Shortcuts
This page list all the keyboard and mouse shortcuts available. Click on the "pen" icon next to a shortcut to edit it and enter the new combination.
For a quick overview of all the Shortcuts in Substance Painter you can head over the graphic available on Substance Academy.
Editable shortcuts
To reset a shortcut back to its default value simply right-clicking on it.
Action | Shortcut (Windows) | Shortcut (MacOS) | Description |
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Hide Interface | Tabulation | Tabulation | Hide all the panels of the interface to maximize the viewport(s). |
Undo | Ctrl+Z | ⌘+Z | Cancel the last action and go back to the previous one. |
Redo | Ctrl+Y | ⌘+Y | Go forward in the action list, redoing the action that has just been cancelled. |
Mode Painting | F9 | F9 | Switch the interface to the Painting mode. |
Mode Rendering (Iray) | F10 | F10 | Switch the interface to the Rendering mode. |
Open project | Ctrl+O | ⌘+O | Open the Operating System File open dialog to load a project. |
Close project | Ctrl+F4 | ⌘+W | Close the currently opened project. |
Save project | Ctrl+S | ⌘+S | Save the currently opened project. |
Save As project | Shift+⌘+S | Save the currently opened project. under a new name. | |
New project | Ctrl+N | ⌘+N | Open the new project creation window. |
Quit application | Alt+F4 | ⌘+Q | Close Substance Painter. |
Increase tool size | ] | ] | Increase the size of the brush for the painting tool. |
Decrease tool size | [ | [ | Decrease the size of the brush for the painting tool. |
Invert grayscale tool | X | Invert the current grayscale value if the painting tool is on a mask. | |
Pick stroke material | P | P | Enable the material picker tool. |
Symmetry | L | L | Enable the symmetry along a given axis. |
Lazy Mouse | D | D | Enable the lazy mouse behavior on the current tool. |
Swap 2D / 3D view | F4 | F4 | Swap between 2D and 3D view in viewport and 2D UV view. |
Camera Perspective | F5 | F5 | Change the camera of the viewport to a Perspective view. |
Camera Orthographic | F6 | F6 | Change the camera of the viewport to an Orthographic view. |
Display next channel | C | C | Switch the viewport to the Solo view mode and display the next channel of the current Texture Set. |
Display material | M | M | Switch the viewport to the Material rendering mode. |
Display next mesh map | B | B | Switch the viewport to the Solo view mode and display the next mesh map of the current Texture Set. |
Toggle particles animation | Space | Space | Pause/Unpause animation of the particles if a particle projection is in progress. |
Export textures | Ctrl+Shift+E | Shift+⌘+E | Open the export textures window. |
Center the whole mesh | F | F | Center the whole mesh of the current project in the middle of the viewport. |
Toggle quick mask edition | U | U | Enter/Exit the quick mask edition. |
Clear quick mask | Y | Y | Disable and clean the quick mask. |
Invert quick mask | I | I | Invert the current values of the quick mask. |
Viewport layout 3D/2D | F1 | F1 | Change the viewport display to show the 3D and 2D view. |
Viewport layout 3D only | F2 | F2 | Change the viewport display to show only the 3D. |
Viewport layout 2D only | F3 | F3 | Change the viewport display to show only the 2D. |
Texture Set isolate | Alt+Q | Option+Q | Isolate the current Texture Set by hiding the other in the viewport. |
Select Paint tool | 1 | 1 | |
Select Paint tool + Particles | Ctrl+1 | ⌘+1 | |
Select Eraser tool | 2 | 2 | |
Select Eraser tool + Particles | Ctrl+2 | ⌘+2 | |
Select Projection tool | 3 | 3 | |
Select Projection tool + Particles | Ctrl+3 | ⌘+3 | |
Select Polygon Fill | 4 | 4 | |
Select Smudge tool | 5 | 5 | |
Select Clone tool (relative source) | 6 | 6 | |
Select Clone tool (absolute source) | Ctrl+6 | ⌘+6 | |
Use tool / paint | Mouse left | Mouse left | |
Draw straight lines | Shift+Mouse left | Shift+Mouse left | |
Draw straight lines with snapping | Ctrl+Shift+Mouse left | Ctrl+Shift+Mouse left | |
Camera rotate | Alt+Mouse left | Option+left | |
Camera snap rotate | Alt+Shift+Mouse left | Shift+⌘+Mouse left | |
Camera translate | Alt+Middle mouse | Option+⌘+Mouse left | |
Camera translate (alternative) | Ctrl+Alt+Mouse left | ||
Camera zoom | Alt+Mouse right | Mouse middle | |
Stencil rotate | S+Mouse left | S+Mouse left | |
Stencil snap rotate | Shift+S+Mouse left | Shift+S+Mouse left | |
Stencil translation | S+Middle mouse | ||
Stencil zoom | S+Right mouse | S+Right mouse | |
Change tool Size / Hardness | Ctrl+Mouse right | ⌘+Mouse right | |
Change tool Flow / Rotation | Ctrl+Mouse left | ⌘+Mouse left | |
Rotate environment | Shift+Mouse right | Shift+Mouse right | |
Depth of Field Auto-Focus | Ctrl+Middle mouse | ||
Texture set selection | Ctrl+Alt+Mouse Right | Option+⌘+Mouse right | |
Click in viewport Quick menu | Mouse right | Mouse right | |
Set Clone tool source location | V+Mouse left | V+Mouse left | |
Ignore stencil mask | N | N | Temporarily disable the stencil (avoid to remove it entirely) |
Resume previous stroke | A | A | Allow to continue the previously created brush stroke to avoid discontinuities. |
Non-Editable shortcuts
Some shortcuts may only work if the mouse is over the specific window. For example : copy and pasting requires that the mouse is over the layer stack.
Action | Shortcut (Windows) | Shortcut (MacOS) |
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Copy layer | Ctrl+C | ⌘+C |
Cut layer | Ctrl+X | ⌘+X |
Paste layer | Ctrl+V | ⌘+V |
Delete layer | Delete | Delete |
Duplicate layer | Ctrl+D | ⌘+D |
Group layer | Ctrl+G | ⌘+G |
Copy layer content | Ctrl+Shift+C | Option+⌘+C |
Paste layer content | Ctrl+Shift+V | Option+⌘+V |
Display mask in viewport | Alt+Mouse left | Option+Mouse left |
Disable/Enable mask | Shift+Mouse left | Shift+Mouse left |
Cycle through the cameras | left or right arrow | left or right arrow |
Manipulators' shortcuts for the triplanar projection:
Action | Shortcut (Windows) | Shortcut (MacOS) |
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Show/hide | Q | Q |
Translate | W | W |
Rotate | E | E |
Scale | R | R |
Change (object/world) | T | T |
Decrease/Increase size | -/+ | -/+ |
Manipulators' shortcuts for the UV projection:
Action | Shortcut (Windows) | Shortcut (MacOS) |
---|---|---|
Show/hide | Q | Q |
Snapping On | Shift (hold) | Shift (Hold) |
Symmetrical selection | Ctrl | ⌘ |
Decrease/Increase size | -/+ | -/+ |
Drag and drop materials and smart materials on a portion of a mesh:
Action | Shortcut (Windows) | Shortcut (MacOS) |
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Drag & drop | CTRL+Drag&Drop | ⌘+Drag&Drop |