Hotkeys/Scripts

Default Commands in Maya:

Toggle Playback (MEL)
togglePlayback;
Exists in the Hotkey Editor as well.

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Start Timeline Scrub (MEL)
storeLastAction( "restoreLastContext " + `currentCtx` );setToolTo TimeDragger
Exists in the Hotkey Editor as well. After setting the Hotkey you want for it, click the dropdown arrow next to the X and make sure “On Press” is selected

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End Timeline Scrub
invokeLastAction
Exists in the Hotkey Editor as well. After setting the Hotkey you want for it, click the dropdown arrow next to the X and make sure “On Release” is selected

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Go To First Frame of Timeline (MEL)
currentTime -e `playbackOptions -query -min`
Exists in the Hotkey Editor as well.

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Go To Last Frame of Timeline (MEL)
currentTime -e `playbackOptions -query -max`
Exists in the Hotkey Editor as well.

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Open Graph Editor (MEL)
GraphEditor;
Exists in the Hotkey Editor as well.

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Open Outliner (MEL)
Outliner;
Exists in the Hotkey Editor as well.

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Open Hypergraph Hierarchy (MEL)
HypergraphHierarchyWindow;
Exists in the Hotkey Editor as well.

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Custom Scripts:

Display:

Toggle Hide Nurbs Curves (MEL)
string $panel = `getPanel -wf`; modelEditor -e -nurbsCurves (!`modelEditor -q -nurbsCurves $panel`) $panel;   $currentPanel = `getPanel -withFocus`; string $panelType = `getPanel -to $currentPanel`; if ($panelType == "modelPanel") { modelEditor -e -locators ( !`modelEditor -q -locators $currentPanel` ) $currentPanel; } updateModelPanelBar $currentPanel;

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Toggle XRay For Mesh (MEL)
$currentPanel = `getPanel -withFocus`; string $panelType = `getPanel -to $currentPanel`; if ($panelType == "modelPanel") { modelEditor -e -xray ( !`modelEditor -q -xray $currentPanel` ) $currentPanel; } updateModelPanelBar $currentPanel;

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Toggle XRay for Joints/Control Rig (MEL)
$currentPanel = `getPanel -withFocus`; string $panelType = `getPanel -to $currentPanel`; if ($panelType == "modelPanel") { modelEditor -e -jointXray ( !`modelEditor -q -jointXray $currentPanel` ) $currentPanel; } updateModelPanelBar $currentPanel;

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Toggle Title Bar (MEL)
$state = !`window -titleBar true $gMainWindow -q`; window -e -titleBar $state $gMainWindow;

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Toggle UI Clutter (MEL)
ToggleStatusLine; ToggleShelf; ToggleCommandLine; ToggleToolbox; ToggleModelEditorBars; ToggleOutliner; $state = !`window -mbv true $gMainWindow -q`; window -e -mbv $state $gMainWindow; toggleMenuBarsInPanels $state;

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Layers:

Zero Key Active Layer (MEL)
{ string $lLayers[]=getSelectedAnimLayer("AnimLayerTab"); layerEditorZeroKeyAnimLayer($lLayers); }

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Merge All Layers (MEL)
{ animLayerMerge( `ls -type animLayer` ); }

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Create Additive Layer From Selected (MEL)
{ string $layername = `animLayer  Additive`; setAttr ($layername+".ghostColor")18; setAttr ( $layername + ".rotationAccumulationMode") 0; setAttr ($layername + ".scaleAccumulationMode") 1; animLayer -e -addSelectedObjects $layername; string $Layers[]=getSelectedAnimLayer("AnimLayerTab"); for ($obj in $Layers) {  animLayerEditorOnSelect $obj 0;  } animLayerEditorOnSelect $layername 1; }

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Create Override Layer From Selected (MEL)

{ string $layername = `animLayer  Override`; setAttr ($layername+".ghostColor")19; setAttr ( $layername + ".rotationAccumulationMode") 0; setAttr ($layername + ".scaleAccumulationMode") 1; animLayer -edit -override 1 $layername; animLayer -e -addSelectedObjects $layername; string $Layers[]=getSelectedAnimLayer("AnimLayerTab"); for ($obj in $Layers) {  animLayerEditorOnSelect $obj 0;  } animLayerEditorOnSelect $layername 1; }

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Add Selected to Layer (MEL)
{ string $lSelection[]=`ls -selection`; string $addToLyr[] = getSelectedAnimLayer("AnimLayerTab");   layerEditorAddObjectsAnimLayer($lSelection, $addToLyr, 0); }

