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You can allocate a short-cut (for example, press Ctrl+B to open the Render Settings dialog) to any
command. Use the Command manager to allocate the short-cuts. You can also use the Command
manager to dene a second short-cut for the same command. This can be useful when two keys are
common alternatives for a particular command. For example, the Delete and Backspace keys are both
short-cuts for the Delete command. The second short-cut is also useful for standard commands that
have different short-cuts under Windows and Mac OS.
Some keys are reserved and cannot be allocated as short-cuts (e.g. left arrow,
right arrow).
To create a short-cut:
 In the Command manager, click a command in the list to choose it.
 Click in the Assign text box and press the desired short-cut.
 Click the green tick to the right of the text box. The short-cut appears in the
Current box. To remove the short-cut, click the red cross.
Valid short-cuts are:
 a single key
 Ctrl + a key
 Shift + a key
 Ctrl and Shift + a key
The short-cuts are saved in the “c4d_shortcuts.res” le within CINEMA 4D’s
“Prefs” folder.
CINEMA 4D’s built-in hotkeys are extremely useful. For example, if you hold down the ‘1’ key you can
move the camera no matter which tool is active. These hotkeys come at a price — you cannot use them
for short-cuts, even if you combine them with Ctrl or Shift or both. If a short-cut has already been
allocated, the command that uses the short-cut is displayed below the text boxes. You should remove
the short-cut before reallocating it. (To remove the short-cut, select the command that currently uses
the short-cut and click the red cross).
Short-cut hierarchies
Short-cut hierarchies are called by pressing two or more keys one after the other. When you press the
rst key a menu will appear that lists all commands in the hierarchy of the key that you pressed. Press
the second key to call the desired command. You can freely congure the short-cut hierarchies.