Jump to: Motion Menu, File Menu, Edit Menu, General Interface, Mark Menu, Object Menu, View Menu, Share Menu, Window Menu, Audio List, Selection/Transform Tool, Crop Tool, Pan and Zoom Tool, Layers, Keyframe Editor, 3D [Command]s, Shape and Mask [Command]s, Library, Media List
Command+, | Open Motion Preferences |
Command+H | Hide Motion |
Option+Command+H | Hide other open application files |
Command+Q | Quit Motion |
Command+N | Create a project from the Project Browser |
Command+O | Open a project |
Command+W | Close a project |
Command+S | Save a project |
Shift+Command+S | Save a project as a new project |
Command+I | Import a file |
Shift+Command+I | Import files as a project |
Option+Command+W | Close all open projects |
Shift+Command+P | Open the Page Setup window |
Command+P | Print the current canvas view |
Command+Z | Undo the last change |
Shift+Command+Z | Redo the last change |
Command+X | Cut |
Command+C | Copy |
Command+V | Paste |
Option+Command+V | Paste special |
Command+D | Duplicate |
Delete | Delete |
Shift+Delete | Ripple Delete(remove the current selection and close the gap in the Timeline) |
Shift+Option+Command+T | Transform Control points (on a complex shape) |
Command+A | Select all items |
Shift+Command+A | Deselect all items |
Command+J | Open the project’s Properties Inspector |
Command+F | Find and replace |
Command+: | Show spelling and grammar |
Press Fn twice | Start Dictation |
Ctrl+Command+Spacebar | Emoji and Symbols |
Command+O | Open a project |
Command+N | Create a project |
Option+Command+N | Create a project from the Project Browser |
Command+J | Open the project’s Properties Inspector |
Command+S | Save a project |
Shift+Command+S | Save a project as a new project |
Command+W | Close a project or active window |
Command+I | Import a file |
Shift+Command+I | Import a file as a project |
Command+E | Export movie |
Option+Command+E | Export a selection as a movie |
Command+P | Print the current view of the canvas |
Command+Z | Undo the last change |
Shift+Command+Z | Redo the last change |
Command+X | Cut the selection |
Command+C | Copy the selection |
Command+V | Paste the selection |
Command+D | Duplicate selection |
Command+A | Select all items |
Shift+Command+A | Deselect all items |
Delete | Delete the selection |
Command+M | Minimize the active window |
Command+, | Open Motion Preferences |
Shift+Command+P | Display Page Setup dialog |
Command+H | Hide Motion |
Option+Command+H | Hide other open application files |
Command+Q | Quit Motion |
Spacebar | Play/pause a project |
A | Turn on/off animation recording |
Home | Go to the start of a project |
End | Go to the end of a project |
Option+Command+T | Show or hide the toolbar |
I | Mark In point of a selected object or set the play range when no object is selected |
O | Mark Out point of a selected object or set the play range when no object is selected |
Shift+{ | Move the selected object’s In point to the location of the playhead |
Shift+} | Move the selected object’s Out point to the location of the playhead |
M | Add a project marker at the current frame (with no selection) or add object marker (with selection) |
' | Add a project marker at the current frame (with no selection) or add object marker (with selection) |
Option+Command+M | Open the Edit Marker dialog |
Option+Command+I | Mark In point of play range |
Option+Command+O | Mark Out point of play range |
Option+X | Reset play range |
Shift+L | Turn on Loop Playback |
A | Turn animation recording on and off |
Option+A | Open the Recording options window |
Home | Go to the start of a project |
End | Go to the end of a project |
Shift+Home | Go to the start of the play range |
Shift+End | Go to the end of the play range |
Left Arrow | Go to the previous frame |
Right Arrow | Go to the next frame |
Shift+Left Arrow | Go backward ten frames |
Shift+Right Arrow | Go forward ten frames |
Option+K | Go to the previous keyframe |
Shift+K | Go to the next keyframe |
Option+Command+Left Arrow | Go to the previous marker |
Option+Command+Right Arrow | Go to the next marker |
Shift+I | Go to the selection In point |
Shift+O | Go to the selection Out point |
Command+R | Perform a RAM preview of the play range area |
Option+Command+R | Perform a RAM preview of the current selection |
Option+Shift+Command+R | Perform a RAM preview for the whole project |
Shift+Command+N | Add an empty group to the project |