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Select Objects in Layer (MEL)
{ string $layers[] = getSelectedAnimLayer("AnimLayerTab"); layerEditorSelectObjectAnimLayer($layers); }

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Bake Selected Onto An Override Layer (MEL)

{ string $topLayer = `animLayer "Baked_Override"`; animLayer -edit -override true $topLayer; setAttr ($topLayer+".ghostColor")19;   string $Layers[]=getSelectedAnimLayer("AnimLayerTab"); for ($obj in $Layers) {  animLayerEditorOnSelect $obj 0;  } animLayerEditorOnSelect $topLayer 1;   string $selection[] = `ls -sl`;   float $start = `playbackOptions -query -min`; float $end = `playbackOptions -query -max`; int $freq = 1; int $last;   ogs -pause; refresh -su on;   bakeResults -simulation true -t ($start+":"+$end) -sampleBy $freq -disableImplicitControl true -destinationLayer $topLayer -preserveOutsideKeys true -sparseAnimCurveBake false -removeBakedAttributeFromLayer false -bakeOnOverrideLayer true -minimizeRotation true -controlPoints false -shape true $selection;   filterCurve; refresh -su off; ogs -pause;   // Find and goto last frame string $lastFrame = `playbackOptions -query -max`; currentTime $lastFrame;   // Set a zero key string $lLayers[]=getSelectedAnimLayer("AnimLayerTab"); layerEditorZeroKeyAnimLayer($lLayers); }

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Timeline Controls:

Copy Next Key (MEL)
{ copyKey -t (`findKeyframe -timeSlider -which next`); pasteKey -t `currentTime -query`; }

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Copy Previous Key (MEL)
{ copyKey -t (`findKeyframe -timeSlider -which previous`); pasteKey -t `currentTime -query`; }

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Copy Key From Timeline (MEL)
timeSliderCopyKey;

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Paste Key From Timeline (MEL)
timeSliderPasteKey false;

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Delete Key From Timeline (MEL)
timeSliderClearKey;

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Add Inbetween (MEL)
timeSliderEditKeys addInbetween;

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Remove Inbetween (MEL)
timeSliderEditKeys removeInbetween;

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Bake Keys (MEL)
ogs -pause; refresh -su on; performBakeSimulation( 0 ); delete -sc; filterCurve; refresh -su off; ogs -pause;

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Frame Your Selected Red Frame Range on the Timeline (MEL)
$start = `playbackOptions  -q -minTime`; $end = `playbackOptions -q -maxTime`;   setPlaybackRangeToHighlight;

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Reset Frame Range (MEL)
playbackOptions -minTime $start; playbackOptions -maxTime $end;

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Selection:

Cycle Rotation Order (MEL)

{ RotateTool; int $RotateStyle = `manipRotateContext -q -mode Rotate`;   switch ($RotateStyle) { case 0: headsUpMessage ("World"); manipRotateContext -e -mode 1 Rotate; break;   case 1: headsUpMessage ("Gimbal"); manipRotateContext -e -mode 2 Rotate; break;   case 2: headsUpMessage ("Local"); manipRotateContext -e -mode 0 Rotate; break;   default: headsUpMessage ("Gimbal"); manipRotateContext -e -mode 1 Rotate; break; }   }

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Cycle Translation Order (MEL)

{ MoveTool; int $MoveStyle = `manipMoveContext -q -mode Move`;   switch ($MoveStyle) { case 4: headsUpMessage ("World"); manipMoveContext -e -mode 2 Move; break;   case 2: headsUpMessage ("Local"); manipMoveContext -e -mode 1 Move; break;   case 1: headsUpMessage ("Object"); manipMoveContext -e -mode 4 Move; break;   default: headsUpMessage ("World"); manipMoveContext -e -mode 2 Move; break; } }

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Reset Rotations On Selected (MEL)
string $array[] = `ls -sl`; for ($item in $array) { setAttr ($item + ".rotateX") 0; setAttr ($item + ".rotateY") 0; setAttr ($item + ".rotateZ") 0; }

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Reset Translation on Selected (MEL)
string $array[] = `ls -sl`; for ($item in $array) { setAttr ($item + ".translateX") 0; setAttr ($item + ".translateY") 0; setAttr ($item + ".translateZ") 0; }

