Toggle Object/Geometry F8

Viewing Display Options

Tumble the camera Space + LMB Switch/Toggle Shaded/Wireframe W
Dolly the camera Space + RMB, Show Display options window D
or Scroll MMB Switch single/Quad viewports Space + B
Track/Pan the camera Space + MMB Switch orthographic/perspective Space + O
Tilt the camera Space + Ctrl + LMB Switch view one/ view all Space + E
Zoom the camera lens Space + Ctrl + RMB Select Viewport/No Objects Space + N
Box Zoom Ctrl + Alt + LMB Switch current viewport to perspective Space + 1
Center view tumbling on the point Space + Z Top Space + 2
under the cursor Front Space + 3
Home Grid / Show the default Space + H Side Space + 4
view
Home All Space + A UV Editor Space + 5
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Viewport Layout Timeline
Single View Ctrl + 1 Play Forward Up Arrow
Four Views Ctrl + 2 Play Backward Down Arrow
Two Views Stacked Ctrl + 3 First Frame Ctrl + Up Arrow
Two Views Side by Side Ctrl + 4 Previous Frame Left Arrow
Three Views Split Bottom Ctrl + 5 Next Frame Right Arrow
Three Views Split Left Ctrl + 6 Previous Scoped Keyframe Ctrl + Left Arrow
Four Views Split Bottom Ctrl + 7 Next Scoped Keyframe Ctrl + Right Arrow
Four Views Split Left Ctrl + 8
Selection Shortcuts
Snapping Select LMB
Grid X Add to Selection Ctrl + Shift + LMB
Primitive (curve) C Remove from Selection Ctrl + LMB
Point V Toggle Selection Shift + LMB
Multi Snapping Ctrl + J Select All A & Ctrl + A
Select Nothing N
Invert Selection Ctrl + I
Network View
Tool Menu Tab & Backspace Bypass Flag Shift + B
Next Pane Alt + Left Arrow Create Subnet Shift + C
Previous Pane Alt + Right Arrow Hide Selected Shift + D
Select All A Expose All Shift + E
Turn On Bypass Flag B + Cursor Sensitive Focus Selected/Pans and Zooms Shift + F
Color Palette C Add Group Shift + G
Display Options D Focus Selected/Pans and Centers Shift + H
Drop on Wire E Layout Selected Shift + L
Focus – Pans and Zooms F Add Network Shift + N
Focus / Home in G Save .hip file Shift + S
Focus – Pans and Centers H Select all Ctrl + A
Dive Into Network I & Enter Copy Ctrl + C
Layout and Center L Find Node Dialog Ctrl + F
Toggle Names N Create Network Box Ctrl + N
Overview Window O Create Sticky Note Ctrl + P
Toggle Mini Parameter Editor P Cut Ctrl + X
Repeat Last Tool Q Paste Ctrl + V
Reorder Inputs R Delete Delete
Toggle Splines S Select First Input Page Up
Tree List View T Select First Output Page Down
Jump Up Out of Network U Select Left Sibling Shift + Page Up & ,
Scope Channel V Select Right Sibling Shift + Page Down & .
Outliner View W Set key frame at Obj level K
Group Menu X
Previous Zoom Level Z

Keyframing / Animation / Parameters Common List Controls

Set Keyframe K Move Up List Up Arrow
Toggle Auto-keying Alt + K Move Down List Down Arrow
Key handle Ctrl + K Expand Left Arrow
Key translations Shift + T Collapse Right Arrow
Key Rotations Shift + R Page Up PgUp & Ctrl + B
Key Scale Shift + E Page Down PgDn & Ctrl + F
Revert to Previous Value Shift + RMB Sort Ascending Shift + A
Scope Appended Parameters Shift + LMB Sort Descending Shift + D
Scope Parameters Shift + RMB Sort Nothing Shift + N
Set Key Frame Alt + LMB Edit Name Enter
Remove Key Frame Ctrl + LMB Delete Delete
Edit Expression Alt + E
Delete Channel Ctrl + Shift + LMB Material Palette
Read Expression RMB + Label Delete Entry Delete
Read Expression MMB + Label Duplicate Entry D
Export Parameter to Type Alt + MMB Edit Enter
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Tree View Parameter Spreadsheet
Edit Network I & Enter Full Node Path N
Toggle Display L Select Node C
Previous Error Node Shift + E Open Parameter Tree W
Next Error Node E
Light Linker
Take List Open Spreadsheet W
Append take Shift + T
Insert Take Insert Textport
Copy Take Alt + C & Ctrl + C External Editor Alt + E
Show Take Controls W