Option+Command+C | Add a camera to the project |
Shift+Command+L | Add a light to the project |
Shift+Command+D | Add a drop zone to the project |
Ctrl+Command+R | Add a rig to the project |
Shift+Command+] | Move the selected object to the top of the Layers list |
Shift+Command+[ | Move the selected object to the bottom of the Layers list |
Command+] | Move the selected object up the Layers list by one level |
Command+[ | Move the selected object down the Layers list by one level |
Shift+Command+G | Group the selected objects into a new layer |
Option+Command+G | Ungroup a group of objects |
Ctrl+T | Make an object active or deactivate an object |
Ctrl+S | For an audio track, enable/disable the Solo button of the selected track; for an object, solo the object |
Ctrl+I | Isolate the selected group or layer |
Ctrl+L | Lock/unlock an object |
Ctrl+Shift+S | Unsolo only the video portion of a file that contains video |
Ctrl+D | Convert a 2D group to 3D, or convert a 3D group to 2D |
Shift+Command+M | Add an image mask to the selected object |
Ctrl+K | Add a keyframe (to the last modified parameter for the selected object) |
Command+K | Convert the applied behaviors to keyframes |
Option+Command+B | Convert a simple shape to a complex shape (with editable Control points) |
E | Make the selected object the cell source for a particle emitter |
L | Replicate the selected object |
K | Clone the selected layer |
Shift+F | Open the Media list and Inspector to display the source and properties of media objects |
Command+= | Zoom in |
Command+- | Zoom out |
Option+Z | Zoom to 100 percent |
Shift+Z | Zoom to fit in window |
Shift+V | Show full view area (the portion of layers that extend beyond the edge of the canvas) |
Option+Command+= | Zoom Timeline in |
Option+Command+- | Zoom Timeline out |
Option+Command+0 | Zoom Timeline to project duration |
Ctrl+A | Set 3D view to active camera |
Ctrl+P | Set 3D view to perspective camera |
Ctrl+C | Set 3D view to next camera |
Ctrl+Option+C | Select the current active camera |
Ctrl+R | Reset 3D camera view |
F | Fit the selected objects into view |
Shift+Command+F | Frame the selected object |
Ctrl+F | Focus on the selected object |
Shift+C | Show all color channels |
Shift+T | Show the transparent channel |
Option+Shift+T | Show the alpha channel overlay |
Option+Shift+C | Show the RGB channels only |
Shift+R | Show the red channel |
Shift+G | Show the green channel |
Shift+B | Show the blue channel |
Shift+A | Show the alpha channel |
Option+Shift+A | Show the inverted alpha channel |
V | Switch between the current channel and alpha channels |
Shift+Q | Show the canvas at full resolution |
Option+L | Enable/disable lighting in the canvas |
Ctrl+Option+S | Enable/disable shadows in the canvas |
Ctrl+Option+R | Enable/disable reflections in the canvas |
Ctrl+Option+D | Enable/disable depth of field in the canvas |
Option+M | Enable/disable motion blur in the canvas |
Option+F | Enable/disable field rendering in the canvas |
Ctrl+Option+B | Enable/disable frame blending in the canvas |
Command+/ | Show overlays |
Shift+Command+R | Show the rulers |
Command+' | Show/hide the grid |
Command+; | Show/hide the guides |
Shift+Command+; | Show/hide the dynamic guides |
` | Show/hide the safe zones |
Shift+" | Show/hide the film zones |
Option+Command+; | Lock the guides |
N | Enable/disable snapping to guides |
Option+Command+/ | Show 3D overlays |
Shift+Command+` | Show 3D grid |
Command+T | Show the Font dialog |
Shift+Command+C | Show the macOS Colors window |
Command+E | Export movie |
Option+Command+E | Export selection to movie |
Command+M | Minimize the active window |
F1 | Show the Properties Inspector |
F2 | Show the Behaviors Inspector |
F3 | Show the Filters Inspector |
F4 | Show the Object Inspector |
F5 | Show/hide the Project pane |
F6 | Show/hide the Timing pane |
F7 | Show/hide the HUD |
F9 | Show/hide the Background Task list |
F8 | Enter/exit Player mode |
Command+2 | Show/hide the Library |
Command+3 | Show/hide the Inspector |
Command+4 | Show/hide the Layers list or Project pane |
Command+5 | Show/hide the Media list |
Command+6 | Show/hide the Audio list |
Command+7 | Show/hide the Video Timeline |
Command+8 | Show/hide the Keyframe Editor |
Command+9 | Show/hide the Audio Timeline |
Command+6 | Show/hide the Audio list |
Ctrl+T | Make object active or inactive |
Ctrl+L | Lock/unlock an audio file |
Ctrl+S | Enable/disable the Solo button of a selected track |