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Snap Selected to Another Object (MEL)

string $sel[] = `ls -sl`; $driver = $sel[0]; $driven = $sel[1];   if (`getAttr -l ($sel[1]+".rotateX")` == true) { string $pointCons[] = `pointConstraint -w 1 $driver $driven`; refresh;   float $tx = `getAttr ($sel[1]+".translateX")`; float $ty = `getAttr ($sel[1]+".translateY")`; float $tz = `getAttr ($sel[1]+".translateZ")`;   delete $pointCons;   setAttr ($sel[1]+".translateX") $tx; setAttr ($sel[1]+".translateY") $ty; setAttr ($sel[1]+".translateZ") $tz; } else { string $parentCons[] = `parentConstraint -w 1 $driver $driven`; refresh;   float $tx = `getAttr ($sel[1]+".translateX")`; float $ty = `getAttr ($sel[1]+".translateY")`; float $tz = `getAttr ($sel[1]+".translateZ")`; float $rx = `getAttr ($sel[1]+".rotateX")`; float $ry = `getAttr ($sel[1]+".rotateY")`; float $rz = `getAttr ($sel[1]+".rotateZ")`;   delete $parentCons;   setAttr ($sel[1]+".translateX") $tx; setAttr ($sel[1]+".translateY") $ty; setAttr ($sel[1]+".translateZ") $tz; setAttr ($sel[1]+".rotateX") $rx; setAttr ($sel[1]+".rotateY") $ry; setAttr ($sel[1]+".rotateZ") $rz; }   setKeyframe -breakdown 0 -hierarchy none -controlPoints 0 -shape 0 {$sel[1]};

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Run Euler Filter (MEL)
{ string $A[] = `ls -sl`; performEulerFilter graphEditor1FromOutliner; filterCurve $A.rotateZ $A.rotateY $A.rotateX; }

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Constraints:

Parent Consraint With Offset (MEL)
doCreateParentConstraintArgList 1 { "1","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","","1" }; parentConstraint -mo -weight 1;

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Parent Consraint With No Offset (MEL)
doCreateParentConstraintArgList 1 { "0","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","","1" }; parentConstraint -weight 1;

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Point Consraint With Offset (MEL)
doCreatePointConstraintArgList 1 { "1","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","","1" }; pointConstraint -mo -weight 1;

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Orient Consraint With Offset (MEL)
doCreateOrientConstraintArgList 1 { "1","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","","1" }; orientConstraint -mo -weight 1;

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Point and Orient Consraint With No Offset (MEL)
doCreatePointConstraintArgList 1 { "0","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","","1" }; pointConstraint -offset 0 0 0 -weight 1; doCreateOrientConstraintArgList 1 { "0","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","","1" }; orientConstraint -offset 0 0 0 -weight 1;

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Cameras:

Create Orthographic Cameras (MEL)

{ { string $bottom[] = `camera -n bottom`; viewSet -bo $bottom[0]; rename "bottom1" "bottom"; hide bottom; }   { string $left[] = `camera -n left`; viewSet -ls $left[0]; rename "left1" "left"; hide left; }   { string $right[] = `camera -n right`; viewSet -rs $right[0]; rename "right1" "right"; hide right; }   { string $back[] = `camera -n back`; viewSet -b $back[0]; rename "back1" "back"; hide back; } }

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Toggle Switch Between Front and Back Cameras (MEL)
string $currentPanel = `getPanel -withFocus`; string $cam = `modelPanel -q -cam $currentPanel`; if($cam == "front" || $cam == "back"){ $cam = ($cam == "front")? "back" : "front"; }else{ $cam = ($cam == "front")? "back" : "front";    } modelPanel -e -cam $cam $currentPanel;

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Toggle Switch Between Left and Right Cameras (MEL)
string $currentPanel = `getPanel -withFocus`; string $cam = `modelPanel -q -cam $currentPanel`; if($cam == "left" || $cam == "right"){ $cam = ($cam == "left")? "right" : "left"; }else{ $cam = ($cam == "left")? "right" : "left";    } modelPanel -e -cam $cam $currentPanel;

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Toggle Switch Between Top and Bottom Cameras (MEL)
string $currentPanel = `getPanel -withFocus`; string $cam = `modelPanel -q -cam $currentPanel`; if($cam == "front" || $cam == "back"){ $cam = ($cam == "front")? "back" : "front"; }else{ $cam = ($cam == "front")? "back" : "front";    } modelPanel -e -cam $cam $currentPanel;

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Switch To Perspective (MEL)
dR_DoCmd("viewPersp")

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Graph Editor:

Did you know that you can have Hotkeys in just the Graph Editor? In the Hot Key Editor, switch the dropdown menu for”Edit Hotkeys For:” to “Editors” and then next dropdown menu to “Graph Editor.” This is really great for quckly changing tangent types, making sure Copy/Paste is set, or even creating a new Delete Key so that you don’t have to reach across the keyboard.