Channel Editor
Import into Displayed Parameters... > Show Channel Lister Tab or Backspace
Export Displayed Channels as… < Create Time Group from Selected keys Q
Isolate Channels (Display Only i Attach/Detach Selected keys to/from A
Selected Channels) Time Group
Include Channels Shift + I Toggle Pinning on all groups Shift + P
Tie/Untie T Create Groups G
Set Selection to Default values B Create Groups from Scoped Shift + G
Set Selected Slopes to Zero 0 Create Groups from Display Ctrl + G
Smooth Selected Slopes 9 Select All A & Ctrl + A
Home Channels – Current graph G Create Group from All Shift + G
Home Channels – all graphs H Un-scope All C
Home Play Back Range – All J Display all scoped channels D & Ctrl + D
Graphs
Home Global Range – All Graphs Shift + J Select all values A & Ctrl + A
Frame Selected F Toggle pinning on all Shift + P
Vertical Adapt V Show Pin Status Ctrl + P
Show Scale Handel Y Show Value Fields V
Show Full Channel Names N Show Node Headers H
Show Channel Names Shift + N Use Parameter Labels L
Show Group List X

Channel List Motion View

Toggle Pinning P Home H
Add Displayed to groups + Horizontal Adapt Shift + H
Remove Display from Groups - Vertical Adapt Shift + V
Set Groups to display = Timebar T
Set Key on groups Ctrl + K Labels L
Remove Key from groups Ctrl + Shift + K Handles Tab & Y
Collapse Children C Dots D
Merge Groups Together M Extend Regions X
Display Related Operators D Raw Edit and Scope Tool E
Select Related Operators S Units Shift + U
Select Terminal Operators Shift + S Grid Detail G
Delete Groups Delete
Toggle Pinning on all groups Shift + P Render Scheduler
Create groups G Suspend All Jobs S
Create groups from Scoped Shift + G Restart All Jobs R
Create groups from Display Ctrl + G Kill All Jobs Shift + K
Select All A & Ctrl + A Clear Completed Jobs C

Composite View Shader View

Snap Options Ctrl + Shift + J Object M
Resolution L
Help Browser Transparency A
Find Ctrl + F Home H

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Render View Bundle List
Cancel Render Esc New Bundle Shift + B
Display options D Duplicate Bundle Shift + D
Inspector I Delete Bundle Delete
Home / Focus G&H Show Full Path for bundle nodes F
Detail view M
Repeat Zoom / & Shift + / Details View
Zoom In =&+ Jump Up U
Zoom Out - Jump Down I & Enter
RGBA ` Set Current Above PgUp
Red 1 Set Current Below PgDn
Green 2 Set Current left Shift + PgUp & ,
Blue 3 Set Current Right Shift + PgDn & .
Alpha 4

Handle List Time Line

Add Group Shift + G Add Keys Ctrl + K
Add Selection to groups + Delete Keys Delete
Remove Selection from groups - Cut Alt + X & Ctrl + X
Set Groups Equal to selections = Copy Alt + C & Ctrl + C
Clear Groups Shift + C Paste V
Expose Selected Handles E Stretch Paste Z
Hide Selected Handles H Cycle Paste B
Delete Selected Groups Delete Replace R
Set colors to Default Values D Visual Paste Shift + V
Open Group List X Visual / Stretch Paste Shift + Z
Open Handle List M Visual / Cycle Paste Shift + B
Visual Replace Shift + R
Disable key D
Enable Key E
Snap Selection to keys S
Select Entire Row W
Clear Selection Q
Toggle Handle Y
Home Selection G
Home All H
Home Frame Range Shift + J
Show Range Slider Alt + T

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 MPLAY
Open Alt + O & Ctrl + O Go to previous existing frame Ctrl + Left Arrow
Merge Alt + M Go to next frame Ctrl + Right Arrow
Save Frame As.. Alt + F Realtime P
Save Sequence As.. Alt + S Set Houdini Frame Ctrl + K
Save Preview Alt + P Export Blocking Ctrl + B
Load Background Alt + Shift + B Load Audio Alt + A
Quit Application Alt + Q & Ctrl + Q Reload Sequence Alt + R
Detail View M Enable LUT Ctrl + U
Inspector I Load LUT Ctrl + Shift + U
Zoom In =&+ Add Frame Comment Alt + C
Zoom out - Preferences Alt + shift + S
Home H Profiles Alt + Shift + P
Fit Window to image F Display Options D
Fit Image to Window Shift + H Sequence List Alt + L
Full screen Ctrl + F Textport Alt + Shift + T
Hide Extra UI U Snap Selection to Keys S
Apply Changes to all views V Select Entire Row W
Link Viewport Scrolling S Clear Selection Q
Maximize Current Viewport B Home Selection G
Halt Current Render Esc Home All H
Halt All Renders Alt + K Home Frame Range Shift + J
Disconnect Alt + I RGBA `
Play Forward Up Arrow Red 1
Play Reverse Down Arrow Green 2
Stop Left Arrow Blue 3
& Right Arrow
Go to first frame Ctrl + Up Arrow Alpha 4
Adapt Image to Fit Viewport ?
1:1 Exact pixel Scale /

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