Up Arrow | Move selection up one level in the Audio list |
Down Arrow | Move selection down one level in the Audio list |
Command+I | Import |
Shift+Drag the object handle | Scale an object proportionally |
Option+Drag the object handle | Scale an object from its anchor point |
Option+Shift+Drag the object handle | Scale an object proportionally from its anchor point |
Shift+Drag the object rotation handle | Snap the rotation of an object to 45+degree increments |
Q | Select the 3D transform tool |
Shift+Drag the object handle | Crop an object proportionally |
Option+Drag the object handle | Crop an object from its center |
Option+Shift+Drag the object handle | Crop an object proportionally from its center |
Command+Drag over the object | Pan a cropped object within the bounding box |
Drag over the object | Move the bounding box around a cropped object |
Option+Command+Drag over the object | Move the bounding with the cropped object |
H | Select the Pan tool |
Z | Select the Zoom tool |
Option+Click in the canvas | Zoom out with the Zoom tool selected |
Shift+Command+N | Create a group |
Command+] | Bring an object up one level in the Layers list |
Command+[ | Send an object down one level in the Layers list |
Shift+Command+G | Place the selected objects in a new group |
Option+Command+G | Ungroup a group of objects so you can manipulate each object |
Ctrl+T | Make the object active or deactivate the object |
Ctrl+S | Enable/disable the Solo button of a selected track |
Ctrl+I | Isolate the selected group or layer |
Ctrl+L | Lock/unlock an object |
Up Arrow | Move up one level in the Layers list |
Down Arrow | Move down one level in the Layers list |
Option+Left Arrow | Expand a group in the Layers list |
Option+Right Arrow | Collapse a group in the Layers list |
Command+I | Import |
Shift+Command+M | Add an image mask to the selected object |
Command+K | Convert the applied behaviors to keyframes |
Shift+F | Open the Media list and Inspector to reveal the source and properties of media objects |
K | Clone the selected layer |
Command+8 | Show/hide the Keyframe Editor |
Command+K | Convert the applied behaviors to keyframes |
F | Fit visible curves |
Q | Select the 3D transform tool |
, | Switch the 3D transform tool between position+only and universal |
. | Switch the 3D transform tool between rotate+only and universal |
/ | Switch the 3D transform tool between scale+only and universal |
Ctrl+A | Set 3D View to Active Camera |
Ctrl+P | Set 3D View to Perspective |
Ctrl+C | Set 3D View to next camera |
Ctrl+R | Reset the 3D camera view |
Ctrl+D | Switches a group between 2D and 3D |
Shift+Command+' | Switch the 3D grid on and off |
Shift+Drag in the canvas | Draw a shape proportionally with the Rectangle, Circle Shape, and Mask tools |
Option+Drag in the canvas | Draw a shape from its center with the Rectangle, Circle Shape, and Mask tools |
Option+Shift+Drag in the canvas | Draw a shape proportionally from its center with the Rectangle, Circle Shape, and Mask tools |
Esc | Cancel spline drawing and Delete the open spline |
Return | Exit spline drawing mode and complete the existing spline drawing |
Option+Click a path | Add a point to the path |
Command+Click a Bezier point | Convert a point to linear |
Command+Drag a Bezier point | Create tangents on a point |
Command+Drag a tangent handle | Scale tangents proportionally |
Command+Drag a B+Spline point | Adjust a B+Spline point bias |
Command+Click a B+Spline point | Switch a B+Spline point bias |
Option+Drag a tangent handle | Break or relink a tangent handle |
Shift+Drag a tangent handle | Constrain a tangent to 45 degrees and original value |
Option+Command+B | Convert a simple shape to a complex shape (with editable control points) |
Command+2 | Show/hide the Library |
Spacebar | Select the first item in the sidebar or file stack |
Up Arrow | Move up one item in the sidebar or file stack |
Down Arrow | Move down one item in the sidebar or file stack |
Left Arrow | Move left one item in the file stack |
Right Arrow | Move right one item in the file stack |
Up Arrow | Move up one level in the folder hierarchy of the file stack |
Command+5 | Show/hide the Media list |
Up Arrow | Move up one level in the Media list |
Down Arrow | Move down one level in the Media list |
Command+I | Import |
Created by rank17 on 3/4/2017. Last updated by bernd on 5/26/2017
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